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 "Pulp Fiction" with his pioneering Two-Step Break & Reese "Reece" sampled Bassline these became Drum&Bass standards, showcasing his minimalist style, a sound partly inspired by his fix on acid house. In fact, the case might be made that Reece's music isn't jungle at all, since most of his beats are quite steady. No matter if he's a junglist, technojunglist, Reece cemented his reputation quite well with additional recordings as Jazz Juice for Precious Materials, Lunar Funk for Mo'Wax. In early 1996, he landed a major label deal with Island Records who signed him and his debut album So Far was released in September 1996 with 2 Singles previously released making introductory Drum&Bass chart success.