New Basement Jaxx

Any idea whether Basement Jaxx plan to release a bsides/remix compilation for Kish Kash after all the singles have been released - like they did for Rooty and Remedy - it's one of the many things I love the Jaxx for.

Flippin' heck that Jaxx album's a bit of a flailing over-egged pudding isn't it? I suppose if your founding premise is "more is more" then it's a bit hard to back away from that or scale it down. The record only really gets enjoyable for me at the point where most reviewers seems to think it starts to flag, 2/3 the way through when it calms down a lot and empties out a bit. Otherwise it's just way crammed and fizzing with whizzing clever bits. It's like they're trying to throw the wildest grooviest party ever with the most eclectic soundtrack and the most unexplected guests (well the Siouxsie track is great admittedly), but it's all a bit strained and strenous.

I would like to hear a big & rich + basement jaxx collab and accompanying hysteria (both sides)

This is easily my favorite of the Jaxx albums even with the utterly snoozeworthy "Supersonic" smack dab in the middle messing up the flow.

You changed your tune, so to speak*.

*See ILM 2000-2004 Albums Poll - Ed.

Not really, I've always liked it a lot, it's just one of the weaker tracks on a solid, consistent, wondrous piece of work. I just thought Dan's comment was way OTT (surprise surprise).

SHOW ME YOU'RE A MAN! SHOOOOOW MEEEE YOU'RRRRE AAA MANNNN!"

There are exceptions though...

Search: La Cienda Honduras's cover of Chic's "Everybody Dance" from 2001

I just don't rate Senghore, never have. So much hype and always disappointing, for me.

I probably like Remedy best of all the records, but I am so sick of Urban Outfitters staff asking me to play Basement Jaxx that I think I will one day hate them with a fever. The sentence "This is depressing, put on Basement Jaxx" actually makes my blood boil, particularly when "depressing" seems to equal anything which pauses for breath.

"Jus One Kiss" and the more purified anonymous stuff I can still handle but the mental Jaxx type stuff just annoys me now, which is kind of sad.

I sometimes think working in a record store really makes you come face to face with your own taste in a very real way, and you kind of drop alot of stuff that fitted into a nice eclectic music view you had before in favour of ploughing down certain avenues, not necessarily all one genre either.

I dunno, I just don't like Basement Jaxx anymore really.

Was Senghore ever hyped? really?

I get blank stares from techno/house DJs everywhere in the states when I mention Senghore. The only people I have met who are fanatics as I luckily run a dance record store in Seattle.

I love Senghore.. then again, I like the weird synth noises and what not. Same with some Hakan Lidbo. To each his/her own I guess.

btw, the dialogue upthread is one reason I try to keep myself from posting about a hyped album I've only heard once or twice. I still think Kish Kash is a saggy whole, but individual tracks are masterstrokes once you find the core track underneath all the bells and whistles.

It's one thing I swore I would never do. And I never have.

And Dan, haven't you heard that Jaxx b-side? I can't believe they attacked you like that!

Implying "they're not 'with it'" then claiming he was a hype in summer 2003 (when most of his stuff was actually from 2000 and 2001) requires evidence from the contrary.