Noisecontrollers | |
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Birth name | Bas Oskam |
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Born | Veenendaal, Netherlands | 14 August 1980
Genres | Hardstyle, Dutch house |
Occupation(s) | DJ, musician, record producer |
Years active | 2005–present |
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Members | Bas Oskam (2005–present) |
Past members | Arjan Terpstra (2005–2013) |
Website | noisecontrollers |
Bas Oskam, better known by his stage name Noisecontrollers, is a Dutch DJ and hardstyle music producer based in Veenendaal, Netherlands. [1] Noisecontrollers was formerly a duo before Arjan Terpstra left the project in 2013, prompting Oskam to continue as a solo act. [2] [3] [4] They are regarded as one of the pioneers of hardstyle music. [2] Since leaving the project, Terpstra has been producing music using the stage name Bloqshot, focusing on different musical styles. [5]
Noisecontrollers produces a melodious hardstyle sound. [6] They debuted on DJ Mag's annual Top 100 DJs ranking at 90th in 2010. [7] They have released songs on Fusion Records, Scantraxx and on their own label Digital Age. [6] They released their debut album titled "E=Nc² (The Science Of Hardstyle)". [6] In 2012, Noisecontrollers created the Defqon.1 anthem collaborating with Wildstylez and Headhunterz. [6] In 2013, they created the Decibel anthem collaborating with Alpha Twins. [6] In 2014, Oskam released All Around, the first album since Terpstra's departure from the project. [3] [8] [9] In 2014, he performed at the Defqon.1 festival in Sydney, Australia. [10] In 2015, he performed at the TomorrowWorld music festival. [11] In August 2015, he performed at Decibel Outdoor Festival. [12] In 2016, he performed with Sander van Doorn at Defqon.1. [13]
They founded the label "Digital Age" with Joram Metekohy, also known as Wildstylez. [14]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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NL [15] | ||
E=Nc² (The Science Of Hardstyle) |
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All Around |
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All Night Long |
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10 Years |
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Chapter One (with Bass Modulators) |
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Qlimax 2014 the Source Code of Creation |
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Creatures / Against All Odds |
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Crump / Marlboro Man / Aliens |
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Shreek / Venom / Rushroom |
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Ctrl.Alt.Delete (In Qontrol Anthem 2009) |
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Tonight |
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Yellow Minute / Sanctus / Revolution Is Here / Attack Again |
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Surge of Power Part 1 |
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Surge of Power Part 2 |
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Jaydee (featuring Toneshifterz) |
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Paranoid / Diffusion / Diavoli |
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Unite (Defqon.1 Festival 2011 Anthem) |
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Faster 'n Further |
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Bass Mechanics (with Psyko Punkz) |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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NL [15] | BE [16] | |||
"World of Madness" (with Headhunterz and Wildstylez) | 2012 | 98 | — | Non-album singles |
"Get Loose" (with Showtek) | 2013 | 32 | 79 | |
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Position | Year | Movement | Source |
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90 | 2010 | New entry | [18] |
35 | 2011 | Up 55 | [19] |
27 | 2012 | Up 8 | [20] |
66 | 2013 | Down 39 | [21] |
67 | 2014 | Down 1 | [22] |
107 | 2015 | Down 40 | [23] |
119 | 2016 | Down 12 | [24] |
― | 2017 | — | |
147 | 2018 | Re-entry | [25] |
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