Hamburg’s Alex Ridha set up Boys Noize records back in 2005, well before Boys Noize had gained the popularity he now basks in. Since then, there have been frequent signings, all heavy on distortion and the unique electro-tech sound.
D.I.M. also hails from Hamburg and has brought us some exciting releases. His much-remixed ‘Is You’ has been a dancefloor success, while his remix work has added some heavier beats to the indie-electro tunes he’s been mixing up. His remix of Jape is interesting – and you’ll either love it or hate it: I enjoy the injection of lyrics to dance music and this is a beautifully lyrical tune. His booming remix of Junkie Xl is thrilling too. D.I.M. brings some much welcome pulses of bass and heavy distortion:
Junkie XL ft. Lauren Rocket – More (D.I.M. Pop Em All Dub Rework) [Pelski Highly Recommends]
Jape – Floating (D.I.M. Remix) [Pelski Highly Recommends]
The Presets – My People (D.I.M. Remix)
Boys Noize himself is releasing a remix album of ‘Oi Oi Oi’, on which Feadz and Siriusmo will feature. Siriusmo has an upcoming mini-album in the works for Boys Noize Records and has produced the best remix yet of ‘& Down’:
Boys Noize – Lava Lava (Feadz Aval Aval Mix)
The Lava Lava remix is from Feadz – interesting, but not a touch on the original. Yup, Feadz, that’s the lucky Ed Banger getting down with Uffie. (Or vice versa: really she’s the lucky one. Feadz was the artist with the talent and Uffie just the pretty face and foul mouth, who merely slept her way to the top of Ed Banger. She was an Ed Banger gimmick, cunningly tacked on to the label by Busy P – in order to pull in a few more fans. Uffie was deemed interesting ‘cos she rapped about female independance…how she didnt give a shit, and was ready to suck and fuck… In England we dont call that independant. It’s called a slut.
Puzique was signed to Boys Noize Records early last year and has cetain house elements, especially on Don't Go. However Cissor and Suite 9 sound very BoysNoize-esque, with full flow driving distortion and blasts of bass. Over the last year puzique has released a fair amount of material on Boys Noize Records, including the wondefully cheesy house tune 'Dont Go'. The industrial-sounding thumper Cissor filled with a slow moving squelching and screeching sound that could easily be mistaken for any Boys Noize sample, while relax is a simple, but noisy, distortion enfused techno onslaught. And Nice & Tight is on the funky house side of things, with fully-fledged 70s-esque vocals:
The Lava Lava remix is from Feadz – interesting, but not a touch on the original. Yup, Feadz, that’s the lucky Ed Banger getting down with Uffie. (Or vice versa: really she’s the lucky one. Feadz was the artist with the talent and Uffie just the pretty face and foul mouth, who merely slept her way to the top of Ed Banger. She was an Ed Banger gimmick, cunningly tacked on to the label by Busy P – in order to pull in a few more fans. Uffie was deemed interesting ‘cos she rapped about female independance…how she didnt give a shit, and was ready to suck and fuck… In England we dont call that independant. It’s called a slut.
But still…Pop the Glock and The Party are two pretty tight songs, but its a shame the rest were all so samey and uninspired. [don't worry my Uffie rant is now over and to legitmise this rant here's a nice little glitchy remix of Uffie's Hot Chick, by the bassey Detboi: Uffie - Hot Chick (Detboi's Hot Glitch Re-edit) )
Puzique was signed to Boys Noize Records early last year and has cetain house elements, especially on Don't Go. However Cissor and Suite 9 sound very BoysNoize-esque, with full flow driving distortion and blasts of bass. Over the last year puzique has released a fair amount of material on Boys Noize Records, including the wondefully cheesy house tune 'Dont Go'. The industrial-sounding thumper Cissor filled with a slow moving squelching and screeching sound that could easily be mistaken for any Boys Noize sample, while relax is a simple, but noisy, distortion enfused techno onslaught. And Nice & Tight is on the funky house side of things, with fully-fledged 70s-esque vocals:
Puzique - Don't Go [ripped from an old mixmag CD]
Villeneuve – Oh No (Puzique Remix)
Strip Steve is a recent signing to Boys Noize Recs and has just releasd his Skip School EP, which includes the electro come-up of Ready Steady. I intantly recognized the sample – which is used fervently throughout – Weezer’s ‘We are all on Drugs’. The first 15 seconds of that old track is just spliced up, re-used over and over, slightly gnarled, built up and never quite dropped. Still, its great sampling, reminiscent of what Daft Punk do best: making a nabbed sample their own.
