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 Boys Noize in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexander Ridha |
| Born | 22 August 1982 Hamburg, West Germany |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Boysnoize Records |
| Website | boysnoize |
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][2] In 2005, Ridha established his label, Boysnoize Records.[2] Ridha has remixed the work of a number of other artists, including Snoop Dogg and Depeche Mode.[3] In 2019, he produced Frank Ocean's song "DHL".[4]
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.[5] He has been named 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 was awarded the Independent Music Award in 2010.[6] 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.[7]
Ridha released his early work on labels such as International Deejay Gigolos Records, Kitsuné Music and Turbo Recordings. He established Boysnoize Records in 2005.[8]
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".[citation needed]
Chilly Gonzales' Ivory Tower is his first fully produced and co-written album, released in August 2010.[9]
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.[citation needed]
In October 2010, the first release of the newly launched sublabel BNR TRAX was presented.[10]
In 2012, Boys Noize released his third studio album, Out of the Black.[11]
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.[citation needed]
Boysnoize Records celebrated its 100th release in 2013, with electronic dance heavyweights The Chemical Brothers and Justice remixing Boys Noize's "XTC" and "ICH R U".[citation needed]
In 2014, Boys Noize did the music composition for a German movie named Who Am I – No System Is Safe.[citation needed] Ridha also collaborated with Chilly Gonzales to form Octave Minds.[citation needed] The self-titled debut album was released on BNR with track premieres on Pitchfork Dazed and Confused and Fader.[citation needed] Besides the album features a track called "Tap Dance", which features Chance the Rapper and the Social Experiment.[12]
Boys Noize released his Go Hard EP in 2015, a No. 1 album release on Beatport.[citation needed] 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.[13]
In 2016, Boys Noize released his fourth studio album, Mayday, which included collaborations with Benga, Remy Banks, Poliça, Hudson Mohawke, and Spank Rock.[14] He described it as " signal against blind categorization and conformist synchronization", "a call for individuality and diversity", and "a tribute to outsiders".[15] It peaked at number 8 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[16]
Discography
Albums and EPs
Studio albums as lead artist
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (FL) [17] |
BEL (WA) [18] |
FRA [19] |
SWI [20] |
US Dance [21] |
US Heat [22] | ||
| Oi Oi Oi |
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65 | — | 95 | — | — | — |
| Power |
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24 | 62 | 144 | — | 23 | — |
| Out of the Black |
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49 | 49 | 123 | 90 | 23 | 42 |
| Strictly Raw Vol. 1 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mayday |
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87 | 128 | — | — | — | — |
| Strictly Raw Vol. 2 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Strictly Bvnkers Vol. 1 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| +/-[23] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Remixed albums
- Oi Oi Oi (Remixed), 2008
- Challengers , 2024[24]
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)
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
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| The Bomb / Boy Neu |
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| Are You In? |
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| Erole Attack |
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| Optic / He-Man |
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| Kill the Kid |
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| Adonis Remix |
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| HARDC0RE DR3AMZ (with Rico Nasty) |
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Collaborations
| Title | Album details | Artists |
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| Waves / Death Suite |
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Erol Alkan and Boys Noize |
| Waves Remake |
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Erol Alkan, Boys Noize and Gonzales |
| Avalanche / Lemonade |
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Boys Noize and Erol Alkan |
| Avalanche (Terminal Velocity) |
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Boys Noize and Erol Alkan featuring Jarvis Cocker |
| Working Together |
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Boys Noize and Chilly Gonzales |
| Shizzo |
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Boys Noize and Housemeister |
| Roland Rat / Brain Storm |
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Erol Alkan and Boys Noize |
| #1 |
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Handbraekes (Boys Noize and Mr. Oizo) |
| Roland Rat / Brain Storm Remixes |
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Erol Alkan and Boys Noize |
| Middle Finger |
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Dog Blood (Boys Noize and Skrillex) |
| Middle Finger Pt. 2: The Remixes |
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Dog Blood (Boys Noize and Skrillex) |
| #2 |
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Handbraekes (Boys Noize and Mr. Oizo) |
| Octave Minds |
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Octave Minds (Boyz Noise and Chilly Gonzales) |
| 100 |
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Tiga and Boys Noize |
| 100 Remixes |
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Tiga and Boys Noize |
| #3 |
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Handbraekes (Boys Noize and Mr. Oizo) |
| Midnight Hour[25] |
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Skrillex, Boys Noize, and Ty Dolla Sign |
| Why Not?[26] |
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Boys Noize and Francis and the Lights |
Singles
Singles as lead artist
| Title | Album details |
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| "Volta 82" |
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| "Feel Good (TV=Off)" |
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| "& Down" |
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| "Don't Believe the Hype" |
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| "Lava Lava" |
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| "Starter" |
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| Transmission (Pt. 1 and Pt. 2) |
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| 1010 / Yeah |
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| Nott / Trooper |
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| "Adonis" |
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| Sessions Pt. 1 |
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| "XTC" |
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| "What You Want" |
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| "Ich R U" |
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| "Go Hard" |
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| "Alarm" |
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| "Cerebral" |
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| "Overstayer" |
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| "100" |
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| "Overthrow" |
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| "Euphoria" (featuring Remy Banks) |
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| "Starchild" (featuring Polica) |
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| "Birthday" |
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| "Midnight" |
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| "Disco Inferno" |
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| "Orange"[27] (with Virgil Abloh) |
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| "Killer"[28] (featuring Steven A. Clark) |
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| "Buchla 100"[29] |
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| "Girl Crush"[29] (featuring Rico Nasty) |
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| "Mvinline"[30] |
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| "All I Want"[31] (featuring Jake Shears) |
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Collaboration tracks
| Title | Song details | Artists | Album |
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| "The Ultimate" |
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Feadz featuring Boys Noize | The T.U.F.F. |
| "Feeling" |
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Boys Noize and BIGBANG | Alive (Japanese Edition) |
| "I Like It" |
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G-Dragon featuring Zion.T and Boys Noize | Coup d'Etat |
| "#Capture the City" |
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Boys Noize and Yoon Mirae (윤미래) | #Capture the City – Single |
| "The Time Machine" |
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Jean Michel Jarre and Boys Noize | Electronica 1: The Time Machine |