Booka Shade

  • Berlin, Bundesland Berlin, Germany
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  • Electronic/Dance
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  • 2000
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From their beginnings as a trancey house duo to their more mature post-millennial work that incorporated pop, ambient, techno, and funk influences, Frankfurt, Germany, duo Booka Shade maintained an elegance of style that owed little to whatever current dance music trends were on the scene. However, before they were Booka Shade, Arno Merziger and Walter Kammermeier had an early-'90s synth pop duo called Planet Claire, which in the tradition of Underworld and Ministry mutated into something very different after their early direction petered out following two mildly successful albums. Abandoning dance-pop in favor of heavier club beats and trance electronics, Merziger and Kammermeier changed the name of their project to Booka Shade, debuting with the 1995 single "Kind of Good." After several years of releasing singles on various American and European labels, Merziger and Kammermeier started their own imprint, Get Physical, in 2001. The original intent behind the Get Physical label was that Booka Shade would be the shadowy producers, writers, and remixers behind other artists, but in 2004, Booka Shade released their first proper album as artists, Memento. Following two more club hits in 2005, "Mandarine Girl" and "Body Language," Booka Shade released their second album, Movements, in 2006. It was followed by DJ-Kicks in 2007 and a pair of additional production albums for GP, The Sun & the Neon Light (2008) and More! (2010). Throughout their career as performing artists, Booka Shade maintained a separate line in high-profile remixes, including work ranging from Yello and Depeche Mode to Moby and the Knife. ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi

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    Booka Shade to release ambient mix Cinematic Shades
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    German electrohouse veterans Booka Shade are closing out the year on an introspective note with an rare ambient mix. The Get Physical label they run w...
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    Crystal Method, Pnuma Trio and Booka Shade to Play Bisco Inferno
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    The Disco Biscuits has confirmed the lineup for its Bisco Inferno event. In addition to two sets from the Disco Biscuits, the evening event will featu...
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    New Release: Booka Shade: More!
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    Artist: Booka Shade Album: More! Release Date: April 23 (Germany), May 4 (U.S./Canada), May 3 (everywhere else) Label: Get Physical Tracklist: 01 Hava...
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    Disco Biscuits, Pretty Lights, Crystal Method, Modeselektor, Booka Shade, Kaskade Confirmed for Identity
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    !., Skrillex, Chuckie, Datsik, N.E.R.D.'s Chad Hugo, Aeroplane, LA Riots, Doorly, Nervo, White Shadow, Jessie and the Toys and The Eyes. The festival'...
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  • Jun 7 Friday
    Inverness, UK Loch Ness, Clune Farm
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  • Jun 7 Friday
    Inverness, UK Clune Farm
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  • Jun 7 Friday
    London, UK O2 Academy Brixton
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  • Jul 18 Thursday
    Dour, Belgium Dour Fest
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  • Jul 27 Saturday
    Brighton, UK Concorde 2
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  • Aug 5 Monday
    Budapest, Hungary Unknown venue
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  • Sep 6 Friday
    Berlin, Germany Flughafen Tempelhof
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Discography

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  • All Gone Ibiza 2012 (2012)
    Booka Shade
    All Gone Ibiza 2012 (2012)
    ITH
  • More! (2010)
    Booka Shade
    More! (2010)
    Get Physical Music
  • The Sun & the Neon Light (2008)
    Booka Shade
    The Sun & the Neon Light (2008)
    Get Physical Music
  • DJ-Kicks (2007)
    Booka Shade
    DJ-Kicks (2007)
    !K7
  • Movements (2006)
    Booka Shade
    Movements (2006)
    Get Physical Music
  • Memento (2005)
    Booka Shade
    Memento (2005)
    Get Physical Music
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