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Booka Shade

ElectronicaFrankfurt ElectronicGerman TechnoMinimal Techno
Labels:Blaufield Music, Get Physical Music, Odd One Out, Terminal M·38 releases tracked ·Latest: Your Command (Pig&Dan Remix)

Berlin-based duo Booka Shade have established a reputation as one of the most acclaimed electronic acts to emerge from Europe in the last two decades. Originating in Frankfurt with an initial focus on synth-pop, Booka Shade quickly amassed a devoted following. In 2002, they founded the dance label Get Physical Music (alongside M.A.N.D.Y., Thomas 'DJ T.' Koch, and Peter Hayo), providing a platform for their own music. By 2005, their EPs 'Mandarine EP' and 'Body Language' (the latter co-produced with M.A.N.D.Y.) catapulted Booka Shade to international recognition, with both EPs achieving worldwide success. Tracks like In White Rooms and ‘Night Falls’ further cemented their status as electronic maestros, igniting dancefloors across the globe.

Aliases: Essential Chrome, Keim, Lanyx, Mos Eisley, Parade, Sola Fides, Subtopia, Troop, Yaruba

Members: Arno Kammermeier, Walter Merziger

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Also known asB. Shade, Booka, Booka Hade, Booka Shad, Booka Shades, Booka Shed, Booka'S, BookaShade, The Booka Shade, Troop, Mos Eisley, Keim, Sola Fides, Essential Chrome, Spectral Exile, Lanyx, Parade, Subtopia, Yaruba
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249.1K followers

51%
MembersWalter Merziger, Arno Kammermeier

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Credits & Roles

  • Producer (1)

Frequently Appears With

  • Joplyn(3 releases)
  • M.A.N.D.Y.(3 releases)
  • Gab Rhome(2 releases)
  • Jono McCleery(2 releases)
  • Yaruba(2 releases)
  • Adana Twins(1 releases)
  • Arno Kammermeier(1 releases)
  • Chi Thanh(1 releases)
  • Chris Luno(1 releases)
  • Helsloot(1 releases)

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