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NOISIA
NL

Noisia are a three-man production collective from The Netherlands
consisting of Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen and Thijs de Vlieger.

At the start of their recording career they were focused mainly on drum 'n
bass, but the recent years have clearly showed their diversity as
producers. From remixing to producing pop albums, from hiphop to
breakbeat, Noisia have proven themselves capable while maintaining a
strong foothold in the drum 'n bass scene and staying true to their
signature sound: dirty, but clean. The same attitude is to be found in
their DJ-sets: they play mostly drum 'n bass, but don't be surprised if
you find yourself with your hands in the air when a 4/4 beat at 133 bpm
drops in the middle of the set!

2008 has been an amazing year for Noisia.

- After remixing for Pendulum & The Freestylers in 2006, and for Robbie
Williams in 2007, in 2008 they were asked by Moby to remix his "Alice".
Uniquely, they released the 12 inch vinyl versions of both remixes on
their own drum 'n bass label "Vision", while Mute took care of the cd- and
digital distribution.

- The first pop album Noisia produced, "Colour of Me" by South Africa's
Tasha Baxter (released on EMI in 2007), won two South African Music
Awards: best pop album (!) and best newcomer artist.

- Skint records re-released "Gutterpump" and pushed it in to airplay on
both music television channels and mainstream radio stations.

- Sony Playstation's legendary Wipeout series continued featuring Noisia's
"Seven Stitches", a song written specially for the latest installment of
the series: Wipeout HD. Seven Stitches was released on Division recordings
with "Groundhog" on the aa-side. Groundhog will also be featured on
Motorstorm 2, another Playstation 3 game.

- Fabric's CD-release series "Fabriclive" hit number 40, with Noisia
delivering a cross-genre mix receiving praise from both within and outside
the drum 'n bass scene.

- As DJ's, they've experienced yet another crazy year of touring. They
startied and ended the year 2008 in the lush Australian summer. In between
they've played metropolises like Los Angeles, Tokyo, Moscow, Berlin,
Barcelona, St. Petersburg, Paris etc etc, meanwhile frequenting the UK as
if it were their home country.

- But most of all, in 2008 the three have focused on producing their first
album after six years of releasing singles. The album will be a manifesto
of the diversity Noisia stands for, a blend of tempos and styles,
listening music rooted firmly in dance music, with the consistent dirty
yet clean production quality they are known for.

2009 will prove to be an even more interesting year as their album finds
its way to listeners worldwide. An album-release tour is to be expected.

- Besides the album, Noisia have also just recently done something they'd
always wanted to do: they have remixed for The Prodigy. The Noisia remix
of "Omen" is released midway february 2009.