Teenage Bad GirlThe missis has described the style of electro that I play as "Boys Noise" (Partly from the artist "Boys Noize") so much, that my head has almost started treating it as a genuine sub-genre.
Boys Noize -
& Down
It's probably worth noting that she's used it as a somewhat derogatory term suggesting that the music isn't very 'dancing' friendly or popular with women and is lacking in melody.
Proxy - Dance In The Dark
Boys Noise is characterised by harsh, distorted, often unfiltered bass or lead-synths, and computerized electro drum sounds. Whilst frequently the tracks are rooted in the new wave of French electro and electro-house they don't have to be and can include breaks or electro, hip-hop styled tracks. Distorted electric guitar samples or sequences are also quite common as is the chopping or slicing of the track to create breaks or drops.
D.I.M. - Is You
The overall sound is brash and noisy, sometimes creating walls of distorted sound or tearing riffs not dissimilar to that of heavy rock or metal instrumentation. The vibe of the dance-floor also has similarities to rock music with pogo-ing and arms-in-the-air very common.
Justice mixing Metallica's 'Master of Puppets' into a club set
Some artists I would consider as (to some extent or another) producing 'Boys Noise' include:
* Boys Noize
* D.I.M
* Most of Ed Banger records roster (esp. Justice, Busy P)
* Proxy
* Digitalism
* Les Petits Pilous
* Teenage Bad Girl
* Does It Offend You, Yeah?
* Danger
* MSTRKRFT
Teenage Bad Girl -Cocotte
Personally, I think it kicks ass :-D
Boys Noize -
& DownIt's probably worth noting that she's used it as a somewhat derogatory term suggesting that the music isn't very 'dancing' friendly or popular with women and is lacking in melody.
Proxy - Dance In The Dark
Boys Noise is characterised by harsh, distorted, often unfiltered bass or lead-synths, and computerized electro drum sounds. Whilst frequently the tracks are rooted in the new wave of French electro and electro-house they don't have to be and can include breaks or electro, hip-hop styled tracks. Distorted electric guitar samples or sequences are also quite common as is the chopping or slicing of the track to create breaks or drops.
D.I.M. - Is You
The overall sound is brash and noisy, sometimes creating walls of distorted sound or tearing riffs not dissimilar to that of heavy rock or metal instrumentation. The vibe of the dance-floor also has similarities to rock music with pogo-ing and arms-in-the-air very common.
Justice mixing Metallica's 'Master of Puppets' into a club set
Some artists I would consider as (to some extent or another) producing 'Boys Noise' include:
* Boys Noize
* D.I.M
* Most of Ed Banger records roster (esp. Justice, Busy P)
* Proxy
* Digitalism
* Les Petits Pilous
* Teenage Bad Girl
* Does It Offend You, Yeah?
* Danger
* MSTRKRFT
Teenage Bad Girl -
CocottePersonally, I think it kicks ass :-D
