XRS is a Brazilian drum-and-bass producer and DJ. XRS also performs as XRS Land and Sys_X. The XRS Land project began in 1996, before the release of the album Sarau in 1999. That album appeared on Trama/Sambaloco. The producer’s early releases also included the Brazil EP, issued on V Recordings in 2001.
XRS met DJ Marky in the early 1990s. Their 2002 single “LK (Carolina Carol Bela)” featured Stamina MC, and the track “LK” reached the UK Top 20 that year. In 2003, XRS and DJ Marky founded Innerground Records. Their collaboration also produced the 2004 album In Rotation.
Further joint releases with DJ Marky include the 2003 single “Get Down (2 Da Funky Soundz) / Return to Paradise” on Computer Integrated Audio, and “Butterfly / Moments Of Lust Remixes” in 2006. That same year, XRS and DJ Marky released “The Wizard (The Invaderz Remix) / Just Can't Give You Up”, with The Invaderz. The 2005 single “Sands Of Time (Original)” was made with Physics for Midnight Sun Recordings. In 2018, XRS and DJ Marky revisited two earlier titles with the single “Butterfly / The Wizard”. XRS later teamed up with DJ Marky and Makoto for the 2024 EP Kochi. The three producers also came together on the 2024 single “Soul Samba (DJ Marky & Makoto Remix 2024)”. XRS is also a label owner and live act.