The Singles - Basement Jaxx

===The Album=== "The Singles" is a compilation of the 'greatest hits' from Basement Jaxx. It came out in 2005, and had music from their three albums up to that time, "Remedy", "Rooty" and "Kish Kash", several of their EP and two tracks of new material. All of the singles which they ever released are found here, apart from the lesser known, "Get Off Me" ===The Artists=== Basement Jaxx are a UK duo, comprising of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe whose music ranges greatly as their Electronica and House music has influence from Hip Hop, Garage, Rock amongst others things, and so you will ...  Read the complete review

Basement Jaxx are on eof my favourite bands so when I saw that they had a Singles album out I knew I would definately want to own it. This is pretty much a greatest hits album and as well as having all of their great dance songs there are a couple of bonus tracks as well including an acoustic version of Romeo which is excellent and one hey also did on the Radio 1 Live Lounge album. Red Alert is a great bouyant dance song with a super beat and some excellent vocals to it, Basement Jaxx make use of an ever changing line up however predominantly the vocals are provided by female singers. Good Luck is a great son with some strong vocals which is a key ...  Read the complete review

Basement Jaxx quietly slipped onto the music scene nearly ten years ago and since then we’ve seen their style develop and their popularity increase significantly as they’ve become a more influential group in their field. I haven’t always been a fan and didn’t really get into Basement Jaxx until the more recent mainstream work, but this album is a real gem and judging solely by the quality of the songs it easy to see why the Jaxx are a top choice for many advertisers such as Bacardi and why they leave so many of us arbitrarily running for the dance floor. Since getting into the group I find that after every single they release I’m left thinking that it’s a great tune and ...  Read the complete review