Russia’s protest art collective Pussy Riot’s track RAGE (in Russian “Besit”) sees a stellar remix by German-Iraqi artist Boys Noize. This week, the song was also be released as a 1/1 NFT on the Catalog platform available for bidding this Friday 12/10 @ 2pm EST. You can listen to RAGE via YouTube below or listen here.
Nadya Tolokonnikova says: “I have known Alex Boys Noize since 2015 – we met at Dave Sitek’s studio and immediately started to jam together on Straight Outta Vagina. It’s an honor to me that Alex agreed to do his version of my RAGE – I have huge respect and love for him. The original track was released in February 2021 and was dedicated to Russian political prisoners, many of whom, including Alexey Navalny, are still serving their time in camps”.
Boys Noize says “I’m a big fan of Pussy Riot so it’s really nice to finally collaborate. For this remix I wanted to make something minimal but hard! I created this synth sound that I have never created before – it sounds so massive but it still feels kinda funky. Already tested in the club – happy to finally share with everyone!”
Pussy Riot has also announced tour dates with Marina (and the Diamonds) for February + March 2022 – see below.
Pussy Riot tour dates
w/ Marina
FEB 26 – NEW YORK, NY @ TERMINAL 5
FEB 28 – ATLANTA, GA @ COCA-COLA ROXY
MAR 01 – NASHVILLE, TN @ RYMAN AUDITORIUM
MAR 03 – HOUSTON, TX @ BAYOU MUSIC CENTER
MAR 04 – AUSTIN, TX @ AUSTIN CITY LIMITS LIVE AT THE MOODY THEATER
MAR 05 – DALLAS, TX @ THE FACTORY IN DEEP ELLUM
MAR 09 – INGLEWOOD, CA @ YOUTUBE THEATER
Boys Noize tour dates
DEC 31 – LOS ANGELES, CA @ CATCH ONE
JAN 01 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ THE MIDWAY / FRESH START
MAR 04 – MONTPELLIER, FR @ ROCKSTORE
MAR 05 – BORDEAUX, FR @ HANGAR FL
MAR 12 – ISTANBUL, TR @ VOLKSWAGEN ARENA
MAR 18 – NANCY, FR @ L’AUTRE CANAL
MAR 19 – STRASBOURG, FR @ LA LAITERIE
APR 01 – MILANO, IT @ CIRCOLO MAGNOLIA
APR 02 – ROME, IT @ TBA
APR 08 – LONDON, UK @ VILLAGE UNDERGROUND
APR 15 – NANTES, FR @ WAREHOUSE
APR 16 – GRENOBLE, FR @ LA BELLE ELECTRIQUE
APR 22 – TOULOUSE, FR @ LE BIKINI
APR 23 – PARIS, FR @ REX CLUB
APR 29 – BARCELONA, ES @ TBA
APR 30 – MADRID, ES @ MONDO
MAY 06 – AMSTERDAM, NL @ MELKWEG
MAY 13 – OSLO, NO @ JAEGER
MAY 14 – COPENHAGEN, DK @ PUMPEHUSET
MAY 20 – VIENNA, AT @ PRATERSAUNA
MAY 21 – PRAGUE, CZ @ ROXY
More about Pussy Riot
Conceptual artist and activist Nadya Tolokonnika, founding member of Pussy Riot, a global feminist protest art movement. Today, hundreds of people identify as a part of the Pussy Riot community.
Was sentenced in 2012 to 2 years’ imprisonment following an anti-Putin performance. Went through a hunger strike protesting savage prison conditions and ended up being sent to a Siberian penal colony, where she managed to maintain her artistic activity and with her prison punk band she put together to tour around Siberian labor camps. Published a book ‘Read and riot: Pussy Riot’s guide to activism’.
Co-founder of independent news service and media outlet, Mediazona. Has spoken before the US Congress, British Parliament, European Parliament, appeared as herself on season 3 of House of Cards, performed at Banksy’s Dismaland exhibition.
Pussy Riot’s Punk Prayer was named by The Guardian among the best art pieces of the 21st century (“feminist, explicitly anti-Putin, protesting the banning of gay pride and the Orthodox church’s support of the president”), collaborated with Bansky on his Dismaland exhibition, endorsed by Marina Abramovic and Ai Weiwei, created an immersive experience in Saatchi gallery in London. Pussy Riot joined the NFT community in early 2021, a PleasrDAO member, a supporter of a stronger female representation in the NFT space.
Pussy Riot stands for gender fluidity, inclusivity, matriarchy, love, laughter, decentralization, anarchy, and anti-authoritarianism.
More about Boys Noize
On September 24th, Boys Noize (Alex Ridha) released his critically acclaimed album ‘+/-‘ (pronounced Polarity), which includes tracks with like-minded artists such Rico Nasty, Abra, Kelsey Lu, Tommy Cash etc.
The collective volume and diversity of Boys Noize has put him in high demand among artists seeking his proprietary sonic techniques and peerless production. Berlin’s world-renowned subterranean culture acts as a beacon for international stars who are willing to probe the margins for the innovative and unusual, and it is Boys Noize´s studio where their fresh inspirations are transmuted into even fresher music with his expertise.
Over the years, working relationships have flourished and production credits multiplied, including with such luminaries as Lady Gaga, Frank Ocean, A$AP Rocky, Bon Iver, Mark Ronson and Francis & The Lights. And as an unrivaled remixer, Boys Noize has been enlisted by Depeche Mode, Rammstein, Daft Punk and David Lynch, adding his signature to the work of artistic royalty.
Even while personally embracing an outsider role, Boys Noize finds his influence penetrating the center: 2020 was marked by a GRAMMY nomination for his collaboration with SKRILLEX and TY DOLLA $IGN “Midnight Hour”—an unlikely blend of late-night R&B, oldskool rave and hard house—while 2021 brought a GRAMMY win for Lady Gaga’s Rain on Me, feat. Ariana Grande.
For more information on Boys Noize, visit http://www.boysnoize.com/.
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