Alex Banks

Alex Banks is the producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist from Brighton UK. Having risen to prominence in 2013 with his seminal remix for Ninja Tune of Bonobo’s ‘The Keeper’ from the legendary Black Sands album, he has released a steady flow of cutting edge techno tinged electronica and found himself associated with the biggest names in the scene. In 2014 he signed his debut album ‘Illuminate’ the Modeselektor’s Monkeytown label which was met with considerable critical acclaim gaining support from Mixmag, Uncut and DJ Mag. This lead to touring Europe with Modeselektor and Moderat, as well as a featured DJ appearance in Mixmag’s famous DJ lab and his ‘Mix of the Year’ winning set for Ninja Tune’s Solid Steel series. Following a string of remixes he set to work on his 2019 released ‘Beneath the Surface’ album, this time coming out on Max Cooper’s Mesh imprint where he has found his current home. Recent releases since include his Volcanic landscape inspired ‘Tephra’ EP, two tracks contributed to Prague label YUKU’s ‘Black Gold’ LP and his ‘Resurgence’ track released as part of Sasha’s ‘LUZoSCURA’ project. Having used his time during the pandemic to spend some long sessions the studio, Banks is set to release new work later on in 2021, more news to come soon!