I Love Techno 2012 CD

Erol Alkan adds to his pitch for busiest man of 2012, mixing a very much on-point selection for the I Love Techno compilation series affiliated with the Ghent based festival of the same name. Whilst a worrying precedent was set when the likes of cake throwing stadium DJ Steve Aoki and the Italian duo Crookers have previously been involved, the Phantasy Sound boss's 20 track selection shows a balanced range of what people consider to be techno in this day and age. Alongside names commonly associated with an Alkan DJ set such as Daniel Avery, Gesaffelstein, Duke Dumont, Para One and John Dahlback there's a surfeit of pleasant inclusions with the L.I.E.S. powerhouse duo Bad News featuring along with Blawan, DJs Pareja, Chicago Skyways and James T Cotton. Amid this there are several of Alkan's own joint productions with Boys Noize as well as the Bok Bok remix of the Alkan & Switch collaboration A Sydney Jook.