Berlin-based duo Booka Shade, aka Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, have carved out a reputation as one of the most celebrated electronic acts to come out of Europe over the past two decades. 

With their beginnings in Frankfurt and their sights originally on synth-pop, the duo Booka Shade quickly gained a strong following within electronic music, and in 2002 the pairing formed the now legendary dance label Get Physical Music (together with M.A.N.D.Y., Thomas ‘DJ T.’ Koch and Peter Hayo), where they would have a platform for their own music. 

Three years later, in 2005, their EP’s ‘Mandarine EP’ and ‘Body Language’ - the latter co-produced with M.A.N.D.Y. - launched Booka Shade into the stratosphere with both EPs becoming international successes, whilst the following years soon welcomed an extensive body of work featuring a combination of stand out albums and singles that quickly achieved further global success.

Since their break-through performance at Sónar in 2005, Booka Shade have earned huge recognition with their innovative live shows, even being named one of Resident Advisor's Top 5 live acts in the world in 2010. They have opened for legendary acts such as Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk, whilst headlining stages at the likes of Coachella, Glastonbury, Rock Werchter, and Red Rocks just to name a few. In recent years, the band has appeared amongst the likes of DJ Mag’s ‘Alternative Top 100 DJ List’ (2018), whilst their notable live sets have led to key mentions amongst a host of distinguished festival reviews and round-ups, including placement within DJ Mag’s ’10 Unforgettable Sets From The History Of Exit Festival’.

Booka Shade were also inducted into Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 Hall of Fame, having received strong support from the station throughout their careers, playing at both the ‘40 Years of Radio 1’ celebration with Annie Nightingale and the ‘20 Years of Essential Mix’ party, whilst also mixing Pete Tong’s ‘All Gone Ibiza’ compilation album. 

The duo’s fan base is in no way restricted to electronic music enthusiasts, with great success playing slots at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Lollapalooza, and more by utilising their massive crossover potential, which is as evident in their billings as it is in their remix credits, including acts like Depeche Mode, Moby, Hot Chip, Kings of Leon, Woodkid, The Knife and many more.

Add to the mix their Blaufield Music imprint, founded in 2013, and it’s clear and easy to see the pairing's musical knowledge not only as producers but also adept A&R’s, with releases to date on the imprint from both emerging and established talent alongside their own productions resulting in a string of releases and collaborations that can be regularly found amongst the upper end of Beatport’s Top 100 charts and championed by many of the industry’s biggest names.

Twenty years, dozens of EP’s and six albums later, Booka Shade have become more than a household name, they have become synonymous with the spirit which drives electronic music and have set a precedent to which electronic music is still held to today.

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The Americas North & South America: 
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The Magic continues...

Cirque Magique ► 5-6-7 August 2016

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► LINE-UP

FRIDAY

Sven Tasnadi - ILARIO LIBURNI b2b Deltano - Mainro - Clerkie - Endove - Tremenzz

SATURDAY

Dubfire - Technasia - Hobo - Carlo Lio - Marco Faraone - Francesca Lombardo - Chris Tietjen (OFFICIAL) - Yves Deruyter - Be Svendsen live - Maksim Dark live - Igor Vicente - Dimitri Andreas - Flapjackers - Index - ABSURD live - Dimi - Cosmo - Dj-bolle "official page" - Olivier Pieters - QUINCY - Official - Bountyhunter - Zolex - Youri Parker - Franky Jones - Fanpage - Dj Ghost - Mike Thompson & Alan Faber - Felix La Band live - Candice Heyns - Kenny Raw Musicpage - Ishtar b2b LaMaz - Masian

SUNDAY

Nic Fanciulli - Matador live - Dominik Eulberg b2b Gabriel Ananda - Paul Ritch - Jaydee - Jam & Spoon - Joran van Pol - SHADED live - Uone - AMyn live - Ode Maen & Massaar - LIMITS - Chantal - WHIZZ - Andrea Giuliani & Luca Rossetti - Martin Maler live - Laurent Top - QUINCY - Official - MARKO DE LA ROCCA - Mr Sam - Michael Forzza - CP - Dj George's Pulse - Dj Phi-Phi - TYRLL 


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► CONCEPT

Cirque Magique, a festival in the fields of Ledegem... far away from civilization and reality. 

A festival choosing resolutely for the underground and representing true magic, magic that originates from the heart. We will create an atmosphere that transcends all others in which real miracles can happen. 

Cirque Magique will offer nothing but quality on all aspects of the festival: from the music, decorations, sound and light to food, drinks and the camping place, nothing but the best will be good enough for you. 

Music wise Cirque Magique brings its public only the best, underground, electronic music: from house to techno, from the past to the present and the future. 

Cirque Magique will create the magical setting in which we would like to invite each and every single one of you to explore your inner circus artist. On Cirque Magic not only the dj’s and performers will be the artists but we will all be one. 

Forget who you are in daily life and take this chance to connect with the most expressive side of yourself. Let loose the lion in you and roar with power. Show us the grace and skill of an acrobat and dance your most daring moves. Be funny and creative like a clown who puts a smile on other people’s faces. Be the magician who amazes and pulls many tricks out of his hat … 

On Cirque Magique the possibilities are endless, as endless as you want to make them. We dare you to be a full part of the show on the festival so we can, all together, create something different and unique … as we are all different and unique and we all have many different and unique sides inside of us! ]

Cirque Magique, you are the Magic! 

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► Basic Info:

Adress: Sint Pieterstraat
B-8880 Ledegem
Belgium
www.cirquemagique.eu 
www.facebook.com/cirquemagiquefestival
Minimum age : 18

► www.cirquemagique.eu

I am neither afraid of showing my emotions nor to include them in my music - Stimming

Few people bring a truly original sound to house music. At a relatively young age, Hamburgs Martin Stimming did just that, demonstrating a sophisticated yet accessible sound that is beyond his years.

Two years after hooking up with Solomuns Diynamic Music, his 2008 breakthrough hit Una Pena made the electronic world sit up and take notice, and before long acclaimed labels like Freerange, liebe*detail, Buzzin´ Fly, Green and Poker Flat were snapping up his work. 2009 saw him release his immaculate debut album Reflections to great acclaim, cementing his reputation as one of the most exciting new producers of his generation. 

His second album, Liquorice, eschews the normal kick-clap/snare template by and large to explore more interesting and progressive territories, but always with that trademark magpie-like sense of texture, emotion and discovery. 

His productions are filled with a multitude of his own unique, charismatic field recordings, and he never uses the same sample more than once. 

2010 saw him pick up an award for Best Newcomer at the Ibiza DJ Awards, following on from his live show (Stimming does not DJ) stunning the crowds at the islands legendary Pacha, and the finest danceries around the world Πfrom Berlins Panoramabar to Sao Paulo´s D-Edge, Brussels Fuse, London´s fabric and Paris Rex, and plenty more beyond. 

Remixes for the likes of Sascha Funke, Claude VonStroke, Deadmau5, Stephan Bodzin and Tom Novy to name but a few have further spread his influence amongst the discerning house and tech community, and cemented his reputation as one of the scene´s most exceptional producers.

Clearly, Martin Stimming is a precious talent indeed. But then again, not everyone loves liquorice...

Kollektiv Turmstrasse, one of the most successful German live acts in electronic music, is an influential presence in the global techno and house scene. With a compelling discography featuring releases on renowned labels like Kompakt, Diynamic, Cocoon, Fabric, and FFFR, his sound is deeply rooted in house music while also drawing inspiration from breakbeat, indie dance, techno, and even elements of hip-hop and modern pop. Turmstrasse is a complex, progressive and intriguing artist who focuses on the liberated space between driving house tracks and dancefloor anthems.

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Enquanto o mundo pega fogo, enquanto os algoritmos sugam almas, em meio a guerras, pandemias e catástrofes, eu continuo nessa cadeira, vendo tudo mudar e passar a minha volta, continuo nessa cadeira, aprendendo a aprender, tentando me entender, mais com tanta escuridão la fora, a musica que procuro traz luz e alivio, talvez um positivismo irreal, mais é essa magia da felicidade extravagante que me apaixonei, aquela que afasta a escuridão nem q seja por um momento, e me poe a dançar como tudo estivesse em perfeita harmonia. E não está?

While the world is on fire, as algorithms suck souls, amidst wars, pandemics, and catastrophes, I remain in this chair, watching everything change and pass around me. I stay in this chair, learning to learn, trying to understand myself, but with so much darkness outside, the music I seek brings light and relief. Perhaps it's an unreal optimism, but it's the magic of extravagant happiness that I fell in love with – the kind that pushes away the darkness, even if only for a moment, and makes me dance as if everything is in perfect harmony. And isn't it?

http://www.songkick.com/artists/8295508

Depending on whom you ask, Matthew Dear is a DJ, a dance-music producer, an experimental pop artist, a bandleader. He was the founding artist on both Ghostly International and its dancefloor offshoot, Spectral Sound. He’s had remixes commissioned by The XX, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Spoon, Hot Chip, The Postal Service, and Chemical Brothers; he’s made mixes for the Fabric mix series and Get Physical’s Body Language. He maintains four aliases (Audion, False, Jabberjaw, and Matthew Dear), each with its own style and distinct visual identity. He straddles multiple musical worlds and belongs to none—and he’s just hitting his stride.

Sound design:
www.matthewdearsounds.com

Label: 
www.ghostly.com

- @audion -

Vocal enchanteuse Dimie Cat introduces a glamor, retro-modern atmosphere inspired by films and music from the 40's-50's. Her music features a smoking present-day production mixed with sampled and re-cut backing from old vinyls. A sassy, irresistible mix of jazz and hip-hop beats...
New album ZigZag: digital release November 1, 2012

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