Arno Kammermeier und Walter Merziger aka Booka Shade for about a decade considered as one of the most important and most successful duo in terms of multi-faceted electronic music.With their now fifth studio album "Eve" the choice of Berlin have once again created a fascinating piece of electronic music history that oozes timelessness, without disregarding the zeitgeist. Now the third single, "Love Drug" is further evidence that the music Booka Shades can be experienced on many different levels and in principle works on all. For "Love Drug" Arno and Walter have brought with Fritz Helder from Azari & III, a great personality with a great musical background as co-writer and vocalist in the studio. The outcome is a compatible club track, the convinces with driving, percussive beats, a catchy melody and exceptional vocal. A piece for prime time? and thanks Helders warm, beguiling voice with high goosebumps. "Love Drug" is the predecessor of "Crossing Borders" feat. Fritz Kalkbrenner "Love Drug" was released on May 30 via Embassy One / Blue Field Music and has club suitable remixes in the luggage, from Maya Jane Coles, Andre Crom & Chi Thanh, Animal Trainer, Emperor Souzai and Mihai Popviciu as well as Booka Shade themselves.
Dimitri Kechagias review: Booka Shade continue to mesmerise electronic dance music lovers with their exceptional single Love Drug featuring Fritz Helder. The remix package is fantastic and in our hands we have 3 of them. First of all is Andre Crom & Chi Thanh from Off recordings who deliver their deep tech house interpretation decorated with variety of beautiful melodies, warm cinematic strings and vocals that are twisted and turned in order to build their own magical microworld that is dark, melodic, haunting and absolutely dancefloor friendly. It's one of those remixes that smell Ibiza parties. Animal Trainer remix is a deeper more minimal tech house affair with fantastic chunky groove, deep haunting basslines, 80's electro pop influences and hypnotic dreamy atmosphere that mesmerise the listener while the dark male vocal add that surprising moody edge. The melodies are fantastic and is such relaxing version that will get many plays on Ibiza terraces. Maya Janes Cole is definitely the next big thing in electronic dance music and her remix will give you goosebumps and leave you speechless. Brilliant live like percussion, deep haunting basslines, and dark and sinister atmosphere that brings the darkness of the track at the forefront! Love Drug is another high class release that make us feel hopeful about the state of electronic music! #PureGold Love iT
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