In 2009, Astrix's label, HOM-Mega Productions, was the first to release a digital album from Astrix on a USB flash drive, "One Step Ahead" (HOM-Mega Productions, 2009). Astrix then undertook an almost nonstop worldwide tour. Festivals included Dance Valley, SW4, Creamfields, Love Parade, UAF, Planeta Atlantida and headlined nights in the best clubs and venues such as Alexandra Palace, Brixton Academy, Pacha, Ministry of Sound, The City, Volume and Nox. Over the last couple of years, studio time was a rare commodity for Astrix, but nevertheless he managed to find the extra hours to work on his third studio album for HOM-Mega productions. "Red Means Distortion" is the result of some very late night sessions. The "Acid Rocker" EP, which was released in August 2010, was the first release from the next studio album, "Red Means Distortion". As bonus material, it included a remix by trance artist Pixel of "Closer to Heaven" featured vocalist Michele Adamson, and a fresh new GMS 2010 remix to Astrix's "Eye to Eye". In September, a month after the "Acid rocker" EP was released, the third album "Red means distortion" was released. Starting in August 2010, Astrix has been creating mix sessions titled "Trance for Nations". Astrix says his music has solid, driving basslines and ascending melodies. Many would consider his style to be a crossover between "full-on" and the "clubbier" end of Trance, exemplified by his Psychedelic Academy Mix. Author Graham St John, of the book "The Local Scenes and Global Culture of Psytrance", noted about Astrix's sound, "crisp spacious acoustics". Astrix has been cited as being musically influenced by Infected Mushroom. "I look up to them for inspiration and for some kind of spiritual fuel as it were." Other influences include Linkin Park and Paul Van Dyk. "I also have a love for alternative bands like Linkin Park, and as electronic producer I like Paul Van Dyk, he inspires me very much to see how well you can mix business with music and how big you can become from something that was so small in the beginning." Astrix released five full-length studio albums at the record label HOM-Mega Productions, based in Israel. In his albums Astrix collaborated with artists who were also involved in the psytrance scene, such as Infected Mushroom, Atomic Pulse, Domestic, Sub6, Psycraft, Xerox and Illumination.