The Tidy Boys are a UK-based hard dance music duo formed of Andy Pickles and Amadeus Mozart. They are known for creating the Tidy Trax record label, and their hard house DJ and production work. Pickles and Mozart are also known as Hyperlogic, the Handbaggers, and Untidy Dubs.[1]
Tidy Boys | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Rotherham, Kettering |
| Genres | hard house |
| Years active | 1999 - |
| Labels | Tidy Trax |
| Members | Andy Pickles, Amadeus Mozart |
| Website | www |
History
editThe Rotherham-based Andy Pickles and Kettering-based Amadeus Mozart founded the Tidy Trax record label in 1995.[2][3][4] Mozart, who changed his name by deed poll in 1986, had previously worked for the Keep Kettering Tidy campaign, which was the inspiration for the name of the label and the group. Pickles was previously the guiding influence behind the Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers series.[5]
The first release for the label was the track "U Found Out" by the Handbaggers, an alternate moniker for Pickles and Mozart, which reached #55 in the UK singles chart in 1996.[6][7] They also produced tracks under the Hyperlogic name, with the "Only Me" single being the first to achieve UK chart success, reaching number 35 in the UK singles chart in 1995 on the Systematic label. It was later re-released on Tidy Trax, this time peaking at #48 in 1998.[1][8] Some time later in March 1999 the duo came together under the Tidy Boys name, and played their first DJ set together.[9] The Tidy Boys went on to perform at live events such as the Tidy Weekender, Escape into the Park, and Creamfields, and held a monthly residency at Sundissential.[5][10][11][12]
The Tidy Boys have released a number of hard house compilation mix albums, some of which have achieved chart success, such as Hard House Euphoria mixed with Lisa Pin-Up which peaked at #12 in the UK Compilation Chart in 2001.[13] They have performed three BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix sessions, the first in 2004 alongside Judge Jules and Lee Haslam, the second in October 2005 performing with Amber D live from the Tidy Weekender, and the third in 2006 with Marcel Woods.[14][15][16] They were featured again on BBC Radio 1 in 2010, performing on the Kutski show.[17] The duo has received attention from the music press, with DMC World calling the Tidy Boys "iconic", and their sound being described as blending "rave with nu-NRG and trance".[10][5]
Discography
edit| Title | Artist | Year | Peak UK Comp |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tidy Boys Annual[18] | Tidy Boys / Various | 2001 | 27 |
| Hard House Euphoria[13] | Tidy Boys vs Lisa Pin-Up / Various | 2001 | 12 |
| Tidy Euphoria[19] | Lee Haslam / Tidy Boys / Amber D / Various | 2005 | 10 |
| The Tidy Boys Big Night Out[20] | Tidy Boys / Various | 2006 | 94 |
References
edit- ^ a b Matthew Pardo; Phil Weller (19 March 2004). "Sound Bites". Evening Gazette. ProQuest 351033183. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
Founders of the Tidy Empire - which includes the Tidy record labels, Tidy Trax, Tidy Two, Untidy and upcoming addition Synapse - as well as their stints at Goodgreef events nationwide and putting on Magna events and one offs at various clubs including SE1 and The Coronet in London, they still find the time to keep up their production and remixing under the Hyperlogic, Untidy Dubs and Tidy Boys monikers.
- ^ "Tidy Boys". UK Festivals Guide. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
Legendary Hard House pairing from Rotherham, individually known as Andy Pickles and Amadeus Mozart, a duo who through their work as pioneers of the biggest label in Hard Dance music, Tidy Traxx
- ^ Pell, Damion (16 November 2022). "The Cult Of Tidy – Volume One". Decoded Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Schaitel, Matt (27 April 2021). "Tee Up with The Tidy Boys on 25 Years of Hard House". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Moore, Ralph (May 2000). "Feels Surreal". Muzik. pp. 70–72. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Guttridge-Hewitt, Martin (26 January 2023). "New photobook tells the story of legendary hard house label Tidy Trax". DJ Mag. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "HANDBAGGERS songs and albums - full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "HYPERLOGIC songs and albums - full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "biografie · Tidy Boys · Amadeus Mozart & Andrew J. Pickles · DJ, groep · DJ Tidy Boys". partyflock.nl. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ a b "AMADEUS MOZART -TIDY BOYS IDEAL WEEKENDER". DMC World. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Escape Into The Park details". BBC. 12 June 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Tidy Boys · Past Events". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ a b "HARD HOUSE EUPHORIA - TIDY BOYS VS LISA". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "BBC - Radio 1 - Essential Mix - Tracklisting". BBC. 18 July 2004. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Tidy Boys and Amber D live from Tidy Weekender". BBC. 9 October 2005. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Sunday 8 October Tidy Weekender Special". BBC. 8 October 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Exclusive Tidy Boys Mix with Amo in the Studio". BBC. 27 November 2010. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "THE TIDY BOYS ANNUAL". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "TIDY EUPHORIA – VARIOUS ARTISTS - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "THE TIDY BOYS BIG NIGHT OUT". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.