Noir is at least 11 different artists, amongst which: 1) Noir was an early 1970s "all-black" British progressive rock band who only released one album, We Had To Let You Have It, in 1971. The band members were: Tony Cole - keyboards Barry Ford - drums & vocals Gordon Hunte - guitar & vocals Roy Williams - bass 2) Whether he is travelling the world DJing at some of the finest parties on the planet, or producing tracks that gain support from the cream of the world's dj elite, Noir (a.k.a. René Kristensen) remains one of the industry's most respected and hard working individuals. With over 10 years experience under his belt, Noir gave up his daytime job at the end of 2003 to focus on his dj and production career and hasn't looked back since. ...show more

Noir is at least 11 different artists, amongst which: 1) Noir was an early 1970s "all-black" British progressive rock band who only released one album, We Had To Let You Have It, in 1971. The band members were: Tony Cole - keyboards Barry Ford - drums & vocals Gordon Hunte - guitar & vocals Roy Williams - bass 2) Whether he is travelling the world DJing at some of the finest parties on the planet, or producing tracks that gain support from the cream of the world's dj elite, Noir (a.k.a. René Kristensen) remains one of the industry's most respected and hard working individuals. With over 10 years experience under his belt, Noir gave up his daytime job at the end of 2003 to focus on his dj and production career and hasn't looked back since.

After spending most of 2004 concentrating on perfecting his sound, Noir got his international debut in 2005 and has since had release on labels such as Toolroom, Neurotraxx Deluxe, BluFIn, Global Underground, Parquet Recordings, Monique Musique and of course his own well-respected imprint Noir Music. Support for his innovative sound was unprecedented with Dubfire, Carl Cox, Luciano, Pete Tong, Mark Knight, Nic Fanciulli and Roger Sanchez amongst the major supporters for his productions from day one. Today Noir has won awards for both his production and his dj'ing skills and the creative mastermind continues to evolve and improve his talents. Website: http://www.noir-music.com/ Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/noir 3) NOIR was formed somewhere at the end of 2006 by Giel Bils, making experimental doom and unconventional anarchy.

Now it's a two men project, together with Tim Marsoul. Most of the time they are joined by Pol Vanlaer, and from time to time other people join in, making records and bringing live performances. http://www.myspace.com/noirnoirnoir 4) In 2005, in an old, dilapidated farmhouse in Groningen, Holland, the foundations of Noir came to be. With a mix of rock, metal and post-rock Noir creates a genre they call modern progressive rock/metal. ...show less