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Erol Alkan

Erol Alkan Live
Background information
Birth name Erol Alkan
Occupation(s) DJ
Instrument(s) Turntables
Website www.erolalkan.co.uk

Erol Alkan is a London-based electro DJ of Turkish descent. He was resident DJ and co-founder of London club night Trash. Trash was located at The End nightclub in Central London, and in its ten years (1997 - 2007) saw performances by Peaches, LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Electric Six and many more up and coming bands. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... Tonearm redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Trash was a popular London indie and electro nightclub run by Erol Alkan. ... The End is a nightclub in the West End district of London, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Peaches may refer to: Peaches, a type of fruit Peaches, an Electroclash musician Peaches, a song by The Stranglers Peaches, a character in the motion picture Ken Park Peaches, a song by The Presidents of the United States of America Peaches, a musical artist. ... LCD Soundsystem is the musical project of producer James Murphy, co-founder of dance-punk label DFA Records. ... Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a Grammy Award-nominated New York City-based rock band. ... Electric Six is a six-piece metro Detroit-based band that plays what has been described as a brand of rock music infused with elements of garage, disco, punk, new wave, and metal. ...


Erol Alkan released a series of mash-ups using the alias Kurtis Rush in the early 2000s, including a mix of Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You out of My Head" and New Order's "Blue Monday", which was performed by Minogue at the Brit Awards. Erol also uses the alias Mustapha 3000, and is half of the psychedelic rock act Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve. He has also produced B-Sides for The Long Blondes and Klaxons. The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Kylie redirects here. ... Audio sample Info Cant Get You Out of My Head (help·info) Cant Get You Out of My Head is a pop-dance song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album Fever (2001). ... This article is about the alternative rock/electronic band New Order. ... Audio sample Blue Monday is a dance pop song recorded and released as a single in 1983 by British band New Order. ... The Brit Awards are annual United Kingdom pop music awards, considered to be on a par with the Grammys in the United States. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... The Long Blondes are a 5-piece English indie rock band from Sheffield. ... Klaxons are a Mercury Prize winning English band, based in London. ...


Erol Alkan has remixed tracks from artists including Mylo, Bloc Party, Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers and Digitalism, and his profile increased considerably during 2006, when remixes for Scissor Sisters, Justice and Franz Ferdinand helped earn him the Mixmag 2006 "DJ of the Year" award. For other uses, see Mylo (disambiguation). ... This article is about the English alternative rock band. ... Daft Punk is a duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born February 8, 1974)[1] and Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975). ... The Chemical Brothers are the UK-based Grammy Award winning electronic music duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (occasionally referred to as Chemical Tom and Chemical Ed). ... Digitalism is a German electro duo, founded in 2004 in Hamburg, consisting of Jens Jence Moelle and İsmail Isi Tüfekçi. ... The Scissor Sisters are an American alternative band who formed in 2001. ... Justice is a French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé (b. ... Franz Ferdinand are an indie rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001. ... March 2007 issue Mixmag styles itself as, the worlds biggest dance music and clubbing magazine, with a circulation of 41,757 and a readership of 304,000. ...

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Discography

Remixes

Year Artist Title
2004 Mylo "Drop The Pressure"
2004 Alter Ego "Rocker"
2004 Death from Above 1979 "Romantic Rights"
2005 The Chemical Brothers "Believe"
2005 Bloc Party "She's Hearing Voices"
2005 Mystery Jets "Zoo Time"
2006 Franz Ferdinand "Do You Want To"
2006 Hot Chip "Boy From School"
2006 Daft Punk "The Brainwasher"
2006 Riton "Squaque Eyes"
2006 Klaxons "Atlantis to Interzone"
2006 Justice "Waters of Nazareth"
2006 Scissor Sisters "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"
2007 Klaxons "Golden Skans" [1]
2007 Digitalism "Jupiter Room"
2007 Interpol "Mammoth"
2007 LA Priest "Engine"

For other uses, see Mylo (disambiguation). ... Alter Ego is an acid music group made of Roman Flügel & Jörn Elling Wuttke. ... Death from Above 1979 were a Toronto based Canadian indie rock/synth rock duo. ... Romantic Rights is Toronto-based duo Death from Above 1979s second recording, a four song EP consisting of two early versions of songs from their upcoming album, Youre a Woman, Im a Machine, a song exclusive to the EP, and a remix of the title track. ... The Chemical Brothers are the UK-based Grammy Award winning electronic music duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (occasionally referred to as Chemical Tom and Chemical Ed). ... Believe was the second single from The Chemical Brothers 2005 album Push the Button. ... This article is about the English alternative rock band. ... Debut single by the band Bloc Party, released on 7 vinyl by London-based indie label Trash Aesthetics in February 2004. ... Mystery Jets are an English five-piece indie band, formerly based on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, London[1]. // Blaine Harrison – lead vocals, keyboards, percussion, effects William Rees – guitar, vocals, percussion, keyboards Kai Fish – bass, vocals, guitar Kapil Trivedi – drums Henry Harrison – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion Tamara – keyboards The band... You Cant Fool Me Dennis was the 3rd single by Mystery Jets. ... Franz Ferdinand are an indie rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001. ... Do You Want To is the lead single for Franz Ferdinands second album, You Could Have It So Much Better. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Daft Punk is a duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born February 8, 1974)[1] and Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975). ... Riton (pronounced Reeton) is electronica DJ / musician Henry Smithson. ... Klaxons are a Mercury Prize winning English band, based in London. ... Justice is a French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé (b. ... The Scissor Sisters are an American alternative band who formed in 2001. ... International cover The cover of the UK single. ... Klaxons are a Mercury Prize winning English band, based in London. ... Golden Skans is a song released by London band Klaxons on January 22, 2007. ... Digitalism is a German electro duo, founded in 2004 in Hamburg, consisting of Jens Jence Moelle and İsmail Isi Tüfekçi. ... For the international organisation, see Interpol. ...

Other work

Erol Alkan has produced remixes for Headman, Ali Love and Voodoo Chilli under his Mustapha 3000 alias. A village head or headman is a person (nearly always a man) in many village–based tribal societies who functions as a leader but whose coercive authority is severely limited or nonexistent. ... Ali Love (born 1982) is a dance musician. ...


He is also one half of psychedelic rock group Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve. BTWS have remixed tracks for Peter Bjorn and John, Midlake and Findlay Brown and are currently working on their debut album, after releasing a six-track 12" EP called Spring in March 2006. Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ... Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie rock band, formed in Stockholm in 1999. ... Midlake is an American rock band from Denton, Texas. ... The 12-inch single gramophone record gained popularity with the advent of disco music in the 1970s. ... March 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase announces that the 2006 Fiji general elections will be held in the second week of May 2006 from the 6th to the 13th. ...


Erol compiled a 2xCD mix for the Bugged Out series. The second disc, "A Bugged In Selection with Erol Alkan", is a collection of downtempo tracks. Erol has also released mix compilations for Muzik Magazine and Mixmag. Muzik was a UK dance music magazine published by IPC Media from 1995 to 2003. ... March 2007 issue Mixmag styles itself as, the worlds biggest dance music and clubbing magazine, with a circulation of 41,757 and a readership of 304,000. ...


He also produced the Klaxons song Electrickery, which was the b-side to the 2007 re-release of Gravity's Rainbow, and several songs for the Long Blondes including their second album "Couples" (album). Klaxons are a Mercury Prize winning English band, based in London. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Gravitys Rainbow is a song by British new-rave act Klaxons. ... The Long Blondes are a 5-piece English indie rock band from Sheffield. ...


It is widely expected that Alkan will produce the forthcoming third album from Franz Ferdinand.[2]


Erol was working on remixes for Björk and Interpol in summer 2007, but lost them due to a hard drive failure. [3] This article is about the musician. ... For the international organisation, see Interpol. ... Typical hard drives of the mid-1990s. ...


Erol had also produced a track for UK group Late of the Pier[4] Late of the Pier are an Electro rock band from the East Midlands, but their main success has been throughout London and the new clubs and scenes in the area. ...


Erol is the Mystery Jets' producer for their album entitled 'Twenty One' which was released on 24th March 2008 from which the first single, "Flakes" debuted online.[5] Mystery Jets are an English five-piece indie band, formerly based on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, London[1]. // Blaine Harrison – lead vocals, keyboards, percussion, effects William Rees – guitar, vocals, percussion, keyboards Kai Fish – bass, vocals, guitar Kapil Trivedi – drums Henry Harrison – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion Tamara – keyboards The band...


References

  1. ^ Klaxons' Official Website. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
  2. ^ MTV. Retrieved Sunday 8th July 2007.
  3. ^ Erol Alkan Forum Post. Retrieved Tuesday 31st July 2007.
  4. ^ "Bathroom Gurgle".
  5. ^ "Flakes", Retrieved Saturday 5 January 2008.

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