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| 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. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded Sound from the 1870s through the 1980s London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches He was resident DJ and co-founder of London club night Trash. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Trash was a popular London indie and electro Nightclub run by Erol Alkan. 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, The Electric Six and many more up and coming bands. The End is a Nightclub in the West End of London, England. Started in December 1995 by the DJs Layo Paskin and Mr C, The London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. LCD Soundsystem is the musical project of producer James Murphy, co-founder of Dance-punk label DFA Records. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a New York City -based Alternative rock band
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. A mashup or bootleg (also mash up and mash-up) is a song or composition created from the combination of the music from one song with the A cappella Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. " Can't Get You out of My Head " is a pop-dance song recorded by Australian Singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook " Blue Monday " is a dance pop song recorded in 1982 and originally released as a single in 1983 by British band New Order, and later remixed for further releases The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music 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. B-Sides is an ITunes -exclusive album from the Coventry Trio The Enemy, consisting of ten songs that were B-sides to the single releases The Long Blondes are a five-piece English Indie rock band from Sheffield, United Kingdom circa 2004 Klaxons are a English Indie rock / Dance punk 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. Mylo (born Myles MacInnes in 1973 on Isle of Skye) is a Scottish electronic Musician. Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band composed of Kele Okereke on vocals and Rhythm guitar, Russell Lissack on Daft Punk The Chemical Brothers are an English Grammy Award winning Electronic music duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (occasionally referred to as Chemical Digitalism is a German Electro house duo founded in 2004 in Hamburg, Germany, consisting of Jens "Jence" Moelle and İsmail The Scissor Sisters is a Grammy Award -nominated American band that formed in 2001 Justice is a Grammy -nominated French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé (b Franz Ferdinand is a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001 Mixmag is a British Dance music and clubbing Magazine. With a circulation of 37139 and a readership of 276000 as of August 2008 it claims
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Discography
Remixes
| Year | Artist | Title |
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| 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" |
Other work
Erol Alkan has produced remixes for Headman, Ali Love and Voodoo Chilli under his Mustapha 3000 alias. Mylo (born Myles MacInnes in 1973 on Isle of Skye) is a Scottish electronic Musician. For the Peruvian rock band see Alter Ego (Peruvian band. For other uses see Alter ego (disambiguation. Death from Above 1979 were a Toronto based Canadian Dance-punk duo Romantic Rights EP is Toronto -based duo Death from Above 1979 's second recording a four song EP consisting of two early versions of songs from The Chemical Brothers are an English Grammy Award winning Electronic music duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (occasionally referred to as Chemical " Believe " was the second single from The Chemical Brothers 2005 Album Push the Button. Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band composed of Kele Okereke on vocals and Rhythm guitar, Russell Lissack on " She's Hearing Voices " is a song by Bloc Party that was first released on their 2004 EP Banquet. Mystery Jets is an English four-piece indie band formerly based on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, London. " You Can't Fool Me Dennis " was the third single by Mystery Jets, released in October 2005 Franz Ferdinand is a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001 " Do You Want To " (sometimes misspelled with a question mark Do You Want To?) is the lead single for Franz Ferdinand 's second Album Hot Chip is a British Electropop band They have released three studio albums&mdash Coming on Strong, The Warning, and Daft Punk Klaxons are a English Indie rock / Dance punk band based in London Justice is a Grammy -nominated French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé (b The Scissor Sisters is a Grammy Award -nominated American band that formed in 2001 " I Don't Feel Like Dancin' " is the first single from the second album by the American pop band Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah Klaxons are a English Indie rock / Dance punk band based in London " Golden Skans " is a song released by London band Klaxons on 22 January 2007. Digitalism is a German Electro house duo founded in 2004 in Hamburg, Germany, consisting of Jens "Jence" Moelle and İsmail Interpol is an American Alternative rock band formed in 1997 in New York City. Ali Love (born 1982 is a solo musician He was signed to Columbia Records.
He is also one half of psychedelic rock group Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve. Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. 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. Peter Bjorn and John is a Swedish Indie rock band, formed in Stockholm in 1999 and named after the first names of the band's current Midlake is an American rock band from Denton Texas. The band first gained popularity in Europe, signing to Bella Union Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English
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 Mixmag is a British Dance music and clubbing Magazine. With a circulation of 37139 and a readership of 276000 as of August 2008 it claims
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 English Indie rock / Dance punk band based in London A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Gravity's Rainbow" is a song by British act Klaxons which appears on their album Myths of the Near Future. The Long Blondes are a five-piece English Indie rock band from Sheffield, United Kingdom circa 2004 "Couples" is the second album by Sheffield band The Long Blondes.
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. Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. Interpol is an American Alternative rock band formed in 1997 in New York City. A hard disk drive ( HDD) commonly referred to as a hard drive, hard disk, or fixed disk drive, is a Non-volatile storage device [3]
Erol had also produced a track for UK group Late of the Pier[4]
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. Late of the Pier are an English four-piece band from Castle Donington, currently signed to Parlophone Records. Mystery Jets is an English four-piece indie band formerly based on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, London. [5]
References
- ^ Klaxons' Official Website. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
- ^ MTV. Retrieved Sunday 8th July 2007.
- ^ Erol Alkan Forum Post. Retrieved Tuesday 31st July 2007.
- ^ "Bathroom Gurgle".
- ^ "Flakes", Retrieved Saturday 5 January 2008.
External links
- Erol Alkan's Official Website
- Erol Alkan's MySpace
- Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve's MySpace
- Bugged Out Compilation site
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