Aleksey Strokov began making drum and bass in Samara, Russia, in 2010, first releasing music as Electronic Star before adopting the name Tobax later that year. The Russian producer and DJ started putting out music on smaller labels in 2011. By 2013, Tobax had released tracks on Fokuz and Citrus Recordings, and the single Those Words EP on Fokuz Recordings featured Soligen, Technicolour and Type2.
In 2016, Tobax worked with LifeSize MC on “Extaziest/Golem”. The following year brought the Into The Darkness EP on Titan Records and a remix of A.M.C and Turno’s “Fever”. Tobax’s releases have also appeared on Eatbrain and Bad Taste Recordings, alongside Fokuz and Citrus. In 2018, Tobax released music on Eatbrain, Bad Taste and Cause 4 Concern.
Other collaborators include Disprove, Malux and Current Value. Tobax released the Frenemies EP with Kryptomedic on Eatbrain, and the Blasters & Flowers EP with TNTKLZ on Neuropunk Records. A later release was the single Epoch (Tobax Remix), a remix of Gydra on Ignescent in 2018.