Skrillex and Boys Noize collaborate to form Dog Blood, release ‘Middle Finger’ and ‘Next Order’
A few days ago we were teased with a short YouTube clip of an enigmatic production by none other than Skrillex and Boys Noize. In the world of incredible collaborations, this pairing is on par with Deadmau5 and Wolfgang Gartner’s “Animal Rights.” Alex Ridha’s techno-god status combined with Skrillex’s impeccable sound production and genre-defining signature style have come together to create “Middle Finger” and “Next Order,” two ferociously unique and deeply layered techno monsters. Both artists influences are readily apparent, with Boys Noize driving basslines and Skrillex’s wobbles working together to create a harmony of aggressive techno and dubstep elements. A collaboration of this caliber should be made illegal, somebody might get hurt.
Both tracks are now available on Beatport via Boysnoize Records.
Dog Blood – Middle Finger (Original Mix)
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Dog Blood – Next Order (Original Mix)
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Minimal Skrillex influense.
Amazing production nonetheless! Here’s hoping they continue working together.
His wobbles aren’t present but Sonny has a more developed sound than Alex, all those added little extra layers are definitely Sonny’s doing. Looking forward to more from these two in the future.
How can you give credit to the “added little extra layers” solely to Sonny? Have you heard Jeffer? Lemonade? Any song off of Power? The Noize’s collabs with Erol or Oizo? Or ANY Boys Noize festival set? All Alex does is build layer upon layer upon layer until the destruction is unreal… and then starts over and does it again. I would give Sonny credit for the extra “swag” or “bounce” these songs have.
Both songs are amazing, but I wouldn’t give Sonny all the credit for their complexity. What I enjoyed about these songs is that you can definitely hear both their influences, but I can’t pinpoint who did what. Both men are geniuses.
real talk noro. alex is really a genius in the techno scene specially his heavy hittin’ productions. german techno > all
exactly. i believe its more of alex than sonny… still, skrilly did give it an extra bounce
boys noize does not produce techno, and middle finger is most definitely not techno
we all know that some of these people at DA have no clue what they’re talking about. great tracks tho.
He’s not techno and Skrilex really benefits from collaborations with talented artists because they make him sound a lot better than he truly is. Next Order is something that would come off a Boys Noize album. HOpefully he drops some dog blood stuff during his set at Roseland in November.
In “Middle Finger” I see it but that’s the weaker of the tracks, Next Order sounds like something Alex would drop in his set.
That’s strange, what would you two define his sound as? Since I have seen him described as both techno and acid house in the past.
Feel this is all Alex. Which I am so thankful for.
That’s a completely unfounded and biased claim. Both producers are incredibly talented – do you think Alex would work with Sonny if he felt he was a talentless hanger on? You can hate on the demographic Skrillex plays to but his productions are sonically impressive – you don’t win multiple Grammys without talent.
Middle Finger is average, but Next Order is pretty nice.
^truth.
Well, can’t argue there…
Electro-Step I would say. Too fast to be dubstep, too hard to be electro-house. Boom.
Idk about the “step” part since BN (Boys Noize) doesn’t really make breakbeat but I’d definitely say his sound has more of an electro vibe. The problem with generalizing his sound is that it keeps changing. He’s definitely produced acid and techno in the past. It’s probably better to look at BN in a song by song case than to just say that he’s this or he’s that. In any case this EP is great and I hope these two keep making tunes together
Actually it isn’t. Skrillex’s influences in most collaborations with some pretty good artists is always minimal. The guy has potential I’ll give him that but incredibly talented? Hell no. His productions are beyond awful, super generic and lacking in harmony & melody. He’s the reason people criticize dubstep, when there are better artists who utilize that sound better. And yes Alex would. First of all most of these guys are friends in the industry and second Skrillex has a bigger fanbase than Boys, it would benefit Boys more if Sonny fans all started listening to a guy Boys Noize that collaborated with Skrillex. It makes perfect sense. Diplo also worked with Bieber and Die Antwoord, does that make them amazing? No not at all. And you’re telling me winning a grammy makes you legit? Hate to break it to you but that’s just asskissing to the mainstream music of the year. They have some gems thrown in there sometimes but grammys lack the respect of the true talented musicians who see it for what it is. Don’t ever pull the grammys card out to defend your opinion. Armin has no grammys and he’s considered the greatest dj in the world so I guess he’s not really that awesome right? And for a guy that didn’t even know what genre Boys was, I don’t think I can trust your judgement.
Well I just posted something completely ripping what Andrew said but it got deleted. Wow. Whatever, don’t ever use Grammys to defend an artist there’s a reason why Skrillex draws hate, and it’s not for his fanbase.
This is a really strong album – as a DJ it’s hard to find songs with edge that don’t go to a 10 out of 10 on the energy scale. This will definitely get people moving. Who cares who had more influence – it’s an awesome unexpected collaboration from a large ‘commercial’ (he’s not ill defend that to the grave) producer and a very well respected underground artist. whether its techno or electro is irrelevant, it’s GOOD, it doesn’t feature Will.I.Am vocals, and isn’t some synth cheese with a 5 minute buildup and a shitty drop that sounds like every other release. Daps to the big names keeping it original cause the main stages at festivals have been just terrible this year. Every time a DJ plays or makes a mix of somebody that i used to know the scene dies a little bit. Songs, album, and artists rock here. Okay Im done.
He dropped both of these songs at Hard Summer, and he has definitely dropped Middle Finger the last two times I saw him at the Mezzanine in San Francisco. Both of these songs kill live. I heard Middle Finger live in early February before I knew Skrillex was involved and completely loved it. Knowing Skrillex was involved now makes sense… and I still love it.
Skrillex doesn’t get hated on because of what he does, he gets hated on because of what people made him out to be. Obnoxious fanboys think that Skrillex is God’s gift to the world and that he’s some sort of dubstep king; both of which are horribly inaccurate for many reasons (especially the second one) and have thrown a lot of hate towards Sonny’s way. As far as his music goes, you can’t say it isn’t melodic. There’s no way orchestras and pianists are going to make good covers of his songs without it being the slightest bit musical. Also, his music for me was never about harmonies. I used to listen to the music he made back when he was doing screamo. Idk if you’ve listened to that, but it sure as hell isn’t about harmony. It was more of a raw energy kind of thing, and his electronic stuff resonates in a similar way with me. Instead of attacking the guy as an artist you should probably just accept it isn’t your thing and move on.
So you are pigeonholing Boys into one genre? His sound has been described as techno, acid house, electro et al. Now you are just nitpicking in an attempt to somehow discredit the original post? Get out of here troll. How would you describe his sound? what genre does he fall into? I bet you don’t have an answer. I can run over to BeatPort right now and SURPRISE the first genre listed next to Boys Noize is techno – I am sure the #1 distributor of electronic music is probably wrong too.
Also, Armin is wayyyyyy fucking overrated – he does just as little behind the decks as any of the other push to play DJs and all you fanboys suck his cock. He isn’t anything special.
I feel like thats for the best