News — Reworks

Mixmag picked out Erol Alkan's 10 best reworks to keep kids dancing, celebrating the his new 'Reworks Volume 1' compilation out 3rd Nov. Including his rework of Manic Street Preachers, Metronomy, Alter Ego, see what else they picked HERE 'Reworks Volume 1' Formats: 20 x track double CD mutlibox edition 5 x 2 track 12” vinyl (can be bought individually)5 piece collectors boxset with a download code and excluisve interview Pre-order the boxset, CD and 12" Vinyl by clicking HERE

Erol Alkan chatted with i-D ahead of the release of his brand new 'Reworks Volume 1' compilation about the art of the remix and flashing back 10 years to the legacy of the legendary TRASH club. "I suppose I always felt remixing and reworking other people's music to be a very creative thing. Early on, I tried to reproduce records just using their original elements, as if I was producing the band the first time around or making the kind of extended 12-inch version -- which I used to really, really love growing up. I'd buy the 12-inch pop hits, like You Spin...

Taken from the acclaimed debut LP 'The Soft Bounce', Phantasy is proud to present expansive remixes of two album tracks. Vinyl buy links (with free downloads): Phantasy Shop / Phonica  / Juno Download links: iTunes / Boomkat / JunoDownload / Traxsource  Daniel Avery ramps up the atmosphere with an airy, drifting electronic mantra, pulsing with gliding motorik propulsion perfect for late night escapades. On the flip side, BTU, an amalgamation of producers Babe Terror and U, take album closer 'Third Mynd' and recast it as a mind opening sixteen minute collage of found sound, drone and atmosphere, a psychedelic opus befitting Jon Savage's otherworldly...