Alex From Tokyo is actually from Paris, but was raised in the Japanese capital. The son of French expats, he grew up in a very cosmopolitan environment, exposed to the cultures of east and west. In the late 80s he started frequenting clubs playing the music of New York, London and elsewhere, spun by eclectic Japanese DJs such as Hiro, Katsuya, Nori, and Marbo, plus visiting guests like Larry Levan, Mark Kamins, DJ Milo, Francois K and Harvey. In the 90s he headed Paris for university, becoming part of the French house scene as A Deep Groove with DJ Deep and Gregory.

Now based in New York, he brings this lifetime of this multi-city musical worldview and a typically 'Originals' eclectic taste to this compilation. We get French Balearica from I:Cube, Japanese jazz-house from Violets, UK post-punk (Electric Guitars), New York dub-disco (Sabrina Johnston masquerading as Tia Monae), Jamaican reggae-disco (Max Romeo), Parisian cosmic (Guy Cuevas), NYC funk-rock (Material), Baltimore boogie (DIT Band) and much more. Love it!