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BOYS NOIZE (Alex Ridha) builds worlds, then builds bridges between them. Propelled by an infatuation with sonic invention and a prescience for culture, the German-Iraqi artist, DJ and producer has developed a peerless practice that is deeply informed by electronic music history but always pushes beyond convention.
As an international headliner and A-list producer BOYS NOIZE embodies the transformation and expansion of 21st century techno, house and electro into a massive global phenomenon. Yet as a Berliner and lifelong DJ, he remains dedicated to the underground, tearing through subcultural scenes large and small as he experiments with aliases across genres.
Despite his uncompromising taste, BOYS NOIZE is far from a gatekeeper. Instead, he opens portals for others to enter his world, through his productions for A$AP ROCKY, LADY GAGA, and FRANK OCEAN, his film score work with TRENT REZNOR for CHALLENGERS and OLVER STONE’S SNOWDEN, his collaborations with SKRILLEX, KELSEY LU, PUSSY RIOT, SHYGIRL, RICO NASTY, VTSS, TOMMY CASH and CHILLY GONZALES, his EP and capsule collection with the late VIRGIL ABLOH, his remixes for DAFT PUNK, AG COOK, YEAH YEAH YEAHS, SOPHIE and DEPECHE MODE.
As temperatures and tempos rise, so does BOYS NOIZE’s output. He’s been on a tear of 140+ bpm techno tracks and remixes, including festival rippers FCKVRND, STEADY PACE with VTSS, FINE DAY ANTHEM with SKRILLEX, and three new singles ready to blast off in 2025. Still, BOYS NOIZE remains fiercely independent, intimately involved in supporting the culture that brought him his success. After many years self-releasing on BOYSNOIZE RECORDS, Ridha is launching an expansive concept label in 2025 that reflects new modes of community and artistic circulation. ONES and ZEROS will release music and physical objects, including jewelry designed with ALLIGATOR JESUS and ERIC TIMOTHY CARLSON, and is building a pluralistic network of shared taste connecting international local scenes.
Like the dialogue between DJ and dancefloor, Ridha’s practice is ultimately one of active creation and conversation across boundaries. BOYS NOIZE is many things—legendary electro DJ, GRAMMY-winning pop producer, breakout film composer, leading figure of the new techno zeitgeist—but no one of them personifies him. Instead, BOYS NOIZE can be found in the connections between and beyond, a network of energy, principles, and taste always reaching towards what is to come.
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17 Mar, 2017
Boys Noize: 'Mayday Remixes Pt.2'
BOYS NOIZE shares his 'MAYDAY REMIXES PT.2 EP' today, with remixes from a diverse roster of fresh faces and respected talent, as opposed to the reworks on PT.1. 'Euphoria' turns menacing with an EBM work-over from Minimal Wave's Amato, new XL Recordings signee GILA flips a left field 'Rock The Bells'.
To have the deeply intense Tensnake remake of 'Starchild' featuring Polica alongside the '90s signature touch by young rave revivalist RAITO's on 'Midnight' shows the diversity in scope of sounds.
'MAYDAY REMIXES PT.2' is out now everywhere!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mayday-remixes-pt-2/id1209167017
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06 Mar, 2017
Boys Noize: Sister Radio Mix
Boys Noize presents a special guest mix for SISTER Radio.
www.pyroradio.com/sister-radio-with-guest-boysnoize-27022017
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03 Mar, 2017
Boys Noize: 'The Mayday Remixes Pt.1'
Boys Noize releases the club-ready first installment of the two part 'MAYDAY REMIXES' EPs today. The studio album 'MAYDAY' gave us Boys Noize taking his raw, aggressive production to new levels of musicality - true songs instead of club tools.
The 'MAYDAY REMIXES' brings us right back to the basement, as he's never one to stray too far from his roots. Nearly every track from the album is reworked on 'PT 1' by Boys Noize with the club and DJ in mind.
Listen on Spotify from the link below.