Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CHARLY616LP

Colour

Black

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-05-12

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Orchard

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5060767443873

Total Cap

Black LP

Artist

Cloud One

Genre US

Electronic

Label US

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Cloud One is a highly influential artist in the disco and funk music scene. With their unique blend of soulful melodies, infectious grooves, and innovative production techniques, Cloud One has captivated audiences around the world.
Similar to other iconic artists such as The Salsoul Orchestra, First Choice, and El Coco, Cloud One's music transports listeners to a bygone era of dancefloor euphoria. Their collaborations with talented performers like Donna Mcghee, Taana Gardner, and Loleatta Holloway have resulted in timeless classics that continue to resonate with fans today.
With an extensive discography that includes hits like "Atmosfear" and "Bionic Boogie," Cloud One has solidified their status as pioneers of the disco genre. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to their sound, exploring Cloud One's catalog is sure to be a journey through the golden age of dance music.

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Everybody knows who Nile Rogers is, and deservedly so, an architect of some of the most danceable hits of the late 70s and early 80s. But what about Patrick Adams? The man that Rogers described as “not only one of my favourite composers/producers… also one of my greatest influences.”

Patrick Adams is enmeshed in the DNA of modern dance music through a slew of recordings such as The Universal Robot Band's “Dance And Shake Your Tambourine” Inner Life's “Ain't No Mountain High Enough” and Musique's “Keep On Jumpin'”. The list goes on, but central to the legend is the 1975 album 'Atmosphere Strut', the point where Adams reinvented himself as a dancefloor maestro.

Adams was inspired one night when he heard Donna Summer's “Love To Love You Baby” prompting him to go into the studio and create something similar. The result was “Atmosphere Strut” a near ten-minute groove, built up on a metronomic swinging beat, Adams’ bass guitar and vibes, and a female chorus, all lead by Adams’ mini-Moog improvisation. Credited to the group name Cloud One, it became a hit on the floors of some of the most adventurous New York clubs such as the Paradise Garage and the Loft.

It was released on Peter Brown's P+P label, one of the more colourful characters around the Harlem music scene. As well as the club success, Brown arranged for Frankie Crocker, the most important R&B DJ in New York, to play “Atmosphere Strut”, giving it city-wide visibility. Adams went back into the studio to create more music under the Cloud One banner with the resulting, perfectly constructed, cosmic disco album.

The title track “Atmosphere Strut” was rapidly absorbed as a club classic and as dance music became a world-wide phenomenon “Disco Juice” was a much-sampled groove in house music while hip-hop stars from Nas to Mac Miller sampled “Dust To Dust”.

Atmosphere Strut

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