Alex Reece

𝘼 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙍𝙚𝙚𝙘𝙚’𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧, "𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙨" 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙙-’90𝙨 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙢 & 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙙 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡-𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚.

Released on 4th & Broadway in 1996, the track epitomizes the "intelligent drum & bass" era — shimmering Rhodes chords, rolling breaks, and a warm bassline woven together with soulful female vocals that softened jungle’s harder edges without losing its kinetic energy.

Reece, known for his influential work on Metalheadz and for shaping the blueprint of liquid funk, demonstrates here his refined balance between dancefloor functionality and emotive depth. The production glows with precision — airy yet full-bodied, forward-thinking yet rooted in the UK club continuum.

“Candles” remains one of those timeless pieces that bridge the gap between deep house sophistication and the restless pulse of drum & bass, a defining release in both Reece’s catalogue and the broader sound of 1990s British electronic music.