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Berlin duo Booka Shade, releases highly anticipated album More! in Australia late April

NEWS RELEASE

- ‘MORE!’ RELEASE DATE (ALBUM): 30 APRIL 2010
- ‘BAD LOVE’ RELEASE DATE (1ST SINGLE): 19TH APRIL 2010

- Unreleased track ‘Regenerate’ from the new album More! is available now on www.bookashade.com.

Booka Shade will release their fourth artist album More! this April in a joint venture between Get Physical Music and Co-Op and will be released locally through Bandroom Records.

Regarded by many as the best live electronic act in the world, Booka Shade have enjoyed a meteoric rise since establishing themselves with their breakthrough album ‘Memento’ in 2005. Worldwide club hits such as ‘Body Language’, ‘In The White Rooms’ and ‘Charlotte’ followed, as well as their second album ‘Movements’, which is regarded as one of the last decade’s classic electronic albums. 5 years on and with the release of their fourth LP, the duo proves they are still hungry for More!

“The album is called More!. More refined production, more multi-layered atmospheres, more emotion.” Explains Arno Kammermeier (one half of Booka Shade), “We wanted this album to be more energetic with strong grooves and of course the typical Booka Shade melodies and atmospheres that we love. The album takes you through every stage of the night out; the excitement before you go out, the party, the late, late night, a bit of paranoia…. and then the sunny morning of a new day.”

Across the album, Arno, and the other half of Booka Shade, Walter Merziger delve deeper than ever before, delivering what has to be their most dynamic and accomplished album to date, which is saying something for Booka Shade! For the first time on any of their albums they’ve collaborated with guest vocalists, sharing the limelight with electronic pioneers Yello and Get Physical favourite Chelonis R. Jones.

“We’re so excited about 2010 and taking the new album on the road. We’ve been working on these songs in the studio for the last 18 months and now is the time to hear them loud!” Arno continues, “The world tour will start in February with us headlining the Future Music Festival in Australia, followed by club shows in key cities throughout Europe and a short trip to the U.S. to introduce the album Stateside. I can safely say we have a big summer of festivals in front of us too!”.

Indeed they do, with the full live schedule to be announced very soon, including (for the first time ever) a fully live UK tour, taking in all the major cities across the country (see below for a preview of confirmed dates). Until then, please log on to Booka Shade’s website to download Regenerate, one of the stand-out tracks from the album that will not only delight fans but also give the world a clear sign of what’s to come with More!

M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade single Donut, is also available to buy now.

Tracklisting:
1/ Havanna Sex Dwarf
2/ Donut (interpretation)
3/ Regenerate
4/ The Door
5/ Teenage Spaceman
6/ Divine (feat. Yello)
7/ Scaramanga
8/ L.A. tely
9/ Bad Love (feat. Chelonis R. Jones)
10/ No Difference
11/ This Is Not The Time

BOOKA SHADE (Live) Australian Tour Dates
Sat 27-Feb-10 BRISBANE [Future Music Festival] at City Pacific Doomben Racecourse
Sun 28-Feb-10 PERTH [Future Music Festival] at Wellington Square
Thurs 04-Mar-10 SYDNEY [Booka Shade side show] at The Metro Theatre
Fri 05-Mar-10 MELBOURNE [Booka Shade side show] at Forum Theatre
Sat 06-Mar-10 SYDNEY [Future Music Festival] at Royal Randwick Racecourse
Sun 07-Mar-10 MELBOURNE [Future Music Festival] at Flemington Racecourse
Mon 08-Mar-10 ADELAIDE [Future Music Festival] at Rundle & Rymill Parks

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Hey Gang,

Check it – Dragonette’s brand new single “Pick Up The Phone” has hit number 1 on Hype Machine. You can get the original version on the album now on itunes or wait for the remix pack with Russ Chimes, Richard X, Francis Preve, and Daisy O’Dell out March 1.

Booka Shade and M.A.N.D.Y. partner up to produce a white-hot new single ‘Donut’, available now on Living The Dream and Bandroom Records. Promising to be another anthem, Aussie fans can get familar as the track drops ahead of Booka Shade’s national Australian tour late February 2010.

Staying true to the old adage of quality over quantity, this is only the third collaboration between the Get Physical titans, on the back of the 2005 classic ‘Body Language’ and their deeply hypnotic reinterpretation of Laurie Anderson’s ‘O Superman’ that hit eardrums in 2008.

Worth the wait? You better believe it. As the debut track off new label Living The Dream, the imprint couldn’t have gotten off to a more auspicious start. Like all the best records, it is bares all the trademark Get Physical attributes, but is still quite unlike anything else out there. It’s deep lying strata of microscopic pops ‘n’ clicks is pure M.A.N.D.Y., while the Booka Shade signposts come in the form of the dramatic melodies that transform into a giddy groove that attach itself to your hips and refuses to let go.

Set to move bodies during the Booka Shade’s upcoming Australian Tour, ‘Donut’ is capped off with a string of re-rubs courtesy of Gui Boratto, Boy 8 Bit, James Talk, Ben Hoo and Logistics, ensuring Living The Dream makes one almighty impression on the local club scene.

Also look out for a Booka Shade version of ‘Donut’ on their new forthcoming album due in April.

BOOKA SHADE (Live) Australian Tour Dates
Sat 27-Feb-10 BRISBANE [Future Music Festival] at City Pacific Doomben Racecourse
Sun 28-Feb-10 PERTH [Future Music Festival] at Wellington Square
Thurs 04-Mar-10 SYDNEY [Booka Shade side show] at The Metro Theatre
Fri 05-Mar-10 MELBOURNE [Booka Shade side show] at Forum Theatre
Sat 06-Mar-10 SYDNEY [Future Music Festival] at Royal Randwick Racecourse
Sun 07-Mar-10 MELBOURNE [Future Music Festival] at Flemington Racecourse
Mon 08-Mar-10 ADELAIDE [Future Music Festival] at Rundle & Rymill Parks

livingthedreammusic.com/donut

This post is only hear to say how much i enjoyed Editors last night at the Metro….gig of the year people….i know i know….early days..

Over here at Bandroom land, a good friend of ours put together a great ep of summer lovin tunes, and we thought that you might just like it too….Balmy Nights by Matt Van Schie is everything that is great about summer in Australia. Bonfires on the beach, Coolabah wine, hills hoists, and sunburn is what we love and there is nothing better than doing all those things while listening to Matt’s new ep which is out here on February 5. Here’s a first taste from the EP, “Saturday Night”. Already doing the rounds on the J’s, but with a bunch of new remixes by GLOVES, Danimals and some other special guests coming soon. Stay tuned for more info…

Hey all – please find attached a crystal clear 320 of the long-awaited Laidback Luke remix of Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette’s “Boys & Girls.”

Luke’s bringing bleepy fire on this one, with a tweaked out peaktime wonder of a breakdown included in the bargain.

Get BANDROOM’s first ever free download HERE

“This is a masterclass in modern electronic music, finessed by innovation and emotional depth” NME – 8/10

As the days draw closer to the Australian release of Things Are What They Used To Be, some amazing reviews are flowing through for Zoot Woman’s new album. Get it from all good Australian Record Stores and itunes from 25th September!

Preorder the album at JB Hi Fi – http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/things-are-what-they-used-to-be/457407