Booka Shade

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Booka Shade

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

Booka Shade is a German house duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene. They have released four albums, Memento, Movements, The Sun & the Neon Light and More!.[1]

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[edit] History

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, the duo founded Get Physical Records with DJ T. and M.A.N.D.Y.[2]

Their 2005 singles "Mandarine Girl" and "Body Language" (with M.A.N.D.Y.) were widely played in clubs[3][4] and licensed on many mix CDs

They were featured on BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix on July 2, 2006.[5]

Resident Advisor called the song "Body Language" "one of the biggest releases of the year."[6] "Body Language" has been used as a sample by will.i.am in the song "Get Your Money" from his album Songs About Girls. It also appears in the video game Forza Motorsport 2 for the Xbox 360, as the M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade version.

[edit] Releases

Booka Shade have released four albums of their own material, Memento, Movements,The Sun & the Neon Light and More!. 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 people's 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)"
  • 2008 "Charlotte"
  • 2008 "Donut" (M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade)
  • 2010 "Bad Love"
  • 2010 "Teenage Spaceman"
  • 2010 "Regenerate"

[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 and nominations

Preceded by
n/a		 Beatport Music Awards: Best Tech House Artist
2008 - 2009		 Succeeded by
n/a

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ IMO Records. "Booka Shade Biography", IMO Records, Retrieved on 25 January 2012.
  2. ^ RA: M.A.N.D.Y - I wanna Get Physical - Feature / Interview
  3. ^ Guardian article
  4. ^ San Francisco Bay Guardian : Article : Grooves
  5. ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Essential Mix - Tracklistings
  6. ^ Resident Advisor article
  7. ^ http://www.dj-kicks.com/bookashade/
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