Disillusioned by his early EDM success, Alex Young bought hardware, embraced UK dance culture – and reinvented himself From Washington, DC Recommended if you like Floating Points, Jon Hopkins, Joy Orbison Up next A slew of new music from the vault It was probably the moment when he was paid $10,000 to DJ a spin fitness class that Alex Young, barely 16 at the time, felt he had lost touch with what music was all about. “At 13, I was like, if I could ever hang out with Skrillex, my life would be complete,” he says, sipping a pilsner on an icy day in Washington DC. “Then by 15, I’m doing it.” Continue reading...