Boys Noize
Alexander Ridha (born 22 August 1982), better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a German electronic music record producer, songwriter, and DJ.[1] It is similar to the name of Ridha's label, Boysnoize Records, which he established in 2005.[1] Ridha has remixed a number of other artist's work, including Snoop Dogg and Depeche Mode.[2] In 2019, he produced Frank Ocean's song "DHL".[3]
Boys Noize | |
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 Boys Noize in 2012. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexander Ridha |
| Born | 22 August 1982 Hamburg, Germany |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Boysnoize Records |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | www |
Biography
Ridha started producing and DJing from an early age, including a period in which he supported Felix Da Housecat and DJ Hell under the alias of Kid Alex.[4] He's been anointed one of the "Top 10 DJ's Who Rule The World" by Rolling Stone, elected "Best Electronic Act" by Beatport 3 years in a row, and awarded with the Independent Music Award in 2010.[5] His music is known to merge various styles, with influences of hip-hop and disco roots as well as heavy noise and electro house sounds.[6]
Ridha released his early work on labels such as International Deejay Gigolos Records, Kitsuné Music and Turbo Recordings. He established Boysnoize Records in 2005.[7]
He remixed David Lynch, N.E.R.D, Depeche Mode, Snoop Dogg, Daft Punk, Justice, and The Chemical Brothers amongst many other well-known artists and became a producer of note, having worked with Kelis, UK rapper Kano, The Black Eyed Peas, and the South Korean band BIGBANG and has also collaborated with the New York band Scissor Sisters on their album "Only The Horses".
Chilly Gonzales' Ivory Tower is his first fully produced and co-written album, released in August 2010.[8]
He has further collaborated with Erol Alkan: the first record "Death Suite" / "Waves" was released on Ridha's imprint BNR, followed by "Lemonade" / "Avalanche", which came out on Erol's label Phantasy Sound.
In October 2010, the first release of the newly launched sublabel BNR TRAX was presented.[9]
In 2012, Boys Noize released his third studio album, Out of the Black.[10]
In 2012, Boys Noize formed a side project with Skrillex called Dog Blood which is in the Electro genre. Dog Blood performed at the 2013 Miami Ultra Music Festival.
Boysnoize Records celebrated its 100th release in 2013, with electronic dance heavyweights as The Chemical Brothers and Justice remixing BOYS NOIZE's "XTC" and "ICH R U".
In 2014, Boys Noize did the music composition for a German movie named Who Am I – No System Is Safe. Ridha also collaborated with Chilly Gonzales to form Octave Minds. The self-titled debut album was released on BNR with track premieres on Pitchfork Dazed and Confused and Fader. Besides the album features a track called "Tap Dance", which features Chance the Rapper and the Social Experiment.[11]
Boys Noize released his "Go Hard" EP in 2015, a #1 album release on Beatport. In August 2015 it was announced that Ridha had collaborated with Jean-Michel Jarre on the track "The Time Machine" from the album Electronica 1: The Time Machine.[12]
In 2016, Boys Noize released his fourth studio album, Mayday, which included collaborations with Benga, Remy Banks, Poliça, Hudson Mohawke, and Spank Rock.[13] He described it as "[his] signal against blind categorization and conformist synchronization", "a call for individuality and diversity", and "a tribute to outsiders".[14] It peaked at number 8 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[15]
In 2020, Boys Noize started a Twitch channel where he later went on and produced an album with the input from his followers. He even used Twitch to make a poll of which tracks he should release and what he should name the different tracks. He was the first in the world to do this.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Label | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (V) [16] |
BEL (W) [16] |
FRA [17] |
SWI [18] |
US Dance [19] |
US Heat [20] | |||
| 2007 | Oi Oi Oi | Boysnoize Records |
65 | — | 95 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Power | 24 | 62 | 144 | — | 23 | — | |
| 2012 | Out of the Black | 49 | 49 | 123 | 90 | 23 | 42 | |
| 2015 | Strictly Raw Vol. 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Mayday | 87 | 128 | — | — | 8 | — | |
| 2018 | Strictly Raw Vol. 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | Strictly Bvnkers Vol. 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||
Remixed albums
2008 - Oi Oi Oi (Remixed)
Extended plays and singles
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Bomb / Boy Neu (EP) | International Deejay Gigolo Records |
| 2005 | Are You In? (EP) | Datapunk |
| Erole Attack (EP) | Turbo Records | |
| Optic / He-Man (EP) | Boysnoize Records | |
| "Volta 82" | ||
| 2006 | "Feel Good (TV=Off)" | Kitsuné Music |
| Kill the Kid (EP) | Boysnoize Records | |
| 2007 | "& Down" | |
| "Don't Believe the Hype" | ||
| "Lava Lava" | ||
| 2009 | "Starter" | |
| 2010 | Transmission (Pt. 1 and Pt. 2) | |
| 1010 / Yeah | ||
| Nott / Trooper | ||
| 2011 | "Adonis" | Cocoon Recordings |
| Sessions Pt. 1 | Boysnoize Records | |
| 2012 | Adonis Remix (EP) | Cocoon Recordings |
| "XTC" | Boysnoize Records | |
| "What You Want" | ||
| "Ich R U" | ||
| 2013 | "Go Hard" | |
| 2014 | "Alarm" | |
| 2015 | "Cerebral" | |
| "Overstayer" | ||
| "100" | Turbo Recordings | |
| 2016 | "Overthrow" | Boysnoize Records |
| "Euphoria" (featuring Remy Banks) | ||
| "Starchild" (featuring Polica) | ||
| "Birthday" | ||
| "Midnight" | ||
| 2018 | "Disco Inferno" | |
| "Orange"[21] (with Virgil Abloh) | ||
| "Killer"[22] (featuring Steven A. Clark) | ||
| 2020 | "Buchla 100"[23] | |
| "Girl Crush"[23] (featuring Rico Nasty) | ||
| "Mvinline"[24] | Defected Records |
Collaborations
| Year | Artists | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Erol Alkan and Boys Noize | Waves / Death Suite | Boysnoize Records |
| Erol Alkan, Boys Noize and Gonzales | Waves Remake | ||
| 2010 | Boys Noize and Erol Alkan | Avalanche / Lemonade | Phantasy Sound |
| 2011 | Boys Noize and Erol Alkan featuring Jarvis Cocker | Avalanche (Terminal Velocity) | |
| Boys Noize and Chilly Gonzales | Working Together | Gentle Threat | |
| Boys Noize and Housemeister | Shizzo | Boysnoize Records | |
| 2012 | Erol Alkan and Boys Noize | Roland Rat / Brain Storm | |
| Handbraekes (Boys Noize and Mr. Oizo) | #1 | ||
| Erol Alkan and Boys Noize | Roland Rat / Brain Storm Remixes | ||
| 2013 | Dog Blood (Boys Noize and Skrillex) | Middle Finger | Boysnoize Records, OWSLA |
| Middle Finger Pt. 2: The Remixes | |||
| 2014 | Handbraekes (Boys Noize and Mr. Oizo) | #2 | Boysnoize Records |
| Octave Minds (Boyz Noise and Chilly Gonzales) | Octave Minds | ||
| 2015 | Tiga and Boys Noize | 100 | Turbo Recordings |
| 100 Remixes | |||
| 2018 | Handbraekes (Boys Noize and Mr. Oizo) | #3 | Ed Banger Records |
| 2019 | Skrillex, Boys Noize, and Ty Dolla Sign | Midnight Hour[25] | Owsla / Atlantic Records |
| Boys Noize and Francis and the Lights | Why Not?[26] | Boysnoize Records |
Collaboration tracks
| Year | Artists | Song | Label | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Feadz featuring Boys Noize | The Ultimate | Ed Banger Records | The T.U.F.F. |
| 2012 | Boys Noize and BIGBANG | Feeling | YGEX, Avex Trax | Alive (Japanese Edition) |
| 2013 | G-Dragon featuring Zion.T and Boys Noize | I Like It | YG Entertainment | Coup d'Etat |
| 2015 | Boys Noize and Yoon Mirae (윤미래) | #Capture the City | Boysnoize Records | #Capture the City - Single |
| 2015 | Jean Michel Jarre and Boys Noize | The Time Machine | Sony Music | Electronica 1: The Time Machine |
| 2016 | FEMM (produced by Boys Noize) | L.C.S. | FEMM'S AGENCY SYNDICATE, Avex Group | Pow!/L.C.S. |
| 2019 | A$AP Rocky | Babuska Boi | A$AP Rocky Recordings LLC / RCA Records. | Polo Grounds Music / RCA Records |
| Frank Ocean (prod. Boys Noize) | DHL | Blonded | Single |
Mix albums
- Bugged Out! Presents Suck My Deck (Mixed by Boys Noize) (2008)
- I Love Techno 2008 (Mixed by Boys Noize) (2008)
- Radio Soulwax Mix (2009)
- Mixmag Presents Electro Techno Thunder! (2009)
- South West Four Clapham Festival Preview (2010)
- FABRICLIVE 72: Boys Noize (2013)
- BNR10YR Bang Mix (Mixed by Boys Noize) (2013)
Remixes
| Year | Artist | Track | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kid Alex | "My Way" | Kid Alex Boys Noize Mix |
| Monster Magnet | "Space Lord" | Boys Noize - Monster Bootnet | |
| Spillsbury | "Was Wir Machen" | Kid Alex Boys Noize Remix | |
| 2005 | Bloc Party | "Banquet" | Boys Noize Vox Mix Boys Noize Dub |
| Göpfrich and Gerlach | "Auf Der Lauer Aua Aua" | ||
| John Starlight | "Shadowbreaker" | Boys Noize Remix No 1 Boys Noize Remix No 2 | |
| Kaiser Chiefs | "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" | ||
| Kid Alex | "My Conversation" | ||
| Lützenkirchen | "Daily Disco" | ||
| 2006 | Depeche Mode | "Personal Jesus" | Boys Noize Classic |
| Feist | "My Moon My Man" | Boys Noize Classic Mix | |
| Foreign Islands | "Fine Dining with the Future" | ||
| I-Robots | "Frau" | ||
| Kreeps | "All I Wanna Do Is Break Some Hearts" | Boys Noize Remix No. 1 Boys Noize Remix No. 2 | |
| Living Things | "Bom Bom Bom" | Boys Noize Vox Remix Boys Noize Great Dub | |
| Para One | "Dudun-Dun" | ||
| Riot In Belgium | "The Acid Never Lies" | Boyznoize 909 Remix | |
| Shiny Toy Guns | "Le Disko" | Boys Noize Fire Mix Boys Noize Fire Dub | |
| Teenage Bad Girl | "Cocotte" | Boys Noize Rework | |
| Tiga | "Move My Body" | ||
| 2007 | Alloy Mental | "Alloy Mental" | Boynoize Remix |
| Cut Copy | "Lights & Music" | Boys Noize Happy Birthday Remix | |
| Justice | "Phantom Pt. II" | Boys Noize Vox Mix Boys Noize Unreleased Turbine Remix | |
| Marilyn Manson | "Putting Holes in Happiness" | ||
| Snoop Dogg | "Sexual Eruption" | ||
| 2008 | A-Trak | "Say Whoa" | |
| Apparat | "Arcadia" | Boys Noize Reprise | |
| Boys Noize | "& Down" | Siriusmo vs. Boys Noize Mix | |
| C. J. Bolland | "Horsepower" | ||
| Darmstadt | "It Has Been Said" | ||
| Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk | "Love Can't Turn Around" | Boys Noize Started Like This Mix | |
| Frankmusik | "When You're Around" | ||
| Gonzales | "Working Together" | Boys Noize Vox Mix Boys Noize Dub Mix | |
| Housemeister | "Inordertodance" | ||
| LOTP | "Focker" | Boys Noize Terror Re-Did | |
| Maurice Joshua | "This Is Acid" | Boys Noize Re-work | |
| Sébastien Tellier | "L'amour et la Violence" | Boys Noize Main Version Boys Noize Euro Mix | |
| Siriusmo | "Mein Neues Fahrrad" | Boys Noize Edit | |
| The Faint | "The Geeks Were Right" | Boys Noize vs. D.I.M. Mix | |
| 2009 | Depeche Mode | "Wrong" | D.I.M. vs. Boys Noize Remix |
| Djedjotronic featuring Spoek | "Dirty & Hard" | Boys Noize's Jump If You're an Idiot Mix | |
| Editors | "You Don't Know Love" | Boys Noize Classic Mix | |
| Michael Jackson | "Beat It" | Boys Noize 2003 Bootleg Remix | |
| Röyksopp | "Happy Up Here" | ||
| The Black Eyed Peas | "Boom Boom Pow" | Let the Beat Rock (Boys Noize Remix featuring 50 Cent) Let the Beat Rock (Boys Noize Megamix) | |
| The Faint | "Mirror Error" | Das Glow Remix Boys Noize Edit | |
| 2010 | Charlotte Gainsbourg | "Trick Pony" | |
| David Lynch | "Good Day Today" | ||
| N*E*R*D featuring Nelly Furtado | "Hot-n-Fun" | ||
| Scissor Sisters | "Invisible Light" | ||
| The Chemical Brothers | "Swoon" | Boyz Noize Summer Mix Boyz Noize Summer Instrumental | |
| 2011 | Daft Punk | "End of Line" | |
| Housemeister | "Music is Awesome" | ||
| Modeselektor featuring Nazizi and Abbas | "Monkey Flip" | ||
| 2012 | Spank Rock | "Nasty" | SCNTST Remix – Boys Noize Re-Did |
| Strip Steve | "Astral Projection" | Destructo Remix – Boys Noize Edit | |
| Dave Clarke | "Wisdom to the Wise" | Boys Noize Wild Pitch Remix | |
| Rammstein | "Mein Herz brennt" | ||
| 2013 | Brad Lamborghini - JOHN G | "Kernkraft 7000" | Boys Noize Edit |
| Chromeo | "Sexy Socialite" | ||
| Donna Summer | "Bad Girls" | Boys Noize Club Mix | |
| Kavinsky | "ProtoVision" | ||
| Pet Shop Boys | "Axis" | ||
| 2014 | Atom™ | "Ich Bin Meine Maschine" | |
| Danny Brown | "Smokin & Drinkin" | Boys Noize Smokin Mix | |
| Depeche Mode | "My Little Universe" | ||
| 2016 | Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force | "Planet Rock" | |
| Craig Amstrong | "Secret Downloading" | Boys Noize Remix 2 | |
| 2017 | Justice | "Randy" | |
| Cassius | "Ibifornia" | ||
| 2020 | Autotune | "Blade Runner" | |
| Omar Souleyman | "Layle"[27] |
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