◇ image via WikipediaErol Alkan
Erol Alkan is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Zombie Nation, McCartney II, Boys Noize, DJ Mehdi and Kelly Lee Owens. Those roots explain a lot about how Erol Alkan arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tiga, Kölsch, Mauro Picotto, Siriusmo and Cassius, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Riton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Erol Alkan, reaching back through Zombie Nation and forward to Riton. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Erol Alkan is an English DJ and producer of Turkish Cypriot descent. He grew up in Archway in North London.
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Erol Alkan connections
Erol Alkan grew out of Zombie Nation, McCartney II, Boys Noize and DJ Mehdi, shares an orbit with Tiga, Kölsch, Mauro Picotto and Siriusmo, went on to shape Riton. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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