History revision: The art of the disco edit

Artists like Ron Basejam, Late Nite Tuff Guy, Rahaan and labels such as Razor-N-Tape, Disco Deviance and Make Believe Disco all seem to have a similar attitude to the edits and disco-flecked house they release: big on reinvention while still maintaining credit to the original. They don't operate with tape anymore and using a DAW these days to make a ‘pure edit’ of a track is like going to an ice cream factory and only eating vanilla – why restrict yourself when there are so many more options at your fingertips? The disco edit category is broad and its essence always seems to have an element of duality about it. They’re both legal and illegal. They either seem to be incredible or lackluster. They’re an example of dance music ingenuity but also dance music’s laziest characteristics. But maybe this grey area that they reside in is also its biggest strength. Maybe the art of the disco edit is in the freedom this style of music instills in people.

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