BOOKA SHADE
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Genere: Altro / Elettronica dal vivo
Posizione Berlin, Un
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Ultimo accesso: 31/03/2012
Iscritto dal 15/06/2006
Sito Web www.bookashade.com
Etichetta Kammermeier & Merziger
Tipo di etichetta Indie
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In music, insists Arno Kammermeier, there can be no compromise.<br> "You have to reduce everything to its core, and ask yourself, 'is this what we do?'; 'do I truly feel this?'; 'do we love this 100%?'," he yammers, in a roundabout attempt to explain the genesis of Booka Shade's new artist album, 'More!'. "Anybody can produce a nice, okay track, one which works on the dancefloor, but to produce something personal – music that is the very essence of who you are – that is much more difficult."<br> Walter Merziger, his production partner, nods: "We've produced thousands of tracks together and, by now, we have an almost psychic connection, musically. But, still, we are constantly interrogating what we do. Is it fresh? Is it different? And you have to force yourself to do this; people are lazy. But when you stop questioning your work, it's time to give up." We could talk about the practical detail of how this all worked – the ban on any sounds Booka Shade had used previously; 17 months and endless gigabytes of experimentation and refinement; the long hours sketching ideas in hotel rooms, or working in their Berlin studio - but, frankly, who cares? The important thing is what 'More!' sounds like… and, well, it sounds immense.<br> There is nothing glib about that title. Yes, this is, literally, more from Booka Shade. It's their fourth album, after Memento, Movements and The Sun & The Neon Light, and for those of us who already love their particular brand of electronic club music – as profound, awe-inspiring and grave as the grandest European architecture – there is much that will be familiar. But that title, 'More!' was chosen, deliberately, to convey a new seriousness. This is a leaner, keener Booka Shade. This is Booka Shade, but more so.<br> With its 11 tracks, and 45 minute running time, 'More!' is a complete, self-contained work that is expecting to be judged, not against the latest faddy dancefloor trends, but against the other classic albums. Like Bjork's 'Debut'; Hot Chip's 'The Warning'; or even Massive Attack's 'Blue Lines', it is an album of modish electronics, strong emotions and rich melodies, which is both of, and transcends, the dancefloor.<br> Arno: "Call us dinosaurs, but we believe in the power of an album. Sure, as life gets faster and faster, and downloading increases, people look more and more for that quick musical fix. But we want to offer a whole album – a whole world, in fact – and, hopefully, a longer lasting experience."<br> Naturally, given that it's been made by two of the men behind the peerless Berlin electronic label, Get Physical, 'More!' is intimately bound up with the sounds of contemporary techno.<br> Indeed, after taking up DJing recently, this is probably Booka Shade's most club-inspired work, for years. "We try and stay away from the Panorama Bar universe," smiles Arno, of Berlin's most (in)famous non-stop club space, "but there have been key inspirational moments DJing, or going out with Get Physical co-owners/ DJs] M.A.N.D.Y. We started with club music in 1992, so it's inside us, but you need reminders, the feelings of a great party. It's something you can store and draw upon."<br> In contrast to The Sun & The Neon Light, when, reading between the lines, Booka Shade became a bit too involved in string arrangements, orchestras and the self-conscious business of trying to make an important record, every track on 'More!' has a functional dance music exoskeleton. They all started as minimalist club grooves – subsequently fleshed out with the melodies, granular textures and sonic complexity that make Booka Shade so interesting. This gives the album a fluid, cohesive feel as it evolves and mutates. Like Booka Shade's gymnastic techno classic, 'Body Language' (now so famous, that, improbably, even Will.I.Am has sampled it), 'More!' offers much in the way of elegant dancefloor design. You will have probably already heard that perky, pixilated ear-worm, and recent single, 'Donut', but the likes of 'The Door', a stern, robotic nod to vintage Street sounds electro, or 'Bad Love', an irresistible, neo-classical vocal house tune, featuring long-term compadre, Chelonis R Jones, are equally compelling reasons to get physical.<br> That Booka Shade can make your body move is not news. That, simultaneously, they can break your heart may be. Certainly, you will have to go a long way, in 2010, to hear anything as moving as 'Regenerate' or 'Teenage Spaceman'.<br> The latter – a melancholy masterpiece of suggestion and atmosphere; all thick bass fog and distant, twinkling digital stars – builds to a breathless, chest-crushing moment, without ever losing its cool. 'Regenerate', meanwhile, which features the odd, fragile vocals of Canadian Elsieanne Caplette, is the portmanteau avant-garde rave anthem most likely to leave emotional festival goers in bits, this summer. What starts out as a swampy fug of almost spectral sadness, slowly clears, and grows, and grows, into this soul-scrunching sunburst of, well, everything. If great art is meant to articulate the existential intensity of living – love and death, essentially – then this is great art.<br> Not that 'More!' is a pompous record. Like many serious people, Booka Shade have a finely honed sense of the ridiculous, as opener 'Havanna Sex Dwarf', a sly Soft Cell reference, rather than a kinky admission, illustrates. Later, on 'Divine', you will find Dieter Meier of Yello – the Swiss duo are real heroes to, and have been a huge influence, on Booka Shade – playing the part of a rather disconsolate alien.<br> If this is Booka Shade's definitive statement, they have, it's true, taken their time about it.<br> Arno and Walter grew up together in Saarbruecken, and have been making music together for almost 25 years. But all that history feeds into 'More!'. Their familial love of jazz and classical music; their first synth-pop band, Planet Claire; their techno epiphany on Frankfurt's legendary club scene; their long discography of underground dance tracks, their first big crossover hit - 'Una Musica Senza Ritmo' as Degeneration; it's all here. Even their dark period working as Xenomania-style hit-makers, churning out lucrative, soul-destroying chart fodder for Germany's major labels has, likewise, shaped who they are today, whether for good or ill.<br> Booka Shade loved rave culture, but grew to loathe the formulaic nature of 90's dance music. Later, disillusioned and directionless, Booka Shade took the major label dollar and hated themselves for it. When, in 2002, they, M.A.N.D.Y, Peter Hayo, and then Groove Magazine editor, Thomas 'DJ T' Koch, decamped to Berlin, to form their label/ production house, Get Physical, it was a creative rebirth for all concerned. "Before that," says Arno, of their time in the pay of the majors, "we didn't give a shit. Now, every note counts."<br> Ironically, in Booka Shade's case that complete artistic freedom has led to them lately, outgrowing Get Physical. The Prenzlauer Berg label's HQ and studio is still their base, workspace and their spiritual home, they still help run the label, but 'More!' will actually come out on Co-Op. It's simple economics. The bill for the initial run of album CDs could "break the neck" of a small indie like Get Physical. And no-one wants to take that risk.<br> Such hard business decisions are a reflection of the anticipation which surrounds 'More!'. Thanks to massive underground hits like 'Mandarine Girl', Booka Shade already have a serious cult following in clubland, where, uniquely, you'll find their tunes being spun by DJs as diverse as Tiesto and Richie Hawtin, everywhere from Manchester's Warehouse Project to Berlin's Watergate. But, increasingly, they're crossing over, too. In the last two years, their live show - Walter on a bank of synthesisers and machines; Arno drumming for his life – has seen them infiltrate festivals, like Coachella and Glastonbury, where most dance acts would fear to tread. Booka Shade are now among that select band – Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Daft Punk – who can take on rock at its own game: playing live.<br> "Rock Am Ring is a classic example," says Arno. "It's this real rock festival: a lot of distorted guitars everywhere, and when we turned up backstage, with our synthesisers and electronic drum kit, all the guys were joking with us, but, to our surprise, it worked really well. Even these kids in Metallica t-shirts were headbanging to 'Body Language'. I don't know why. There is no stupid, banging bass drum, and, compared to the dance acts who normally play the big stages, it's rather soft music, but we love the huge live stages, and we love it when people tell us, after, 'I always hated club music, but I really enjoy Booka Shade'."<br> As the album drops, and the summer hots up, expect many 'More!' converts to the cause. Booka Shade: making exactly the music they want to, for you, since 2002.<br> -
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Here´s the tracklisting for our "All Gone Ibiza 2012" Compilation, out June 11th on The Official Defected In The House.
It features some faves of ours like Little Dragon, Scuba, John Talabot, Lee Curtiss, Nina Kraviz and many many more...
Check it out - pre-order from iTunes now!
Just in time for the Ibiza season: we are excited to announce our mix for Pete Tong's
'All Gone Ibiza' compilation out this June!
The mix will feature 2 new Booka Shade songs: 'Honeyslave' and 'Tomorrow Belongs To Us'.
The first 20 people to order the CD from our website will be guaranteed a signed copy of the album - check it HERE
We still remember the rave that went on when we played in the small tent at Lovebox in 2010. Can't wait to return in 2012 - we bring the live show to London on June 16. (And: Yes, it will be a big stage...!)
Thanks to all London supporters for a fantastic Saturday night! First the sold out show at O2 Academy Brixton to support War Child UK, then a crazy Booka Shade afterparty at the Loft. Let's do it again real soon ! (Photo credit - Kevin Lake)
Production of the album continues - had a great vocal session with Fritz Helder from Azari & III.
Back in Berlin for more studio work: production for the new album. Pretty excited to have a first single ready for you guys in Spring! Everybody have a great year 2012...
/OUT NOW! M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade - Home pt. 1. with remixes come from Tim Green, Jona and Monaque.
Click HERE to download from Beatport.
Booka Shade have remixed NERO's new single 'Reaching Out'! The track is out now and available to download from iTunes
Booka Shade have started recordings for their next album at Eve Studios, close to Manchester in England.
Booka Shade have done a remix for their good friends and Get Physical label artists Audiofly. Available from Beatport via this Beatport link and other good stores.Booka Shade have recently done remixes for Pan-Pot and Fritz Kalkbrenner - more info. via the bands facebook here: Facebook
The album 'More!' is out now and available from www.bookashade.com and all good retailers.
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Ultimi interventi blog
- 11 mag 2012 8:44 New DJ shows added
- 10 mag 2012 8:02 Booka Shade mix Pete Tong's 'All Gone Ibiza 2012'
- 26 apr 2012 6:45 New LIVE and DJ shows added.
- 21 mar 2012 7:36 New LIVE shows added
- 7 mar 2012 16:27 Booka Shade LIVE @ Lovebox
LIVE & DJ SHOWS 2011
February 2012
10.02.12 - DJ SET @ Free 2B, @ Circus Club Project, Sochi, Russia (RU)
11.02.12 - DJ SET @ Praterinsel, Munich, Germany (DE)
25.02.12 - DJ SET @ Galvanik Zug, Zug, Switzerland (CH)
March 2012 02.03.12 – DJ SET @ Club Midi, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (ROM)
03.03.12 - DJ SET @ Culture Club, Ghent, Belgium (BE)
08.03.12 - DJ SET @ Lique Club, Curitiba - PR, Brazil (BR)
09.03.12 - DJ SET @ MOB - Music on Board Cruise, Sao Paulo, Brazil (BR)
10.03.12 - DJ SET @ Pacha - Florianopolis, Brazil (BR)
23.03.12 - DJ SET @ Absolut Club, Lisbon, Portugal (PT)
24.03.12 - DJ SET @ Vila Club, Porto, Portugal (PT)
30.03.12 - DJ SET @ Otto Santral, Istanbul, Turkey (TR)
April 2012 11.04.12 - Snowbombing, Mayrhofen, Austria (AT)
14.04.12 - Arma17, Moscow, Russia (RU)
20.04.12 - Simple Things Warm Up @ Lakota, Bristol, England (UK)
21.04.12 - War Child, Brixton Academy, London (UK)
21.04.12 - DJ SET @ Brixton After Party - The Loft, Scrubbs Lane NW10 (UK)
28.04.12 - DJ SET @ Musicland, Madrid, Spain (ESP)
May 2012 12.05.12 - The Great Escape, Brighton, England (UK)
18.05.12 - DJ SET @ Estadio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal (PT)
25.05.12 - DJ SET @ Sankeys Ibiza, Ibiza, Spain (ESP)
27.05.12 - DJ SET @ Elrow, Barcelona, Spain (ESP)
June 2012 02.06.12 - Forbidden Fruit Festival, Grounds of Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin (EIRE)
03.06.12 - Indust3, Birmingham, England (UK)
08.06.12 - DJ SET @ Pacha All Gone Pete Tong, Ibiza, Spain (ESP)
16.06.12 - Lovebox, London, England (UK)
17.06.12 - DJ SET @ Get Physical Party (off Sonar), Barcelona, Spain (ESP)
22.06.12 - Touch The Air Festival, Wohlen, Switzerland (CH)
29.06.12 - DJ SET @ Penha, Guimaraes, Portugal (PT)
30.06.12 - DJ SET @ Sumol Summer Festival, Ericeira, Portugal (PT)
July 2012
03.07.12 - DJ SET @ Pacha with M.A.N.D.Y. Ibiza, Spain (ESP)
05.07.12 - DJ SET @ El Pacha, Hammamet, Tunisia (TUN)
06.07.12 - Les Ardentes Festival, Lieges, Belgium (BE)
07.07.12 - B'Estfest, Bucharest, Romania (ROM)
14.07.12 - MAGMA Festival, Tenerife, Spain (ESP)
20.07.12 - DJ SET @ 10 Days Off Festival, Ghent, Belgium (BE)
21.07.12 - Monegros Festival, Fraga, Spain (ESP)
27.07.12 - DJ SET @ Ushuaia, Ibiza, Spain (ESP)
31.07.12 - DJ SET @ Expofacic, Cantanhede, Portugal (PT)
August 2012 10.08.12 - Open Air Festival, Panensky Tynec, Czech Republic (CZ)
ASSUME ALL SHOWS ARE LIVE UNLESS MARKED AS DJ SET.
ALL SHOWS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT VERY SHORT NOTICE.
PLEASE CHECK WITH VENUE FOR CONFIRMATION BEFORE TRAVELLING...
*TICKETS FOR SOME BOOKA SHADE SHOWS CAN BE FOUND VIA THE OFFICIAL BOOKA SHADE TICKET SHOP AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
http://bookashadetickets.sandbag.uk.com/Store/DisplayItems.html
For link to gig event pages go to www.bookashade.com and click on 'more info.' under individual dates listed at top of page.
(Book Shade past show history 2007-2010 available at Facebook http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=188971721126172)
FOR BOOKA SHADE ARTIST MANAGEMENT CONTACT:
Ryan Hambsch at NERVE Management: info@nervemanagement.com
FOR COMPILATION LICENSING CONTACT: info@nervemanagement.com
FOR BOOKA SHADE LIVE & DJ BOOKINGS IN NORTH AMERICA CONTACT:
Joel Zimmerman: jzimmerman@wma.com
FOR BOOKA SHADE LIVE & DJ BOOKINGS REST OF THE WORLD: CONTACT:
Cris Hearn at Primary Talent: cris@primary.uk.com
BOOKA SHADE TOUR DATES 2011
January 2011
01.01.11 – DJ SET @ Space of Sound Festival, Madrid (ESP)
07.01.11 - DJ SET @ Estacao da Luz, Aveiro (PT)
08.01.11 – DJ SET @ Lagars Club, Amares, Braga (PT)
21.01.11 – DJ SET @ Big Day Out, Auckland (NZ)**
23.01.11 – DJ SET @ Big Day Out, Gold Coast (AUS)
26.01.11 – DJ SET @ Big Day Out, Sydney (AUS)
27.01.11 - DJ SET @ Big Day Out, Sydney (AUS)
29.01.11 - The Forum, Sydney (AUS)
30.01.11 – DJ SET @ Big Day Out, Melbourne (AUS)
31.01.11 - Prince of Wales, Melbourne (AUS)
February 2011
04.02.11 – DJ SET @ Big Day Out, Adelaide (AUS)
06.02.11 – DJ SET @ Big Day Out, Perth (AUS)
March 2011
03.03.11 - DJ SET @ D-edge, Sao Paulo (BR)
04.03.11 - DJ SET @ Rio Music Conference, Rio de Janeiro (BR)
05.03.11 - DJ SET @ Deputamadre, Belo Horizonte (BR)
06.03.11 - DJ SET @ P12, Florianopolis (BR)
07.03.11 - DJ SET @ Some Festival, Green Valley, Balneario Camboriu (BR)
19.03.11 - DJ SET @ T Dance Party, Tel Aviv (Israel)
25.03.11 - DJ SET @ Silo, Leuven (BE)
26.03.11 - Laugardalshollin, Reykjavík (ICELAND)
April 2011
15.04.11 - DJ SET @ Club Midi, Gluj (ROM)
16.04.11 - DJ SET @ Club Kristal, Bucharest (ROM)
21.04.11 - DJ SET @ Capitulo V, Albufeira (PT)
May 2011
07.05.11 - DJ SET @ Komplex 457, Zurich (CH)
14.05.11 - DJ SET @ Expo, Fil, Lisbon (PT)
June 2011
17.06.11 - DJ SET @ Pacha with Pete Tong, Ibiza (ESP)
July 2011
15.07.11 - Vrij Afterwork Festival, Amsterdam (NED)
16.07.11 - Douerfestival, Dour (BE)
17.07.11 - Sea of Love Festival, Freiburg (DE)
21.07.11 - DJ SET @ Pacha, Ofir (PT)
22.07.11 - DJ SET @ Oeiras Beach Club, Oerias (PT)
23.07.11 - DJ SET @ Natural Beat Festival, Genova (IT)
27.07.11 – DJ SET @ Emmaboda Festival, Emmaboda (SWE)
August 2011 Booka Shade US Tour (Identity Festival**)
11.08.11 - Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN (US)
12.08.11 - DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI (US)
13.08.11 - First Niagara Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA (US)
14.08.11 - PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ (US)
16.08.11 - Verizon Amphitheater, Charlotte, NC (US)
18.08.11 - Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA (US)
19.08.11 - Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ (US)
20.08.11 - Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA (US)
21.08.11 - Nikon @ Jones Beach Amp, Wantach, NY (US)
23.08.11 - Lakewood Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA (US)
24.08.11 - 1-800-Ask-Gary Ampitheater, Tampa FL (US)
25.08.11 - Klipsch Amph at Bayfront Park, Miami, FL (US) POSTPONED
27.08.11 - Cynthia Woods, The Woodlands, TX (US)
28.08.11 - Gexa Energy Pavillon, Dallas, TX (US)
30.08.11 - Hard Rock Casino Presents: Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM (US).. September 2011
02.09.11 - Cricket Wireless Amphitheater, Chula Vista, CA (US)
02.09.11 - DJ SET @ Voyeur, San Diego CA (Official ID Festival afterhours afterparty)
03.09.11 - Shoreline Amphitheater, San Francisco CA (US)
04.09.11 - Palladium, Hollywood CA (US)
05.09.11 - Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV (US)
09.09.11 - Headline show at Five Sixty, Vancouver, (CAN)
10.09.11 - The Gorge, George, WA (US)
29.09.11 - DJ SET @ Ushuaia, Ibiza (IBZ)
October 2011
13.10.11 - DJ set @ BED, Bangkok (THAI)
14.10.11 - DJ set @ ZOUK, Singapore
15.10.11 - DJ set @ Ageha, Tokyo (JAP)
November 2011
03/11/11 - Soma Festival, Bogota, Colombia
05/11/11 – Glow Arena, Lima, Peru
11/11/11 – Creamfields, Santiago, Chile
12/11/11 – Creamfields, Buenos Aires, Argentina
13/11/11 - SWU Festival (Dance Music Tent), Paulinia, Brazil
14/11/11 – Cream, Maori Atlantida, Rio Grande so Sul, Brazil
25/11/11 - DJ SET @ Miller Tonight, MIller Space, Moscow, Russia
26/11/11 - DJ SET @ Natural Beat, Genova, Italy
December 2011 01.12.11 - DJ SET @ Trilogy, Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates
02.12.11 - DJ SET @ Posthalle, Würzburg, Germany
03.12.11 - DJ SET @ Messe Congresscentrum B, Stuttgart , Germany
09.12.11 - DJ SET @ Sverdlovkaya Kino Studio, Ekaterinburg, Russia
10.12.11 - DJ SET @ Weekend Club, Berlin, Germany
17.12.11 - DJ SET @ Das Schiff, Hafen Basel, Switzerland
31.12.11 - DJ SET @ Faktory Club - LX Factory, Lisbon, Portugal (cancelled)
31.12.11 - DJ SET @ Pacha, Ofir, Portugal (cancelled)
Thanks to all the photographers for their invaluable work.
top photo: nicolas kantor
background photo: polacsek.com
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10 di 5341Altroyou are the best ever i love your music all of them , with your mix you create a beautiful atmosphere ,thanks
Thanks for the ad! Have a goud day.
<3 what u're doing guys !
Nice Photo ........take care
Ich liebe euch!!! Teenage Spaceman, das is es!! ;))
hello, i must say the sound is amazine of course , you torture me with the a lots of beautiful machines , And Every Song Have a Beautifull Melody, I Love " Teenage SpaceMan a lot, i moustly Flyyy he hee, b kate
ihr seid die größten! when are you going to come to austria??
Love your guys' music!!! Thanks for the beautiful vibes!!
thank's For the add !!! Amazing sound i like it ; -))
great party saturday at Kristal- Bucharest , i hope to see you again soon.and i hope that next time i will make a photo with you , this time that was impossible even if i was next to you .i will always remember that for me,the passion for electronic music started with you