Boris Brejcha
Boris Brejcha (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbrɛjxaː]; born November 26, 1981 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein) is a German DJ and record producer. He describes his music style as "high-tech minimal."[1] His style has been compared with DJ Umek, and Solomun.[2]
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| Born | November 26, 1981 Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Genres | Minimal techno, Tech house, Electro house, Progressive house, Acid techno, Dutch house |
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Brejcha frequently wears a joker mask based on a Carnival of Venice design.[3] He has performed at clubs and festivals around the world, including Tomorrowland, Timewarp and Exit festival.[3] Boris founded the label Fckng Serious in 2015 with Ann Clue and Deniz Bul.[4] He performed for the first time in Ibiza in August 2019, at Hï Ibiza club.[5]
On 24 January 2020, Brejcha released his 6th album Space Diver [6] as his first album for Ultra Records.
In 2021, Brejcha had the 42nd position on DJ Mags Top 100 DJs.[7]
Personal life
He was injured in the Ramstein air show disaster at the age of 6, becoming badly burnt.[8] He states in an interview:
- This was a special incident in my life. I was alone, I was a little boy and I was in an extreme situation.
Discography
Albums
- 2007: Die Maschinen Kontrollieren Uns
- 2007: Die Maschinen sind Gestrandet
- 2008: Mein Wahres Ich
- 2010: My Name Is
- 2011: My Name Is – The Remix
- 2013: Feuerfalter – Part01
- 2014: Feuerfalter – Part02
- 2014: Feuerfalter – Special Edition
- 2016: 22
- 2016: Dj Mixes Single Track
- 2020: Space Diver
- 2020: Livestream Mix (Mixed)
- 2021: Never Stop Dancing[9]
Singles
- 2006: Monster
- 2006: Yellow Kitchen
- 2007: Fireworker Remixes
- 2007: White Snake
- 2007: Outer Space
- 2007: Die Maschinen Sind Gestrandet
- 2007: Die Milchstraße
- 2007: Who Is Your Man
- 2008: Lost Memory
- 2008: Aquilah
- 2009: Joystick
- 2009: Commander Tom
- 2009: Magic Gum
- 2009: Schaltzentrale
- 2010: Diffusor
- 2011: Sugar Baby
- 2011: James Bond
- 2011: Rührschüssel
- 2012: Schaltzentrale The Remixes
- 2012: Farbenfrohe Stadt
- 2012: Der Mensch Wird Zur Maschine
- 2012: That’s The Funky Shit
- 2013: Der Alchemyst
- 2013: We Go
- 2013: Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven
- 2014: Hashtag
- 2015: SAW
- 2015: Schleierwolken
- 2015: R U FCKNG SERIOUS
- 2015: I Am The Joker
- 2015: Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven – Remix
- 2015: Young And Stupid
- 2015: S.P.A.C.E.
- 2016: Out Of Brain
- 2016: Acid Attack
- 2016: Sir Ravealot
- 2016: FEAR
- 2017: Space Gremlin
- 2017: Bleeding Heart
- 2018: Devil
- 2019: Gravity (feat. Laura Korinth)
- 2019: Happinezz (feat. Ginger)
- 2019: Never Look Back
- 2019: Lieblingsmensch
- 2020: To the Moon And Back (feat. Ginger)
- 2020: Violet Pill EP
- 2020: Thunderstorm EP
- 2020: Puzzle (feat. Malena Maria)
- 2021: Purple Noise Remix Part 1
- 2021: Spicy (feat. Ginger)
- 2021: House Music (feat. Arctic Lake)
- 2021: EXIT EP
- 2021: Take A Ride (feat. Ginger)
- 2021: Matrix EP
- 2021: Twisted Reality
- 2021: Vodka & Orange EP
- 2021: Never Stop Dancing (feat. Ginger)
References
- "Alternative Top 100 DJS 2019, powered by Beatport". 30 October 2019.
- Grossane, Mark. "Artists Who Sound Like: Boris Brejcha". Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- "Boris Brejcha: "People love to see that an artist has some kind of identity"". Mixmag. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- "Boris Brejcha". FCKNG SERIOUS. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- "Boris Brejcha Brings Hi-Tech Minimal Brilliance To Hï Ibiza". Ibiza 2019 - Club Tickets - VIP Tables - Clubs & VIP - Essential Ibiza. 2019-08-19. Archived from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- "Boris Brejcha, Armin van Buuren to headline Montreal's ELEVATION 002". Dancing Astronaut. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- "Boris Brejcha | Top 100 DJs 2019". DJMag.com.
- "Biography". Boris Brejcha (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- "Boris Brejcha Drops 10th Album 'Never Stop Dancing'". 27 November 2021.