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Not strictly Basement Jaxx's fault, but Glamma Kid's appearance here led to me listening to 'Why' for the first time in years. Hoo boy, that is a bad song. (It also got me listening to the jiggy majesty of 'Sweetest Taboo' again, and I need to get married just to have that as the first dance. Hey laydeez.)

From their inception, Basement Jaxx have been a house act reconciling with song, and it's been a rather protracted process. They toyed with Afro-Brazilian hoo-hah for a good few years before they started mashing up ragga, noise, punk, and R&B; in a Brixton sardine tin. Their 1999 debut Remedy seemed an unexpected explosion of fecundity from sorry old house music, but it was the result of five years in the lab. And it was only on 2003's Kish Kash that they finally, fully embraced verse/chorus/verse structures. It won them a Grammy, but it may have been too late. Even in England, dance music feels all but dead, as fragmented and niche-oriented as that late-80s moment before house. The choice the Jaxx now seem to face is between fully embracing pop (as producers, though Felix Buxton has a lovely singing voice), or retreating to the safety (and reduced vision) of dance.Basement Jaxx – What A Difference Your Love Makes". YouTube. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014 . Retrieved 24 April 2014. End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019 . Retrieved 13 September 2020.

Jaxx replace Kylie at Glastonbury". 6 June 2005. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

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PopMatters staff(s) (19 December 2005). "Best Reissues of 2005". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016 . Retrieved 12 June 2016. For a house group that's put together a lot of builds in the past, the speed-ramping applied to Fanfare Ciocărlia's 'Asfalt Tango' is one of their most creative - and most fun. Jaaroverzichten 2005". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018 . Retrieved 13 September 2020.

The final round of roboticised requests for a rendezvous dovetail into a flurry of guitar strums. Very dramatic.PopMatters ranked the album the 19th-best reissue of 2005. [6] Promotion [ edit ] Live 2006 Tour by Basement Jaxx Having seen Basement Jaxx four times in the early 00's, I have to say that this collaboration with the TMO, was a bit of a let down.

Basement Jaxx Interview, The End". Endclub.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 . Retrieved 8 September 2011. True to form, part of their work on that follow up was putting on another club night, which they called Rooty. If that sounds familiar, it’s because it became the title of their second album, which was released in 2001. It was another critical and commercial smash, giving the world the deathless hit "Where's Your Head At" in the process. Ever since then they’ve held on to their title of the “other” elder statesmen of British dance music alongside The aforementioned Prodigy with aplomb. They’ve headlined Glastonbury, sold out arenas and collaborated with the likes of Dizzee Rascal and Siouxsie Sioux. They’re a shoo in for the status of national treasures, and it all stemmed from wanting to put on a good party and make some good music. Mission accomplished, I think. Basement Jaxx decided to close the Rooty club in May 2001 after it became "too popular." [6] 2003–2005: Kish Kash and The Singles [ edit ] Hip-hop, soul, a little bit of punk / a little bit of crunk, a little bit of disco / drum 'n' bass, a little bit of house / a little bit electro, all of that!" Roxanne Shante, breaking down the multi-genre Basement Jaxx mission statement more succinctly than anyone else could. UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". everyHit.com. 16 March 2000. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007 . Retrieved 8 September 2011.John Bush. "Rooty". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010 . Retrieved 19 April 2012. Basement Jaxx unveil guests on the new album". Inthemix.com.au. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011 . Retrieved 8 September 2011. In 1992, Simon Ratcliffe began releasing white label records, gaining him the attention of several music producers including LTJ Bukem and Goldie. The success of these releases enabled him to buy a few electronic musical instruments and set up a basic studio in a friend's mother's basement. a b McLean, Craig (25 June 2001). "All right Jaxx". Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016 . Retrieved 9 September 2016.