Basement Jaxx
are a UK house music duo. The duo consists of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe. Basement Jaxx rose to popularity in the late 1990s and their appeal has continued across the world today.
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History
Basement Jaxx started in
Brixton,
South London in 1994, where they held a regular night club called
Rooty
, the namesake of their second artist album. In 1999, the group released their first full length album,
Remedy
to wide acclaim.
Remedy
includes the single "Red Alert", which was featured in the film
Bend It Like Beckham
and
commercials including
Nickelodeon and
Coca-Cola. Other singles on this album were "Jump N' Shout", "Bingo Bango" and "Rendez Vu", which is Basement Jaxx's highest
UK chart entry to date at number 4.
[1] Basement Jaxx also released
Jaxx Unreleased
, a compilation of
b-sides, remixes and other assorted material, in 1999.
Their next full length album,
2001's
Rooty
included singles "Romeo", "Jus 1 Kiss", "
Where's Your Head At?", "Do Your Thing" and "Get Me Off". The
music video for album opener "Romeo" is an homage to the
Bollywood film style. "Where's Your Head At?" became a huge international hit in
2002, also known for its inclusion on the Tomb Raider soundtrack, and is perhaps Basement Jaxx's best known song, with a video praised by
Mixmag as the best dance music video ever made.
Xxtra Cutz
was released shortly after
Rooty
, containing b-sides from this album's singles.
2003 brought Basement Jaxx's third full length album,
Kish Kash
, which included contributions from
Lisa Kekaula (of
the Bellrays),
Me'shell Ndegeocello, grime MC
Dizzee Rascal, Totlyn Jackson,
JC Chasez,
Siouxsie Sioux (of
Siouxsie & the Banshees), and Phoebe. From this album, the tracks "Lucky Star", "Good Luck", and "Plug It In" were released as singles. The track "Good Luck" was re-released in 2004, after exposure from being the theme to
BBC's
Euro 2004 coverage, and was also featured in the soundtrack of
Just Married and
Appleseed, an
anime film released in 2004.
Kish Kash
was recognized the following year at the
47th Grammy awards, winning Buxton and Ratcliffe the inaugural
Best Electronic/Dance Album
award.
In 2005, the duo released the #1 compilation
The Singles
along with a video collection on
DVD, comprising all the singles from their previous three albums, some earlier releases (featured on
Atlantic Jaxx Recordings: A Compilation
), and two new tracks, "
Oh My Gosh" and "U Don't Know Me", which were both released as singles. The video for "U Don't Know Me" featured a drunken, carousing and violent
Queen Elizabeth II lookalike and was banned from daytime rotation on
MTV.
The Singles (Special Edition)
was also released, which contained the original compilation along with a bonus disc entitled
Bonus Traxx
, containing many previously-unreleased tracks, as well as remixes of existing Basement Jaxx songs. The duo appeared as a headline act on the Pyramid stage at
Glastonbury Festival in 2005 when
Kylie Minogue was forced to pull out after being diagnosed with cancer. Basement Jaxx played with a live band made up of artists who recorded the album. Drumtech trained Nathan 'Tugg' Curran was on drums for Glastonbury and the tour (2005 to Present).
Their fourth studio album,
Crazy Itch Radio, was released on September 4,
2006 in the UK, simultaneously with its first single, "Hush Boy". The album features guest vocals by
Dragonette frontwoman
Martina Sorbara (credited as "Martina Bang"),
Lily Allen and
Robyn. After the release of "Hey U" as a single in March 2007, they will begin work on their fifth album, which may be released on Atlantic Jaxx Recordings. In 2006 Basement Jaxx were also one of the support acts for Robbie Williams on his 'Close Encounters' tour
In addition to their own work, Basement Jaxx have become in-demand remixers. Their more prominent work includes "4 My People" by
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, "Like I Love You" by
Justin Timberlake and "She Wants to Move" by
N*E*R*D.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor, as well as Garold Marks, have stated they are fans and would like to collaborate with Basement Jaxx in the future.
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The duo were invited to write an exclusive piece of music to accompany a work of art they admired in London's
Tate Modern museum. Karel Appel's "Hip, Hip, Hoorah!" ended up being the inspiring work. The work is not available for sale but can be listened to in the gallery or its official site
[3]. In 2007, their track "Close Your Eyes" was featured in the Japanese CGI anime movie,
Vexille.
Buxton revealed in a BBC Radio 1 broadcast that Basement Jaxx's forthcoming album
Scars
was completed and being mastered. Buxton stated that the tracks include guest appearances by
Yoko Ono,
Santigold,
Lightspeed Champion and
Yo! Majesty.
[4] The band was also interested in getting
Grace Jones to add vocals to the new album.
[5] The album is set for release in September 2009.
[6] The first single is "
Raindrops" was released in June 2009.
According to Portvaleonline, Basement Jaxx are behind a bid to invest in Port Vale Football Club.
Discography
Studio albums
- 1999: Remedy
- 2001: Rooty
- 2003: Kish Kash
- 2006: Crazy Itch Radio
- 2009: Scars
Compilation albums
- 1997: Atlantic Jaxx Recordings: A Compilation
- 2000: Jaxx Unreleased
- 2005: Basement Jaxx: The Singles
- 2006: Atlantic Jaxx Recordings: A Compilation Vol. 2
EPs
- EP 1
(1995)
- EP 2
(1995)
- Summer Daze EP
(1995)
- EP 3
(1996)
- Sleazycheeks EP
(1996)
- Urban Haze
(1997)
- Xxtra Cutz
(2001)
- Span Thang EP
(2001)
- Junction EP
(2002)
- Unreleased Mixes
(2005)
- Planet 1
(2008)
- Planet 2
(2008)
- Planet 3
(2009)
DVDs
- Basement Jaxx: The Videos (2005)
Official singles
Year
| Single
| Chart peak positions
| Album
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UK [7]
| IRL
| U.S. Dance [8]
| AUS [9]
| NL [10]
| FIN [11]
| NZ [12]
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1994
| "Star/Buddy"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| Single only
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1996
| "Samba Magic"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| Atlantic Jaxx Recordings: A Compilation
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1997
| "Fly Life"
| 19
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
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1999
| "Red Alert"
| 5
| 22
| 1
| —
| 41
| —
| —
| Remedy
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"Rendez-Vu"
| 4
| 21
| 1
| —
| 61
| —
| —
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"Jump N' Shout"
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
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2000
| "Bingo Bango"
| 13
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| 1
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| 99
| —
| —
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"Romeo"
| 6
| 17
| 5
| 82
| —
| —
| 9
| Rooty
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2001
| "Jus 1 Kiss"
| 20
| —
| —
| 88
| —
| —
| —
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"Where's Your Head At?"
| 9
| 19
| 3
| 16
| 63
| —
| 38
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2002
| "Get Me Off"
| 22
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| —
| 43
| —
| —
| —
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"Do Your Thing"
| —
| —
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| 33
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2003
| "Lucky Star"
| 23
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| 3
| —
| —
| —
| —
| Kish Kash
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"Good Luck" (feat. Lisa Kekaula)
| 12
| 28
| 2
| 22
| 43
| —
| —
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2004
| "Plug It In" (feat. JC Chasez)
| 22
| —
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| 43
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2005
| "Oh My Gosh"
| 8
| 23
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| 36
| 91
| 4
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| Basement Jaxx: The Singles
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2006
| "U Don't Know Me" (feat. Lisa Kekaula)
| 26
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| 12
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"Hush Boy"
| 27
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| 39
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| —
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| Crazy Itch Radio
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"Take Me Back To Your House"
| 42
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| 71 [13]
| 99
| 10
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2007
| "Hey U"
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2009
| "Raindrops"
| 21
| 20
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| 88
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| Scars
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"Feelings Gone"
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
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Note: "
Where's Your Head At?" also peaked at #39 on the
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart [14] And The Song "
Feelings Gone" Features Sam Sparro
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See also
- List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- everyHit.com - UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts
- Tv Maniacs Interview met Jose Gonzalez
- Tate | Tate Tracks
- Basement Jaxx unveil guests on the new album
- Basement Jaxx Interview, The End
- Basement Jaxx back for overdue homecoming
- http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM
- Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Basement Jaxx
- australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal
- dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal
- finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal
- charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal
- http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20070220-0000/issue881.pdf
- http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=141849&model.vnuAlbumId=7