Filter27 Podcast 004 - Dan Alcala

It's been a while since our last podcast. So now, for the fourth installment, we invited DJ and producer Dan Alcala to "mix things up" for us.

Growing up in Boston he landed his first local club gig at the long running 'Analog Lounge' night at Club Vertigo. In late 2004, he won the 2004 Avalon Nightclub mix contest, setting him aside from the many local DJ's. Since then he has continued gaining recognition and playing at other Boston venues such as Rise, The Phoenix Landing, Aria, 360 Ultra Lounge, Venu and Water Club.

He describes his sound as "simply melodic" and the records he plays are almost always on the melodic side or have nice bouncy basslines. Whatever isn’t boring or really repetitive is what he tends to gravitate towards.

A typical Alcala set could include anything from Jark Prongo or MFA peak time stormers to a relaxing Ulrich Schnauss or M83. "I like to challenge myself by playing all sorts of stuff. Playing straight up house or trance is easy," he says. "I program my sets by how the songs feel, not their genre".

Still only 23 years old, and now with college out of the way, Dan hopes to focus more on music production and DJing. His next goal is to get an original track signed and become a full-fledged producer.

He recenly moved to New York City to pursue both his musical and design career.

Tracklist:

01. Dan Alcala - NYC Intro
02. Minilogue - Ahck (Kab Remix) // Wir
03. Daso - Louche // Connaisseur
04. Kate Wax - Beetles And Spider (Ellen Allien & Apparat Remix) // Mental Groove
05. Trentemøller - Moan (Radio Slave Remix) // Poker Flat
06. Holden - 10101 // Border Community
07. Gui Boratto - The Blessing // Kompakt
08. Lazy Fat People - Shinjuku // Wagon Repair
09. Jim Rivers - Restore (Alcala's Ultra-violent Edit) // Saw
10. Guy J & Roy Brizman - Avant-Garde // Audio Therapy
11. John Tejada & Arian Leviste - From Empty Words // Palette
12. Alex Smoke - Neds // Vakant
13. Superpitcher - Enzian // Kompakt
14. Rekorder - Rekorder 7.1 // Rekorder
15. Stephan Bodzin - Luka-Leon // Herzblut
16. Pig & Dan - After Ibiza // Cocoon
17. Jürgens - Love It // Room
18. Château Flight - Baroque // Innervisions
19. Silicone Soul - 3AM (12" Mix) // Soma
20. Andrey Burtaev - Mostly Harmful // Precinct
21. Gui Boratto - Beautiful Life // Kompakt
22. Apparat - Headup // Shitkatapult

Time: 01:58:31
Format: MP3, 192Kbps, Stereo
Size: ~163 MB

Download: Direct (right click, save as..)

Cover photo by Dan Alcala

NOTE: This continuous mix is offered for promotional purposes only and completely free of charge.