That perfectly illustrates how, in 2011, they transcend borders and genres. Late last year, for instance, as they prepared for a winter tour of Australia - with the mixed rock ?n' dance festival, Big Day Out - Booka Shade were voted one of the world's Top 5 live acts by the cutting-edge electronic music hub, Resident Advisor. One of those rare electronic music acts who channel the spirit and sounds of underground techno, but who can rock any festival crowd, Booka Shade, increasingly, find themselves winning over new fans across the rock and dance music tribes. Personal highlights, such as performing live on BBC Radio 1, to help celebrate legendary radio DJ Annie Nightingale's 40th broadcasting anniversary, or rocking Europe's foremost electronic music event, Sonar, capped a whirlwind year which included tours of Australia, Brazil, the UK and the US (including a show at Colorado's iconic Red Rocks amphitheatre). Personal highlights, such as performing live on BBC Radio 1, to help celebrate legendary radio DJ Annie Nightingale's 40th broadcasting anniversary, or rocking Europe's foremost electronic music event, Sonar, capped a whirlwind year which included tours of Australia. Since the release of their fourth album, ?More!', the Berlin-based duo, Arno Kammermeier and Walter Merziger, have been touring almost non-stop. Even by Booka Shade's unusually frenetic standards, the past 12 months have been intense.
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