Booka Shade ft Fritz Kalkbrenner ‘Crossing Borders’ (Club Mix) (Preview)

Booka Shade feat Fritz Kalkbrenner
‘Crossing Borders’ (Club Mix)
(Embassy One/Blaufield Music)
Release date: 23rd March 2014

Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, aka Booka Shade, are one of the most pioneering electronic music acts to come out of the past two decades. Booka Shade are set to release ‘Crossing Borders’ featuring Fritz Kalkbrenner from their 2013 album ‘Eve’ on the 23rd March 2014 on Embassy One / Blaufield Music. 

2013 was a phenomenal year for Booka Shade, having returned with their fifth artist album ‘EVE’ and toured the world with their incredible live shows. Stand out gigs from 2013 included their live set at London’s Oval Space and their live performance at the 20th Anniversary of BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix at The Warehouse Project. They were joined by some of dance music’s biggest heroes of the past and present including Sasha, Hot Since 82, Pete Tong and Eats Everything.

‘Crossing Borders’ was co-written with fellow Berliner and vocalist Fritz Kalkbrenner. Fritz, a DJ and producer is celebrated for his warm soulful sound, championed for marrying hip hop, soul and house together and renowned all over the world for his beautiful voice, most notably for his vocals on his release ‘Sky & Sand‘ with his brother, Paul Kalkbrenner.  Booka Shade first met Fritz when he asked them to remix one of his songs, “as we´re fans of his voice, we thought it would be a great idea if he would sing a vocal for one of our demos for the new album. He came to our studio with the lyrics of ´Crossing Borders´ and within 1 hour, the song was recorded.”

 

‘Crossing Borders’ provoked a huge reaction with the fans and has resulted in artists lining up to make their mark on the track. In the coming months you can expect to hear remixes from the likes of Kolombo, Chopstick & Johnjon, Mathias Kaden, Pleasurekraft, Chi Thanh as well as Booka Shade themselves. Featuring Andy Cato from Groove Armada on the trombone, ‘Crossing Borders’ is enriched with acoustic and chilling electronic tones and demonstrates the trials and tribulations of the every day struggle “we’ve got to go on, even if we stray, crossing borders to another side”.

Booka Shade have just announced a series of live tour dates for 2014 across Europe including two of Germany’s biggest rock festivals, Rock am Ring and Rock im Park. They have also been invited to play their first London show of 2014 for the Noise Of Art’s ‘100 Years Of Electronic Music’ celebration at the Village Underground on the 25^th April. Tickets to Booka Shade live shows can be purchased here: http://bit.ly/1j74qjI

‘Crossing Borders’ will be released on 7th March 2014 exclusively on Beatport and all platforms from the 23rd March on Embassy One/Blaufield Music.

Sonus Festival, Croatia 2013

Cosmopop and Sonus d.o.o. launch New Festival Brand “SONUS“ in Croatia – The same people who brought the world Time Warp and Love Family Park start up multi-day festival on the island of Pag.

Event agency Cosmopop GmbH, based in Mannheim Germany, sweetens the summer for fans of electronic music by launching a new festival brand alongside their Croatian partner Sonus d.o.o. From August 21st to August 25th, the SONUS festival will take place on the Croatian island of Pag. The venue, located at the famous Zrce Beach, already hosts two renowned clubs, Papaya and Kalypso. Aside from the impressive line-up, there is also the added benefit of its low price. For just 69€, festivalgoers can purchase limited Early-Bird tickets, valid for each day of the festival.

Turquoise blue water and warm beaches in paradise– Zrce Beach is a place to indulge in one’s dreams. The beach is also one of the most widely known festival spots in Croatia, and has become an established setting for electronic music events over the years. With Papaya and Kalypso also nearby, two representations of Europe’s top 20 listed clubs add to the area’s glowing reputation.

Right in the heart of Pag, on August 21st 2013, a kick-off event for SONUS will take place, hosted by event agencies Cosmopop and Sonus d.o.o. Five days and four nights, several boat parties and several pre and after parties make for an impressive start to this new festival brand.. The SONUS team is already working to bring some of the most well known artists, including Sven Väths’ Cocoon Heroes parties.. Loco Dice’s Desolat Crew is ready to play on the magical island, as well as the popular “Club der Visionäre” out of Berlin. From England, SONUS is happy to announce the addition of Fuse London and the famous Circuslabels SONUS’ journey. Further guests include the Next Wave Team out of Ibiza and many more yet to be announced. Simply put: the who-is-who of the electronic music industry will be partying with SONUS on Pag in August. The same is true of the acts. Ricardo Villalobos, Loco Dice, Seth Troxler, Magda, DJ Sneak and several others have confirmed their appearances; and many other key players will follow in their tracks in the coming weeks.

The starting price for Early-Bird tickets is only 69€. These passes include access to all five days of the festival, plus pre-parties and after parties. For an easy travel experience, book one of the island’s enticing all-inclusive travel packages from official festival partner Collegium, starting at 254€ p. P. from Germany on www.travel2sonus.com. Depending on the type of package, benefits can include full travel accommodations, a shuttle service between the hotel and the festival and the general admission ticket to the festival. For the greatest travel accommodations, plan your trip by visiting the travel section of the SONUS website at www.sonus-festival.com/travel. Here you will find helpful travel information `from Germany, the UK, France and many other areas.

With the Sonus Festival, Cosmopop expands its portfolio in the international market to Southern Europe. The agency has just recently established itself in Belgium with the Fade In Festival in Brussels.

SONUS FESTIVAL 2013

21ST – 25TH OF AUGUST 2013
ZRCE BEACH, PAG ISLAND, CROATIA

www.sonus-festival.com

Line-Up:

Ricardo Villalobos, Loco Dice, Seth Troxler, Magda, DJ Sneak, Zip, Cassy, Davide Squillace, Valentino Kanzyani, Joseph Capriati, Margaret Dygas, Matthias Tanzmann, Karotte, Pan-Pot, tINI, Mathias Kaden, Onur Özer, Guti live, Sonja Moonear, Nick Curly, Dan Andrei, Premiesku live, Andrea Oliva, Enzo Siragusa, Dorian Paic, Binh, Yaya, Reas, Meat, Bunte Bummler live and more to be announced