Alex Reece

Though he's most interested in acid house and early techno, Alex Reece came to prominence in the mid 90s as a Drum&Bass Superstar. His interest in techno began in the late '80s, when acid house was popular. Reece gradually earned enough money to buy turntables and a decent vinyl collection. He then began DJing and working for Basement Records in 1992 to concentrate on engineering and making his own music, Reece first tried his hand at house (recording with brother Oscar as XE-DUS), but found it too formulaic. He realized that there was much more to explore in jungle/drum'n'bass, so he began to experiment. His initial releases appeared on the Liquid Wax, Basement Records, Creative Wax labels, but Reece made his name with Metalheadz Records. Singles like "Basic Principles" and