Arriving with the return of D’Julz’s Bass Culture Records in Room Two this Saturday, Italian born, Berlin bred, Alex Picone speak to fabric about his Mus label and His Steve Reich Bootleg.
Alex Picone this summer became Vagabundos mixed great podcast on italian electronic music magazine: Soundwall.it
Real name /
Alessandro Picone
Aliases /
Chronic Flakes, Brothers in Low, Montgomery, Alex Tribal
Alex (aka Alessandro Picone) was born and grew up in Padova, where he started DJing in the mid-90s – when he was just 15 years old. He began to organise his own house parties before bagging key residencies at Flow and il Muretto. Playing regularly to the clued-up crowds at these clubs, alongside such international talents as Luciano, Richie Hawtin and Ricardo Villalobos, added momentum to his musical evolution and later propelled him into the world of production. In 2004 Alex took his first steps as a producer, hooking up with Kay Sand (Francesco Sperotto) to form Chronic Flakes. Picone was on a roll and, after spending some time in Ibiza, he finally adopted Berlin as his new home, a place from where he had drawn much inspiration. After his debut release ‘Berlin Dub’ as part of the Persi..
