Booka Shade

Infobox musical artist
Name = Booka Shade

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Img_capt = Booka Shade at DEMF in 2007
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Frankfurt, Germany
Instruments =
Genre = House, Techno
Formed = 2004
Years_active =
Label = Get Physical Records
(2002-present)
URL = [http://www.bookashade.com/ www.BookaShade.com]
Current_members = Walter Merziger
Arno Kammermeier
Past_members =

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 [ [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1787919,00.html Guardian article] ] [ [http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=3109&catid=107 San Francisco Bay Guardian : Article : Grooves ] ] and licensed on many mix CDs; Resident Advisor called "Body Language" "one of the biggest releases of the year." [ [http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.asp?ID=7460 Resident Advisor article] ] "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. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix/tracklistings2006.shtml BBC - Radio 1 - Essential Mix - Tracklistings ] ]

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. [http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature-read.aspx?id=485 RA: M.A.N.D.Y - I wanna Get Physical - Feature / Interview ] ]

Releases

Booka Shade have released three albums of their own material, Memento, Movements and The Sun & The Neon Light. Arno has commented in several interviewsFact|date=December 2007 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.

Discography

Albums

* 2004 "Memento"
* 2006 "Movements"
* 2007 " [http://www.dj-kicks.com/bookashade/ DJ-Kicks] "
* 2008 "Movements - The Tour Edition"
* 2008 "The Sun & the Neon Light"

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"

"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

Remixes

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

* 1996 Blue Fiction - "When the Girl Dances"
* 1996 Natural Born Grooves - "Forerunner"
* 1996 Solid - "Fall Down on Me"
* 1996 Smokin Beats - "Disco Dancin"
* 1996 Taucher - "Happiness"
* 2004 Freeform Five - "Strangest Things" (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
* 2004 Joakim - "Come into My Kitchen" (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
* 2005 Moby - "Dream About Me"
* 2005 Tahiti 80 - "Big Day"
* 2005 Fischerspooner - "Just Let Go" (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
* 2005 Chelonis R. Jones - "Middle Finger Music"
* 2005 The Juan MacLean - "Tito's Way"
* 2005 The Knife - "Pass This On" (M.A.N.D.Y. Knifer Mix)
* 2005 Mylo - "In My Arms" (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
* 2005 Rex the Dog - "Prototype" (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
* 2006 Depeche Mode - "Martyr" (Booka Shade Travel Mix/Booka Shade Full Vocal Mix Edit/Booka Shade Dub Mix)
* 2006 Hot Chip - "(Just Like We) Breakdown" (Booka Shade Dub Mix/Booka Shade Vox Mix)
* 2006 The Knife - "Marble House" (Booka Shade's Remix/Booka Shade's Polar Light Remix/Booka Shade's Polar Light Dub)
* 2006 Lindstrøm - "I Feel Space" (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
* 2006 Mylo - "Muscle Car" (DJ T. Remix)
* 2006 Rockers Hi-Fi - "Push Push" (M.A.N.D.Y. Pusher Remix)
* 2006 Spektrum - "May Day" (DJ T. Remix)
* 2006 Tiefschwarz feat. Tracey Thorn - "Damage" (M.A.N.D.Y. Rmx/M.A.N.D.Y. Dub Mix)
* 2006 Yello - "Oh Yeah"
* 2007 Azzido Da Bass - "Lonely By Your Side"
* 2007 Tiga - "3 Weeks" (Booka Shade Vocal Mix/Booka Shade Dub)
* 2007 Dave Gahan - Kingdom (Booka Shade Club Mix)

Awards & Nominations

*Beatport Music Awards - Best Tech House Artist 2008

External links

* [http://www.bookashade.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.royalartistclub.com/booka_shade Royal Artist Club - Official Mobile Blog]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Booka+Shade Discography] at Discogs.com
* [http://www.playittonight.com/artist12461/Booka-Shade.php Booka Shade Music] at Play It Tonight
* [http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=HXWsXlz_n38 Booka Shade Video Interview] at rraurl TV - [www.rraurl.com]
* [http://www.blender.com/Adrinkwithbookashade/video/40384.aspx Booka Shade interview with Blender.com]

References