Various: John Gomez & Nick The Record Present Tangent LP

To celebrate 10 years of one of London's most loved underground club nights, Tangent, Mr Bongo are thrilled to launch this new compilation series. Crafted by its two residents, John Gómez and Nick The Record, it aims to transmit a taste of Tangent's spirit. A party rooted in inclusivity and open-mindedness, whose name captures the spontaneous switches in musical direction that are a defining element of their nights. For the compilation, the pair have cherry-picked a selection of their prized, rare, and dancefloor-ready tracks from around the globe, that have soundtracked the past decade of parties. "Tangent" reaches around the globe and across different eras to make connections that stimulate emotional reverberations in the unfamiliar. Where the blissfully Balearic ‘Laberinto’ by Miguel Perikás goes hand-in-hand with the Cameroonian hip-house of King B.'s ‘Love is Crazy’. The thundering ‘Amek Amek’ by L'Innovateur Djoe Ahmed et le Zoukabyle rubs shoulders with the soulful Caribbean-influenced touch of Champagn's ‘Bel Ti Négress’. And Pellegrin El Kady's afro-cosmic ‘Seiva de Carnaval’, crosses paths with Kajou's Kompa disco anthem ‘Tet Chajé’. Tangent's longevity is in part down to it having always embraced contemporary sounds. This compilation represents an ongoing dialogue between past and present, transporting listeners to the heart of a pure musical experience, where open minds and open hearts are eager to follow the tangent.