The Tidy Boys are a UK-based hard dance music duo formed of Andy Pickles and Amadeus Mozart. They are known for creating the

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record label, and their

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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

record label in 1995. Mozart, who changed his name by

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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

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series. The first release for the label was the track "

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" by the ''Handbaggers'', an alternate moniker for Pickles and Mozart, which reached #55 in the UK singles chart in 1996. 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. Some time later in March 1999 the duo came together under the Tidy Boys name, and played their first DJ set together. The Tidy Boys went on to perform at live events such as the Tidy Weekender, Escape into the Park, and

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, and held a monthly residency at Sundissential. The Tidy Boys have released a number of

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

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in 2001. They have performed three

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sessions, the first in 2004 alongside

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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. They were featured again on BBC Radio 1 in 2010, performing on the

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show. The duo has received attention from the music press, with

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calling the Tidy Boys "iconic", and their sound being described as blending "rave with nu-NRG and trance".

Discography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tidy Boys Living people British electronic dance music DJs English house music duos Year of birth missing (living people) Tidy Trax artists