Noistruct
Noistruct (aka Boris Otterdam) is a Breakcore/Hardcore/Noise electronic music producer from Perth Western Australia.
Beginning in 1998 with a sound characteristic of the typical Australian "cut n paste/sample heavy" style of early hardcore/broken beat pioneers like Bloody Fist and Hardline Rekordingz but also heavily influenced by the mid 90s digital hardcore, d-jungle, fuckstep, abstract hip hop and proto-breakcore styles that emerged from Midwest USA, The UK and Europe at the time such as Digital Hardcore, Mille Plateaux, Cavage, Ambush Records, Low Res, Addict Records, Praxis and Zhark International.
Co-founding one of the first Australian breakcore labels and the first on the West Coast, 8-Bit Recordings with The Last Ninja and Deadcode in 2000 and organising and running underground hardcore/breakcore/drum n bass shows from 2000 to 2010 there (including West Coast shows for Maruosa and Volzoy, early shows for Aussie chiptune pioneers Chri5m and Fenris and the first appearance of future Pendulum founder Rob Swire as Anscenic) As well as frequently contributing to the wider Australian scene since moving to the Eastern States in 2003 by booking and running shows in Brisbane, Tweed Heads, Sydney and Melbourne. This includes running the last incarnation of System Corrupt Radio Show in Sydney, Illegal Frequencies Radio Show and weekly breakcore showcase night for 9 years in Sydney and Melbourne, The last incarnation of monthly night Uncomfort in Melbourne, VOID in Perth and Melbourne on and off for 5 years before retiring as a breakcore show promoter in 2019.
The most widely known and prolific producer/promoter/contributor and organiser for the first wave of The Australian Breakcore Scene. He's released more than 120 albums, EPs and singles digitally and physically, run numerous radio shows, events, parties and podcasts and played more than 500 shows with DJs, producers and bands from Australia and around the world and for some of the biggest shows such as Therapy Sessions and The Distorted Festival in Melbourne, The Difficult Music Festival in Sydney, Artrage Festival in Perth and podcasts such as Hardsound Radio and Hardsound Radio (Aussie Edition), NNS Podcast and Toxic Sickness Radio and his own podcast festival After Midnight (the biggest podcast festival in Australian history) with established and respected acts including Duane Buford and Phildo Owen (Ministry/Revolting Cocks), Scorn, Converter, Istari Lasterfahrer, Noisekick, Black Lung, Captain Raveman, Epsilon, Xylocaine, Ohmega Sir, Dylan, Limewax, Whitehouse, Eiterherd, Funksturong, DIn-ST, The Haters, Anscenic, Centaspike, Tymon, Negative Network, Maladroit, Killjoy, Animal Intelligence, Hutcho, Merzbow and Tortured Nurse among others.
He has been remixed by the likes of Mick Harris, Xylocaine, Bombardier, Aaron Spectre, 4e, Enduser, Angie Reed, Bomb20, Kurrupt and Hellcreator to name a few.
After self releasing on his own labels 8-Bit Recordings and ENDE Records (started in 2014 and now one of the largest and most respected labels and archives in Australia) and releasing on a slew of underground labels and web labels around the world, He joined the roster of US label Sonicterror Recordings in 2018 alongside producers like Enduser, Cooh, Medium and RedHat.
In 2023 Boris will end Noistruct with a final vinyl LP of remixes and a final album "The Antipath" on his own label ENDE Records along with his final ever remix for a major 90s US thrash metal band and a collaboration album with one of the pioneering influences of breakcore on a well known European breakcore label before ending a live career of more than 500 shows in 23 years with a final show in Southwest WA in November 2023.
In 2020 he moved back to Western Australia where he was permanently archived and recognized for his contributions to West Australian Music in the West Australian Music Archive at The State Library of Western Australia. He is also recognised by The Australian National Music Archive and The New Zealand National Music Archive. His studio/office is currently located in Perth, Western Australia where he continues to run ENDE Records and continue to produce and promote music and occasionally record eclectic DJ sets.
BOOKINGS AND CONTACT: Boris Otterdam
EMAIL: thisistheende@gmail.com
ENDE RECORDS: https://enderecords.bandcamp.com
ALBUM ON SONICTERROR RECORDINGS: https://sonicterrorrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/noistruct-vs-erohypnos-pisslords-stdigi028