If thereʼs one thing Alex doesnʼt like to do, itʼs sit still. Over many years of releasing music and reaching back into his earliest days as a DJ back home in Venice, Italy, he has thrown himself into a sizable list of projects and parties .
He first emerged as a producer in 2006 with the famous Berlin Dub on Mixworks Detroit, the label run by Buzz Goree of Underground Resistance fame, before appearing on Bosconi and Bass Culture and delivering some releases for Luciano's Cadenza imprint.
Based in Berlin since 2008, Alex has taken advantage of the thriving artistic community around him to kick-start many different projects, including the Hands Up studio collaboration with The Analogue Cops and the Vae Victis label they worked on together, MUS and Illegal Series labels and later projects , like his jam- based studio venture The Kicks with Maayaan Nidam , or Eticone label with Etienne
Now as ever Alex has his hands in many projects, from the record distribution Small Black Dots. to his latest project Seekers, that is emerging as a record label and event that harks back to his burning desire to discover more about music and to share that passion with those who feel it too. The line-ups of the events are made of great DJs whom Alex recognizes as digging much deeper than the average dj. Likewise the releases on the Seekers label feature no artist information, at least not for those who arenʼt interested in searching to find out more for themselves.
Itʼs a project that comes at the perfect time for someone who has achieved a lot in music, but will always be hungry for more. With Seekers aiming for a more intimate, meaningful experience for everyone involved, itʼs a sign that sometimes the most satisfying route through music is not always the biggest one, and thatʼs what keeps driving Alex Picone on.
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DISCOGRAPHY ALEX PICONE
Releases
Persistence Mixworks 12'' 2008
Furby Floppy Cadenza 12'' 2008
Numalbix Mixworks 12’’ 2008
Motherland EP Bosconi 12’’ 2009
Sweet Revenge EP Mixworks 12’’ 2009
Thai EP Bass Culture 12’’ 2009
Zurichtakeaway Mus 12’’ 2010
Sexy Memories Bosconi 12’’ 2010
Irish Mus 12’’ 2010
Rootz Man Rootz 12’’ 2010
Fahrenheit Cadenza 12’’ 2011
En Pensant Bass Culture 12’’ 2011
Angola Illegal Series 12’’ 2011
Eternal Moment Memento 12’’ 2012
Alien Hands Up 12’’ 2012
Rap In The Air Mus 12’’ 2012
Planetarium Mus 12’’ 2012
It takes time ep Be as one 12'' 2013
07 ep Mus 12’’ 2013
Five ep Bass culture 12'' 2013
Minimalism gets complex Mus 12'' 2014
Illegal series 05 Illegal Series 12’’ 2014
A bit ep seekers 12'' 2014
Welcome ep Eticone 12'' 2015
Lost tape ep Illegal Series 12'' 2015
Frequency switch ep yay recordings 12'' 2016
Random Afternoon ep Eticone 12'' 2016
Lunch with lynch ep Illegal Series 12'' 2016
Remixes
Ivory Machine EP Bass Culture 12’’ 2010
Beatrice Objazz 12’’ 2010
Orale Phonica 12’’ 2010
Cross My Mind Memento 12’’ 2011
Woodland Claque Music 12’’ 2011
Neon Waldeliebe Familien 12’’ 2011
il complotto Musical metaphor 12’’ 2012
Take it no more Gua Limited 12’’ 2016
Morning ep Rever Limited 12’’ 2016
Compilations
Floppy on Luciano’s Fabric 41 Fabric CD 2008
Berlin Dub on Ame’s Fabric 42 Fabric CD 2008
En Pensant on Kevin Saunderson Ith records CD 2012
Dry screams on Bosconi Stallions Bosconi Records 12" 2013
Out of passion on This is Bass Culture Bass Culture Records CD 2013
M9 on Sonja Moonear's Cocoon Cocoon Recordings CD 2016