Phantasy 100: PH61 – PH70
PH61PH61 was the first in a collection of Erol Alkan remixes, released in full as ‘Erol Alkan Reworks Volume 1’. The first installment dealt with two of Erol’s most beloved remixes from utterly different ends of the spectrum. The era-defining remix of Justice's ‘Waters of Nazareth’, that offered a notorious sonic shift of the French duo’s landmark sound into the rhythmic structure of Chicago house, and on the flip, Erol’s first rework of Tame Impala. ‘Why Won’t You Make Up Your Mind’ that took a highlight from debut album Innerspeaker, a remix that Gabriel Szatan wrote for Resident Advisor “elevates...
Out Now: Ghost Culture (Gramrcy & Loveless Mix)
<a href="http://ghostculture.bandcamp.com/album/ico130-a-gramrcy-loveless-mix">ICO130 (A Gramrcy & Loveless Mix) by Ghost Culture</a>The #Phantasy100 retrospective continues, as Gramrcy & John Loveless remix Ghost Culture’s ‘ICO130’, first released as part of the ‘Nucleus’ EP in 2017.'ICO130' (A Gramrcy & Loveless Mix) is available exclusively through Phantasy’s Bandcamp from Friday August 7th. All proceeds from sale will go to the Stephen Lawrence Trust, the London-based organisation founded to tackle inequality in all forms, until August 31st. Download from Bandcamp hereThe recently formed Berlin studio partnership coax the frenetic patterns of the original into deeper, dreamer and softly anthemic territory. Driven by the spirit of dub...
Phantasy 100: PH51 – PH60
PH51 Erol Alkan: "Diagram Girl' was the first single to be taken from 'The Soft Bounce' by Beyond The Wizards Sleeve, my partnership with Richard Norris, through which we explored the psychedelic sensibilities around the various types of music we loved. It began as a series of re-edits around 2005, and through re-animating other peoples music (from The Chemical Brothers to Goldfrapp to Midlake) as well as an entire album for Temples, we graduated to our own full original album.Demos for the 'The Soft Bounce' was created as far back as 2009, but through other projects coming and going, disbanding and re-grouping,...
Out Now: Erol Alkan 'Sub Conscious' (w/ Manfredas Remixes)
Originally written and produced as the centrepiece to his 2014 FabricLive compilation, Erol Alkan’s ‘Sub Conscious' arrives on 12” vinyl and to streaming platforms for the first time, accompanied by two charismatic remixes from Manfredas.Stream, download or buy the 12" vinyl here Shimmering and undulating, the original cut of ‘Sub Conscious’ was designed with Fabric’s cavernous main room in mind, taking full advantage of any finely-tuned soundsystem with a patient, rhythmic trip. Remastered here, the track evolves out of hazy darkness towards halcyon euphoria in a uniquely Alkan style. Resident at Opium Club in Vilnius, cult DJ and producer Manfredas...
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