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- Date Released: April 12, 2005
- Genre: Electronic
- Label: XL Recordings
Non-stop floor-filling classics from the best dance-pop group on the planet.
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We Say...
To call Basement Jaxx the best dance-pop group on the planet is to damn Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe with faint praise. The truth is that no one else has even attempted a rapprochement of house’s groove and pop’s devotion to the Song without descending headfirst into that special circle of Hell that Dante reserved for Euro-pop. Basement Jaxx, on the other hand, manage to inject hardcore, trainspottery dance music with girly pop fizz and heartache without ever sacrificing swing or the willingness to sample Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers.
Basement Jaxx’s achievement is all the more impressive considering that they started off crafting very tasteful but uninspiring Brazilian house like “Samba Magic.” When they threw off the shackles of genre and mashed up ragga, UK garage, punk energy and most crucially R&B on 1997’s still breathtaking “Fly Life,” Basement Jaxx truly hit their stride. Although their records have become less fabulously noisy (with the possible exception of “Jump N’ Shout”) and more polished, Basement Jaxx’s willingness to play with textures, styles and sound within the parameters of traditional song form is one of the true glories of contemporary pop. -
They Say...
It took several years for house producers to catch up with Basement Jaxx. Alternately, as some might argue, several years passed before Basement Jaxx decelerated enough for anyone sharing a vaguely similar stylistic slant to meet up with them. Even if 2003's Kish Kash wasn't bubbling over with new ideas and previously unfathomable contortions and combinations of old ideas, as Remedy and Rooty had done before, the Jaxx still did it better than anyone else, melting down 30 years of dance and pop, simultaneously casting fresh looks on both forms. They are to house what Miles Davis is to jazz, what Chuck Berry is to rock, what Public Enemy is to rap. The Singles, a timely and nearly faultless stopgap compilation, picks the A-sides from the three albums, adding earlier cuts "Samba Magic" and "Flylife," only two examples of why the debut LP was so heavily anticipated. Here's the only bad aspect: despite boldly displaying most of the duo's strengths, all of these A-sides just happen to be intended for clubs and high-speed driving, so the set doesn't show casual fans how adept the Jaxx have been at mellow material, let alone the moments that disconnect completely from house constructs without any hiccups. Those who are fully aware of the Jaxx's versatile brilliance and hang on the duo's every beat might also do well to pick up the disc; the single edits offer some slight variations on the album versions, and the manner in which they are presented, typically stripped down to three minutes and change, makes a durable argument for the duo as supreme pop songwriters. There's also a pair of new tracks. The rubbery "Oh My Gosh," easily the best of the two, is deliciously flirtatious and cartoonish, if more of a fitting Jaxx-past-in-miniature parcel than an indication of what lies ahead. It's just as pleasurable as saying the name of the song's vocalist, Vula Malinga, out loud. [The limited-edition version adds a second disc of remixes, B-sides, and other goods.]
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| 01. |  |
Red Alert |
3:37 |
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| 02. | |
Good Luck (Feat Lisa Kekaula) |
3:31 |
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| 03. | |
Romeo |
3:26 |
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Oh My Gosh |
3:56 |
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| 05. | |
Bingo Bango |
3:47 |
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| 06. | |
Where's Your Head At? |
3:59 |
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| 07. | |
Rendez-vu |
3:44 |
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| 08. | |
Jump N' Shout Featuring Slarta John |
3:38 |
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Lucky Star |
3:53 |
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| 10. | |
Plug It In |
3:19 |
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| 11. | |
U Don't Know Me |
3:35 |
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| 12. | |
Do Your Thing |
4:19 |
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Jus 1 Kiss |
3:37 |
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Flylife |
4:05 |
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Samba Magic |
4:56 |
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15 Total Tracks, 57:22 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Magnificent Romeo |
4:28 |
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| 02. | |
I Beg U |
3:42 |
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| 03. | |
Mere Pass |
4:49 |
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| 04. | |
Miracles Keep On Playin' |
4:34 |
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| 05. | |
Bongoloid |
4:22 |
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| 06. | |
Good Luck (Live Version) |
4:53 |
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| 07. | |
Rendez Vu (Latin Vocal) |
4:07 |
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| 08. | |
Broken Dreams (Acoustic) |
2:42 |
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Ha Choo |
2:35 |
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Onyx |
4:10 |
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| 11. | |
I Live In Camberwell |
3:38 |
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| 12. | |
Camberskank (7" Edit) |
5:43 |
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| 13. | |
Jus 1 Kiss-Isley Bootleg Edit |
5:02 |
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| 14. | |
Romeo (Accoustic) |
3:35 |
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29 Total Tracks, 58:20 Total Length
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Credits
- The London Session Orchestra - Strings // Gavyn Wright - String Conductor // Erick "More" Morillo - Vocals // Erick "More" Morillo - Vocals (Background) // Will Malone - String Arrangements // Will Malone - String Conductor // Geoff Pesche - Mastering // Patrick Duffy - Art Direction // Patrick Duffy - Design // Hugo Delmirani - Piano // Hugo Delmirani - Keyboards // Hugo Delmirani - Soloist // Oli Savill - Percussion // Sharon Stone - Vocals // Andy Hughes - Mixing // Roland Clarke - Vocals // Junior Sanchez - Vocals (Background) // Kele Le Roc - Vocals // Kele Le Roc - Vocals (Background) // Slarta John - Vocals // Michael Moog - Vocals (Background) // KDL Allstars - Vocals (Background) // JC Chasez - Vocals // Sharlene Hector - Vocals (Background) // Alma Duah - Vocals (Background) // Cassie Watson - Vocals // Charlotte Hodson - Vocals // Najma Akhtar - Vocals // Elliot May - Vocals // Lisa Kekaula - Vocals // Natasha Awuku - Vocals (Background) // Nathan "Tugg" Curran - Drums // Killa Kela - Vocals (Background) // Corryne Dwyer - Vocals // Corryne Dwyer - Vocals (Background) // Francine Kufonji - Vocals (Background) // Damien Peachey - Vocals // Mandy Senior - Vocals (Background) // Martin Hildred - Live Sound // Vula Malinga - Vocals // Vula Malinga - Vocals (Background) // Daniel Pearce - Vocals (Background) // Quentin Collins - Trumpet // Shaun Escoffrey - Vocals
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