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Artist:
BOOKA SHADE
Title:
Memento
Label:
GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:
CD
Price:
$11.00
Catalog #:
GPM 002CD
Booka Shade
are
Walter Merziger
and
Arno Kammermeier
, production masterminds behind the first 13 Get Physical releases. This is their debut full-length, originally released in 2004. On
Memento
, the two producers observe a healthy balance between pop appeal and experimentation, concocting an unusual blend of modern 4/4 sketches and timeless titles. These tracks take us on a journey through time and space, where, in the sprawling universe, elements from different eras and categories seem to meet and merge almost by chance. "Vertigo," based on an obvious disco groove, is swathed in a breathtakingly beautiful, cinematic soundscape of unparalleled drama. "Double Identity" and "Memento" pursue similar paths. Tricky, minimalist rhythm structures support the dense atmospheres suffused by short glimpses of
Basic Channel
and Detroit references as well as mysterious vocal slivers. Other passages are reminiscent of ravers attacking a
Missy Elliot
track with a vacuum cleaner, homages to '80s synth pop bands clashing with planet funk, broad psychedelic rock or even minimal trance, always pervaded by fragments ostensibly lifted from fast and furious movie soundtracks. All of this is held together by intense aesthetics, turning
Memento
into an intoxicating, emotional play of the senses.
Memento
hits with velvet-coated sucker punches, its prowling, understated menace creates evocative moods mapping out a fresh alternative for electronic music.
Artist:
BOOKA SHADE
Title:
The Sun & The Neon Light
Label:
GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:
CD
Price:
$11.00
Catalog #:
GPM 023CD
2008 release. Following 2006's massively acclaimed
Movements
album, which included the club hits "Night Falls," "In White Rooms," "Mandarine Girl," and the classic "Body Language," and an extensive world tour which saw them play over 150 dates in 20 months,
Booka Shade
, aka
Walter Merziger
and
Arno Kammermeier
, return with their third album,
The Sun & The Neon Light
.
Artist:
BOOKA SHADE
Title:
The Sun & The Neon Light
Label:
GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:
2LP
Price:
$21.00
Catalog #:
GPM 023LP
Gatefold 2LP version.
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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