BOYS NOIZE (Alex Ridha) builds worlds, then builds bridges between them. Propelled by an infatuation with sonic invention, Ridha has developed a peerless sound that transcends all categories. The nonconformist German-Iraqi artist, DJ, producer and subcultural oracle has forged a distinctive path through the world of electronic music, all on his own terms. Crisscrossing the globe with masterfully anarchic performances at major festivals like Coachella and Glastonbury, he never left the underground and still plays at all the techno meccas.
Ridha’s multifaceted output ranges from productions for Frank Ocean, A$AP Rocky, Lady Gaga, Santigold and Abra to collaborations with Bon Iver, Tommy Cash, Snoop Dogg, Rico Nasty and Kelsey Lu, and also includes remixes for Daft Punk, Depeche Mode, Rammstein, N.E.R.D, and David Lynch, the soundtrack for Oliver Stone’s movie Snowden as well as the first musical release from icon Virgil Abloh, accompanied by the OFF-WHITE x BOYS NOIZE’s MAYDAY clothing capsule collection. Whether composing and performing live as OCTAVE MINDS with piano maestro Chilly Gonzales, crafting club hits with Skrillex as DOG BLOOD, or DJing under his house pseudonym ELAX, BOYS NOIZE is constantly developing new forms of expression, fueled by a creativity that knows no boundaries.
A commitment to that boundless creativity is also what drove Ridha to start his own label, where he could retain full artistic control over his work and create music beyond genre pigeonholes. Originally created for BOYS NOIZE releases, Boysnoize Records (BNR) quickly evolved into a playground for discovering and cultivating new talent. Now in its 2nd decade of operations, the Berlin-based “non-conformist DIY anarchist collective” (Dazed & Confused) is home to an exceptional and diverse roster of future-facing artists including Locked Club, ARCA, Djedjotronic, SCNTST, Peaches, NAEEM, Cardopusher, Jensen Interceptor and Dave Clarke. Its releases include BOYS NOIZE’s ground-breaking debut album Oi Oi Oi, along with studio albums Power, Out Of The Black, MAYDAY and +/- (Polarity) as well as the analogue-sessions series Strictly Raw Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 and Strictly Bvnker Vol.1.
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