Tidy Boys
{{Short description|British hard dance music duo}}
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| origin = Rotherham, Kettering
| genre = hard house
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| years_active = {{Start date|1999}} -
| label = Tidy Trax
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| current_members = Andy Pickles, Amadeus Mozart
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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.
History
The Rotherham-based Andy Pickles and Kettering-based Amadeus Mozart founded the Tidy Trax record label in 1995.{{cite web |title=Tidy Boys |url=https://www.ukfestivalguides.com/artists/tidy-boys/ |website=UK Festivals Guide |access-date=2 March 2024 |quote=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 |archive-date=19 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619145102/https://www.ukfestivalguides.com/artists/tidy-boys/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Pell |first1=Damion |title=The Cult Of Tidy – Volume One |url=https://www.decodedmagazine.com/the-cult-of-tidy-volume-one/ |access-date=2 March 2024 |work=Decoded Magazine |date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=30 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930123443/https://www.decodedmagazine.com/the-cult-of-tidy-volume-one/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Schaitel |first1=Matt |title=Tee Up with The Tidy Boys on 25 Years of Hard House |url=https://edmidentity.com/2021/04/27/featured-interview-the-tidy-boys-hard-house/ |website=EDM Identity |access-date=11 March 2024 |date=27 April 2021 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326053647/https://edmidentity.com/2021/04/27/featured-interview-the-tidy-boys-hard-house/ |url-status=live }} 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.
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.{{cite web |last1=Guttridge-Hewitt |first1=Martin |title=New photobook tells the story of legendary hard house label Tidy Trax |url=https://djmag.com/news/new-photobook-tells-story-legendary-hard-house-label-tidy-trax |website=DJ Mag |access-date=11 March 2024 |date=26 January 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202200756/https://djmag.com/news/new-photobook-tells-story-legendary-hard-house-label-tidy-trax |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=HANDBAGGERS songs and albums - full Official Chart history |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/1588/handbaggers/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=11 March 2024 |archive-date=14 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314050454/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/1588/handbaggers/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |author1=Matthew Pardo |author2=Phil Weller |title=Sound Bites |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/351033183 |website=Evening Gazette |access-date=17 March 2024 |date=19 March 2004 |id={{ProQuest|351033183}} |quote=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.}}{{cite web |title=HYPERLOGIC songs and albums - full Official Chart history |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31818/hyperlogic/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=17 March 2024}} Some time later in March 1999 the duo came together under the Tidy Boys name, and played their first DJ set together.{{cite web |title=biografie · Tidy Boys · Amadeus Mozart & Andrew J. Pickles · DJ, groep · DJ Tidy Boys |url=https://partyflock.nl/artist/298/biography |website=partyflock.nl |access-date=11 March 2024 |archive-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311135015/https://partyflock.nl/artist/298/biography |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Ralph |title=Feels Surreal |url=https://archive.org/details/muzik060_may_2000/page/n71 |website=Muzik |access-date=11 March 2024 |pages=70–72 |date=May 2000}}{{cite web |title=AMADEUS MOZART -TIDY BOYS IDEAL WEEKENDER |url=http://www.dmcworld.net/features/amadeus-mozart-tidy-boys-ideal-weekender/ |website=DMC World |access-date=11 March 2024 |archive-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311134907/http://www.dmcworld.net/features/amadeus-mozart-tidy-boys-ideal-weekender/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Escape Into The Park details |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/escape-into-the-park/pages/details.shtml |website=BBC |access-date=11 March 2024 |date=12 June 2010 |archive-date=10 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310100539/https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/escape-into-the-park/pages/details.shtml |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Tidy Boys · Past Events |url=https://ra.co/dj/tidyboys/past-events |website=Resident Advisor |access-date=11 March 2024 |archive-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311134835/https://ra.co/dj/tidyboys/past-events |url-status=live }}
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. 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.{{cite web |title=BBC - Radio 1 - Essential Mix - Tracklisting |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix/tracklistingarchiveshtml.shtml?20040718 |website=BBC |access-date=11 March 2024 |date=18 July 2004 |archive-date=16 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316145815/https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix/tracklistingarchiveshtml.shtml?20040718 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Tidy Boys and Amber D live from Tidy Weekender |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix/tracklistingarchiver1comments.shtml?20051009 |website=BBC |access-date=11 March 2024 |date=9 October 2005 |archive-date=16 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316151138/https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix/tracklistingarchiver1comments.shtml?20051009 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Sunday 8 October Tidy Weekender Special |date = 8 October 2006|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20061008 |website=BBC |access-date=12 March 2024}} They were featured again on BBC Radio 1 in 2010, performing on the Kutski show.{{cite web |title=Exclusive Tidy Boys Mix with Amo in the Studio |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w10v2 |website=BBC |access-date=11 March 2024 |date=27 November 2010 |archive-date=4 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204113957/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w10v2 |url-status=live }} 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".
Discography
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Category:British electronic dance music DJs
Category:English house music duos