Shake to the Booka Shade

German duo Booka Shade pushes a couple rain clouds over nu-rave's sunshine. As integral members of the Berlin-based electro-house label Get Physical, Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier deliver noirish sheets of cascading synths broken intermittently by gently lilting swoons. The pair is responsible for discerning DJ-approved singles "Mandarine Girl" and "In White Rooms," and had a hand in hits for labelmates M.A.N.D.Y. and DJ T, among others. Throughout their charcoal sketches and numerous remixes, the producers have exhibited a focused yet diffused quality sharing the contrasts of a rumbling storm with its eventual reprieve. Catch a glimpse of Booka Shade when it hits town on Friday, March 23, at Mezzanine at 9 p.m. Admission is $14 adv.; call 625-8880 or visit ww.mezzaninesf.com for more info. — Tony Ware

Booka Shade.

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• Arno Kammermeier
• Hip-Hop and Rap

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