News — Spectrum

Erol Alkan invites two much-loved talents to work their own familiar magic on ‘Spectrum’. Mano Le Tough takes the track on a blissful trip through deep space, finding wormholes of sonic pleasure around an elastic bassline, waving bells and Moroder-esque synth. Finally, Istanbul's premier edit-master and renowned crate-digger Barış K takes the krautrock drums that drove Alkan's original track and engineers a dense, understated remix that utilises sounds inspired by the equally innovative heritage of Turkish rock and disco.Pick up the 12" vinyl here "After Matrixxman and Machine Woman's stellar remixes of 'Spectrum' and 'Silver Echoes', it's time to add...

Erol Alkan invites some of electronic music's most revered producers to expand on both sides of his first solo release in five years, ‘Spectrum’ and 'Silver Echoes'.Buy the 12" vinyl hereordownload, stream here Split across two diverse and distinct 12" singles, the first set of remixes sees techno-mastermind Matrixxman adds serious pressure to 'Spectrum' on his offering, upping the tempo and utilising the original’s halcyon synth line to create a high-energy version with moments of pure sensation. One of the most original and promising underground producers of the last few years, Machine Woman delivers two contrasting re-imaginings. Going deep and psychedelic on the ‘Minimal Machine Woman...

Missed Erol Alkan's show on BBC Radio 6 Music sitting in for Gilles Peterson? You can now listen back to 3 hours of music from his world with the full tracklist. Listen back on BBC Sounds here Pick up Erol Alkan's new 12" vinyl 'Spectrum / Silver Echoes' direct from the Phantasy webstore here.

"The full length versions of both 'Spectrum' and 'Silver Echoes' are out today. These tracks were designed with my own Dj sets in mind, but I hope they bring something special to dance floors beyond my control. To be played in full, and loud! Thanks for listening." - Erol AlkanErol Alkan returns to Phantasy with 'Spectrum' and 'Silver Echoes', two pure dance floor cuts which perfectly embody Alkan's charismatic, psychedelia tinged and singular approach to DJing and production. A perfect summation of both past and contemporary influences, as well as a lifelong open-minded stance, 'Spectrum' and 'Silver Echoes', each capture a side of Alkan's always-evolving energy and technique,...