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- 2LP black vinyl in gatefold sleeve- The legendary New York cosmic dance album- InchOne of my greatest influencesInchNile Rogers- Features the New York club anthem InchAtmosphere StrutInchand the much-sampled InchDisco JuiceInchand InchDust To DustInch- Curated in London by Dean Rudland (Acid Jazz).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 Inchnot only one of my favourite composers/producers... also one of my greatest influences.InchPatrick Adams is enmeshed in the DNA of modern dance music through a slew of recordings such as The Universal Robot Band's InchDance And Shake Your TambourineInchInner Life's InchAin't No Mountain High EnoughInchand Musique's InchKeep On Jumpin'Inch. 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 InchLove To Love You BabyInchprompting him to go into the studio and create something similar. The result was InchAtmosphere StrutIncha 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 tag, 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 InchAtmosphere StrutInch, giving it city-wide visibility. Adams went back into the studio to create more music under the Cloud One banner with the resulting, perfectly constru
