Booka Shade - The Sun & The Neon Light reviews
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| Urb |
 Booka Shade knows how to make music. From the moment the emotional, swelling strings of “Outskirts” strike the nerves, it is apparent that their grasp of song progression is second to none. On The Sun & The Neon Light, the German duo (Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier) manages to create songs that are all extremely individual and unique while managing to stay close to the dark, cryptic flavor of the album as a whole. Oh, but you shouldn’t worry; there are plenty of dance floor moments too. While tracks such as “Dusty Boots” brings forth a slight feeling of observance, complete with crawling synths and Law and Order-ish guitar, the perfect set of drums kick in soon- indicating definite danceability. Speaking of variety, “Sweet Lies” can only be described as the best electro r&b song every created. “You Don’t Know What You Mean To Me (J’s Lullaby),” as the last song on the album, ties everything together very well....full text |
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| Guardian |
| In 2005 Booka Shade captured dance music's zeitgeist with uncanny accuracy with their classic Movements album. The Berlin duo's genius lay in crafting club anthems out of seemingly little more than air currents, but The Sun & the Neon Light finds them more concerned with rich textures and full-bodied opulence. Its dancefloor-oriented cuts are laden with hooks, while its reflective moments are saturated with swooning strings....full text |
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| Billboard |
| Much like Matthew Dear's excellent "Asa Breed," German duo Booka Shade's second full-length unexpectedly merges the minimal electro for which it is best-known with a dusty kind of song-based acoustic folk. The result is simple and sparse, but more satisfying than heavier-handed electronic projects. "Control Me" and "Psychameleon" feel like stripped-down Depeche Mode, with vocalist (and Booka member) Walter Merziger in a tin can instead of a Dave Gahan echo chamber....full text |
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