BOYS NOIZE 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Boys Noize and Defected seem like rather odd bedfellows on paper. The former is known for making caustic, in your face club tracks that are aggressive and heavily textured. The latter is one of house music's most smooth and feel good labels. Yet with 'All I Want (feat Jake Shears)' they somehow find a sweet spot between the two. The tune has gauzy chord vamps and and a rigid beat, but the vocal is catchy and smooth, while the bass sequence is sure to lock in any crowd. The remixes take in star-gazing, upbeat disco house funk and dub, stripped back and trance inducing minimalism from DJ Tennis.

Review: Firstly, picture discs don't come much more distinctive than this. Secondly, as the title suggests, each of these five tracks show Boys Noize at his most varied and extensive. Highlights include the detuned piano-pimped old school homage "Excuse Me", the filtered disco strut-fest "Starwin" and the happy-trap ghetto flexor "Push Em Up". A beautiful package in every sense.

Review: Alexander 'Boys Noize' Ridha seems to be mellowing with age. Compared to previous full-length excursions, Out of the Black is positively laidback. While there are, of course, ear-splitting moments of noisenik electro (see "Ich R U" and the techno-flavoured "Merlin"), most of the best dancefloor cuts here boast pleasing melodies and a surprising depth to the production (see "XTC"). Crucially, there's also more swing and a greater reliance on electrofunk-era synths. It's on these funk-fuelled tracks, such as Siriusmo collaboration "Conchord" and the delicious opener "What You Want", that Ridha shows us just how far he's come in the last decade.

Review: One year ago Boys Noize released the second album

.Power' and now here comes the latest single - the

double A-side .Trooper' / .Nott', with remixes by

Robert Hood, Paul Chambers, Shadow Dancer, Phon.O

and Strip Steve.

. Boys Noize had the great honour of getting a remix by

Techno-Godfather Robert Hood. The legend from

Detroit turns .Trooper' into a techno machine, with big

dry kickdrums and static percussion that reflects the

track's original idea. Also, a very special vocalist

contributes to this work - Robert Hood's daughter

sings “left, right, left, right” all the way through this

mix, which works magic on the dancefloor.

. Berlin buddy Phon.O turns .Trooper' into an epic

Warehouse dub mix - old school meets new school.

. .Nott' is a modern techrave track a la Boys Noize with

its strong robot voice that claims “I am not techno”,

and because rave was born in Belgium the label chose

local hero Paul Chambers to take you on an adventure

through bleeps and acid, a sure shot to turn the club

to the next level.

. UK's finest Shadow Dancer reduces the important bits

from the original and adds nice percussive rhythms

making it less techno and more house.

. Available on double 12” and as two separate digital

bundles. Plus, as a digital bonus on each digital

bundle, you get Strip Steve's take on .Trooper' and

Hey Today's bass mix of .Power' album track .Nerve

Review: Tiga and Boys Noize have been in and out of each other's productions for years now, and if you cast your mind back to 2006 you'll find Alex Rida's epic remix to Tiga's "Move My Body". Boys Noize has appeared on various Turbo compilations over the years too, but now comes the collaboration we've been waiting for: "100". Naturally Tiga's semi-ironic vocals are laced throughout the track, while acid synths, throttled by a beefed up and jacking bassline, rock out to clashing hi-hats. And for some extra pulsating warehouse techno action, check out "Jam#1". Make some noise.