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Boys Noize
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Boys Noize
Plays on LTZ: 1 across 1 shows (2026-05-21)
Tracks played
Shut It Down (feat. Taichu) — researched 2026-09-11
Research
19. Boys Noize — Shut It Down (feat. Taichu)
Boys Noize is Alex Ridha, a German DJ and producer. He runs Boys Noize Records and has been central to club music for two decades. Recent context: GRAMMY win for his work on the TRON: Ares soundtrack, and the Nine Inch Noize project with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. His eighth solo album is due fall 2026. "Shut It Down" featuring Taichu and Taube was released May 15, 2026 — previewed at Coachella and Ultra before dropping officially. Distorted synths, pounding drums, blown-out electro. Three minutes. One of four Daily Music Report tracks.
Placement: Second track of the punk run, following Mountain Goats. At 155 BPM it matches the pace of Bottle Rockets and sustains the segment's sprint. Placed here to separate it from the other DMR tracks.
Boys Noize
Origin: Hamburg, Germany · born 1979 · active (based Berlin/Los Angeles)
Members: Solo artist (Alexander "Alex" Ridha), German-Iraqi producer/DJ; also runs Boys Noize Records
Genre: Electro house, techno, club/dance production
Discography:
Oi Oi Oi (2007) — debut album
Power (2009)
Out of the Black (2012)
+/- (2021)
Nine Inch Noize (2026) — collaborative project with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, debuted at Coachella
Facts:
Co-produced the TRON: Ares soundtrack with Nine Inch Nails, including the Grammy-winning single "As Alive As You Need Me to Be"; also co-wrote Lady Gaga's Grammy-winning "Rain on Me" and earned a 2019 Grammy nod for "Midnight Hour" with Skrillex.
Two decades into his career, he formalized his live/studio partnership with Reznor and Ross as Nine Inch Noize following their run on Nine Inch Nails' Peel It Back tour.