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Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx are a house music duo from London who first rose to popularity in the late 1990s. The duo consists of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe.
Basement Jaxx started in Brixton, South London in 1994, where they held a regular night club called Basement Jaxx. Held in a variety of venues including The George IV, The Crypt and The Junction. They were joined by DJ's including DJ Sneak, Daft Punk and the singer Corina Joseph. They mutated the night into an equally popular 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. 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". "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 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 duo appeared as a headline act on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2005. They played with a live band made up of artists who recorded the album.
Their fourth studio album, Crazy Itch Radio, was released on September 4, 2006 in the UK, simultaneously with its first single, "Hush Boy".
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.
Their fifth album 'Scars' was released in September 2009.
