Ep 67: Erol Alkan’s secret for making sounds that connect

Erol Alkan made his name in electronic/indie crossovers of the noughties with huge remixes for Daft Punk, Chemical Brothers and Justice. And his production work for Mystery Jets, Late Of The Pier and even Duran Duran cemented him as a go-to for guitar bands looking to break onto dancefloors. This episode, we talk about programming Nokias, accidentally digging through Soulwax’s record collection, and how he can make any sound unique.STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD)https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/424/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-48k/https://soundcloud.com/thechemicalbrothers/music-responsehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_500https://milocostudios.com/studios/battery-studio-1/https://www.konkstudios.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Dl3VQ2K2Uhttps://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini/apple-m2-chip-with-8-core-cpu-and-10-core-gpu-256gbhttps://www.macworld.com/article/1677460/mac-mini-upgrade-hub-storage-ethernet-sd-card-ports.htmlhttps://www.strongroom.com/studio/strongroom-1/https://www.genelec.com/previous-models/1031ahttps://www.genelec.com/1032chttps://audiogold.co.uk/product/rogers-jr-149/https://www.pomaudiodesign.com/https://chandlerlimited.com/mini-rack-mixer/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_Chromahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_String_Melodyhttps://soundcloud.com/beyond-the-wizards-sleevehttps://thermionicculture.com/index.php/products/the-culture-vulture-1-17-192012-03-20-11-02-02-detailhttps://reverb.com/uk/item/2910172-trident-fleximix-console-mixer-wood-silver-finishhttps://reverb.com/uk/p/stc-4033a-dual-element-microphonehttps://www.audio-technica.com/en-gb/at4040https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185994760664https://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/juno-6