Remedy

Bangers tbf tbs

Great stuff for any year, let alone '99. The last three tracks in particular look forward to some of the more aggressive EDM to come.

So colourful and fun. Very enjoyable pop music. Love the hits, but drags a bit during the "filler". Bingo Bango <3. Stop 4 Love is also a really nice tune.

We had a group of sixth formers in my school who were all brass players and they were called basement jaxx or maybe it was jazz on reflection but I was expecting trumpets so this is a nice surprise. I also just had a lot of sugar

Dance music

It's some good house, need to remember to throw it on for some parties, but I'm not much of a house head.

7./10 F.t.: Red alert

Got some good tracks

I like my dance music to feel like I've had way too many drugs. This is a little bit clean and inoffensive in that sense. Some good pop music bangers here but I want more drugs!

Se deja oir, pero no aporta nada.

i love red alert

Not bad

another neither up nor down trip with this mediocre outing

it is one of the records that helped show late-90s electronic music could be messy, colorful, funny, hyperactive, soulful, and wildly musical without losing the club pulse. A lot of dance music gets sorted into neat boxes — house, techno, trip-hop, whatever — but Remedy feels like Basement Jaxx just threw the walls down and said, “what if all of it is a party?” You get house grooves, UK club energy, ragga and Latin touches, big diva vocals, weird samples, rubbery basslines, and this constant sense that anything could pop into the mix. This was okay. A little random and drum and bassy for me but it was good. I really wish the scale was 1-10 because I feel like I give way too many 3s. 3 stars.

90s chart dance music is littered with one hit wonders with a seemingly universal formula of: 442 beat, ethereal synths, one hook on loop and a female vocalist. Thankfully Basement Jaxx provide something more innovative. Soul, Reggae and hip hop influences all combine on this party record. Slightly over long and dancefloor ready electro is my usual bag. Still good 3/5

Basement Jaxx do “hype” particularly well. I particularly like Jump ‘n’ Shout which gets stuck into a striking, darkly manic groove and of course the iconic Red Alert and Bingo Bango, which are the clear standout singles. Remedy also has its weak spots though, some of the lower energy songs work, but all of the worst moments (e.g. Same Old Show) arrive when they are noodling about in wait of their next big punchy hook. If they had trimmed the fat and turned in a tight 40 minutes I think this would be held up as a classic LP.

Listening to this at 7am, after a tough night with my baby, and I cannot help dancing in the kitchen to Rendez-Vous. Great start.

Eh, it was fine. Nothing particularly special though. Kind of repetitive and definitely felt of its era.

Starting up this album and listening to Rendez-Vous after a while reminds you how good that song is and gives you the hope that this whole album is going to surprise you. About half-way through the next song Yo-yo, you're quickly disabused of that notion and realize that there are going to be a lot of ups and downs through this album. Unfortunately more downs. Red Alert and Bingo Bango still tickle the dancy nostalgia but this one really doesn't hold up overall. There are a lot of interesting ideas and clearly this is a talented duo who were really trying some weird stuff and when it works it's great.

Too much heavy breathing- there is a banger or two, but some of it is also hard to listen to.

Odd but not too bad.

I wouldn't mind this in a certain context. I'll need to revisit this one.

This is another record that isn't really to my taste. It's touring a number of popular electronic dance subgenres and is fairly well done, It's just not really for me. There are a few exceptions. I liked Red Alert, Bingo Bango and a few others. Same Old Show was pretty tedious on the other hand.

Some absolute bangers, but some filler.

Pues me ha animado mi tarde de trabajo

An album I own, which always means I'm a bit biased...but I must say I was disappointed. While I love Rendez-Vu, Red Alert and Bingo Bango, the rest of the album was no better than middling, and in some cases pretty dull.

An electronic album that wasn’t repetitive? Golly you spoil me. This was decent and I enjoyed my time with it. Had some pretty tight grooves, good flows and fun beats. Although I was ready to move on by the end of it.

This is probably great if you're a big fan of this type of music. I'm not the biggest fan but it's not bad.

Not bad at all, I mean, annoying to listen at home, this is music to mive your feat to - and outdaten one at that, but really fun seeing what these guys came up with. Nice samples and distortions, really ahead of their time considering the release year 1997. Inspiration for every hobby-MC trying to learn

I liked listening to this but immediately forgot about it when it ended. Not bad.

Fine. Easy listen, not much meat on the bone.

Decent album, but doesn’t belong on the list

Basement Jaxx were on the cusp on being a dance act I cared about. Like The Prodigy or Chemical Brothers or Massive Attack, they were making hits but unlike those acts, BJ's songs more quickly outstayed their welcome, were vastly more irritating, and were nowhere near as good. They were the middle class chav's choice of dance music. As such, this was a huge hit at the time and you couldn't escape it from the radio, the car, the club....Then again, there's a nip on the front cover. A bonus point for the half-assed attempt at making this a concept album. The songs sound as good or as bad as they always did.

shoulda chosen Rooty

Not bad but not great

I think it’s kind of fun, not sure it’s my favorite but it isn’t a total assault on my ears

this album is over 25 years old. which proves that music being old is not equal to good music..

6/10 If memory serves me right, Basement Jaxx are one of those groups that, on their best form, create a superb blend of funk, house and pop. To be honest, I fully expected to listen to this and find it had aged poorly and was overly repetitive with a lot of filler, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that, during its strongest moments, it sounded fresh, funky and fun. As an electronic music lover, I find that mainstream dance music often falls into the trap of being overly repetitive and unchanging, particularly when it’s written with clubbing in mind. Luckily, my memories of Basement Jaxx’s best work largely held true. They use a skilled hand to throw together synths and samples into a melting pot of styles, delivered with some really excellent hooks. They typically have a varied and interesting production style that rarely allows their tracks to fall into the overly repetitive dance music hole, with their abundance of variations and use of ear candy keeping things pretty fresh most of the time. The singles are really where this album shines, with Red Alert being the absolute killer cut to my mind. On those singles, they manage to almost feel like the hyperactive younger British cousin of Daft Punk, grabbing samples like that Red Alert slap bass, and weaving them in to pop-house bangers. They have a great ear for hooks and across those singles, they toss them out with wilful abandon. Unfortunately, and this is a typical crime of the 90s, this album is a tad long, and there is a little too much filler for my liking. I’m certainly glad they released a CD version, which strips back the extended club mixes for more radio (and home listening) friendly cuts, but there’s still a little too much waffle in there. Not that it’s all bad, but there are moments where things drift, or songs don’t quite fully connect, despite having quality work within them. I’d make an argument that Rooty, the follow up to this is actually a stronger album, but the singles on this do show how good they could be. Rendez-Vu - It’s a solid start. Funky house beats, pop-music melodies and a really good blend of instruments both sampled and synthesised. There’s enough variation through the sections that it doesn’t fall into the dance music track of being too repetitive, which is helped by the more traditional song structure of the arrangement. It’s got a cool swing and swagger to it, but it also doesn’t take itself too seriously. Yo-yo - A decent beat, and that main “yo-yo” hook is solid. There’s a really crunchy, distorted bass in here that’s deliciously filthy too. They’re pretty clever at keeping things fresh by cycling parts in and out so things don’t become too stale. The verse type sections in this are a bit bland by comparison to the better stuff on the record, but this still isn’t bad. Jump N' Shout - There’s a nice bounce to this and it’s good fun, if a little stale and repetitive in places. Some more nice tonal blends, but I’d say the brashness of this overpowers perhaps a touch too much, especially for at-home listening. I appreciate that it’s more of a personal preference, but this didn’t do too much for me. U Can't Stop Me - And now we dip into UK garage. It’s a cool slow groove with some nice production touches, particularly on the snare and some of the ear candy they use to keep things interesting. I like the way the rhythms are delivered, giving it an intentionally halting feel that works well with that garage hi-hat pattern. It could probably do with a bit more variation into different directions here and there, but it’s still not bad. Jaxxalude - A nice little interlude. Not much to say about it, but it does what it does. Red Alert - And this is a complete classic. I think this single is probably the first electronic music I ever bought. Bringing together funk stylings, house beats and pop sensibilities, it’s a quality blend. The bass sample from Locksmith’s Far Beyond is epic and it’s stuffed full of great hooks all over the gaff. The vocal line is great, the sound design is layered and bombastic, even the little string breakdown is lovely. I’ve not got a bad word to say about this track. Jazzalude - Again, a nice enough interlude, but not much to discuss. Always Be There - It’s a nice change of pace to something almost verging on the side of trip-hop. There’s some great stuff here, but with the more atmospheric, slow vibe that this goes for, I feel like the ADHD, scattergun production and editing style that works well for the dancier tracks takes a bit away from the core of the song, rather than enhancing it. This is also too long. I can see what they were going for here, but it just doesn’t quite connect for me. Sneakalude - See my comments on the other interludes. Same Old Show - This takes a bit too long to get going, and that moan vocal sample is too loud and distracting. In fact, they have started to fall into that overly repetitive, unvaried dance music trap with this one. It is slowly, slowly building, but it’s just a bit boring at this point and I’m only 2 minutes in to a 6 minute track. Sorry, this one’s just boring. Bingo Bango - Yeah, we’re back on it now. A nice blend of latin style with that Basement Jaxx house groove. Weirdly, they do use a piano sample in there that has a bit of natural swing that doesn’t quite gel with the straight beat, which is a touch distracting when it’s more exposed. Other than that, though, this is prime party pop-dance music, and avoids repetition thanks to their continued use of ear candy and variable layering. Gemilude - Another interlude! Stop 4 Love - This is a cool blend of a chilled out ambient bed and more experimental percussion and other sporadic elements. There’s plenty in there to keep you invested in where it’s going next, although I kind of feel like the underlying musical bed could do with a touch more prominence and variation. That being said, I think this was a decent effort at doing something different and interesting on the record. Don't Give Up - Again, I quite like the sound design and more restrained approach to this, but it doesn’t quite get it right, having to many sections where things lull and others where things just get a little too stale. As with Always Be There, there’s a rumbling element of trip-hop to this that’s teasing me and hooking me in, but it doesn’t quite connect despite there being sections that I really like. Being With U - This has a decent chilled vibe. The synth blends are nice, the vocals are a bit bland and meandering. The more eccentric electronic moments jar a little bit, and it’s just a little bit dull. We close out with a bit of a whimper.

The highs were high, the lows were low. Can see why the picked the hits to release, strong points were when the female vocals features. Underwhelming the rest

This is such a sonically strange experience but I’m enjoying it! The beat in rendez-vu and how it slowed down in the middle was great. Yo yo was, for lack of a better term, exactly as advertised. I didn’t expect there to be a more hip hop coded song in here, but Jump n Shout was there, and I honestly liked it. Red Alert was totally something I felt I could dance to! Same old show was slightly uncomfortable to listen to with the moaning, but that’s just personal preference. Stop 4 love had some lovely synth to it. It was calmer than the other tracks which I thought was nice. A good break. Don’t give up was alright. Being with you was a beautiful closer! I think this album really shines in its slower moments. 3.5/5 ⭐️ 125/1089

I’m a house fan, but this album didn’t really stand out at all. Decent dancing music, but unremarkable.

Standard 90’s club/dance album. Not bad, just not my thing.

Some highs but the lows are abysmal

Not bad, fairly unremarkable. Good in the right context

Listening to this on my own with headphones is surely not the best way to experience this album. Was also very hit or miss.

A few jams, and seemed pretty far ahead of its time in 1999. Sometimes it did seem like they just had a tapdancer on a midipad. Fave song: Red Alert, Being With U

It's a fine album, probably something I would play if I had a house party, but not something I would listen to when I'm alone. Favorites: Yo-Yo Jump N Shout Same Old Show

early house is a mess, glad daft punk figured it out Would I listen again: yes unfortunately this is my taste Deserves to be on this list: I guess 3.4

Electrónica mezclada con ruidos de chillidos, te sientes en una fiesta clandestina pero esta soleado, fiesta de swingers pero con mucha luz, me lo imagino con sol y viejitos, pero conforme va avanzando el álbum, la vibra se vuelve más tranquila y alucinogena.

3.8. This was a ton of fun. Kept me on my toes but I enjoyed my time with it. Would listen to the whole thing again

House music, but you used things in an actual house as instruments. This record sounds chaotic and all over the place; I could see this being played in a dance party when it's loud and people care more about dancing to a beat than listening to it in their spare times. "Yo Yo" made me chuckle, it's bad 🥀. But most of the songs are pretty tolerable... then I got to "Same Old Show" 😭. Thankfully "Bingo Bango", which sounds like the name to some new brain rot, was much better (2.5-3).

Pleasant and dreamy

Liked it, old school house.

This album has two hits that are pretty good, but the rest is not the same quality. Some songs are okay, and some are very repetitive and just too long. Favourites: Red Alert and Rendez-Vu

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Coolt coolt.

I was really tempted to give this one a four, but I feel like there's more mediocre material on this house album than good stuff. But when it hits, it really does hit hard. I enjoyed my time with this one. Highly recommend for anyone trying to throw a banging college party.

Basement Jaxx would not be my first choice for House music, but I put it on in the background and it was fine. Nothing bad, nothing great.

2.5

3.0

Full of energy, but not really for me.

A small handful of fairly catchy radio hits. As a full album though I'm not really feeling it.

Instantly recognisable album cover and never actually listened to this in its entirety. And im here for it… Reviews seem a bit snooty but I think im ready for some good old pop dance music 🕺🏻 starts very strong and drops off a bit in following tracks, but still a good groove but then comes back strong with Red Alert. It’s consistently good, with some great tracks. Nothing amazing, but good enough and does what it sets out to do (3.5)

Album #1066 (1001 challenge): "Remedy" by Basement Jaxx (1999) "Remedy" is the debut studio album by English electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. House, Chicago house and disco are the Wiki-listed genres. The duo consists of Felix Buxton (mixing, production, vocals) and Simon Ratcliffe (mixing, producer, vocals). Commercially, the album reached #4 in the UK and, critically, it was well-received. The album opens with the second of four singles "Rendez-Vu." Insect noises, a piercing synth, a flamenco acoustic guitar and a dance beat. A man's vocals sometimes through some sort of vocoder. A synth carries the melody. The beats sound very New Jack-ish. Well, it was only a decade away from "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814." More of that new jack beat is heard in "Jump n' Shout." A pumping synth. Rapid fire vocals by Slarta's Crew repeating "jump." We're firmly in house music here. Sirens sounds begin "Red Alert." A heavy and funky synth bass. House beats. Catchy vocals by Blue James. Daft Punk is an obvious influence in this song. The last released single was Bingo Bango." Oscillating synths and lasers. Another funky and thumping bass. Synth horns and party people sounds give this a Latin flair. A piano and synth strings are added in a celebratory song. Beats and more beats define this album. A dance party. Fun. Lots of added noises. The album doesn't necessarily stay in a lane with new jack beats, house beats, flamenco guitar, synth horns, synth strings and elements of soul and funk at times. It's a long album suffering from its CD-era time but overall this was a decent and upbeat album. If you're a fan of dance music, you'll find something here to like.

Some highlights with the singles but a little too boring

Basement Jaxx were alway in the second tier of the electronic acts that became mainstream in the late 90's. Less widely popular than The Chemical Brothers or Fatboy Slim, but slightly above others like Groove Armada. I think I enjoyed their second album a bit more, but this, their debut, isn't bad either. Still, they come across as more of a singles artist to me. Key tracks: Red Alert Bingo Bango

Basement Jaxx are a name i see thrown around mostly outside of the dance music world nowadays. i chalk this up to them being an album act. kind of impressive at how infrequently songs stray from the "pretty good" mark. not much i would put on a playlist but a good enough vibe all around. deserves to be one of the 1001? nah swap it for Rooty. but better this than neither tbh.

Some great tracks

Better than I was expecting. Slightly artificial and forced sound that is inferior to other artists of the time but an enjoyable enough listen.

Sounded like I was listening to the late night DJ radio mix and simultaneously strolling down the beach in Ibiza

90s summer dance bangers front to back. Hard to hate

OUHHH da isch öppis vergesse gange hahaha oke es isch na funny de beat isch so punchy falls das sinn macht YOUU YIUUU YOUU YOU YOYOYOYOUUU oke es isch scho lustig aber ich hoffe, dass ichbjz nöd 50 min quirky funny noises muss zuelose? okok es gfalltmer chli besser, es isch immerna quirky aber nöd glich on the nose hahaha genau denn wenn ich das schrieb chunnt same old show omg ich lieb bingo bango HAHAHAHAHAHA WAAAS ISCH don't give up iwiei schona geil hmmm schwierig, ich glaub es hetmer chli zu vill random quirky sache gha aber ich hans immer wieder reeecht geil gfunde, guets 3?

Perfectly fine dance music, and an enjoyable listen overall, but I've heard at least 2 of these tracks as TV bumper music countless times. I hear the house influence, but to my ears this album is a lot closer to electro, techno, and UK garage. Yet another example on this list where the author includes some white British guys making dance music that copies directly from styles pioneered by Black Americans without acknowledging these originators. I'm fine with this being on the list if you also add some Whodini, Zapp, Mantronix, and for the love of G-d, some actual Detroit techno. Clear by Cybotron is a no brainer and should be included in a future edition.

A bumping, sweaty club record that I actually moderately enjoyed. Nothing like some big beats and moaning while I’m working away at my office job. I don’t know if I’ll revisit in full, but I squirreled some tracks away for future use.

Some great beats. Not usually my music but it made my morning walk really bouncy and enjoyable. A bit too sexual for casual family listening though.

не любитель хауса, но сойдёт. троечка

Pretty cool 90s electronic.

6/10

I don’t like techno but I do like techno-ish pop music. This isn’t full on block rocking one more time firestarting territory, but it’s also not just pure uncha uncha, so I was fairly cool with it.

Good stuff.

ok

It was alright.

This is better than a lot of the other EDM I've heard. It's definitely less repetitive, and a reasonable length. Maybe I just prefer house, because that's the only kind of electronica I've ever actually really liked.

Not really my thing but a good example of the genre

Enjoyable house music, although what was, at the time, breaking new ground sometimes comes off as just a chore to listen to nowadays (could definitely stand for less of the cheesy vocal samples). "Red Alert" and "Being With U" are standout tracks for me. 7.5/10.

House music already isn't my thing, so I can't really find a reason to put this one on again

A great 90s dance album. I like how a lot of the songs are different, not the same thing over and over again. Although, towards the end of the album I liked it less. Just be careful with the album cover if you're listening to this at work.

Some good tracks but overall bit bland

Basement jaxx tuttu mutta ei ollut koskaan omia suosikkeja vaikka Red alert on hyvä ralli. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Honestly it was much better than people say. I liked it. Not to the level of the french house scene, but a good time

I don't usually listen to house so it took a few listens to take it in. I liked the half singing part in yo yo it was very entertaining "You were a prophet from above Then you came and sucked my blood My pain became my strength I am reborn I'm Def not dumb Lest you forget" Yo yo yo yo chanting ruins it a bit

Mixed opinions. Some absolute bangers, special mention to U Can’t Stop Me. Worth a listen defo 👂

As someone who has not really engaged with house that much, I really enjoyed this. I liked that it blended house with other styles like funk and pop, maybe made it a little more accessible. I like that these feel like songs too rather than just continuous noise, the songs have structures. It is just a really fun album, don’t imagine myself coming back very often but I enjoyed my time with it.

It's pretty solid house music, feels like the transition between aphex twin/daft punk and swedish house mafia/Skrillex

Non il mio genere preferito, si salva per un paio di pezzi che hanno un po' di tiro (ma non troppo)

It’s decent EDM. Reviews are harsh

Fun fact, I heard a cover of 'Where's your head at' on my way into work this morning and was struggling to remember the name of the original artist. Then I open up this page to get my album of the day and see Basement Jaxx; what a fun coincidence! It may not be on this album, but it was still the same artists out of potentially hundreds of artists. Overall okay, I think Red Alert saves it, brings it up to a 3 on that song alone.

'Dance music,' which Basement Jaxx makes, has always been oxymoronic for me, not b/c dance + music don't go together - they clearly do - but b/c there's a way in which this is too on the nose: hearing these beats, all I'd like to do is dance and therefore all I can imagine doing is not dancing. I'm not sure what it is, but as soon as I figure I'll lean into their house magic, I retreat from the seduction. Perhaps that says something about me rather than the music, but I can't pretend to love this thing even if I kinda like it. It's as if you shouldn't have to claim a record as 'dance music': it either is or it's not, or maybe it depends on context. This genre is the context itself, so I'm left asking, dance music? How does that work? Influential Brits, tho.

This record was fun. I was groovin' to most of the first half of this record. It lacks the same energy as it did in the second half, which is unfortunate. Favourite Track(s): Red Alert Least Favourite Track(s): Same Old Show

Not a terrible listen. A couple of good songs. "Red Alert" being the best of them. But for the most part this is just "mediocre" late 90's electronica dance music.

Rendez-Vu Jump n' Shout Red Alert

Transiciones suavecitas pa mover la colita lol, aunque tiene unas que están muy pa cute british boy que no sabe bailar, pero no sé si eso es bueno o malo 🤔 (es la única de sus portadas que no está fea jajajaj)

Bass heavy dance music with a couple of big singles. Totally fine by me.

Immersive. I listened while watching an NFL playoff game with the sound off, which worked pretty well

I think I enjoyed listening to it as a whole but the individual songs didn't quite catch me.

house/eletronic isn’t not really my thing, don’t feel it deep down, but I see how it could be exciting for a party if you’re from the uk

The bangers on this are great, the rest was ok

No party was started with this album...

An interesting mix of stuff that almost sounds familiar.

Y’all aren’t brat and it shows. This album isnt bad at all i just dont think it was meant for listening to like casually like this was for clerb not a casual Wednesday 💀 With that being said, listening to it in one sitting is a lot, it gets very repetitive, I saved 7/15 songs so 3 stars

Not bad by any means; definitely a little forgettable though, and it probably doesn't help that I already listen to a fair amount of music in this vein that is more up my alley. The best songs here struck me as a not-as-good Daft Punk.

this a banger

It's fine, but I don't think it's as amazing as some of the hype around it implies!

Was expecting more bangers like red alert. Also, cut it out with the ???ludes

Thumping bass and some undeniable bangers

Good album with some good tunes. Made me remember how good they are

Some good hits but kinda long of an album imo

Well, not into EDM music so much but I have to say I enjoyed this listen. The grooves had me bouncing around the house. My favorite song was probably the most popular song on the album, red alert.

This got my groove going during work.

Favorite Track: Rendez-Vu

bem house beats, gostosinho de ouvir mas as vezes ficava meio repetitivo tipo dando bode da musica. achei o violino no stop 4 love bem legal. overall vejo como pode ser referencia de house e batidas hj em dia mas nao achei world changing

Didn't realise we knew Basement Jaxx until we got to the absolutely iconic Red Alert, one of the many club classics on this album. Some decent stuff but not an album we'd race to seek out again.

Techno isn't my jam, but this album is a pretty fun listen. I can totally imagine it playing in clubs in Ibiza, and people just having a great time. It's more house and has an interesting mix of instrumentation. It's a high-3 for me.

New to me. Album #9 on my list. First album on here I wasn't very familiar with which was fun. I enjoy house/techno, but have never really paid much attention to individual artists or albums in the genre. This is pretty good, interesting layered sounds. Definitely goes beyond just a beat for dancing. In fact I don't think much of this is that great for dancing to, too many little hitches and variations. Probably not something I'll come back to, but I had a good time. Too long, started to drag 3.5 stars, round down to 3 because 4 implies either something that I want to own and have in regular rotation or something that feels particularly important or influential. While I enjoyed this, it doesn't meet those criteria. favs - don't give up, Same old show

Its tecno. All starts to sound the same but not terrible.

Not what I was expecting based off that album art I’ve seen for decades. Not terrible. Not my favorite.

1999, fin de siècle, fin de millénaire. Le monde entier flippe à cause d'un bug informatique qui menace de transformer nos grille-pains en terminaux Skynet, et pendant ce temps-là, à Brixton, deux types décident que la meilleure façon d'accueillir l'apocalypse, c'est d'organiser une fête foraine sous ecstasy dans un placard à balais. Felix Buxton et Simon Ratcliffe, alias Basement Jaxx, lâchent "Remedy" comme on lâche une bombe de confettis dans une bibliothèque : c'est bruyant, c'est coloré, ça colle partout, et au bout de dix minutes, on a juste envie de tout nettoyer au Kärcher. Bon, on ne va pas se mentir, à sa sortie, ce disque a été vendu comme le messie de la House Music. La critique britannique, toujours prompte à s'enflammer pour tout ce qui sort de ses propres égouts, hurlait au génie. Il faut dire que le contexte aidait. On sortait d'une période où la "French Touch" (Daft Punk, Cassius et compagnie) avait imposé une certaine élégance, un filtre disco chic et un peu répétitif. Basement Jaxx, c'était la réponse des Rosbifs : "Vaffanculo l'élégance, nous on veut du bordel." Et du bordel, il y en a car "Remedy", c'est l'anti-minimalisme par excellence. C'est un disque qui refuse le vide, c'est une sorte d'horror vacui sonore où chaque seconde doit être remplie par un sample de trompette, un cri de diva, une ligne de basse funky ou un bruitage de cartoon. Sur le papier, c'est une intention louable : ramener l'énergie brute, le punk et le "Do It Yourself" dans une musique électronique qui commençait à se prendre un peu trop au sérieux. Sauf que l'enfer est pavé de bonnes intentions, et surtout de rythmiques qui ne s'arrêtent jamais. Le problème majeur de cet album, et c'est ce qui justifie ce plafonnement à une note moyenne de 3 sur 5, c'est cette sensation d'étouffement progressif. Dès l'ouverture avec "Red Alert", le ton est donné. C'est efficace, indéniablement. La production est une prouesse technique pour l'époque car faire cohabiter autant de sonorités disparates – du Ragga, de la Salsa, du Funk, de la House de Chicago – sans que ça sonne comme une bouillie infâme, c'est un tour de force. Le morceau titre tape dur, c'est hymnesque, c'est taillé pour les stades. Mais ensuite ? Ensuite, c'est la même chose.... Encore... et encore. Écouter "Remedy" d'une traite, c'est comme être coincé dans un ascenseur avec un animateur de club Med sous cocaïne qui te hurle "ALLEZ ON S'AMUSE !" à 5 centimètres du visage. "Rendez-Vu" ? Pareil. "Bingo Bango" ? Pareil, mais avec des castagnettes. "Jump N' Shout" ? Le titre est littéral : ça saute et ça gueule. L'album souffre d'un syndrome de linéarité fatale. Il n'y a aucune dynamique émotionnelle, c'est l'encéphalogramme plat de l'excitation permanente. Pour quiconque a les oreilles formées à des structures un peu plus narratives – qu'on vienne du rock, du post-punk ou même d'une électro plus cérébrale – cette absence de "vallées" rend les "pics" totalement inopérants. Si tout est fort, plus rien n'est fort. Si tout est festif, la fête devient une corvée. On a cette impression tenace et désagréable d'écouter le même morceau remixé treize fois avec des presets différents sur le synthétiseur. Et c'est là tout le problème car Basement Jaxx confond "énergie" et "agression". Ils ont tellement peur qu'on s'ennuie qu'ils saturent l'espace. C'est de la musique pour TDAH (Trouble du Déficit de l'Attention avec/sans Hyperactivité) avant l'heure. Il faut que ça bouge, il faut que ça clignote. C'est l'équivalent sonore d'un site web des années 90 rempli de GIFs animés qui te donnent une crise d'épilepsie. Pourtant, il y a des idées et c'est ça qui est frustrant. On sent que derrière les machines, il y a des mecs qui ont une culture musicale encyclopédique. Ils piochent partout, sans vergogne, avec une irrévérence qui fait plaisir à voir. Ils désacralisent la House. Ils ne cherchent pas le son pur, ils cherchent le son sale, le son qui vit, le son qui transpire. Il y a un côté organique, presque "garage" (au sens rock du terme) qui aurait pu être génial s'il n'était pas systématiquement noyé sous des couches de vernis pop et de gimmicks radio. Mais l'auditeur qui cherche un peu de profondeur, un peu de mystère, ou soyons fous, un peu de mélancolie, se retrouve face à une porte close. C'est un album qui n'a aucune ombre. Tout est sous les projecteurs, tout est surexposé. C'est de la musique de consommation immédiate, du fast-food auditif cinq étoiles. C'est délicieux sur le moment, c'est gras, c'est salé, ça explose en bouche, mais une heure après, on a le ventre lourd et on a déjà oublié quel goût ça avait. On se rend compte aussi, avec le recul, à quel point ce son est daté. Autant certains albums de 1999 (pensez à ce qui se faisait chez Warp ou même dans le Trip-Hop finissant) gardent une aura intemporelle, autant "Remedy" est prisonnier de son époque. Il sent la vodka-Redbull tiède et les pantalons baggy en synthétique. Il est le témoin d'une époque où l'on pensait que la technologie allait nous sauver par la danse. C'est touchant de naïveté, mais c'est aussi incroyablement agaçant. Alors, pourquoi 3 sur 5 et pas moins ? Parce qu'on ne peut pas nier l'impact. Parce que "Red Alert" reste un monstre d'efficacité qui peut réveiller un mort (ou au moins le faire taper du pied). Parce que la production, aussi chargée soit-elle, est d'une propreté clinique. Et parce qu'il faut reconnaître à Buxton et Ratcliffe un talent certain pour la mélodie qui rentre dans le crâne au marteau-piqueur. C'est un "bon" album, techniquement parlant. Il remplit son contrat : faire danser les foules, vider les cerveaux, faire transpirer les corps. Mais pour moi, le chercheur d'or noir, l,amateur de textures qui grattent, de larsens qui pleurent et de basses qui racontent des histoires tristes, c'est un rendez-vous manqué. Je suis sorti de cette écoute épuisé, non pas parce que j'ai vécu un voyage intense, mais parce que j'ai subi un assaut. J'ai l'impression d'avoir passé 45 minutes dans une essoreuse à salade remplie de sifflets et de trompettes en plastique. C'est un album qu'il faut avoir entendu pour comprendre la bascule vers les années 2000 et l'avènement de cette électro "maximaliste", certes. Mais est-ce qu'on aura envie d'y retourner ? Pas vraiment car une fois qu'on a compris la blague, elle est beaucoup moins drôle.

I wasn’t really blown away with this one.

Not good, not bad

I knew the hits off this, Red Alert and Remedy are club bangers, and Bingo Bango to a lesser extent, and even they are all essentially revamp of each other. But there's not a lot there other than this. Plenty of filler but nothing you would seek back out. 'Same Old Show' in particular, is atrocious. OK, some of it is decent background ambience and it ties together fine enough but it's overly long and just not enough here to go for the 4.

Lively! Simple repetitive beats with sound effects (telephone ringing, cassette ff, submarine radar tone, female moaning) that are fun to listen to. Bingo Bango leads the way, but all songs are jaunty and good. (3.49*s) Will check out more from this strange duo.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised to see a 1999 house album from a band I've never heard of hit this list as it pretty much outlines the reason to run through this. Basement Jaxx did an admirable job putting together Remedy. As was the trend at the time this comes in at nearly 60 minutes, and while you get more bang for your buck it's a little too long. Despite this it's got a handful of creative and catchy tracks that I enjoyed. I might hit a couple of the hits in the future, but don't expect I'll come back to this much beyond this listen even if I enjoyed it for the most part. Not a bad album but probably gets filed away in the long run. Can't complain about more exposure to something I don't expect I would have heard otherwise. 2.69 stars

basement jaxx! YAY! remedy? aww. . .

Inoffensive but nothing really resonated

pop techno

Not quite my type of thing but some undeniably classic dance tracks in here. Feel like it might grow on me if I relisten

I listened to this on repeat more than i thought i would.

I've always appreciated that Basement Jaxx have always had *their* sound, pretty distinct from anyone else. It's also quite an aggressive sound which makes them a "sometimes" food for me and affects the rating I'm giving this album. The groove is excellent throughout, it's just quite a difficult listen in places.

Great beats and variety. Favorite track: Jump 'n' Shout

Very good at what it does, but what it does isn't for me

Okay.

Some bangers, some fluff that doesn't translate well from dance floor to record

Techno originale qui ambiance plutôt bien après les morceau sont longs donc difficiles à écouter au quotidien.

Litt gøy, egentlig

There are parallels to be drawn between Basement Jaxx and Daft Punk. Daft Punk feels a bit more refined to Basement Jaxx’s raw feel. Jaxx to me feels more DJ influenced, with less vocal focus and more on the rhythms and beats.

Fun. Appreciated.

Like the vibes but not my fave genre

Big beats are the best beats. Get high all the time. Best Tracks: U Can't Stop Me; Red Alert; Bingo Bango

I’ve been into electronic music at the moment so I was digging this a lot

Quite experimental

Enjoyed it…made me feel like I was back in the 90’s

Bah-Ba-bah-b-b-b-Bingo Wingo!

this ain't no rendez-vu

Enjoyed it. Some nice Saturday morning music. I’d forgotten about a good few of these tunes.

Higher than a 3 but not a 4. Rendez-Vu and Red Alert are highlights.

Ok, I guess. Not really my thing. 3

Ok.

Red alert is miles above every other song

I’m still trying to figure out the album cover… About half of this was my cup of tea. 2.5 rounded up. Coulda been a bit shorter.

26 years of trying to figure out what the hype is all about on this album. “Red Alert” works for me sometimes and sometimes it sounds incredibly cheesy. Once again I am asking someone to tell me why this is so revered.

Would not seek out but didn't hate.

I started out really disliking the first 3 songs. Then this album slowly won me over in a big way. It feels strange to listen to on headphones or just in the car and not in a club or house show. Always be There, Bingo Bango, and Stop 4 Love were the highlights and really showed me the depth of this record, how broad it could span, and how much emotion could be packed into these tracks!

Has nice moments and very catchy bits, a bit patchy.

Decently whatever.

no.

I honestly think the album cover is worse than anything

Decent electronica. Can see where this added to the club scene as it was just getting started. Not my normal jam, though.

Ascoltato la mattina “presto” è orribile, però nel pomeriggio l’ho rivalutato. Top 3 tracce U Can’t Stop Me, Red Alert, Bingo Bango

On an individual level, I enjoy Basement Jaxx's big hits quite a bit, not just the ones on this album, Rendez Vu, Red Alert, Bingo Bango but their other singles like Where's Your Head at too. However, the album tracks are pretty weak in places and, even with the good stuff, I wouldn't want to hear a full 50 minute album in one go. A couple of songs is enough before it all starts to get a bit samey.

House and techno music is obviously a different kind of animal. It was born as an underground, DIY, communal impulse, a phenomenon meant to be experienced live. Artists tended to put out a lot of remixes and 12-inch singles and EPs, not conventional full-length albums, and they didn't benefit from traditional music industry promotion, despite the massive crowds their live sets commanded. So I think that’s why acts like Daft Punk and Basement Jaxx end up on these lists: They were among the first acts to pair their legendary rave/live sets with proper albums that gained traction. They helped put a face (or helmets, in the former case) on a faceless genre and moved units, in other words. That’s not a criticism — someone had to drag these dance sounds into the limelight — and it’s not to say I don’t like Basement Jaxx. Remedy is a fun listen, incorporating Latin sounds, jazz, soul, ska, funk and R&B with House beats. I’m just thinking of how much deeper these genres and sounds go. 3.5 stars.

Red alert

Do kids still go to clubs with techno music blaring? I feel this is of a specific time and place I cherish, but in a vacuum the music gets boring and repetitive. They do seem to jump genres in interesting ways, but just because a cd fits 90 minutes of music, doesn't mean you need 15 songs.

I wonder how my friend would like this

This album doesn’t have good pacing or structure, but some of the most popular reviews on this site are way too harsh. You all wouldn’t know groove if it hit you upside the head. There are a few very big highlights on this album worth talking about. The opener is perhaps the most house-ish, and that sub bassline can be traced with a through-line all the way to the John Summit’s & Chris Lakes of today. The high pitched vocal yo’s on “Yo Yo” were wayyyyy ahead of their time, thats a 100 Gecs delivery right there. “Red Alert” is incredibly cathartic I can’t imagine being skeptical or grumpy after listening to this track. “Always Be There” is probably my shining star of this album. Pretty, sweeping synths in the background creating a great atmosphere. Lastly, “Dont Give Up” sounds like something Koreless just produced for the recent FKA Twigs album. I’m in awe of how there are moments like this peppered throughout the album that seemingly had a crystal clear premonition of future sounds. Outside of these songs, I can acknowledge the means ing nature of the track listing, and some of the more pointless interludes. But you’re telling me this is globally rated lower than that The Cult album from yesterday? That was boring trash compared to this. Strong 3/5, electronic music is still wildly misrepresented on this list but an album like this is a step in the right direction. If you’re not a fan of this but still want to listen to something impactful and electronic from its time, might I suggest ‘Wide Angle’ by Hybrid. Came out the same year, very cinematic, probably would please the people that prefer their electronic music in headphones instead of made for the dance floor.

Es ist ein energiegeladenes Debütalbum, das mit seinem wilden Mix aus House, Funk und UK Garage definitiv Eindruck hinterlässt. Tracks wie „Red Alert“ und „Rendez-Vu“ sind tanzbare Highlights, doch nicht jeder Song zündet gleich stark. Die Produktion ist kreativ, manchmal aber etwas überladen. Insgesamt ein solides Album mit Ecken und Kanten – gut für die Party, aber nicht ganz makellos.

3.5 Old fave

Fav: Bingo Bango Least Fav: Yo Yo I really vibed with the second half, but some choices in the first half (such as that godawful auto tune) really let down what could’ve been a 5/5 album

Rendez-vu og Red alert eru algerir bangerar og frumlegt og gott stuð. Restin er hins vegar mun minna spennandi. Sjaldan leiðinleg (Jump N shout er samt leiðinlegt) en ekkert sem kveikir í neinu hjá mér.

Not bad but not great either!

Liked first song very oonz reminds me of house very 90s club SATC

Dance music was big at the time I was at uni, I liked The Chemical Bros, Leftfield, Death in Vegas and others but really couldn't stand Basement Jaxx at the time. So wasn't expecting much from Remedy. However, it hasn't aged badly and the familiar tunes are better than I thought. Made me want to go and listen to Where's Your Head At which I will grudgingly admit is a banger. The best track was Stop 4 Love

Pleasant, though not as exciting and special as Red Alert made it seem like it could be

I didn't like Same Old Show and Don't Give Up. I though they were annoying. It's a pretty decent album otherwise though. I actually liked the interludes.

This album benefited from coming after that trash Fatboy Slim album. I was surprised this wasn’t the one with the one hit I knew. Overall it was fine.

A ratos sonaba super bien, a ratos pensé que Daft Punk se había inspirado en ellos pero Homework es del 97. A ratos era entrete, pero tenía cosas de más. Es como si hubieran estado intentando demasiado ser diferentes y funcionaba como la mitad del tiempo. Díganme cartucha pero no me gustan los gemidos en mi música.

i liked it. I just think I wasn't in the right mind to appreciate this type of music.

Sounds similar to Justice, incredibly fun, uplifting album.

Me: "Yo, Dimery! Heads up!" [Throws a paper cup half full of milkshake at Robert Dimery's head] Robert Dimery [Dripping in milkshake]: "Hey! What the fuck was that for?" Me: "Basement Jaxx! You really fucked up on that one, Bobby. They had one real hit. And it was PERFECT. "Where's Your Head At?" is an undeniable masterpiece. Built on a sample from Gary Neuman's "M.E.", the track is like cocaine for your ears. It forces rhythmic movement and and makes the listener feel like they could smash through a brick wall with a giant, toothy smile. And you picked the OTHER fucking record? The target was right in front of your face, Bob, but you turned around and aimed into the crowd. Don't get me wrong, "Remedy" is a fine Club Music record from a prolific time in the genre's history. But it doesn't have "Where's Your Head At?". It's the ONLY Basement Jaxx song that really matters. Why the fuck would you just ignore it like that?" [Starts loading up another cup of milkshake} Dimery [Cowering in the corner, shaking, and possibly crying a little]: "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! You're right. I'll fix it!" Me: "You fuckin' better." [Fakes throwing the new milkshake at Dimery, causing him to flinch and cry harder] "That's what I thought."

it’s ok

very specific, and I like for that occasion.

199/1089 - It's alright house music with a lot of variations. I don't like listening to moaning and I liked the less obnoxious dubby stuff.

Not the biggest fan of straight up Dance Music, but I can't deny that a lot of this his catchy as hell and does make you make you want to move. If that's the result, the album did a good job. 3/5

Хаус не входит в список моих любимых стилей. Хотя фоном слушается вроде и неплохо. 5,5 из 10.

hiphopilik. instru oli huvitav

Some songs yes. Others no.

It's finely executed and more interesting than disco, but this feels like a pivitol record in the move to soulless EDM music.

COME BACK AND REVIEW THIS!!!

Had never listened to this one before! It was ok, some fun songs in there and obviously Red Alert is iconic. I enjoy Rooty more personally. Highlights: Red Alert, Rendez Vu

strong opening track, very funky red alert reminds me of jamiroquai not my favorite type of music but would be fun in the right venue

A couple interesting tracks but otherwise pretty middle-of-the-road or even sometimes irritating. 3

Early days electronica dance music

Electronica vibe

I mean, sure, there should be a Basement Jaxx album on here, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. But honestly I was surprised that I didn't hate it as much as I thought I would. I figured I'd be struggling between a 1 and 2 to rate this, but actually I'm struggling between a 2 and 3. Most of this was meh, and I swear they were singing "Boat Show" instead of "Same Old Show" (which would have been more interesting imo), but "Being With U" was actually a really nice track to wrap up the album and probably my favorite as well. I'd give this 2.5 stars if I could, but I think I'm actually rounding up because it's Basement Jaxx, and even though I don't love electronica, I can't deny their influence on the genre and music in general.

Might just be the most middle-of-the-road album I've listened to from this list so far. It's okay house music and I wouldn't be mad if I went to a gay bar or something and heard this album.

better than i was expecting

Some songs are surprisingly good but there’s a lot of filler

Red Alert is a tuuuuuunnnnne

Not bad... it feels a little dated, but can be enjoyed outside of a club in my view.

There was some good elements in this, but the repetition of electronic music always makes me check out.

This is extremely European 1999. There's really no other way to categorize this - everyone was on basic bad drugs and you heard this kind of stuff all night at every club you went to. Because of the aforementioned drugs, you went all night on this. It's not good for listening, but it is good for dancing, particularly when it's actually mixed instead of being track to track. I think this goes on for too long and the songs really sound the same, but that is almost what this subculture was at the time. It was all about keeping a very basic groove going, and they did that pretty will.

As far as EDM goes, not too annoying and enjoyable at times. More soulful than the typical stuff I hear in the genre.

I was not thrilled to get this--I will not miss the electronic album aspect of this list once I finish this--but this was more enjoyable than I was expecting it to be. Not for me though.

- C’est un album (et un groupe) que je n’ai jamais écouté, mais j’ai souvent vu la pochette (sexy !) en boutique ou dans plusieurs chroniques de disques de l’époque. - C’est pas un genre (dance music) que j’apprécie particulièrement (il y a quelques exceptions, évidemment) et c’est un album plutôt long (autour de une heure), j’espère que je ne me tannerai pas. - Donc, pas mauvais, mais pas pour moi.

2.5 stars

Kinda ok

Kinda wish it was Basement Jazz. The beats were fun and kept me entertained but every now and then they had an element I hated. Like a track near the end with constant moaning, it took me out of enjoying the music more (2.5/5)

This album is not really made for quiet headphone listening. In a club, it'd be a banger

This album starts off terribly. First 2 songs are just annoyingly bad, the 2 after are painfully okay. To me this album doesn't even start until the first interlude. Then it gets some actual bangers going. Some don't grab me, but others are just incredible, like "Don't Give Up". Intoxicating beats. But that damn first quarter keeps this from a 4

It’s solid. A lot of the electronic albums that have come up on here have lacked cohesion, but this was good throughout. Some popular tunes in there and a bit of variety.

Not really my speed but I do see the merit in the style of music. It is executed well.

This was surprisingly good, the house / electronic beats are really fun, & it's got some nice catchy vocals, hell even the weird robotic vocals work pretty well & fit nicely, biggest issue with it is that the second half is pretty mediocre, & noticeably worse than the first, still, all & all, it's a pretty enjoyable record.

Decent late 90's house music. Not bad, but didn't really hook me in either.

Highligt red light. Og så gik jeg tilbage i det jaxx jeg holder af: Greatest hits.

Meh. It's dance music.

Accidentally listened to this on shuffle. Not sure it really matters though. But for that reason I can hardly give it a 2. Simpsons: No

It was ok, I heard some of these songs before as background music on TV and in films. Red alert is probably the one that sticks out about the rest

I had fun listening to this. It's not what I'd normally listen to, but made me eager to know more about house music. I can sense this is somehow different to the standard when it comes to edm.

Really down for whatever that was

first listen meh

C'est comme Daft Punk, mais d'Angleterre, donc moins bien.

it's no folklore

I thought this was going to suck but it’s kind of cool? Gets tiring but give me a rail of coke and I’m grooving all night.

A sort of placeholder for rave culture, an interim between more exciting periods of music, but I'll take it over one hit wonder 80s bands and bland 90s sadboys.

I think I like this, but it was kinda distracting while I worked, so I had to skip a few songs. Then I kinda got distracted and turned it off, but I’d listen to it again

Put this on for your Y2K party, jam out, and forget about it.

Alright electronic. More fun than some of the ambient stuff this list has on it. Personally I like bass heavy stuff more and I don't get that until 'Don't give up', and it was the only one that fit my tastes. Album wasn't standout enough to get me to seek out more from the group (which I've heard of, always seen albums for, never checked out prior.)

(28 known/59 new)

It was OK

Pretty uninspired garbage but very very listenable, couple of big hits

Red alert and bingo bango are still cracking songs, wouldn’t rush back but a nice morning bop

dance dance dance

The singles are interesting, the rest not so much. Chill listen, probably won't return. Made for a slightly upmarket Ibiza dancefloor.

There were good moments but once you repeat it for 2 minutes they became less good. Plus there’s no connection between the songs more like a playlist at this point

Yeahits aight

I love Basement Jaxx. This pick feels dated tho.

7/10. It's a bit empty, but it's decent.

I really liked the hyperpop ahh songs, then the album chills out a bit and becomes both dated and boring. Bass in Don't Give Up was good too Three out of five 4 the first third

Love individual songs, but the album overall was not for me

It wasn’t bad. It was ok.

Good

Smooth and easy to listen to. Not particularly memorable.

Well that's certainly a lot of sounds on one album. Probably could have been one song but it was a fun listen all the same. Highlight(s): Always Be There/Stop for Love Lowlight(s): Don't Give Up

3.5

3.5

Definitely into the first half of this album. Loving Jump 'n Shout and Red Alert the most, but mostly just jamming along. I enjoy the hip-hop angle to this giving it the feel of something you'd hear in the club in the late 90s. Starting with Always Be There, the rest of the album becomes less enjoyable and runs on way too long. Gets too bogged down with the electronica stuff, which is not my jam anyway. If the first half was at a 4-status then the second half was a 2, which drags this down right to a 3.

Pretty fun

Has its merits and certainly figured large for many

норм, напомнило бьорк

Much better than expected. Even some likeable and nice songs

I have no strong thoughts about this. It’s better than the median album from this genre and time, but still not my thing.

House music is the type of music that people get roofied and finger blasted to. Same Old Show sounds like someone being actively banged on loop for 6 minutes. It's quite annoying. Favourite songs: Yo Yo, Jump 'N Shout, Red Alert Least favourite songs: Same Old Show, Always Be There 3/5

I can totally understand people's gripes with this, but even the somewhat generic, lowkey dance beats had me nodding my head and tapping my feet more than Elvis Costello ever did.

This electronic music genre is far from one I ever choose, but the layering of rhythm and vocalization here is pretty fresh and fun, if, obviously, highly repetitive.

Better than most electronica on this list.

I've not really listened to House music before - it's OK. Would I buy the album? probably not, but I wouldn't switch it off if I heard it.

3 stars

Electric

Album cover sehr hot, hat gleich Vorfreude gemacht, die Songs zu hören. Für ein millennial absoluter Nostalgiemoment, auch wenn ich keins der Lieder kannte. Ein oder zwei Songs kommen sicher auf meine Party Playlist yo yo. Trotz allem eher leichte kost...

sinder am seili zieh mit mir? will ich fühl mich hii und her grisse zum eine: cool es elektronischs album us de 90er, genreübergriefend, nöd zu gradlinig sondern wüki au innovativ würkend und ab und zue seid au no en MC grüezi… aber uf de andere siite isch‘s halt immerno house wenn de MC bi jedem lied so inegsteppt wär wie bi jump 'n shout wär das ganz en anderi gschicht, isch er aber leider nöd dezue ane chund no, dasi mi fast chli ha müesse schäme jedes mal weni bi dem album cover spotify offe gha han im büro will‘s vilicht churz so usgsehd als würdi mer interracial porn gönne (nöd schäme wäg em interracial teil sondern meh wäg em porn) also bini au mal streng und gibe 3 verstaubti drum machines für de chäller hans

Sure I guess this is kind of cool and well done. I don't think it's a poor execution and having some things of this style on the list makes sense but I don't know if this is the best pick; I'm probably not the best judge for that one though. Didn't hate listening to it but doubt I'd come back.

not for me. too electric weird

Jump ‘N Shout // U Can’t Stop Me // Red Alert // Bingo Bango // 3.5/5

Kova A-puoli: tarttuva, vähän häiritsevä, ihmeen kekseliäs. B-puolella rauhoitutaan - harmi kyllä. Aika hyvä levy.

Ihan bängäävää housea, ei ehkä kummiskaan semmoista lemppari elektronista. Parhaat: Rendez-Vu, Bingo Bango, Red Alert

Some interesting, some a bit gimmicky.

I enjoy the genre, but this was all over the place

Borderline 2. I need someone to explain to me why this is better than King Julien.

This cover makes me uncomfortable. Started out as a worse Fat Boy Slim, but honestly got much better as it went on. Lots of strange sounds but also a bit repetitive with them.

Listenable electronic music but nothing made me jump for joy

Exactly what you think it would be.

Not my thing. But at least you can dance to it.

At the time, I did sort of like Basement Jaxx but there's a certain quirkiness that sets them apart from similar contemporaries who I prefer, not positively. Some catchy tunes but a little too much eccentricity on others

3/5

This was pretty good for electronic music.

You can see why these guys were big for a while, super accessible dance/world music when that wasnt all that common, but when everyone got online everyone also moved on. Fine enough though, a 2.5 if ever there was one.

I’ve never heard of Basement Jaxx or this album before, but I tend to rate electronica albums higher than other users, so I have pretty decent expectations for this album. Remedy should be a pretty good way to start my weekend! Overall, this album was fine. I wasn’t particularly wowed by the first several songs on the album, but it grew on me as I listened to more of it. The first two songs had a darker, bass heavy sound that I liked, but the vocals on both of them were a bit off-putting to me. I started to enjoy the album more at “Red Alert,” which was one of my favorite songs on the album. The main melody reminded me of Daft Punk, but what the band did with that melody was really unique, especially with the use of the squealing sound and the telephone ringing sound, which really gave it a nineties feel. The vocals were some of the best on the album as well. “Always Be There” was really good too, and I really liked the vocals because they reminded me of The XX. “Stop 4 Love” was really good too, and I enjoyed the ambient main melody. The album finished pretty strong as well, with “Don’t Give Up” and “Being With U.” I felt that the band did a really good job with those last three songs, which felt slower and less chaotic than the other songs on the album. I read that Basement Jaxx set out to make an electronic album that was less repetitive than what was currently being put out by their contemporaries, and I felt they somewhat succeeded on that front. The songs that weren’t really to my liking though definitely fell into the repetitive category, and they tended to feature elements that I found pretty grating. All in all though, this was a fine album, but I don’t think it’s something I’d be quick to go back to.

Not a fan of house music in general, so this was hit or miss for me. Red Alert is a certified banger, couldn't help but like the funky bass stabs, but nothing else on the album really stood out for me. Don't know if I would choose to put this on again, but it's ok as background music I guess. 2.5/5

Decent album. better than most 90s electronic for me. Still not really my thing, but still good for the genre/time. 3/5

Thought this was fun

was really looking forward to this one but thought it was just okay!

Kinda forget how good / fresh these guys were for a brief moment. Same, sure, but different enough.

2.75

6/10

Good albums, filled with a mix of hits and less poppy tracks. Will go back to at some point.

This is a strange one. I like this album, but I wouldn't under any circumstances include it on a list of albums that anyone should hear before they die. Its dance music, repetitive synth and beats, like the stuff you would hear at a bar with blacklights and blue directional lighting behind wall cutouts. I guess its historical? Anyway, not bad but I cant do more than 3 stars. 3/5

It's ok I guess.....pretty funky and groovy to move to. But not sure it quite qualifies as one of the best of all time?

If there is one thing I can say about this list it's that it's made it so I never want to hear electronic music anymore. All of the albums are boring because of the repetition and they also all start to sound the same. Along came Remedy by Basement Jaxx! At first I was impressed about how it was unique, in that the songs were interesting and different than all of the other electronic albums I have been subjected to. Then around song ten, I was bored again. I've said it before, I'll say it again, this music is only good for the clubs and drugs. It's no good for a sunny Thursday morning.

You do need to be in the right mood for this one. Not one you can just stick on anytime. But it's a lot of fun.

i will give this one credit where credit's due: i'm not the biggest electronic/dance music guy out there, but i try to go into every album with an open mind. most of the time it's too ambient or too trance-y for my taste. going into this album, i was expecting a little bit more of the same, but this album is pretty fun to listen to. in my experience, it's a little hit or miss, flip-flopping between 'fun' and 'annoying' but i would rather bounce between those two options than consistently boring. and boring this album is not. it's not totally my cup of tea, but i at least appreciated it for the slightly out-of-left-field party that it brought. it's not generic, it's not boring, it is definitely its own thing, and i appreciated it for that.

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