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Basement JaxxBasement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK house music duo comprised of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s. Basement Jaxx started in Brixton, south London in 1994, where they held a regular club night called Rooty, which would later give the name of their second artist album. 1997's Atlantic Jaxx Recordings is a compilation of select releases on their Atlanic Jaxx label from 1994 to 1997. It includes early Basement Jaxx hits including "Samba Magic" and "Flylife". In 1999, Basement Jaxx released their first full length album, Remedy, to wide acclaim. Remedy includes the "Red Alert", "Rendez Vu", "Jump N' Shout", and "Bingo Bango" singles. "Red Alert" was used in a Coca-Cola commercial. 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?", and "Get Me Off". The music video for album opener "Romeo" is a parody of a bollywood movie. "Where's Your Head At?", which relies on a sample of Gary Numan's "M.E." for its hook, became a huge international hit in 2002 (see 2002 in music) and is perhaps Basement Jaxx's best known song. Traktor's video for "Where's Your Head At?" (monkeys with human faces) has been praised by Mixmag as the best dance music video ever made. Xxtra Cutz was released just 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, Dizzee Rascal, Cotlyn Jackson, J C Chasez, Siouxsie Sioux, and Phoebe. Kish Kash won the 2004 Grammy for best dance album. From this album, the tracks "Lucky Star", "Good Luck'' and "Plug It In" were released as singles. In 2005 the duo released The Singles, comprising of all the singles from their previous 3 albums, some earlier releases (featured on Atlantic Jaxx Recordings), and two new tracks, "Oh My Gosh" and "U Don't Know Me". Discography Albums Compilations - Atlantic Jaxx Recordings: A Compilation (1997)
- Jaxx Unreleased (1999)
- Xxtra Cutz (2001)
- The Singles (2005) #3 UK
- The Singles (Special Edition) (2005)
Singles - "Sleezycheeks" EP (1996)
- "Urban Haze" EP (1997)
- "Summer Daze" EP (1997)
- "Fly Life" (1997) #19 UK
- "Red Alert" (1998) #5 UK
- "Rendez Vu" (1999) #4 UK
- "Jump N' Shout" (1999) #12 UK
- "Betta Daze" (1999)
- "Bingo Bango" (2000) #13 UK
- "Romeo" (2001) #6 UK
- "Jus 1 Kiss" (2001) #23 UK
- "Where's Your Head At?" (2001) #9 UK
- "Get Me Off" (2002) #22 UK
- "Lucky Star" (2003) feat. Dizzee Rascal #23 UK
- "Good Luck" (2003) feat. Lisa Kekaula #12 UK
- "Plug It In" (2004) feat. J C Chasez #22 UK
- "Good Luck" (2004) (re-issue) feat. Lisa Kekaula #14 UK
- "Oh My Gosh" (2005) #8 UK
- "U Don't Know Me" (2005) feat. Lisa Kekaula (forthcoming)
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