Browse by Artist: BOOKA SHADE

Artist:	BOOKA SHADE
Title:	Stupid Questions
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GPM 012EP

Originally released in 2003/March 2004. "Since the mid '90s, Booka Shade graced clubland's ears (and feet) with tracks such as 'Kind of Good' and 'Silk' (on Holland's fine Touché label). With the A-side of 'Stupid Questions,' a rocky funkbass leads the cue to the groove. The nearly irrational atmosphere and vocal slabs adds to the frenzy. The B-side 'Up' is ample with vocal cut-ups/knicks and tweeks and pecks...along with a blatant machine-beat that jumbles up a complex journey... corners/cliffs and fangs included... oh, and let us not forget to mention...PHEROMONE (ahh!)."

Artist:	BOOKA SHADE
Title:	Vertigo/Memento
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GPM 019EP

Originally released in August, 2004. "Their work is similar to that of pilots. Consistently gain altitude, stay on course and by no means, allow a drop in pressure to occur. Like a seat in first class, their sound is refined and sophisticated and has enough sex appeal to angle several stewardesses. Vertigo/Memento is a small taste of the album that, from this sampling, will be a good companion for several trips around the globe. 'Vertigo' has enough energy to power several Jumbo take-offs -- while 'Memento' rests on its wings to glide through space. Both are in all respects classic dance numbers with strong '80s funk references, high intercontinental relevance and are enveloped with a sovereign ambience of technical know-how."

Artist:	BOOKA SHADE
Title:	Memento Album Remixes
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GPM 022EP

Originally released in Jan, 2005; remixes by Ada and Chloe. "The first of two album remix edition 12"s. Ada is a German singer and producer, who recently released her debut album Blondie. For the remix, Ada takes elements of Vertigo and Cha! She embraces the quirky melodies of Booka Shade adding, with her trademark restraint, gently pounding bass rhythms and enticing snares. Parisian Chloé is a DJ, musician and producer who refined her sound to an eclectic mixture of German minimalism and dirty electro with residencies at some of the city's most influential nights. Here Chloé strips 'Memento' back to a bare minimal groove of interwoven bass sounds. Rasping textures and snatches of vocal add warmth to the all-important space between the bass. Completing the package is the extended mix of 'Cha!' -- Booka Shade's perfectly weighted intricate rhythms wrap around deep textures and vocal snippets to create an unusual but hypnotic dancefloor cut."

Artist:	BOOKA SHADE
Title:	Memento Album Remixes 2
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GPM 025EP

Originally released in March, 2005. "The second of the remix editions for Booka Shade's debut album Memento features one exclusive new track and a remix by Marco Passarani. All tracks are firmly destined for club use and bound to excite more discerning dancefloors, with their mixture of deep atmospherics and intricate percussion. Booka Shade's remix of 'S.T.A.R.R.Z.' has a bouncing low electro bassline and understated broken beats. The deep sub bass burbles and builds through sprinklings of snare and purring melodies that bristle with FX. For the Analogue Fingerprint remix, 'Friend For A Night' is enticed onto the peaktime dancefloor with an infectious groove that rolls throughout. The sparkling melodies of the original intertwine with low analogue bass and intricate rhythm play. Marco Passarani is a native of Rome, who's been engaged in electronic music since the early '90s. On the B-side, 'Panoramic' is aimed squarely at the feet and the hips. A firm sub bass is cut with a bouncing groove skipping across a bed of snares. As it builds, the groove opens out with layer upon layer of deeper bass, peppered computer noise and shimmering electronic percussion."

Artist:	BOOKA SHADE
Title:	Mandarine EP
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GPM 029EP

Originally released June, 2005. "Here, Booka Shade moves closer than ever to the peaktime dancefloor with a track that's a highlight of their live show. 'Mandarine Girl' was inspired by a special night they shared in 1993, at Sven Vath's legendary techno club, The Omen. Engaging chords, electronic bleeps and snares set a mood of anticipation, gradually building excitement with trademark percussive textures and soaring melody. Driving bass and warm FX gather strength around the sultry lead melody as 'Mandarine Girl' reaches its peak with sexy synths and ensnaring electro beats. On the flip, 'Triple Identity' sees a favourite track from the album breathed with new life. Low slung bass and bristling electronic percussion combine with lush tones and distinctive analogue bassline for a cut that's darker and sexier for the floor. Finally, 'Point Break' is the second of the tracks written specially for their live show. A bed of rising atmospheres and clicking percussion opens out with the simple vocal and infectious bouncy melody at its heart."

Artist:	BOOKA SHADE
Title:	Night Falls EP
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GPM 041EP

While Booka Shade's biggest release of 2005, Mandarine Girl, basked in the euphoric afterglow of early '90s techno-trance, their latest 12" is a somewhat darker, more nocturnal affair. The taster single for Booka Shade's second album Movements works with a spine-tingling trance riff over scuffled, hazy beats and a strong story-telling bassline. On "Trespass 06," the duo delves deeper into pared-back club material, expressing some of Booka Shade's finer points -- intricate percussion, hypnotic arrangement and understated beats. The final track is characterized by an intense, brooding bassline that morphs into gurgling fluidity. Underpinned by a rigid funk structure, this track has been inspired by the raw funk of Chicago, fashioned specifically for darkened, sweaty basements and heaving sound systems.

Artist:	BOOKA SHADE
Title:	In White Rooms Vinyl Two
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GPM 045EP

This is the second set of remixes of Booka Shade's "In White Rooms" single. While these new versions take the track to previously unexplored, exotic places, they still don't sacrifice its epic qualities. Walter and Arno themselves provide the first interpretation, inspired by the beaches of the Yucatan. The rhythms are more stripped down and glitchy, and the soaring bass isn't audible this time, but the overall feeling is spaced out, due to the haunting chords. Then, female Dutch DJ/producer Shinedoe brings her spinning expertise to bear with her version. Deep and swirling, yet jacking and acidic, Shinedoe's love of Detroit techno and Chicago house is united by a grainy bassline and a dramatic breakdown. It's musical techno, but it will still work in the main room of an underground club at peak times.

Artist:	BOOKA SHADE
Title:	In White Rooms -- Vinyl One
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GPM 050EP

Taken from their second album, Movements, Arno Kammermeier and Walter Merziger drop "In White Rooms," another epic Booka Shade dancefloor moment. Available in its original format as well as a fresh new take from Elektrochemie which loses none of the original track's melodic, epic qualities, this release is certain to find room in discerning DJ boxes. The original version has that distinctive, electronic, soaring Booka Shade bassline, which keeps on building and building until it finally reaches an emotive, evocative climax. The remix by Elektrochemie builds from subtle, spacey beginnings and powerful claps that provide the basis for a booming, bleepy bassline, transporting the listener from the soft-focus haze of European trance to the mean streets of Chicago and back again. "Blue Rooms" displays Booka Shade's dance floor power. Panning percussion and a heavy bass contain shards of a human voice -- this one will cause devastation in the club.

Artist:	BOOKA SHADE
Title:	Darko
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GPM 056EP

Four track remix EP, 2 remixes by Booka Shade, 2 remixes by Hot Chip. "Darko" was one of the highlights of Booka Shade's Movements album, and Booka Shade and Hot Chip decided to do swap mixes. The first mix sticks to the dance floor with an edgier feeling, as spooky riffs climax over a hissing, driving backing track. Their next mix presents a soaring, epic bass and a stuttering, stripped back groove. Hot Chip then arrange beautiful chords and vocal samples to create their version. Their last mix continues in this languid direction, for an ambient treatment that's in stark contrast with Booka Shade's soaring original.

Artist:	BOOKA SHADE
Title:	Darko
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GPM 058EP

This is the second remix package of new versions of "Darko," from Booka Shade's acclaimed Movements album. Tiefschwarz's treatment is based on a stripped-back, stuttering rhythm and resonating blips and bleeps. Booka Shade are the next remixers, and their track is a live version of "Darko." Retaining the original track's epic, infectious hooks, the remix uses a pumping bass-heavy groove, tailor-made for peak time usage. Newcomers Ganzer & Niggemann favor a more layered, dubby approach, reaching the deepest recesses of underground house and techno. Finally, Radio Slave stretches out the track beyond the ten-minute mark, swathing his acidic pulses with Booka Shade's trance-y hooks, making for a hypnotic finale.

Artist:	BOOKA SHADE
Title:	Tickle/Karma Car
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GPM 070EP

In between working on their next album and touring America and Australia, Booka Shade have come up with this new double A-side 12" that makes the wait for their third artist album shorter. "Tickle" is an emotive affair: over Arno's shuffling drums and a pumping bass, Walter drops a repeating hook and evocative synth chords. The ideal warm, summer tune. "Karma Car" was inspired by Booka Shade's U.S. tour and features vocals sung by both Arno and Walter. Its haunting melodies and pulsing groove is the ideal late-night musical accompaniment.

Artist:	BOOKA SHADE
Title:	Planetary/City Tales
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	GPM 086EP

Booka Shade return to their roots with a 12" of sheer dancefloor firepower. "Planetary" appears on this 12" in two forms: club and dub. The club mix features low-end tweaks, crowd-hyping drums and a melodic stylophone refrain. The dub mix is a darker, more minimalist affair -- serious, seductive and mind-bending house music. Booka's version of "City Tales" is an uncompromisingly dark but delicate scorcher with a sensuous swing. Booka Shade invites you to chase the night and the neon light.

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