Italian-born Alex Picone's passion for deep analogue-sounding grooves is all consuming. Ever since he was a teenager, his whole life has been devoted to feeling, sharing and shaping hip-rolling house + techno. And, of course, it shows Alex (aka Alessandro Picone) was born and grew up in Padova, where he started DJing in the mid-90s. His skills soon landed him regular slots at La Scala in Padova, and from there he began to organise his own house parties before bagging key residencies at Flow and il Muretto.

It was in 2004 that Alex took his first steps as a producer, hooking up with Kay Sand) to form Chronic Flakes. Their funky-assed tracks quickly earned respect from the likes of Alex Neri, who released two Chronic Flakes' records on Bustin' Loose in 2005/6. Neri then unleashed Chronic Flakes' tech-house extravaganza, the Omnadawn EP, complete with a remix by Guido Schneider, on Tenax Recordings - and included 'Galicia' from this EP on his 2008 il Muretto mix. 2008 came with changes : Alex moved to Berlin and put out his first full EP as a solo artist, Furby Floppy, on Luciano's Cadenza Records. This won him nods from both peers and press, and 'Floppy' went on to feature on Luciano's Fabric 41 mix, while the slow-burning 'Berlin Dub' was included on Âme's Fabric 42. 2009 sees Alex continue to explore a subterranean landscape of beats through his groove-ridden Motherland EP on Bosconi Records and to bring a warmer, more human feeling in his dj sets.

Music. Playing it, producing it, and making it happen for the true heads. This is the fuel that fires the passion of Picone. A life lived for, and through, music.

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