Booka Shade

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Booka Shade
Booka Shade at DEMF in 2007
Booka Shade at DEMF in 2007
Background information
Origin Frankfurt, Germany
Genre(s) House, Techno
Label(s) Get Physical Records
(2002-present)
Website www.BookaShade.com
Members
Walter Merziger
Arno Kammermeier

Booka Shade is a German electrohouse duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene. They have released three albums, "Memento", "Movements" and "The Sun & The Neon Light". Their 2005 singles "Mandarine Girl" and "Body Language" (with M.A.N.D.Y.) were widely played in clubs [1][2] and licensed on many mix CDs; Resident Advisor called "Body Language" "one of the biggest releases of the year."[3] "Body Language" has been used as a sample by will.i.am in the song "Get Your Money" from his album Songs About Girls.

They were featured on BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix on July 2, 2006.[4]

After beginnings similar to those of Underworld (namely as an overlooked early nineties synth pop duo), the band has more recently created club music. Their releases resulted on European imprints like R&S Records and Harthouse.

In 2002, they founded Get Physical Records with DJ T. and M.A.N.D.Y.[5]

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[edit] Releases

Booka Shade have released three albums of their own material, Memento, Movements and The Sun & The Neon Light. Arno has commented in several interviews[citation needed] that while Memento was seen as a more minimalistic techno album that Movements is pushing the boundaries of peoples' definition of genres, introducing certain vocal and synth sounds unheard of in Memento.

Several Get Physical compilations have been mixed by Booka Shade and involve material from Booka Shade and other Get Physical artists.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

  • 1995 "Kind of Good"
  • 1996 "Silk"
  • 2004 "Every Day in My Life" (Marc Romboy vs. Booka Shade)
  • 2004 "Stupid Questions"
  • 2004 "Vertigo / Memento"
  • 2005 "Body Language" (M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade)
  • 2005 "Mandarine Girl"
  • 2005 "Memento Album Remixes"
  • 2006 "Darko"
  • 2006 "In White Rooms"
  • 2006 "Night Falls"
  • 2006 "Played Runner" (DJ T. vs. Booka Shade)
  • 2007 "Body Language" (M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade) (remixes)
  • 2007 "Tickle / Karma Car"
  • 2007 "Numbers (DJ Kicks)"

Numbers EP Info below:

Label: K7 Records
Catalog#: K7 222
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: Germany
Release date: 15 Oct 2007
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Tech House, Minimal

[edit] Remixes

All remixes named Booka Shade Remix, unless otherwise specified. They have remixed several tracks together with M.A.N.D.Y..

[edit] Awards & Nominations

Preceded by
n/a		 Beatport Music Awards: Best Tech House Artist
2008		 Succeeded by
n/a

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Guardian article
  2. ^ San Francisco Bay Guardian : Article : Grooves
  3. ^ Resident Advisor article
  4. ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Essential Mix - Tracklistings
  5. ^ http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature-read.aspx?id=485