Boys Noize - Power

Tracklist:

01. Gax
02. Kontact Me
03. Starter
04. Jeffer
05. Transmischen
06. Nerve
07. Trooper
08. Sweet Light
09. Drummer
10. Rozz Box
11. Nott
12. Heart Attack

Could it ever have been as good as the first album? A few people think not, and in my opinion they are right. The new Boys Noize, album although still very good, does not infatuate me the way "Oi Oi Oi" did.

Boys Noize is the creation of Alex Ridha, a Berlin based producer and DJ who's work is nothing but upbeat electro, with some techy edges to it at times. 'Power' is Boys Noize's second album and it is a mysterious bag of treats with quite a few squeaks and bleeps along the way but it rarely delivers the upbeat sound that the title 'Boys Noize Records' is known for.

This album in my opinion makes for frustrating listening. Apart from the songs 'Starter'and 'Jeffer' I do not feel like the music gives enough to the listener, and that the album would sound a lot better pouring from the sound system of a club. Nerve and trooper locate sweet, craft-work, melody pulses but far too often the album falls away and you end up with a minimalist sound that may as well fall away. Next time, more Noize please!

Dusty Kid - A Raver's Diary Review

• Label:
• Boxer Recordings

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• Release date:

• April 20th, 2009

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• Sounds like:
• techno, tech house

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• Reviewer:
• Sam Reidy

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• Tracklist:
  

• Here Comes The Techno
• The Underground Persistence
• Lynchesque
• Klin
• Cowboys
• Moto Perputuo
• The Fugue
• Pluk
• America
• Agaphes
• Nemur

Dusty Kid to me is one of those DJ's that is always in the back of your mind. With his distinctive bass effects in his previous tunes to this album, you can try to imagine what this album is going to be like. Dusty Kid in my eyes isn't really creating new sounds, but the way he is arranging noises isn't half bad to say the least.

From the word go in this album you get the idea that the tunes are are going to be quite dark. Not only do you get the feeling the bass is talking to you, but the fillers within the songs are what make Dusty Kid's album so special. You wouldn't think that with bass lines so deep you could make such melodic music. How does he do this? It probably does help having a large range of classical music to compare too, and I feel that this is Dusty Kid's secret formula. Classical music! With the aid of a synth, you can transform any sound you like, and DK does this very well.

I feel in this album that Dusty kid is evoking many feeling with the sounds he is putting across in this album. I always think of dusty kid as being Dark and melodic, and with this album I am still thinking the same things. Another thing is that I feel like you could dance to the tunes that are on the album, whereas before, you felt like you couldn't dance to a hand full of his songs.

The First three tracks of this album are a full blooded techno side that would make most people switch to a different CD. This is just a screen because the remainder of the music which lies deeper with in the album is based mainly on melodies and a lot more accessible beats. I think the reconstructed track ‘Cowboys‘ or ‘The Fugue‘ are those kinds of tunes that stick in your head for quite a while. Let’s add the romantic sound called ‘America‘ and a poppy song titled Nemur (Walls of Guitars), and what we get is a very very good album with a couple of great peaks. Just the way we like Dusty kid to be!