Justice – Phantom pt2 (Boys Noize Remix)

Justice is a Grammy Award-nominated French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé (b. May 21 1979) and Xavier de Rosnay (b. July 2 1982). They are the most successful group on Ed Banger Records and are managed by the label’s head, Pedro Winter. Their main trademark is a large light-up cross that shines throughout their shows. Their debut album † was Mixmag’s Album of the Month in June 2007, number 15 on Pitchfork’s Top 50 Albums of 2007, and number 18 on Blender Magazine’s “25 Best Albums of 2007″ list. Justice is known for incorporating a strong rock influence into their music and image.

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Boys Noize is the monicker of a German electro-tech producer and DJ, Alexander Ridha. It is also the name of Ridha’s label, Boysnoize Records, which he set up in 2005.

Ridha was born and grew up in Hamburg, Germany. Between the ages of six and fourteen, he practiced piano and drums. At the latter age, he began to purchase records and produced music with programs. At sixteen, he started to produce in a studio with a colleague who would later be known as D.I.M. He taught Ridha engineering over the next five years. When he became 21 years of age, Ridha moved to Berlin.

Under the name Boys Noize, he has released records on French label Kitsuné Music, Tiga’s Turbo Records label, and on DJ Hell’s International DeeJay Gigolo Records. He has also remixed tracks for Tiga, Para One, Feist, Kreeps and Depeche Mode, as well as popular remixes of British indie anthems “Banquet” by Bloc Party and “Everyday I Love You Less and Less” by Kaiser Chiefs. Boys Noize’s tracks and remixes are played by DJs such as Erol Alkan, SebastiAn, 2 Many DJ’s, Mat Payne, Tiga and Justice.

Alex Ridha has also released EPs under the names 909d1sco and Kid Alex.

Boys Noize’s released his debut album “Oi Oi Oi” in September 2007. The first single from the album is titled “Don’t Believe The Hype”, and features two remixes by Surkin.

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~ by Christian Kresse on April 22, 2008.