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Basement Jaxx — Scars

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) September 28, 2009 4:01 pm
One really great thing about Basement Jaxx is they truly do live on their own planet. They sonically push themselves to sound bigger and better than before on every record, without any real regard for popular music trends. Their ability to pump out records with extremely of-the-moment musical guests that seem to keep them afloat in the British...
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Basement Jaxx — Crazy Itch Radio

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) September 26, 2006 8:19 am
From the moment the booming theatrical orchestration intro of Crazy Itch Radio blasts out of your speakers, you know something's different for Basement Jaxx. Say goodbye to the punky cutthroat electronics of Kish Kash and hello to avant pop. Felix and Simon aren't growing up or calming down with CIR, they're just giving the listener a little more...
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I Read The News Today... For June 16, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 16, 2011 2:32 pm
Really? This guy says he only got $2,500 to allegedly shoot Tupac? Doesn't that seem a little low to you? Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta's solo album will feature guest appearances from members of Lamb Of God, As I Lay Dying and All That Remains, along with Black Label Society's Zakk Wylde. Play it around your mom to annoy her. Metallica are...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 13, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 13, 2011 4:42 pm
When bassist Carlos D left Interpol, it was looked at as an amicable split. But now singer/guitarist Paul Banks has called him an "a-hole." But he doesn't mean it in a jerky way: he thinks Carlos is a "genius," and says he's willing to put up with a lot of shit from people he considers to be brilliant. —Undercover Neko Case is raffling the muscle...
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Basement Jaxx March On, With Their Tits Out

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) December 9, 2009 2:23 pm
Basement Jaxx's Scars will be one of 2009's most overlooked dance masterpieces. It's so packed with house-y goodness, thick layers and curious guests, and is a big noisy mess with a little more pop constraint than their last two albums — but still a lot more fun. We had a chance to sit down with one half of the Jaxx, Simon Ratcliffe, while...
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Basement Jaxx Don't Make Things Easy For Anyone

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) November 27, 2009 1:50 pm
Basement Jaxx have officially been making sweet, monstrous, manic music together since 1994. While they seemed to make slight house music headway in North America with their major label debut, 1999's Remedy, the duo have since struggled to keep their heads above water this side of the ocean ever since. Despite Scars, their new albu,m being an...
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Basement Jaxx Featuring Lightspeed Champion — "My Turn"

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By CHARTattack Staff October 29, 2009 4:39 pm
Here's Basement Jaxx's video for Scars' "My Turn." It features a top hat-clad Devonte Hynes of Lightspeed Champion floating in space with a dancing bear that's chipping away at some hearts. Metaphor? You can watch the clip for Scars' "Feelings Gone," which features Sam Sparro, here. Scars is out now.
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Basement Jaxx — "Feelings Gone"

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By CHARTattack Staff August 31, 2009 12:41 pm
Basement Jaxx's clip for "Feelings Gone" from the upcoming Scars features a guest spot from Australian electro-crooner Sam Sparro, who plays an astronaut lost in space. Sparro, Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton's heads are all superimposed onto puppet bodies in the Andy Soup-directed (Scissor Sisters) video.
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New Basement Jaxx Album Coming

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) August 7, 2009 12:29 pm
Where's your head at? Electro/house duo Basement Jaxx are back with a fifth studio album titled Scars, set for a September release through XL Recordings. Scars is the pair's first record since 2006's Crazy Itch Radio. Basement Jaxx worked with Yoko Ono on Scars, which was recorded in New York City. It features guest appearances from Eli "...
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Basement Jaxx Avoid Leather, Drugs And Careless Mixing

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) September 21, 2006 6:00 pm
After touring with Robbie Williams to win over German fans, British dance music stars Basement Jaxx recently stepped back up to the throne for their most recent work, Crazy Itch Radio. The follow-up to 2003's electro-punk assault, Kish Kash, is a poppier statement with no hugely famous guest vocalists, less manic layering and a fixation on...
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Basement Jaxx Have A New Itch

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By Arti Patel (CHARTattack) July 20, 2006 5:00 pm
U.K. electronica duo Basement Jaxx have a crazy itch that they want you to scratch. Their new Crazy Itch Radio album will be released by XL Recordings on Sept. 12. The 14-track record is the group's first studio effort since 2003's Kish Kash and their fourth overall since forming a dozen years ago. Crazy Itch Radio includes a mix of dance (...
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Basement Jaxx Deliver New Compilation And Hopefully New Album This Fall

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) March 27, 2006 6:00 pm
Techno-electronica-dance lords Basement Jaxx are working on their fourth album, which could be out by the end of the year. But first the London, England duo will release Atlantic Jaxx Recordings: A Compilation — Vol. 2, the sequel to 2001's Atlantic Jaxx compilation, in North America this spring. The collection, which is already out in the U.K...
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Basement Jaxx Prepare A Remedy For June

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By Darrin Keene (CHARTattack) April 23, 2001 1:30 pm
It's been a while since we've heard a full-length release from Basement Jaxx. The house aficionados last hit North American shores with 1999's stellar Remedy, a disc that made many critics' best-of-'99 lists. As of late June, the wait is over for Jaxx fans. The duo's label releases Rooty, its follow-up to Remedy, on June 26. Chock-full of poppy...
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