When German producer Alexander Ridha aka Boys Noize first rose to prominence in the mid-’00s, his sound was very much in keeping with the buzzsaw electro-house of that era, especially as heard on his still-bracing debut, Oi Oi Oi. Over three more albums and countless singles, EPs, remixes and collaborations in the years since, however, Ridha has proven that he’s much more than just another Justice imitator. He’s ventured into springy techno with Tiga on “100,” retro-futuristic house music with Mr. Oizo (as Handbraekes) and thrown down some seriously funky, techno-tinged grooves with Skrillex as one-half of Dog Blood. On his most recent solo LP, Mayday, Ridha enlists guest vocalists such as Spank Rock and Poliça’s Channy Leaneagh to pump up the pop and hip-hop elements in his music while never straying far from the buzzy synths that remain his signature.
