Booka Shade

city: Berlin
country: Germany
genre: Dance, Electronic
styles: Alternative Dance, Electronica, Frankfurt Electronic, German Techno, Microhouse, Minimal Techno, Tech House
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ABOUT THIS BAND

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Berlin-based duo Booka Shade, aka Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, have carved out a reputation as one of the most celebrated electronic acts to come out of Europe over the past two decades.

With their beginnings in Frankfurt and their sights originally on synth-pop, the duo Booka Shade quickly gained a strong following within electronic music, and in 2002 the pairing formed the now legendary dance label Get Physical Music (together with M.A.N.D.Y., Thomas ‘DJ T.’ Koch and Peter Hayo), where they would have a platform for their own music.

Three years later, in 2005, their EP’s ‘Mandarine EP’ and ‘Body Language’ - the latter co-produced with M.A.N.D.Y. - launched Booka Shade into the stratosphere with both EPs becoming international successes, whilst the following years soon welcomed an extensive body of work featuring a combination of stand out albums and singles that quickly achieved further global success.

Since their break-through performance at Sónar in 2005, Booka Shade have earned huge recognition with their innovative live shows, even being named one of Resident Advisor's Top 5 live acts in the world in 2010. They have opened for legendary acts such as Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk, whilst headlining stages at the likes of Coachella, Glastonbury, Rock Werchter, and Red Rocks just to name a few. In recent years, the band has appeared amongst the likes of DJ Mag’s ‘Alternative Top 100 DJ List’ (2018), whilst their notable live sets have led to key mentions amongst a host of distinguished festival reviews and round-ups, including placement within DJ Mag’s ’10 Unforgettable Sets From The History Of Exit Festival’.

Booka Shade were also inducted into Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 Hall of Fame, having received strong support from the station throughout their careers, playing at both the ‘40 Years of Radio 1’ celebration with Annie Nightingale and the ‘20 Years of Essential Mix’ party, whilst also mixing Pete Tong’s ‘All Gone Ibiza’ compilation album.

The duo’s fan base is in no way restricted to electronic music enthusiasts, with great success playing slots at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Lollapalooza, and more by utilising their massive crossover potential, which is as evident in their billings as it is in their remix credits, including acts like Depeche Mode, Moby, Hot Chip, Kings of Leon, Woodkid, The Knife and many more.

Add to the mix their Blaufield Music imprint, founded in 2013, and it’s clear and easy to see the pairing's musical knowledge not only as producers but also adept A&R’s, with releases to date on the imprint from both emerging and established talent alongside their own productions resulting in a string of releases and collaborations that can be regularly found amongst the upper end of Beatport’s Top 100 charts and championed by many of the industry’s biggest names.

Twenty years, dozens of EP’s and six albums later, Booka Shade have become more than a household name, they have become synonymous with the spirit which drives electronic music and have set a precedent to which electronic music is still held to today.

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Releases

Twisted Cadence Single

Twisted Cadence

out on March 10, 2023
via Blaufield Music

Circulate (Together) Single

Circulate (Together)

out on February 24, 2023
via Blaufield Music

Contour EP EP

Contour EP

out on October 14, 2022
via Blaufield Music

Little Treasure (Contour 3) Single

Little Treasure (Contour 3)

out on September 30, 2022
via Blaufield Music

Corrosion (Contour 2) Single

Corrosion (Contour 2)

out on September 16, 2022
via Blaufield Music

Confide (Contour 1) Single

Confide (Contour 1)

out on September 02, 2022
via Blaufield Music

Why Can't We Make It Work Single

Why Can't We Make It Work

out on July 08, 2022
via Blaufield Music

Fire & Rain (Durante Remix) Single

Fire & Rain (Durante Remix)

out on June 24, 2022
via Blaufield Music

Fire & Rain Single

Fire & Rain

out on May 13, 2022
via Blaufield Music

Drago (Anja Schneider Remix) Single

Drago (Anja Schneider Remix)

out on April 22, 2022
via Ritter Butzke Records

Break the Chains Single

Break the Chains

out on April 08, 2022
via Blaufield Music

Soulkeeper / The Unseen 22 Single

Soulkeeper / The Unseen 22

out on February 25, 2022
via Blaufield Music

Farlo May Single

Farlo May

out on January 25, 2022
via Blaufield Music

Vertigo (Living Without You) EP

Vertigo (Living Without You)

out on December 17, 2021
via Blaufield Music

Temple (Booka Shade Remix) Single

Temple (Booka Shade Remix)

out on November 26, 2021
via Hommage

Both LP

Both

out on November 12, 2021
via Blaufield Music

Caprice Single

Caprice

out on November 02, 2021
via Blaufield Music

1993 Single

1993

out on October 22, 2021
via Blaufield Music

Memories (Remixes) EP

Memories (Remixes)

out on October 08, 2021
via Blaufield Music

Memories (Satin Jackets Remix) Single

Memories (Satin Jackets Remix)

out on October 08, 2021
via Blaufield Music

In Avalanche Single

In Avalanche

out on September 24, 2021
via Blaufield Music

Drago Single

Drago

out on September 03, 2021
via Ritter Butzke Records

Memories Single

Memories

out on August 20, 2021
via Blaufield Music

Outline EP EP

Outline EP

out on July 30, 2021
via Family Piknik Music

Infused Reality Single

Infused Reality

out on July 16, 2021
via Blaufield Music

Call Morpheus Single

Call Morpheus

out on July 02, 2021
via Blaufield Music

Heart of Stone Single

Heart of Stone

out on June 18, 2021
via Blaufield Music

Essential Chrome Single

Essential Chrome

out on June 04, 2021
via Blaufield Music

Booka Shade presents: Voices of Hope LP

Booka Shade presents: Voices of Hope

out on May 21, 2021
via Blaufield Music

Hope (Club Mix) Single

Hope (Club Mix)

out on May 11, 2021
via Blaufield Music

Follow Single

Follow

out on April 30, 2021
via Blaufield Music

Small Talk (Okay) Single

Small Talk (Okay)

out on April 20, 2021
via Blaufield Music

Polar Lights Single

Polar Lights

out on July 03, 2020
via Blaufield Music

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