Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Pros: Exotic, sensual, vibrant.

Cons: An awful lot of (roughly) similar sounds.

The Bottom Line: Pulsating

Review: Basement Jaxx, AKA Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton, are one of the hottest (literally – their music scorches you with red hot beats and intense sounds) house acts currently around. Emanating from Brixton, South London, the duo has...

Pros: Pumping house and innovative treatment of Afro-Caribbean beats

Cons: The cd feels a bit too short for me. (Gimme some more!)

Review: Basement Jaxx exploded onto the music scene last year with their hit album Remedy. Emerging from the underground, garage house scene in London, they amazed the world with their no-holds-barred approach to modern house and hip-hop. Their...

Pros: Intelligent, innovative house music

Cons: Some people just won't get it!

Review: Bored with formulaic garage tunes and progressive house anthems? Tired of the same old mindless pop-dance fluff, lifeless commercial hip-hop, and glossy R&B? Can't really get down with the hardcore junglists or techno freaks?

Well, music...

Pros: Very catchy

Cons: Not long enough

The Bottom Line: Great club/dance album molding pop and house music together.

Review: I believe that Bassement Jaxx is one of the best at combining pop and house. Bassement Jaxx lay down the catchy irresistible hook and loop tracks to keep your groove going. Jaxx uses acoustic instruments, hip hop deejays and vocal loops on some great...

Pros: The incredibly diverse sound. Excellent singles. Very funky and dense. House at its best.

Cons: Lack of depth - lack of lyrics.

The Bottom Line: Remedy is a showcase album for House : the subtle and complex productions from Basement Jaxx are diverse and ambitious. A fantastic party album. Recommended.

Review: As an occasional House listener, I tend to keep a watchful eye over the scene. Since there was a house explosion in the UK during the late 90’s, along with garage, House music saw a massive rise in popularity and commercial success – which...

Pros: Innovative as anything I've heard this year.

Cons: Sorry, "Fly Life" ain't here, only on white label vinyl.

Review: Be billed by Daft Punk as "the only house music worth listening to right now", is quite a complement. However, Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Bunton are relatively humble about their new found fame. The duo, known collectively as Basement Jaxx,...

Pros: intuitive dance music that doesn't get boring

Cons: couple tracks aren't worth your time -- that's about it though

Review: Intelligent dance music. Thanks to Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, aka Basement Jaxx, such a description is no longer an oxymoron. Gone are the generic, mindless and uncreative dance grooves – Basement Jaxx, simply put, is revolutionary. With the...

Pros: broad range of styles, catchy dance tunes

Cons: only 11 real songs, no real lasting value

The Bottom Line: It's a solid house album.

Review: We all have those albums that we listen to that are totally out of our normal musical range. They seem completely out of character for us to listen to them. Hello my name is Nick Ferrante and I admit it, I like Basement Jaxx. I know, Basement Jaxx are as...

Pros: Yo-Yo and red alert

Cons: not enough great songs

Review: Ratcliffe and Felix Bunton provide a solid album but I don't think it is worth all the hype it has received. I like the record but it is a notch below Daft Punk and Cassius. I was hoping it would be another great astralwerks release but it isn't. The two...