Mon, 28 Nov 2011 / 5 CommentsThe Guardian quizzes Alkan on his ideal festival track, favourite sunset track and the track he wished he'd never played.
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 / 1 CommentAhead of his label showcase in London next weekend, the Phantasy man chats to Stopmakinme about clearing dancefloors, his favourite B-sides and weirding people out.
Thu, 14 Jul 2011 / Post a commentHave you heard the one about Erol Alkan?
The humble 12 year old maestro-in-the-making who sneaks out the window of his parents flat to play gigs for a tenner?
About the bearded studio-sorcerer worshipped by bands and DJ’s half his age as a living electronic idol? About the kid in his early 20s who’s founded that Trash night in London where they’re playing Bowie and basslines at the same time?
Thu, 17 Mar 2011 / Post a commentAlkan responds in-depth to eight questions from his forum junkies.
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 | | | Aliases / | Erol Alkan, Kurtis Rush, Mustapha3000, Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve | At the end of 2006, Erol Alkan was at a crossroads. He’d been voted DJ of the year by Mixmag. He’d made landmark, expectation-defying remixes for bands he loved: a crunching “glam racket” reworking of ‘Do You Want To’ for Franz Ferdinand, a wonderfully wistful reinterpretation of Hop Chip’s ‘Boy From School’, a psychedelic take on Scissor Sisters’ ‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancing’ and a genre-defining reworking of Justice’s ‘Waters Of Nazereth’. He was about to close Trash, the Monday night indie disco that had somehow morphed into the most adventurous, influential and glamorous club night in the world without changing its attitude, musical philosophy – or ever charging over six pounds on the door.
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Taking place at Portmeirion in Wales, the event also features Francois K, Erol Alkan, Andrew Weatherall and Optimo.
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