The Love Invention

In Electric Blue

Bugged Out turns 30 next year, and this mix is made up of 30 records which represents each of those years from 1994 to 2023.

Myself, Johnno and Lemmy from Bugged Out all reflected on various points in the clubs history and the artists who have helped shape it, and chose records which felt are a representation of the sound of the club, not just historically, but where it stands now. 

Pulling together music from different eras and sounds was a bit of a challenge, and whilst some may not be the biggest track of their respective year - a few will be seen as classics and a healthy amount are perhaps obscure in relation - but to my ears they still sound as brilliant now as they did upon release. 

In a bizarre twist of fate, the oldest record from 1994 is mixed in with the newest from this year, which wasn't intentional. Clocking in at 2 and a half hours, the mix was recorded live in a single take, here in London.

I spoke with Mixmag about my relationship with Bugged Out! which you can read here: https://mixmag.net/feature/erol-alkan-30-years-bugged-out-mix-drumsheds

I play for Bugged Out at Drumsheds this Saturday, set time: 7pm in the 'Y Room'. Hope to see you there, looks like it's going to be a good one.. Final tickets: https://bit.ly/3LBDtY4

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EROL ALKAN / BUGGED OUT 1994-2023 / LIVE MIX

1	[1998]	Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass (XL Version) - I-F
2	[2000]	Coatnoise (Dave Clarke mix) - Midfield General	
3	[2004]	Rocker (Dub) - Alter Ego	
4	[2017]	Do You Really Think Like That? - Helena Hauff	
5	[2019]	Hjemme Erotic - Charlotte Bendiks	
6	[2012]	Girlz - Kitten	
7	[2007]	Phantom (Soulwax Nite Version) - Justice	
8	[2010]	Yeah - Boys Noize	
9	[2022]	They're Here (Matias Aguayo Remix) - Paurro	
10	[2014]	Put Your Weight On It (Chicago Mix) - Todd Osborn	
11	[1999]	La Mouche (DJ Falcon Metal Box Remix) - Cassius	
12	[1996]	Chord Memory (Daft Punk Remix) - Ian Pooley	
13	[2003]	Nude Night - The Chemical Brothers
14	[1997]	Crispy Bacon - Laurent Garnier	
15	[2005]	Do You Want To (Erol Alkan Glam Remix) - Franz Ferdinand	
16	[2011]	Body Acid (KiNK’s on Acid Remix) - Gingy & Bordello	
17	[2008]	Midnight Request Line (Switch Remix) - Skream
18	[2018]	Bone Sucka - Pangaea	
19	[2020]	Spectral Frequency - Special Request	
20	[2021]	Alien 3 (Daniel Avery Remix) - Mandy, Indiana	
21	[2016]	Bang The Box (Slam Remix) - Jack Master	
22	[1995]	Flash - Green Velvet	
23	[2001]	La Rock 01 - Vitalic	
24	[2006]	Mouth to Mouth - Audion	
25	[2009]	OAR003-B - Oni Ayhun	
26	[2015]	XTC - DJ Koze	
27	[1994]	Desire - 69	
28	[2023]	Chez Moi (Club Mix)  - CC Disco	
29	[2013]	Der Alte - Kölsch
30	[2002]	Silver Screen Shower Scene (Thin White Duke Mix) - Felix Da Housecat

RECORDED LIVE IN A SINGLE TAKE / LONDON SEPTEMBER 2023

Bugged Out! 1994-2023: A Periodic Selection, Mixed by Erol Alkan

Recorded Live At Fabric 12th September 2014

Taifa - Partial Arts (The Emperor Machine Remix)
Josh Wink - Talking To You
Magnesli - RztbTantra
Cottom - Harsh Side Effects
Dungeon Acid - I Don't Need It (Dj Fett Birger with Lxux on FX)
Tame Impala - Be Above It (Erol Alkan's Extended Rework)

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“Alkan’s timing, precision and ethos make this one of the best fabric mixes we’ve heard in ages.” 9/10 – Album of the Month – Mixmag

“A dance floor-igniting trip through a host of the freshest meat available including Erol’s own timely return to the production canon.” – Crack Magazine

“This mix is great fun… Pretenders may come and go, but no one does it like Erol.” 8.5/10 – The Line of Best Fit

"For those seeking something that combines both the peaktime with the cerebral it’s got all the answers" - The Ransom Note

"A Jagged and arresting affair. (...) The mix leaves you on a high despite touching many dark and dirty lows along the way." - 8.0/10 - DJ Mag

"(An) Electric and dazzlingly coherent 75 minutes" - 8.0/10 - Dummy

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Made 4 U

Exclusive 60 minute mix made for @sonarfestival 2015 in Barcelona.

I play the SónarClub stage on Saturday 20th (between Duran Duran & The Chemical Brothers)
Also playing at the @residentadvisor party with Andy Stott, Gerd Jansen, I-F & Jackmaster on Thursday 18th at El Monasterio.

Tracklist:
Villa Abo - Move With Ease [Radio Lundberg]
Kamera - SR [Phantasy]
DMX Krew - Vicious Bleebz [Super Rhythm Trax]
Tiga & Boys Noize - Jam #1 [BNR]
Milos - Work it Out [MSR]
Vin Sol - Just Whisper [Delft]
Gene Hunt - Drive Yourself Nuts [Opilec]
Dbx - Losing Control [Peacefrog]
Roberto & Jamie Anderson - Billingsella [Fossil Archive]
Q3A - Facing Worlds [Black Venison]
J Albert - Holed Up [Cult Trick]
Causa - Soa Master [Birdie]
Todd Rundgren, Emil Nikolaisen, Lindstrøm – Runddans (Erol Alkan Rework) [Smalltown Supersound]

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The Tip Off

Something Real

Love Ain't Blind

Erol Alkan dons his Disco 3000 cap on this week's RA podcast.

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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.

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 provides two hugely creative and alternative takes on ‘Sub Conscious’. The first works hallucinatory magic with a supple bassline and much of Alkan’s original stretched and repurposed around vampish oscillations and a westward vocal sample.

On the contrary, the ‘Stream Of Consciousness' mix sees Manfredas pitch down and strum the bones of ‘Sub Conscious’, unexpectedly delivering a lovingly lethargic, bottom-heavy jam that’s pure dubside pleasure.

Sub Conscious

Sub Conscious (Manfredas Stream Of Consciousness)

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