DJ Nature - Mr Bongo Edits Volume 4 *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 6th February 2026
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.

Stepping up next in our Mr Bongo 12" Edits series, we've invited another
legend of the game, DJ Nature, to craft a special EP of signature edits
Following editions by Dan Tyler and Nick The Record, Luke Una, and Danny Krivit, DJ
Nature selects four prime cuts spanning modern soul, psychedelic funk, boogie, and
leftfield disco, giving each his trademark tweak for today's dancefloor.
In 1989, Bristol-born DJ Nature moved to New York, a city where he knew his raw and
textured aesthetic would be more appreciated at the time. He immersed himself in the
NY scene, frequently attending underground house and disco clubs to hear pioneers
such as Larry Levan (The Choice), Louie Vega (Sound Factory Bar), and Tony
Humphries (Zanzibar). That same year, being surrounded by a wealth of underground
dance music, DJ Nature set up an export company to supply the Japanese market. "I
have had a connection with Japan for over 40 years, beginning when I visited as part
of Ray Petri's Buffalo fashion house as a DJ. From there, I linked up with the Major
Force crew and others," he explains.
Having already been a record collector for 20 years, DJ Nature launched his own label,
Ruff Disco Records, in 1992, releasing productions under his early moniker, Natureboy.
Since then, Nature has gone on to become an underground DJ/ producer legend
himself, touring the world and releasing records on esteemed labels such as Golf
Channel Recordings, Jazzy Sport, Hot Biscuit Recordings, and Futureboogie
Recordings.
Reflecting his love of raw, independent disco, jazz fusion, and early house music, DJ
Nature has chosen four tracks from the Mr Bongo archive that he felt had club-ready
production ripe for an edit. First up, is an extended rework of the ultra-rare Chicago
modern soul/disco joint 'Straight Forward (Non-Stop)' by P.J. City from 1986. Staying
true and respectful to the original, DJ Nature tweaks and extends it so it feels like a
longer take lifted from the original recording session. Next is a sublime version of
Cuban band Grupo Los Yoyi's 1977 track 'Del Copacabana A 34'. Here, Nature extends
and enhances the song, looping the more driving, hypnotic, spacey sections to let the
energy brew and bubble to boiling point.
On the B- side, DJ Nature revamps a lesser- known gem from the Elite Records
catalogue. Originally produced by Andy Sojka, Antoniou's pulsating 1982 electronic
disco groover 'Sound On Sound' is transformed into a peak- time cosmic boogie
whirlwind. Rounding off the EP, he turns to the mysterious Marxist Love Disco
Ensemble's 2022 album 'MLDE', re-editing the quirky leftfield disco winner 'Dust' into a
more DJ-friendly club track.
The fourth volume in Mr Bongo's edit series following previous editions by Danny
Krivit, Luke Una, Dan Tyler & Nick The Record
DJ Nature serves up four signature edits spanning modern soul, psychedelic funk,
boogie, and leftfield disco.
A rare Chicago modern soul/disco joint form PJ City, a sublime version of Cuban
band Grupo Los Yoyi, a lesser-known gem from Elite Records by Antoniou and a
quirky leftfield disco winner by Marxist Love Disco Ensemble.

Tracks: P.J. City - Straight Forward (Non-Stop) (DJ Nature Re-Edit) / Grupo Los Yoyi -
Del Copacabana A 34 (DJ Nature Re-Edit) / Antoniou - Sound On Sound (DJ Nature ReEdit) / Marxist Love Disco Ensemble - Dust (DJ Nature Re-Edit)

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