Alican & Soner
Istanbul progressive-house duo (Alican Yuksel and Soner Ince). Remixed Snake Sedrick & Khans's Circular for Hunya Munya Records in 2005 during the same window that saw their work signed to Nick Warren's Hope Recordings.
Istanbul duo Alican Yuksel and Soner Ince started producing drum and bass and breaks out of their basement in 2000, shaped by The Prodigy, Sasha, Nick Warren, and Dave Seaman. A 2003 introduction to Murat Uncuoglu, Turkey's most influential progressive DJ and producer, turned into a mentorship and studio collaboration that accelerated their sound.
First signings came in 2004 to Dub Coast, Blue-Room Records, and Toes In The Sand. Two remixes they cut for Murat Uncuoglu on Blue-Room drew support from John Digweed on Kiss FM, Hernan Cattaneo at Creamfields, Sasha, and Nick Warren. Collaborative work on Beyond Dreams landed on Tao Recordings and the Back 2 Back Sessions compilation for Swift. A remix of Jay West's The Way You Walk on Spleen Records picked up Cattaneo, Warren, and Anthony Pappa. Nick Warren then signed their original Dualities to his Hope Recordings imprint for a 2006 release.
Co-founders of the Teknikal Rotation label with Murat Uncuoglu. Hosted a weekly two-hour slot on Turkey's FG 93.7 that pulled guest mixes from Dave Seaman, James Zabiela, Steve Porter, Kasey Taylor, Max Graham, Quivver, MV, Glenn Morrison, Shiloh, and more; a companion Teknikal Rotation show ran monthly on Frisky Radio.
Their "Bended Mix" of Snake Sedrick & Khans's Circular for Hunya Munya Records sat inside this run of output, arriving on the digital companion set that accompanied the 2005 HMR004 vinyl.