Booka Shade - Movements 10 (Album Review)
- hannahedwards55
- Oct 31, 2016
- 2 min read
Updated: May 24, 2020
Booka Shade have just released an expanded reissue of their acclaimed 2006 Movements album, marking 10 years since its release. German duo Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier have been consistently releasing forward-thinking house music since 2004. They set up the record label Get Physical in the late 1990s with DJ T and Patrick Bodmer and Philipp Jung aka M.A.N.D.Y., quickly establishing themselves as pioneers of the electronic music scene. Movements was Booka Shade’s second studio album released on their own label Get Physical; it had great success and was a landmark breakthrough for them as artists, and it inspired and impacted music culture at the time. Fast-forward to the present day, and BSM10 is their sixth studio album, a double-cd package of remasters and remixes, breathing new life into the their most iconic tracks. On one side are remastered editions of the original tracklist, on the other side are a series of remixes from a wealth of heavy-weight musical producers. The list of remixes features names such as Nils Frahm, Deetron, Eats Everything and fellow Get Physical bosses M.A.N.D.Y., utilizing talent from a wide-range of the musical spectrum.
Their two most well-known and successful tracks – Night Falls and In White Rooms – sound fresher than ever with the new remastering on the first half of the album. In the second half it’s a game of pairs, as Mandarine Girl gets a makeover from Deetron and Eats Everything, Lost High is remixed by Dennis Ferrer and Andhim, In White Rooms by Jonas Rathsman and Hunter/Game, and Night Falls by Nils Frahm and Patrick Topping. Both remixes of Mandarine Girl are pretty high-tempo affairs; Eats Everything’s version is energetic if slightly manic at times, whereas Deetron’s thumping bassline triumphs. Jonas Rathsman’s take on In White Rooms gives it a darker, heavier feel (with some elements sounding similar to the soundtrack of Stranger Things – no bad thing), whereas Hunter/Games’s version gives it an unapologetic dose of techno, with a shuffling, rattling beat. M.A.N.D.Y.’s remix of Wasting Time is enjoyable but a little forgettable and lacking some depth, perhaps just included as a favor to their friends for old times’ sake. Highlights of the album are Nils Frahm’s rework of Night Falls, incorporating his signature style of long, rolling crescendos, and Chi Thanh’s remix of Body Language, which provides a stripped-back, interpretative take on the strongly recognizable bassline of the original. Movements 10 is an album celebrating the last ten years of Booka Shade, putting a modern spin on their old classics whilst never compromising on quality, and it cements their position at the top of the dance music game.
Tracklist:
CD1
01. Night Falls
02. Body Language (Interpretation)
03. Paper Moon
04. The Birds & The Beats / At The Window
05. Darko
06. Pong Pang
07. Mandarine Girl
08. Take A Ride
09. Wasting Time
10. In White Rooms
11. Hallelujah USA
12. Lost High
CD2
01. Night Falls (Nils Frahm Rework)
02. In White Rooms (Jonas Rathsman Reprise)
03. Lost High (Dennis Ferrer Remix)
04. Body Language (Interpretation) (Chi Thanh Remix)
05. Lost High (andhim Remix)
06. Mandarine Girl (Deetron Remix)
07. Wasting Time (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
08. Mandarine Girl (Eats Twisted Remake)
09. In White Rooms (Hunter/Game Remix)
10. Night Falls (Patrick Topping Remix)
Available to buy now on Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/Booka-Shade-Movements-10/release/9194493
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