Don’t be fooled by the plural “Boys”. Alex Ridha, 24, is just one man and he can do it all on his own. Nobody, however, would argue about the "Noize" part. His music and productions have excited massive interest from artists like Soulwax, Justice, Erol Alkan or and labels such as Kitsuné, Edbanger, Travor Jackson´s Output Rec., Intl Gigolo or Tiga´s Turbo Rec. - just to name a few. His reworks for Depeche Mode, Feist, British indie anthems "Banquet" by Bloc Party and "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" by Kaiser Chiefs have thrilled DJs and crowds all over the world.
Boys Noize has been touring for the past 2 years - including Japan, U.S., Canada, Australia, EU and Scandinvia, played at festivals such as Creamfields, Pukkelpop or Sonar and supported the Soulwax and Justice tour.
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The highly anticipated debut album “Oi Oi Oi” will be released worldwide third week of September. The first single titled "& Down" is due for late August. The imprint Boysnoize Rec. was founded by Ridha in 2005 and achieved to establish its own very special and paticulary sound. The roster counts e.g. Shadowdancer (UK), Les Petis Pilous (France) Housemeister (Berlin). The Boys Noize myspace site can be found in the Top10 Music/Artist Sites in Germany (June07). vOices
Feist: "It's the dirtiest clean I know" Soulwax: “Most exciting DJ & Producer at the moment!" Justice: "We love Boys Noize." Gildas Masaya (Kitsune/Daft Punk): “The best producer at the moment” Tiga: "For most of the past 2 years, Boys Noize records have saved my life as a DJ."
Erol Alkan: "Boys Noize is one of the most exciting producers of the year
his records have been thrilling people around the world" pRESS qUOTES
NME (UK) “One to investigate. (…) One of the biggest on the electro scene.” MIXMAG (UK): “Berlin’s answer to Soulwax, DJ/producer Boys Noize makes club music most DJ’s would rip off their right arm to create. His electro-rock DJ sets are the noisiest rock’n’rave thing imaginable.” Dummy (UK): “…the likes Erol Alkan and Tiefschwarz are praising him to the skies, and his remixes of Banquet by Bloc Party and Everyday I Love You Less And Less by Kaiser Chiefs are generating more buzz than a nest of angry hornets..” … Alex has the world in his sights. With a release schedule including tracks with Tiga and Ed Banger ans an upcoming US tour the world will find him difficult to ignore.
FACT Magazine (UK)
“…tunes for which the word “banging” was surely invented” “…responsible for some of the biggest out-and-out(and out) club tunes of the past few months…”
rEMIXES (selection) FEIST"My Moon, My Man"(Polydor) DEPECHE MODE"Personal Jesus"(Mute) KAISER CHIEFS"Everyday I Love You Less & Less" (B Unique/Polydor) BLOC PARTY"Banquet" (V2/Kitsuné) TEENAGE BAD GIRL"Cocotte"(Citizen) TIGA"Move My Body" (Pias UK) SHINY TOY GUNS"Le Disko" (Mercury U.S.) PARA ONE"Du Dundun" (Institubes FR) LIVING THINGS"Bom Bom Bom" (Jive/Zomba US) THE KREEPS"All I Wanna Do Is Break Some Hearts" (Output UK)
rELEASES (selection)
DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE"+SURKIN MIXES(BNR012) FEEL GOOD(TV=OFF)"(Kitsune) EROLe ATTAKK EP(Turbo Rec.) KILL THE kID/WAR (BOYSNOIZE Records 007) VOLTA 82 (BOYSNOIZE Records 002) OPTIC/HE-MAN (BOYSNOIZe Records) THE BOMB/BOY NEU! (INT. GIGOLO RECORDS 2004)
