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The cat’s out the bag! Erol Alkan has produced the forthcoming Duran Duran record, out 22nd October."There is something you should know.. I've been biting my tongue on this since November 2018 and it's as surreal as it is exciting to be able to share with you that I've been producing the next Duran Duran album, titled 'FUTURE PAST' and out on 22.10.21. Joining us on guitar is the ace Graham Coxon. Here we all are, pictured during our first session together. We've spent the last 2 and a half years working on a number of songs which for me embody the spirit...

U returns to Phantasy with a new single entitled ‘Ecstasy’, out now on 12" vinyl and digitally.Stream, download or buy the 12" vinyl here Initially available as a limited pressing with a sleeve designed and printed by U themselves, this haunting return promises two divine rhythms, transferring unknowable forces and mysterious energies. The first side of the artefact portrays ‘Ecstasy’, a wide-eyed and spectral incantation rich in intimacy, whispering voices and earthy psychedelia. Somewhere between machine funk and folk canticle, a sonic gift perhaps for a field in England bathed in moonlight, else a dire basement dripping in energy, ‘Ecstasy’ leaves...

Phantasy · #PHANTASYMIX 36: Lupini Lupini has slowly, quietly established herself as a pivotal figure in Liverpool’s alternative music scene. Recently introduced to a wider audience via her recent NTS residency (already a firm favourite at Phantasy HQ), she’s known in Merseyside as a DJ, promoter, radio station manager and all-round enthusiast of no small repute. As is obvious, Lupini’s life revolves around music, and in turn, music revolves around her.As well as founding femme-centric rave Athe, Lupini is station manager at the city’s Melodic Distraction, home to no less than 150 individual shows, Lupini soaks up more music than...

Palms Trax joins LA Priest in remixing Erol Alkan's 'Automatic', the 100th release on Phantasy Sound. Out now on 12" vinyl and digitally. Stream, download or buy the 12" vinyl here The landmark hundredth single on Phantasy, Erol Alkan’s ‘Automatic’ returns accompanied with two remixes that further take the London DJ and producer’s psychedelic club vision in distinct directions. The original 12" pressing, limited to 100 and hand-numbered, sold out in less than an hour. Palms Trax builds on the sensual reverie of Alkan’s production with an electrifying rework full of touches both French and personal. Throwing out a gloriously chic...