Dog Blood

This article is about a Skrillex and Boys Noize project. For the Alexisonfire album, see Dog's Blood.

Dog Blood
Dog Blood logo
Dog Blood logo
Background information
GenresElectro house, deep house, trap
Years active2012—present
LabelsBig Beat Records, Owsla, Boysnoize Records
Members
Websiteowsla.com/artist/dog-blood

Dog Blood is a side duo of DJs and producers formed in 2012 by music producers Skrillex and Boys Noize. Their debut single, Next Order / Middle Finger, was released on August 12, 2012, on Beatport and iTunes and other music streaming platforms. The song "Next Order" managed to reach #1 on Beatport's Techno chart.

On 9 November, Dog Blood announced they were working on new material.[1] Skrillex premiered a new Dog Blood track on an exclusive Owsla live stream to members of The Nest on 21 December 2012. On 16 September they released their second EP, which consists of the tracks 'Shred or Die', 'Middle Finger Pt. 2' and 'Chella Ride'. The EP is composed of a further two remixes of "Middle Finger" by The M Machine & Millions Like Us. The song "Chella Ride" peaked at #1 on the Beatport Breaks chart.

On 17 March, Dog Blood performed live at Ultra Music Festival 2013 and debuted new material, including a remix of ASAP Rocky's "Wild For The Night". Dog Blood debuted their "Wild For The Night" remix along with three new songs. Information was released of an eight track remix package of their debut single Next Order/Middle Finger set to be released in late August, as well as a 5 track standard release coming out via The Nest subscription. Dog Blood performed at the Las Vegas Electric Daisy Carnival and Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, Somerset in June 2013. They also played a show on July 14 for the RBC Ottawa Bluesfest and made their Hard Summer debut on Saturday, August 3.[2] On Skrillex's BBC Essential Mix 15/6/13, Skrillex premiered the new tracks "Dog Blood - Chella Ride", "A$AP Rocky - Wild For The Night (Dog Blood Remix)", and "Josh Wink - Higher State of Consciousness (Dog Blood Edit)".[3]

On the 2nd of December 2014, Boys Noize posted an image of Dog Blood themed artwork, hinting a potential third EP of new material.[4] During the summer of 2014, they won the Best Animation Category in Berlin Music Video Awards, with the music video of Chella Song [5]

On January 28, 2015, the lineup for the Detroit festival "Movement" was released. Included on the lineup is Dog Blood, marking a return after a cease of performances without explanation. The festival is scheduled for 23–25 May 2015.

Dog Blood performed at the 2017 Hard Summer Music Festival in Fontana, California on August 6. This was the only performance for Dog Blood in 2017.[6]

Dog Blood returned to the stage in 2019, with a performance at BUKU Music + Art Project in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 23.[7] Dog Blood then traveled to Miami that same week to perform a warehouse party put on by Brownies & Lemonade on March 28 in Wynwood, Florida.[8] They then played the next day at Ultra Music Festival on March 29 at the UMF Worldwide Stage, releasing a new song the day of and vowing to release future music.[9] They played at Electric Zoo in New York City September 1, closing out the Main Stage.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Track listing
Next Order / Middle Finger[10][11]
  • "Next Order"
  • "Middle Finger"
Middle Finger Pt. 2
  • Released: 16 September 2013
  • Label: OWSLA / Boysnoize Records
  • Formats: Digital download, vinyl
  • "Middle Finger Pt. 2"
  • "Chella Ride"
  • "Shred or Die"
  • "Middle Finger (The M Machine Remix)"
  • "Middle Finger Pt. 2 (Millions Like Us Remix)"
  • "Chella Ride (Mr. Oizo Remix)"[a]
Turn Off the Lights[13]
  • Released: 31 May 2019
  • Label: OWSLA / Boysnoize Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
  • "Break Law"
  • "4 Mind" (with Josh Pan and X&G)
  • "Kokoe" (with Otira)
  • "Turn Off the Lights"
  1. ^ Exclusive track from limited edition red vinyl in which "Middle Finger Pt. 2 (Millions Like Us Remix)" is omitted[12]

Singles

Year Title Label
2019 "Turn Off the Lights"[14] Owsla / Boysnoize Records / Atlantic Records
"Midnight Hour" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) Owsla / Atlantic Records
2023 "Fine Day Anthem" Owsla / Boysnoize Records / Atlantic Records

Remixes

Year Title Artist Label
2013 "Wild for the Night" (featuring Skrillex and Birdy Nam Nam) A$AP Rocky Owsla / Nest
2019 "4 MIND" (featuring josh pan and X&G) - Good Times Ahead remix Dog Blood Owsla / Boysnoize Records / Atlantic Records

References

  1. ^ "Dog Blood - Home". Facebook.com. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Lollapalooza 2013 Line-up". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Essential Mix, Skrillex". Bbc.co.uk. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Boys Noize's Instagram profile post". Instagram.com. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Berlin Music Video Awards, 2014". berlinmva.com. 5 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Skrillex and Boys Noize Return as Dog Blood with First Festival Performance of the Year". 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015.
  7. ^ "WATCH: Skrillex & Boys Noize Debut Brand New Dog Blood Music at Buku 2019". 25 March 2019. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019.
  8. ^ "FIRST LISTEN: Dog Blood Premiere New Song with Ty Dolla $ign in Miami". 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019.
  9. ^ "MUST LISTEN: All 7 Unreleased Tracks from Skrillex & Boys Noize's Dog Blood Ultra Set". April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019.
  10. ^ DOG BLOOD – MIDDLE FINGER Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine | Boysnoize Records
  11. ^ Dog Blood - Middle Finger EP by OWSLA on SoundCloud
  12. ^ "Dog Blood - Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 11:19am". Facebook. Dog Blood. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  13. ^ Bein, Kat (31 May 2019). "Skrillex & Boys Noize's Dog Blood debut electrifying Turn Off The Lights EP: Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  14. ^ Arcand, Rob (29 March 2019). "Dog Blood – 'Turn Off the Lights'". Spin. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.