Boys Noize drops ‘HYYTUP’ / ‘Sh5b0mbe’

Boys Noize is officially back in full attack mode.

Fresh off an absurdly stacked run of collaborations — from LSDXOXO and Ty Dolla $ign to Kungs, Keinemusik, and a deep dive into the Nine Inch Nails universe — the Berlin-based producer returns to solo form with HYYTUP / Sh5b0mbe, a two-track release that sounds like it was forged in a dark room with the speakers pushed past their limits.

The release lands via ONES and ZEROS [OAZ], the label Boys Noize launched in early 2025 as a platform for rule-breaking, future-facing techno. It also arrives as Nine Inch Nails resume touring this week, with Boys Noize joining the chaos both solo and as Nine Inch Noize, including upcoming Coachella appearances.

If all that wasn’t enough, let’s not forget the recent GRAMMY win for Nine Inch Nails’ As Alive As You Need Me To Be, produced by Boys Noize as part of the Tron: Ares soundtrack. Alone time was earned — and this release proves it.

HYYTUP: Slow, Heavy, and Completely Unhinged

HYYTUP moves against the current. Clocking in at a stomping 107 BPM, the track rejects modern techno’s speed obsession in favor of sheer weight. Detuned portamento buzzsaws creep in early, tension tightening like a vice as cinematic, horror-leaning textures build an atmosphere that feels genuinely unsettling.

When the drop hits, it’s thick and brutal — a minimal wall of sound driven by a distorted, growling bassline. There are flashes of early 2010s club idioms here, but the hallucinated sonics and ghostly Memphis-style vocal samples shove the track firmly into the future. Once the live hi-hats enter, the rhythm fractures and mutates, pushing adrenaline levels through the roof. By the second drop — announced with a siren — the dancefloor is no longer safe.

Sh5b0mbe: Industrial Pressure at Full Speed

Where HYYTUP creeps, Sh5b0mbe detonates. Jumping to 134.4 BPM, it leans into EBM, acid, and industrial techno, recalling the harder edges of early International Deejay Gigolo Records — but with modern menace.

A relentless square-wave arpeggio drives the track forward as kicks punch the gut, snares crack, and hi-hats hiss over a constantly morphing bassline. The mid-track breakdown pulls everything into a tense, ominous void before the key subtly shifts. When the track slams back in, it does so with wild modulation and full-force release — an apocalyptic kind of ecstasy that feels painfully aligned with the current moment.

Two Tracks, Two Futures

HYYTUP / Sh5b0mbe feels less like a single release and more like a statement: techno’s future isn’t one direction, it’s many — and Boys Noize is still out front, tearing up the map. Conventions may be gone, but new rules haven’t settled yet. That’s exactly where he thrives.

When everything feels like it’s about to collapse, leaning in might be the most exhilarating move of all.

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Boys Noize tour dates

• 2.14 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center (Nine Inch Nails)
• 2.14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Basement (Boys Noize)
• 2.16 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre (Nine Inch Nails)
• 2.18 – Hamilton, ON @ TD Coliseum (Nine Inch Nails)
• 2.20 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center (Nine Inch Nails)
• 2.22 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena (Nine Inch Nails)
• 2.23 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum (Nine Inch Nails)
• 2.25 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center (Nine Inch Nails)
• 2.27 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center (Nine Inch Nails)
• 3.01 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center (Nine Inch Nails)
• 3.03 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center (Nine Inch Nails)
• 3.06 – Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena (Nine Inch Nails)
• 3.07 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena (Nine Inch Nails)
• 3.09 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena (Nine Inch Nails)
• 3.10 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center (Nine Inch Nails)
• 3.13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center (Nine Inch Nails)
• 3.15 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center (Nine Inch Nails)
• 3.16 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center (Nine Inch Nails)
• 3.28 – Miami, FL @ Ultra Music Festival (Boys Noize Live)
• 4.10 & 4.17 – Indio, CA @ Coachella (Nine Inch Noize)
• 4.11 & 4.18 – Indio, CA @ Coachella (Boys Noize)
• 5.16 – Las Vegas, NV @ EDC
• 5.25 – Detroit, MI @ Movement