Booka Shade
Encyclopedia
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!
.
(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.
Their 2005 singles "Mandarine Girl" and "Body Language" (with M.A.N.D.Y.
) were widely played in clubs and licensed on many mix CDs
They were featured on BBC Radio 1
's Essential Mix
on July 2, 2006.
Resident Advisor
called the song "Body Language" "one of the biggest releases of the year." "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.
, Movements
,The Sun & the Neon Light
and More!
. Arno has commented in several interviews 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.
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
electronic music scene. They have released four albums, Memento
Memento (Booka Shade Album)
Memento is the first studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released on 4 November 2004 on Get Physical Music.-Track listing:...
, Movements
Movements (album)
Movements is the second studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released on 16 May 2006 on Get Physical Music.-Track listing:...
, The Sun & the Neon Light
The Sun & The Neon Light
The Sun & the Neon Light is the third studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released on 26 May 2008 on Get Physical Music. The album features 14 tracks, including new, shortened versions of "Karma Car" and "Planetary", both of which had been previously released as EPs on Get...
and More!
More! (album)
More! is the forth studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released in 2010 on Get Physical Music.-Track listing:...
.
History
After beginnings similar to those of UnderworldUnderworld (band)
Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980.- Early years: 1979–1986 :...
(namely as an overlooked early nineties synth pop duo), the band has more recently created club
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
music. Their releases resulted on European imprints like R&S Records
R&S Records
R&S Records is an independent record label. Founded in 1984 in Ghent, Belgium, it is now based in London and managed by Andy Whittaker and Dan Foat.R&S represents the initials of Renaat Vandepapeliere and Sabine Maes, the couple that created the label...
and Harthouse
Harthouse
Harthouse is a German record label specializing in techno music. The label has been responsible for many success stories in the electronic world including Oliver Lieb, Eternal Basement, Hardfloor, Sven Väth and Koxbox....
.
In 2002, the duo founded Get Physical Records with DJ T. and M.A.N.D.Y.
M.A.N.D.Y.
M.A.N.D.Y. is a Berlin-based electrohouse group consisting of Patrick Bodmer & Philipp Jung. Their first official release was a popular remix of a Galleon song. They were cofounders of Get Physical Records, along with Booka Shade and DJ T...
Their 2005 singles "Mandarine Girl" and "Body Language" (with M.A.N.D.Y.
M.A.N.D.Y.
M.A.N.D.Y. is a Berlin-based electrohouse group consisting of Patrick Bodmer & Philipp Jung. Their first official release was a popular remix of a Galleon song. They were cofounders of Get Physical Records, along with Booka Shade and DJ T...
) were widely played in clubs and licensed on many mix CDs
They were featured on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's Essential Mix
Essential Mix
The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 03:00 and 05:00 Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, The Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music....
on July 2, 2006.
Resident Advisor
Resident Advisor
Resident Advisor is an online electronic music magazine dedicated to the global dance music scene. The website won a People's Voice award in the 12th Annual Webby Awards in 2008.-Site History:...
called the song "Body Language" "one of the biggest releases of the year." "Body Language" has been used as a sample by will.i.am
Will.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
in the song "Get Your Money" from his album Songs About Girls
Songs about Girls
Songs About Girls is the third studio album by rapper will.i.am, known from his work with The Black Eyed Peas. The original title of the album was "Keep the Beeper". The album was released on September 25, 2007. The first single released from the album was a club track titled "I Got It From My...
. It also appears in the video game Forza Motorsport 2
Forza Motorsport 2
Forza Motorsport 2 is a racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios for the Xbox 360 console. It is the second title in the Forza Motorsport series, and is the sequel to the original Forza Motorsport and is followed by Forza Motorsport 3 .The box art features a tuned Nissan 350Z...
for the Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, as the M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade version.
Releases
Booka Shade have released four albums of their own material, MementoMemento (Booka Shade Album)
Memento is the first studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released on 4 November 2004 on Get Physical Music.-Track listing:...
, Movements
Movements (album)
Movements is the second studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released on 16 May 2006 on Get Physical Music.-Track listing:...
,The Sun & the Neon Light
The Sun & The Neon Light
The Sun & the Neon Light is the third studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released on 26 May 2008 on Get Physical Music. The album features 14 tracks, including new, shortened versions of "Karma Car" and "Planetary", both of which had been previously released as EPs on Get...
and More!
More! (album)
More! is the forth studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released in 2010 on Get Physical Music.-Track listing:...
. Arno has commented in several interviews that while Memento
Memento (Booka Shade Album)
Memento is the first studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released on 4 November 2004 on Get Physical Music.-Track listing:...
was seen as a more minimalistic techno album that Movements
Movements (album)
Movements is the second studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released on 16 May 2006 on Get Physical Music.-Track listing:...
is pushing the boundaries of people's definition of genres, introducing certain vocal and synth sounds unheard of in Memento
Memento (Booka Shade Album)
Memento is the first studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released on 4 November 2004 on Get Physical Music.-Track listing:...
.
Several Get Physical compilations have been mixed by Booka Shade and involve material from Booka Shade and other Get Physical artists.
Albums
- 2004 MementoMemento (Booka Shade Album)Memento is the first studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released on 4 November 2004 on Get Physical Music.-Track listing:...
- 2006 MovementsMovements (album)Movements is the second studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released on 16 May 2006 on Get Physical Music.-Track listing:...
- 2007 DJ-Kicks albumDJ-KicksDJ-Kicks is a series of DJ mix albums, mixed by various artists for the independent record label !K7 Records.-History:...
- 2008 Movements - The Tour Edition + Live DVD
- 2008 The Sun & the Neon LightThe Sun & The Neon LightThe Sun & the Neon Light is the third studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released on 26 May 2008 on Get Physical Music. The album features 14 tracks, including new, shortened versions of "Karma Car" and "Planetary", both of which had been previously released as EPs on Get...
- 2010 More!More! (album)More! is the forth studio album by Berlin-based electronic band Booka Shade, released in 2010 on Get Physical Music.-Track listing:...
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.M.A.N.D.Y.M.A.N.D.Y. is a Berlin-based electrohouse group consisting of Patrick Bodmer & Philipp Jung. Their first official release was a popular remix of a Galleon song. They were cofounders of Get Physical Records, along with Booka Shade and DJ T...
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"
Remixes
All remixes named Booka Shade Remix, unless otherwise specified. They have remixed several tracks together with M.A.N.D.Y.M.A.N.D.Y.
M.A.N.D.Y. is a Berlin-based electrohouse group consisting of Patrick Bodmer & Philipp Jung. Their first official release was a popular remix of a Galleon song. They were cofounders of Get Physical Records, along with Booka Shade and DJ T...
.
- 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 FiveFreeform FiveFreeform Five is London based DJ, producer, songwriter Anu Pillai. It was his remix of Isolee’s “Beau Mot Plage” in 1999 that alerted many to this production outfit....
- "Strangest Things" (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix) - 2004 Joakim - "Come into My Kitchen" (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
- 2005 MobyMobyRichard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
- "Dream About MeDream about Me"Dream About Me" is a song by American electronica musician Moby, released as the fourth single from his 2005 studio album Hotel. As the follow-up single to "Spiders", it was released in the UK on August 8, 2005 by Mute Records...
" - 2005 Tahiti 80Tahiti 80Tahiti 80 are a French indie pop band from Rouen and Paris. The group was founded in 1993 by Xavier Boyer, Pedro Resende, Médéric Gontier and Sylvain Marchand....
- "Big Day" - 2005 FischerspoonerFischerspoonerFischerspooner is an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. The name is a portmanteau of the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner...
- "Just Let Go" (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix) - 2005 Chelonis R. Jones - "Middle Finger Music"
- 2005 The Juan MacLeanThe Juan MacLeanJohn MacLean, better known by the stage name The Juan MacLean, is an American electronic musician.-History:Maclean was guitarist for the post-hardcore band Six Finger Satellite, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The band was struck by several tragedies, and Maclean eventually moved into production...
- "Tito's Way" - 2005 The KnifeThe KnifeThe Knife are a Swedish electronic music duo from Gothenburg, formed in 1999. The group consists of siblings Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer, who together also run their own record company, Rabid Records. They first received international attention after their song "Heartbeats", covered by...
- "Pass This On" (M.A.N.D.Y. Knifer Mix) - 2005 MyloMyloMyles MacInnes , better known by the stage name Mylo, is a Scottish electronic musician and record producer.-Career:...
- "In My Arms" (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix) - 2005 Rex the DogJX (artist)Jake Williams is a British dance DJ and remixer, who has recorded as JX and Rex the Dog. JX found success in 1993 following a recording contract with Hooj Choons, a United Kingdom dance independent record label.-Chart success:...
- "Prototype" (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix) - 2006 Depeche ModeDepeche ModeDepeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
- "Martyr" (Booka Shade Travel Mix/Booka Shade Full Vocal Mix Edit/Booka Shade Dub Mix) - 2006 Hot ChipHot ChipHot Chip are an English electronic indie band. They have released four studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, Made in the Dark and One Life Stand.-Formation:...
- "(Just Like We) Breakdown" (Booka Shade Dub Mix/Booka Shade Vox Mix) - 2006 The KnifeThe KnifeThe Knife are a Swedish electronic music duo from Gothenburg, formed in 1999. The group consists of siblings Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer, who together also run their own record company, Rabid Records. They first received international attention after their song "Heartbeats", covered by...
- "Marble House" (Booka Shade's Remix/Booka Shade's Polar Light Remix/Booka Shade's Polar Light Dub) - 2006 LindstrømHans-Peter LindstrømHans-Peter Lindstrøm is a Norwegian producer who works under the name Lindstrøm. He often collaborates with fellow producer Prins Thomas . Lindstrøm won a Spellemannsprisen in 2008 for Where You Go I Go Too...
- "I Feel Space" (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix) - 2006 MyloMyloMyles MacInnes , better known by the stage name Mylo, is a Scottish electronic musician and record producer.-Career:...
- "Muscle Car" (DJ T. Remix) - 2006 Rockers Hi-FiRockers Hi-FiRockers Hi-Fi were an electronic dub/dance outfit formed in Birmingham, England in 1992 as Original Rockers. In 1994 they changed their name to Rockers Hi-Fi...
- "Push Push" (M.A.N.D.Y. Pusher Remix) - 2006 SpektrumSpektrum (band)Spektrum is a London based house act consisting of:*Gabriel Olegavich , who was born in South East London and is based in Hackney;*Lola Olafisoye , from North London;*Isaac Tucker from New Zealand;...
- "May Day" (DJ T. Remix) - 2006 TiefschwarzTiefschwarzTiefschwarz is an electro house group comprising brothers, Alexander "Ali" and Sebastian "Basti" Schwarz, which formed in Stuttgart in 1996. Peter Hoff, who runs the Benztown studios in Stuttgart, joined later, and completed the first Tiefschwarz production team...
feat. Tracey ThornTracey ThornTracey Anne Thorn is an English pop singer and songwriter. She is best known as being one half of the duo Everything but the Girl, which is currently on extended hiatus.-Personal life:...
- "Damage" (M.A.N.D.Y. Rmx/M.A.N.D.Y. Dub Mix) - 2006 YelloYelloYello is a Swiss electronica band consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. They are probably best known for their singles "The Race" and "Oh Yeah", which feature a mix of electronic music and manipulated vocals, as does most of their music....
- "Oh Yeah" - 2007 Azzido Da BassAzzido Da BassAzzido Da Bass is a German DJ and record producer based in Hamburg, Germany.-Early life:Over the years, Martens has been influenced by a wide range of music genres: as a youth, he first became interested in hip-hop and break dance; by the mid-1980s, he began collecting electronica and synth pop...
- "Lonely By Your Side" - 2007 TigaTiga (musician)Tiga is the stage name of Montreal-born DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag . His album Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.-Career:He graduated from Selwyn House School, a prestigious school in Westmount...
- "3 Weeks" (Booka Shade Vocal Mix/Booka Shade Dub) - 2007 Dave Gahan - Kingdom (Booka Shade Club Mix)
- 2007 will.i.amWill.i.amWilliam James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
- Get Your Money - 2009 ModeratModeratModerat is an electronic music project that originated in Berlin, Germany. It started as a collaboration between Sascha Ring, also known as Apparat, and Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary, also known as Modeselektor...
- Rusty Nails (Booka Shade Remix)
Awards and nominations
- Beatport Music Awards - Best Tech House Artist 2008
External links
- Official site
- Royal Artist Club - Official Mobile Blog
- Discography at Discogs.com