Wednesday 2nd August: New Podcasts! Young Folk! Mystery Jets!
2 new podcasts are now online - simply refresh your rss files to access them.
Erol has recently completed work with Eel Pie Islands very own Mystery Jets, which will appear on thier forthcoming 'Diamonds In The Dark' EP. Look out for 'Crosswords' which is currently number 1 in his Trash chart....
Also, in other news, the Beyond The Wizards Sleeve remix of Peter, Bjoern & John's 'Young Folk' will soon be hitting the shops.Click here to listen to it. Also keep an eye out for a remix of Rob Garva's 'Here Come The Trumpets', which will be released soon.
And finally, Erol's remix of the Scissor Sisters 'I Dont Feel Like Dancin' will soon be in circulation.. An exlcusive upfront demo version is already being played by Tiga. Balearic 808 madness... Untill next time...
Tuesday 27th June: More Remixes!
Firstly, the Long Blondes tracks produced by Erol are now out on Rough Trade, available from all good record stores, the tracks are spread across the CD and two 7" formats. There has been some busy-ness on the remix front again recently - a mix of 'K-Hole' by Ali Love has been completed by Erol's 'good friend' Mustapha 3000, who also has a mix of Headman's 'Moisture' out on July 3rd.
Erol himself is putting the finishing touches to a mix for one of the biggest bands in the world at the moment, all will be revealed and heard in good time!
A new podcast of Erol's set on Tim Sweeneys excelent Beats In Space set can be heard in the listen section, and there are a couple of new sets coming online soon. Upcoming gigs include a headline slot on the main stage at Bennicassim, supporting Daft Punk at Global Gathering, and an appearance at the Oxygen festival in Ireland as well as shows in France and Italy. Erol is also curating the next Bugged Out! in London on 15th July, where he will play on a bill with Switch, Boys Noize, Arveene and an exclusive Dj set from the Klaxons.
New charts are coming to the website soon...........
Friday 26th May: New Stuff!
The 'Squque Eyes' collaboration with Riton is finally in the shops, you can pick it up direct from Phonica by clicking here, and there are a couple of copies left of Spring, the latest mini album by Beyond The Wizards Sleeve which can be bought by clicking here. Speaking of Wizards Sleeve, there will soon be some remixes surfacing soon for new band The Aliens, which features members of The Beta Band, and what's sure to be a huge summer smash this year, Peter, Bjoern & John's 'Young Folk'. More updates on these when we get them.
The dates section is also updated, some prestigous slots include closing the main stage at Bennicasm and warming up for Daft Punk at this year's Global Gathering festival in July. A new online mix is available, this time on the wonderful Beatsinspace website. Erol recorded this mix for the lovely Tim Sweeney on a recent trip to New York. Click here to go to the site and here to directly download the mp3 of the mix. A track listing for this mix will be appearing on this site soon.
Also, Erol has been putting the remixing on ice for a while, and has instead been going into the studio with the actual bands themselves, notably The Long Blondes. The first fruits of this will appear on the bands forthcoming single released thorough Rough Trade on June 26th. Erol produced and mixed 'Fulwood Babylon" (currently number 1 in his Trash chart), "Platitudes" and "Last Night On Northgate Street" for Sheffields finest.
There's more stuff coming up with bands, watch this space!
Saturday 1st April: Discography and links updated. More remixes on the way
A quick update to say that the Hot Chip and Justice mix are now on promo. The official release for both of them will be later this month. Also out this month is a special 12" titled 'Squque Eyes - Riton meets Erol Alkan' which is a demented remake of Riton's single from last year. The Daft Punk remix will now be released as a limited 12" single sometime in May, and Erol will be appearing at Global Gathering playing shortly before the Parisian's massive UK show in July. In other news, the next Beyond The Wizards Sleeve EP will be out in a matter of weeks, as well as a remix for a good friend under a new name, and a new (arguable) style. An finally, an interview with PATA2 has appeared online, you can read it here.
Tuesday 28th February: New remixes on the way..
After a quiet period following the Franz mix, 3 remixes confirmed for release over the next few months!
Hot Chip 'And I Was A Boy From School' (Erol Alkan's Extended Rework) will see the light of day sometime over the next few weeks. A massive departure from all the other remixes, ie its over 10 minutes long for a start. Phonica may have copies in over the next couple of weeks.. Next up is Erol Horrorhouse Dub of Daft Punk's 'The Brainwasher' which may not even be out over in the uk! More info when we get it. Last and by no means least, Justice's 'Waters Of Nazareth' is being re-released and will feature Erol's Re-edit which is currently sitting at number 1 in his personal chart. You'll recognize it buy the fact that it sounds like Justice's classic single, and its dead loud!
A new Beyond The Wizards Sleeve mini album is also out at the end of March. More details when we have them!
Sunday 15th January: Glastonbury 2003 Dj set added.
After entering the iTunes music podcasts top 10 last week, another old set has been included in the Listen section - or simply update your podcast in your rss reader!
Wednesday 4th January: New Dj sets online! Dates section updated! New chart on the way!
You can now listen to the Transmusicalles Dj set from Rennes and an (now) ancient set from Trash, recorded way back in October 2002! You'll need to subscribe to the podcasts do download them, but if you have itunes installed on your computer, then all you have to do is click here. For full track listings, go to the listen section or click here.
31st December: NYE & Podcasts
Bugged Out NYE is sold out! There will not be any tickets on the door before midnight.
Erol's mixes (including a clean version of the essential mix) are now online as Podcasts, which is available using iTunes or other Podcast software. In iTunes, go to the 'Advanced' tab and select 'Subscribe To Podcast'. When Prompted for the address enter http://www.erolalkan.co.uk/music/podcasts.rss - the same address is compatible with other podcast software.
Happy new year! See you in 2006!
Tuesday 27th December: Updates and Wizard Sleeve this friday
The Discography page and Listen pages are updated.. A podcast address will be available here soon so you can download the mixes with ease.. This friday, Beyond The Wizards Sleeve play a 10 hour Dj set at Catch 22 in Kinglands Road. Doors are 6pm till very, very late. Best of all, its free. The mini album has now sold out everywhere - but the next edition may be with us soon...
Tuesday 20th December: NEW SITE!
As you can see, the site has been updated and given a bit of a makeover.. Expect new Dj sets from Transmusicalles and Fabric from last friday to be online soon. Tickets for NYE are selling fast, you can buy them in advance in the dates section of this site. The first Beyond The Wizards Sleeve EP has sold out and recently had the accolade of being Sean Crowley's (of All Back to Mine and Shake Some Action on the BBC fame) record of the year. A huge honour as we have a lot of love for Sean! The Mix album was voted 3rd best of the year in Frances Traxxx magazine (another huge honour - a great magazine) and 4th in DJ Magazine.
The Essential mix will also appear here soon.. Keep checking back for more.. Oh, and a Merry Christmas!
Tuesday 29th November: This Saturday night/Sunday morning! Essential Mix!
Erol's Essential Mix will be broadcast this Saturday night/Sunday morning, at 1am till 3am. It will be available to listen to over the internet on R1's site for a week after the broadcast. More Dj sets have appeared online, we'll get the links together asap. Ps New site on the way soon.
Tuesday 25th October: Franz Ferdinand's Glam Racket release date Monday 21st November 2005.
Due to the surprise success of Erol's FF remix, Domino records are releasing the mix as a stand alone 12" single, with the original version (basically the promo with a picture sleeve).
The demand for the mix has been so great that copies have exchanged hands on ebay for over £50, and the 3 key stores which the remix reached managed to sell out of all copies in a day. One independent store alone managed 110 copies in 2 days and claim its their fastest selling record since opening.
Also, there is another live Dj set now online. Click here to stream Erol's Bugged Out set from back in September.
Tuesday 11th October: Franz & Mystery Jets mixes is in the shops and podcast details.
Erol will be playing his next gigs on Sunday October 16th at Sheffield's Leadmill with Soulwax, and on Saturday October 22nd at Bugged Out! London at The End, sharing a bill with Mylo, Phones, Ivan Smagghe and JoJo De Freq .....The Franz Ferdinand mix went into the shops on white label over the weekend and sold out in a day (!), it is currently being repressed and will be available again soon, watch this space... The Mystery Jets mix is out now as a disco 12" in all the best record stores, as are the new Annie remix 12's featuring ace reworking's by Joakim and Patrick Wolf....
Erol's most recent Bugged Out! London set (from Saturday September 17th) will be available online in a couple of days -
Also in the pipeline is a series of podcasts of his sets from Bugged Out! from the past few years, various radio broadcasts, and other miscellaneous sets dating back to 2001, again, stay tuned for news of when and how to get hold of these.
P.S This web site should be getting a major overhaul soon, but if anyone out there fancies redesigning it, then get in touch.
Wednesday 31st August: New remix and new live mix online.
It's been a while since any news has been updated here, but like overdue buses, we have a whole load to get through! Firstly, the Mystery Jets mix should be in the shops in a couple of weeks.. The next Annie 12" (which Erol has again put together with remixes from Joakim and Patrick Wolf) is being promoed now, and white labels may be in select record stores by the time you read this.. A live dj mix taken from Bugged Out's most recent party is currently online and can be listened to by clicking here.. A track listing exists somewhere on the message board... And finally, Erol has just remixed the forthcoming single by Franz Ferdinand. It's called "Do You Want To (Erol Alkan's Glam Racket)" and it's already being spun by top Dj's like 2manydjs, Justice & Headman. You'll recognize it by the fact it has a 4 minute intro! White labels are currently being pressed as i type this!
And finally, it seems that Erol will be slowing down Djing from now on for various reasons, so long gone are the days when he seemed to be playing your home town almost EVERY WEEK! Until next time!
Monday 18th July: Erol Alkan's Radio 1 Mini Mix - ONLINE NOW
Erol's exclusive mini mix was originally recorded for Annie Mac's excellent radio 1 show (broadcast on thursdays 9pm). It features 17 tracks in 5 minutes and is now online for anyone who missed it last april! It can be downloaded by clicking here. Enjoy
Tuesday 12th July: New remix on the way...
Erol has just finished a remix for one of Britain's best new bands, The Mystery Jets. The remix of "Zoo Time" is expected to see the light of day within the next month or so, and may be promoed sooner. It is again, very different from the previous set of remixes, this time transforming the original progressive rock beast (which is also a live gig recording) into a percussive Gregorian disco monster . More info to follow...
Bloc Party update: There are 200 copies of the remix out there, and we only know of Rough Trade having any copies left. Also, the vocal mix will only appear on this 12", as the dub will be featured on the forthcoming Bloc Party remix album.
Oh, by the way, the first Annie 12" is extremely limited, and orders for it are double what has actually be pressed, so be quick!!
Tuesday 27th June: Erol Alkan teams up with Annie for a series of 12"'s
"Annie in conjunction with her friend & London based DJ/ producer Erol Alkan (Trash & Bugged Out) announce a special collectable DJ friendly vinyl only series for summer 2005 on 679 Recordings. These releases mix tracks from Annie ’s celebrated debut ‘ Annie mal’ album, with some of the most exciting production and new remix talent around. Alkan’s involvement comes at Annie ’s bequest and he has set out to find people who would “create a series of vinyl featuring the remixing talents of producers who are setting my dance floor on fire. There’s also the benefit of being first to have these mixes.”
The first release see’s Annie pitted against one of the UK’s finest young electronic pioneers as the irrepressible Riton, takes album standout ‘Happy Without You’ on a joyous electro rub-down – available here as both a vocal and instrumental cut, On the flip comes Paris based underground maestro Sebastian, with a dramatic reworking. This collectable coloured Blue vinyl 12” will be released on July 12 th on 679 to be followed by two further 12”s over the Summer months, with some very special names being lined up including Joakim and The Rapture amongst others. The release will be preceded as an i-tunes download exclusive."
Tuesday 7th June: "Michael Jackson Knows God (Erol Alkan's Dj Tool)" - ONLINE NOW
Another interview is here, this time with CMU
Juice magazine have reviewed the mix album and remarked that is it "Essential"! For more review details, scroll down.
The second mp3 of the giveaway is online now, and it can be downloaded here. It's the old Dj tool which fused The Beach Boys "God Only Knows" with Michael Jackson's"Billie Jean", used simply for the reason Erol could bring the sets down in tempo and that people would cheer! This again dates back to 2001...
Friday 26th May 2005
Album has received "Disc Of The Week" in the Montreal Mirror click here for more
A dj set from April 2004 has been uploaded to the Our Disco site, which can be downloaded from here.
Friday 19th May 2005:
The first of the giveaway mp3s is here! Here's one for all the nostalgia freaks (it dates back to 2001 we believe) amongst yourselves. Its the George/Missy boot but with a slightly more party element chucked in for good measure. More mp3s to follow! Right Click and select "Save Target As" Enjoy! This will be taken down soon!
Wednesday 4th May 2005
Q **** - 'Recommended' 4/5
NME ********* - 'Eclectic genius' 9/10
Soundklash.net ***** - 'A perfect beginning, middle and end to a night' 5/5
Word - 'Superb'
Drownedinsound.co.uk ****' - 'This, dear listener, is how to go out, stay in and fall asleep with a grin stretched across the face' 4.5/5
Time Out - 'Highlights? There's 37 of them!'
Eyeballkid.com - 'A strong contender for mix album of the year'
Mixmag **** - 'Capable of beating the shit out of your local disco' 4/5
Alive.co.uk - 'I don't want to sound helplessly over-enthusiastic but this album really is life-changing'
Rip & Burn **** - 'The return of the dj mix as a mighty, mighty force' 4/5
Playlouder.com **** - 'Erol shows that dance music is thriving - it's just got a hell of a lot sexier than the vapid house and whathaveyou of yore' 4/5
Dj **** - 'Beautifully fun stuff' 4/5
Dummy - 'Enchanting choices'
Tuesday 3rd Mary 2005
More reviews and articles have surfaced online, here's some more links
SoundKlash have given the album its first 5/5 Gold review, which can be read here
Gigwise have a great interview online, which is here
Speakers Push The Air have a bizarre yet brilliant review online, which can be reached here
Drowned In Sound gave the album 4.5 out of 5, and wrote a lovely review, which is here
Eyeball Kid deliver another strong review, claiming it to be "a strong contender for mix album of the year". Read more here
Tune Tribes interview is here
As well as that, NME have gone and given us 9 out of 10! Trax in France made the album Compilation Of The Month, Groove in Germany gave it a brilliant review, Time Out also followed suit by declaring there are "37 highlights" on it! There's a feature in Dj which although is extremely plosive, does carry a fair few mistakes! Apparently, it also got 4 out of 5 in the same magazine, although we cant find the review!
The 3 vinyl set album is out now, in all good record stores, and the other big news is the album has charted, and its sitting nicely between "The Best Worship Songs EVER" and "Chick Flick Diaries". Natch.
Wednesday 27th April 2005
The Bugged Out mix album is out NOW!
You can buy it everywhere, but you can buy it cheapest on the net, either from Resist Music (the record labels web store are kindly selling it for £10.99 plus p&p) or from HMV, Amazon UK or Amazon USA Click the respective names to go straight to the relevant pages!
Here's some links to some of the reviews the albums received:
Read an interview with Playlouder by clicking here and a review here
An interview with Alive.co.uk is here and the album review is here "this album really is life-changing". Ahhhh nice!
A bizarre interview with Dj mag can be accessed here
A review on ilikemusic.co.uk is here
MyVillage.co.uk seem to really like the first cd, read more here and the interview is here
An interview with Jonty Skruff can be read here
Elsewhere, the album has picked up 4 out of 5 stars in Q (also a recommended album), Rip & Burn & Mixmag.
Look out for more features over the next few weeks.
Out next week is Erol's mix of The Chemical Brothers "Believe". The remix is now available on the enhanced CD single! Limited quantities of the vinyl are out there, somewhere..
We'll keep you updated.. x x x
Tuesday 12th April 2005
Firstly, we should let you know that there is a micro site online for the forthcoming Bugged Out mix album, we think the url is www.bugged-out.net so click it and see if it works! Its under 2 weeks now till the album is out, and so far, the initial response by the press (if this kind of thing convinces you into buying music!) has been brilliant to say the least. Q gave it 4/5, Rip & Burn gave it 4/5, so has Playlouder and Word did a great cartoon and donated 2 pages loosely based on the album. We will keep you updated!
This site will also soon expand, there will be a lengthy discography coming soon, as well as some pictures, and as promised, Erol has decided to "rid himself" of all those dj edits and booty's which he has kept to himself till now. We can't reveal how these will be available, but keep checking back to this site and i'm sure it'll be pretty easy to locate the track s... Oooh, talking of which, there's a mini film coming to this site very, very soon.. Again, we can't reveal much, but its all shot by Erol, and documents the last few years. You may also be in it. Again, we cant reveal much more...
The Chemical Brothers remix is available next week, we hear the mix has also made the cd single, which is ace news! Talk is it could possibly knock Tony Christie off the number 1 spot.. Lets see..
On top of that, vinyl promo's of the long completed but not yet released Bloc Party remixes will be circulating soon. No idea if they are up for sale, but we are sure some stores like Rough Trade will have some copies.. Until next time! x
Sunday 6th March 2005
It now seems that the Bugged Out mix album will be released at the tail end of April. Titled "A Bugged Out Mix By Erol Alkan", it features 2 discs, the first is a approximation of his sets at Bugged Out (dance music which rocks, in one way or another..) and the second disc is a selection (semi mixed, almost a bit of a trip...) which covers his expansive record collection. We cant yet say what is or isnt on it, but some of his Dj mixes and edits are featured, as well as a special track kindly given to him by a good friend and Dj we all know and love.. Watch this space for more details.
If that wasn't enough, the usually unproductive Alkan has also remixed the forthcoming Chemical Brothers single. His rework of "Believe" has already made people lose their minds on a few dance floors over the last week, and is currently in the hands of Felix and 2manydjs. We think it's out April 16th or something like that..
And if that wasn't enough, there is a new Trash internet radio show. click here to hear it!
Sunday 13th February 2005
Erol has just finished 2 remixes for Bloc Party, a 2 Cd mix album for Bugged Out!, and uploaded one of his Trash sets online.. The Bloc Party song is question is "She's Hearing Voices" which is taken from their stunning debut album "Silent Alarm". Rumour is a few white labels will be released soon.. The Bugged Out mix album is out sometime in April, more info to follow... And you can listen to Erol's set from Trash (recorded: Monday 25th January 2005) by clicking here
Tuesday 28th December
Erol is confirmed to play at the Cross Central event in Kings Cross on New Years Eve, alongside Headman, Annie Mac and Touche. Tickets are on sale from all the usual places.
Sunday 12th December
Forgot to mention that the new Trash internet radio show is now online, go to www.trashclub.co.uk and follow the links.. Also, the psychedelia infatuation continues. Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve, which features Erol alongside Richard Norris, returns to Catch on Kinglands Rd in east London after the last party, which was twisted to say the least.. expect a 5 hour set comprising of 60's beat music, psychedelic delights and freakbeat. arrive early, as the last one had a hundred people locked outside! Oh, and it's FREE!
Tuesday 2nd November
Erol was Sean Rowleys guest on his infamous and wonderful All Back To Mine radio show last weekend. You can still hear the show up until next monday on the net by clicking this link. Erol's short mix (or sequence as such) of music features tracks by And The Left Handed, Wimple Winch, White Noise, World Of Twist and a few other late night jams.. Enjoy.
link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/blues.shtml?allbacktomine
Friday 7th October
Another remix/re-edit is released November 1st, this time for Canada's newest sensations, Death From Above 1979. DFA 79 should not be confused with New Yorks extraordinary production duo DFA, although both claiming to have used the name first. We love them both, and this love has been extended as much as Erol's remix of "Romantic Rights" which is the first single from their album "You Are A Woman, I Am A Machine". The mix will be featured on the 12" and Cd single, imaginatively titled: Erol Alkan's Love From Below Re-Edit, it's a major departure from the standard re-edit format, this time attempting to fuse the aggression of Lightning Bolt with the explosive qualities of the Chemical Brothers. The band will also play live at Trash on the day of release.
It's been a while since the last bit of news on here, in that time both the Mylo and Alter Ego mixes have been gathering a fair bit of pace; the Rocker mix has been further championed by the likes Andy Weatherall, Ivan Smagghe, Mr C & Damian Lazarus, and the Mylo mix has also been chiming around clubs around the world.
Sunday 21st August
Also released in October, is Erol’s demonic re-edit of Alter Ego’s “Rocker”. Already described by some as “the work of the devil itself” (incidentally, it blew the limiters up at the mastering suite, which according to those in the know, is pretty hard to do..), is released through Skint Records as the b side to the now legendary German original. Some white labels have already come in circulation, so beware before you take them mushrooms.
Saturday 6th August
Erol’s extended re-edit of Mylo’s “Drop The Pressure” will released by Breastfed Records (www.breastfed.tv) sometime in October. Already being played off CDR by top jocks such as 2manydjs, Tiefshwartz, Tiga, Glimmer Twins, Headman & Ewan Pearson to name a few, it will feature as part of a remix package alongside two lovely mixes from The Glimmer Twins, and a superb bass driven monster from Riton. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for Mylo’s own remix for Annie’s “Chewing Gum”
Friday 5th August:
Another Dj mix has appeared on the 3voor12 website (same address as below), taken from the 5 Days Off festival last month. Erol had all his Cd’s nicked on the morning of the show, hours before he had to get on the plane, so its not the most inventive of sets, but I’m sure you understand…
Wednesday 16th June:
Now&Wow recorded last Saturdays set in Rotterdam and is now online, resplendent with the records jumping all over the place! The link is http://3voor12.vpro.nl/erolalkan
There is also a link there for a gig at Lovefields, but ignore it, it sucks.
Monday 14th June:
The latest installment of Trash Internet Radio is up. 21 shows in now, with some of the best music new and old alongside live tracks recorded at Trash. Go to www.trashclub.co.uk or www.playlouder.com for more.
Welcome to this site, as you can see, its still under construction, but things should began to start popping up here soon .. |
