Alex Ridha—better known to the world as BOYS NOIZE—has been making electronic music and working as a DJ for over half of his life, which is no small feat considering that Ridha is currently only 29 years old.

As a DJ, Ridha has established himself as one of the world’s preeminent wizards behind the DJ decks, having played some of the world’s biggest stages alongside some of the biggest names in dance music. As a recording artist and a producer, Ridha has created his own sound, and pioneered his own brand, amassing a formidable body of work in the process.

The raucous, schizophrenic sound of ‘Out of the Black’ — much like previous Boys Noize records — has more to do more with Ridha’s attention span as his choice in gear. “I get bored really easily with sounds,” he explains, “The exciting part for me is trying to come up with new sounds, putting new sounds in a new dress. I’m sound obsessed. I buy a lot of machines and synths, and I’m always looking for a way to destroy sounds in an unconventional way. I’m always drawn to music and productions that sound entirely different or really naïve or sometimes just stupid. I don’t like it when it sounds too clean and generic, there needs to be some sort of soul.

The new album nicely bridges the gap between his previous two efforts; providing the requisite in-your-face electro band of classic Boys Noize on tracks like “What You Want”, “Rocky 2” and ‘XTC”. At a time when mainstream electronic music – particularly the pervasive cultures of EDM and dubstep – have moved dance music out of the clubs and into the stadiums, Ridha is quick to acknowledge the old school house and acid records that shaped him as a DJ; the very same records that continue to bubble up as an influence on Out of The Black.