This synth heavy laidback dance tune mixes its vocoder-swallowed vocals with a wealth of whitenoise, reminiscent of a Commodore 64's loading gurgle. It entertaingly prances around in a svelte 80s fashion, as if bouncing on a pogo stick, dressed in a turquoise shell suit ... read more!
Artist: Booka ShadeTitle: The Sun And The Neon LightLabel: Get PhysicalCat. No.: GPMCD023Tracks: 14Size: 81,6 MBBitrate: VBR KbpsFrequency: 44.1KhzMode: Joint-StereoGenre: ElectronicDate: 09-05-2008Tracklisting:01. Outskirts02. Duke03. Dusty Boots04. Control Me05. Solo City06. Redemption07. Charlotte08. The Sun & The Neon Light09. Sweet Lies10. Karma Car11. Psychameleon12. Planetary13. Comacabana1
Artist: Booka ShadeTitle: The Sun And The Neon LightLable: Get PhysicalTracks: 14Date: May 26th, 2008Size: 150 MBBitrate: 320 KbpsFrequency: 44.1Khz - StereoTracklisting:01. Outskirts02. Duke03. Dusty Boots04. Control Me05. Solo City06. Redemption07. Charlotte08. The Sun & The Neon Light09. Sweet Lies10. Karma Car11. Psychameleon12. Planetary13. Comacabana14. You Don't Know What You Mean to Me (J's Lullaby)Download Part IDownload Part II
Booka Shade - s.t.a.r.r.z.(Please respect all artists and buy music!)The studio partnership of producers, remixers and live act Booka Shade aka Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier has come a very long way since its incarnation in the early 90s. Back then, Arno and Walter were a synth pop act signed to a major label. They released two albums and did a number of tours, but at the same time they were being seduced by the emerging trance and techno sounds they heard in Frankfurt clubs like The Omen. Subsequently, Arno and Walter changed their focus to club projects and released trance records on R&S, Tommy Boy and Sven Vath’s Harthouse imprint. However, it was on Dutch label that Booka Shade scored their biggest releases with the progressive ´Kind of good´ and ´Silk´.By the end of the 90s, Booka Shade had tired of the trance-techno scene and again needed a new direction to focus on. At this stage, they decided to found their own label. By chance, they met with Thomas Koch, aka D
Berlin-based DJ and production duo Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, better known as Booka Shade, have a few US and Canada dates confirmed for next month as a part of their 2007 "Movements" tour:
March 15: Brooklyn, NY / Studio B
March 16: Toronto, Canada / The Mod Club
March 17: Montreal, Canada / Musee Juste Pour Rire
March 19: Chicago, IL / Funky Buddha Lounge
March 22: Miami, FL / Studio A
March 23: San Francisco, CA / Mezzanine
March 24: Los Angeles, CA / Avalon
