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Erol Alkan
Erol Alkan Live
Background information
Also known as	Kurtis Rush Mustapha 3000 Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Disco 3000
Born	London, England
Genres	Alternative rock, electronic
Occupation(s)	DJ, producer, musician, artist
Instrument(s)	Turntables, synthesiser, sequencer, guitar, bass, drums, voice, CDJ-2000
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Phantasy
Website	erolalkan.co.uk

Erol Alkan is an English DJ and producer of Turkish Cypriot descent. He grew up in Archway in North London.

Career

DJ and club promoter

In 1993, Erol Alkan started DJing in various indie nightclubs in London. His first ever public DJ set was at The Gass Club in Leicester Square.

In 1995, he was a resident DJ of club night 'Going Underground'

In 1997, Erol re-launched the club under a new name: Trash. Over the next few years, Trash became one of the most influential clubs of its time. Until its closure in 2007, Trash saw performances by Peaches, LCD Soundsystem, Klaxons, Bloc Party, 2manydjs, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scissor Sisters, Phoenix, Metronomy, Electric Six and many more up and coming bands.

From 2001 onwards, Erol Alkan became one of the most in demand Djs of the time, playing regular DJ sets outside Trash, focusing primarily on dance music influenced by his sets at Bugged Out. Bugged Out are credited as launching Erol's dance music career after offering him a residency halfway through his debut set for them at Fabric, when Erol filled in for David Holmes who had missed a flight into London. His profile increased considerably during 2003 when he was voted 'Best Breakthrough DJ' by Muzik magazine, and in 2006, when he earned the Mixmag 2006 "DJ of the Year" award.

Remixer

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 used the alias Mustapha 3000, and is half of the psychedelic dance-rock act Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve, along with Richard Norris. In 2016, Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve released the album The Soft Bounce, featuring collaborations with artists such as Hannah Peel, Jane Weaver, Euros Childs and writer Jon Savage. In 2016, London record store Rough Trade featured The Soft Bounce as one of their top ten records of 2016 in their annual end of year list.

Producer

Erol Alkan began producing bands in 2006. Originally cutting his teeth recording B-sides for The Long Blondes and Mystery Jets, he was asked back to work on their respective second albums. His first production credit is the entire Mystery Jets' much loved second album, Twenty One, which contained the 2 top 40 hit singles "Young Love" and "Two Doors Down", Late of the Pier's debut record, Fantasy Black Channel, and The Long Blondes' second album Couples.

In 2007 Alkan founded his own label, named Phantasy.

Alkan also worked as additional producer on The Killers' hit single "The Man", providing additional instrumentation.

Discography

Original releases

Mix and compilation albums

Remixes as Erol Alkan

Remixes as Beyond the Wizards Sleeve

Producer / mixer

Personal life

Alkan is married, lives in London, and has been teetotal since 2012.

References

1. Murray, Robin (6 September 2012). "Erol Alkan Tackles 'Forever Dolphin Love'". Clash. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
2. ^ Cooper, Leonie (6 January 2007). "Trash regular Leonie Cooper looks back on the decade's hippest rave up". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
3. "T in the Park: Erol Alkan". BBC. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
4. "Diary at the Centre of the Earth » erol alkan". Retrieved 12 March 2021.
5. "Erol Alkan Delivers Phantasy's 100th Release, "Automatic"". Selector. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
6. ^ "Erol Alkan Contact Info | Booking Agent, Manager, Publicist". Booking Agent Info. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
7. Hutchinson, Kate (17 January 2017). ""Remembering Trash: the London club night that defined the rock'n'rave era."". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
8. ^ "Erol Alkan: "Running a club or a label was never a dream of mine"". Mixmag. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
9. "Kylie mashes up Can't Get You Out of My Head with Blue Monday at the Brits". the Guardian. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
10. "Erol Alkan - Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
11. "Mustapha 3000". Discogs. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
12. "Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Unveil 'Diagram Girl'". Data Transmission. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
13. "Rough Trade announce their top 100 best albums of 2016". NME. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
14. "Erol Alkan – the man who changed the face of indie clubbing – still refuses to welcome celebrity over his compulsion to create". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
15. Christian (13 August 2019). ""Erol Alkan talks three decades of London club culture"". Fabric London. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
16. "The Killers: The Man". Genius.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
17. "Boys Noize Gives Away 'Lemonade' Edit". Data Transmission. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
18. "Mixcloud". Mixcloud. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
19. ^ "Keeping Kids Dancing: 10 of the best Erol Alkan reworks". Mixmag. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
20. "Klaxons : Music". Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
21. "Beyond The Wizards Sleeve release 'Black Crow'". Data Transmission. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
22. "Todd Terje shares new single 'Maskindans', teasing second album". Data Transmission. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
23. Corner, Lena (8 March 2009). "How We Met: Richard Norris & Erol Alkan". The Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
24. @erolalkan (5 July 2022). "10 years no booze… not a single drop… love and strength to those who are on the same path.. stay on in… I can assure you it leads to somewhere better. E x" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• Phantasy Sounds official website
• Erol Alkan on Spotify
• Erol Alkan on Resident Advisor

Audio links

• Erol Alkan on Souncloud

• 1974 births
• Living people
• English people of Turkish Cypriot descent
• British club DJs
• English electronic musicians
• English record producers
• Electro house musicians
• Musicians from London
• English alternative rock musicians