Booka Shade is German duo Walter Merziger and
Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene.
The nearly 2-hour set flew by as Booka Shade carried us through a journey of heart-pounding drum beats and distorted guitar riffs. Not your typical throbbing techno, however, Booka Shade is more like an upbeat electro-rock show.
Mixing in songs from their latest 'More!' and classic fan favorites like Darko and In White Rooms, the mood of the evening was high energy the entire way through.
'More!’, is a complete, self-contained work that is expecting to be judged, not against the latest faddy dancefloor trends, but against the other classic albums. Like Bjork’s ‘Debut’; Hot Chip’s ‘The Warning’; or even Massive Attack’s ‘Blue Lines’, it is an album of modish electronics, strong emotions and rich melodies, which is both of, and transcends, the dancefloor.
Tonight Booka Shade is in Chicago, one of the last of 7 more stops on their North American Tour.
Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene.
The nearly 2-hour set flew by as Booka Shade carried us through a journey of heart-pounding drum beats and distorted guitar riffs. Not your typical throbbing techno, however, Booka Shade is more like an upbeat electro-rock show.
Mixing in songs from their latest 'More!' and classic fan favorites like Darko and In White Rooms, the mood of the evening was high energy the entire way through.
'More!’, is a complete, self-contained work that is expecting to be judged, not against the latest faddy dancefloor trends, but against the other classic albums. Like Bjork’s ‘Debut’; Hot Chip’s ‘The Warning’; or even Massive Attack’s ‘Blue Lines’, it is an album of modish electronics, strong emotions and rich melodies, which is both of, and transcends, the dancefloor.
Tonight Booka Shade is in Chicago, one of the last of 7 more stops on their North American Tour.