Remedy

Still stands up remarkably well 25+ years on, has an eclecticism that doesn't peg it to any real scene or time. 2.67 average? Yanks logoff.

I wanted to like this more than I did

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!

epic

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

I forgot what the artist name was a couple times, but they reminded me.

Some decent stuff here. Not my favorite genre, but nice to be exposed to something new.

Bad!

this sucks man so much

Not my thing but finished it.

Not for me. Not really sure who it's for.

Decently whatever.

no.

Jeg ved ikke hvad det er meningen jeg skal tænke om det her

Ніколи не думав, що хауз може бути настіки вихолощений та ніякий

Таке враження що я знаю цей гурт з якогось глибокого дитинства. Але це завжди для мене була категорія "електро", причому така типу клубна музика, яку я ніколи не любив. Вперше сьогодні спробував послухати альбом - не дуже сподобалось якщо чесно.

Ei tällainen itseään toistava kone jumputus ole koskaan kiinnostanut

I honestly think the album cover is worse than anything

Noisy. Industrial. Good stuff.

More like Meh-Tronkca

Red Alet is still a banger, but the rest of it is too weird and dull

Why are there SO MANY @%#^#^#% 90'S UK ELECTRONICA ALBUMS?!?!?!?!!? This is my 3rd one this week. Yeah sure it was an important genre for a brief period of time, but there are like 50 of these albums and they are always an hour long. Did we need all of them? No. This albums is by far the worst one out of all the other UK Electronica albums. It is Soooooo annoying. It's like they tried to make the least danceable music. Usually in dance music the drums and instruments are played straight to make it easy to dance to but not here, songs like U Can't Stop Me, they just awkwardly start and stop each measure. And every song has to have the most annoying vocals ever. This feels like a shitpost. This is one of the worst albums I have ever heard. Low 1.

It’s not bad, but it’s EDM, so a couple dudes in the basement with a mic and a noise making synth does not count. The whole genre takes little skill. Cheaters.

Felix - "I have the beginnings of a great opening song. Check out this beat and acoustic guitar hook. It is missing something though..." Simon - "...autotune." Felix - "This other song has been killing me. I have the beat and the synth part." Simon - "Yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-yo! I know just what it's missing!" Felix - "But what if there is some mentally unstable guy in Belgium who will use this as an excuse to give us a bad rating on the 1001 Albums Generator?" Simon - "Seems weird, let's just name a song Bingo Bango so he can't help but love it." Felix - "OK, mate." Well played Basement Jaxx...well played.

Boring and generic

Skrillex font and naked people. something tells me, art will not be of paramount importance here. I’m expecting bombastic and repetitive dance music, but I’m ready to be shocked. Actually if you’re ready to be shocked, then it isn’t shocking. We’re getting to the bottom of some doublespeak riddles here today. Rendez-Vu - Horrible French appeals to me as a descendent of Acadian blood, but as a man with an IQ above 87, this kind of music does not. It’s not the worst dance song I’ve ever heard, aside from the autotuned male vocal jazz, but I’m not infuriated yet. Yo Yo - Will we be seeing any sweet yo-yo tricks as a visual accompaniment to this record? I can only hope. I cringed up into my own body with that opening. Then when the Korn vocals hit? Kill me.Or do I like this as a “so bad it’s good” type of record? Time will tell. Jump ‘N Shout - I remain mired in pirgatorial anguish. On one hand, this is an incredibly catchy, almost heavy, dance rhythm. On the other hand, it reminds me of people who are in their late 30’s and still go to nightclubs. What am I to do with such diametrically opposed feelings? If I had ever been to a nightclub, I would tell you that this song rips pretty good. Considering I am a white suburbanite at my desk job, I can only imagine the person who would sit and listen to this recreationally. U Can’t Stop Me - U Can’t See me, my time is now. When will John Cena’s debut record appear on this list? I genuinely think I might need it as a palate cleanser after this. While this woman may have 16 seconds, I have what appears to be like 45 more minutes of this to wade through. Jaxxalude - This is a great time to grab a drink of water, and maybe your fentanyl tester. Are you sure that you knew that dealer? Red Alert - The bass is fun, if not incredibly blown out. It sounds like if guitar hero was made for the original GameBoy. We’re again in obnoxious dance music land, but at least the grooves drive pretty hard. Jazzalude - That was it??? I was promised jazz. Always Be There - hey why is this album hanging out at the big cliff? Oh no it’s falling! Man, is it ever hurdling. Sneakalude - I want to go home. Not even DJ Skunk Burner can save us. Same Old Show - Don’t do that noise. Fax machines and forced moaning do not a good song make. Add in a European ambulance and we have finally achieved the ultimate hodgepodge of garbage that could only be enjoyable on near overdose levels of MDMA. Bingo Bango - I needed a Latin Mario Kart soundtrack in my life. See, if you believed that, you need to realize that there is a lot of misinformation on the internet. I hate this song. Gemilude - Buddy has been jacking it in the basement since birth? Thanks for that. Stop 4 Love - I rev up the engine and accelerate through the love. I stop for nobody UNLESS there are some nice ducks in the road. This is like that bittersweet symphony song without vocals. Horrific. Don’t Give Up - A sobering reminder to finish what I have started with this list expedition. There were some hard rhythms in this, it can’t be denied. It then devolved into the worst parts of this kind of music ad nauseum. I feel like a broken record with the electronic and dance genres. I am not the target audience for this. I believe the target audience is people who peaked young when they were peaking on experimental drugs in a sweaty barn. It’s not my fault that life stopped for you after that. In fact, I’m incredibly sad for you. At least you still have middle aged bigotry and records like “Remedy” to remind you of when you last felt something, and there was a faint whiff of hope in the air. For those of us with a current life and an at least somewhat hopeful future ahead, this record probably doesn’t move the needle. Unless you’re moving the needle off of this thing. Then it moves pretty quick. 0.5-1 HIGHLIGHTS: Nope.

It sounds like that sound we hear while we're drunk on tequila and ecstasy. I know this because the music doesn't stop. Even when the party's over, and you're struggling to survive a massive hangover. It keeps pounding in your head like tuts tuts tuts tuts tuts tuts tuts Bonus: Who had the incredible idea of ​​photographing an orgy and using it as the album cover?

bad

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

This is cool. Not what I think of as "EDM" or "house music" since I was raised in the era of dubstep, Deadmau5, Avicii, Porter Robinson, Odesza, Zedd, etc. This feels very 90's/00's in the best way. These samples and basslines are crazy, I guess this was also the era before there were "feat. So and So" on every single track as a bunch of these songs have "uncredited" guest vocals that make each track really fresh and you don't know what to expect as the record goes on. They did a great job with transitions too, everything just flows together. I feel like you could just hit play on this at a party and let it ride for an hour. Highlights: Yo Yo, Same Old Show, Bingo Bango, Stop 4 Love, Don't Give Up. Really enjoyed!

like hammering iron nails into my nutsackkk

God, I haven't heard these for ages. Red Alert is still an absolute banger, Bingo Bango is less good than I remember and I had forgotten I knew Rendez-Vu entirely.

Troppo per me. Se fossi stata in un altro modo avrei messo 2

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

Alcuni pezzi carini, altri meno. Jump ‘n shout mi ha ricordato il Katalicammello

In a past life, I used Remedy help desk software for issue tracking. For all I know, this album is about that software.

I knew there was a reason I never got into this band. It's because they kind of suck.

Nope

Bailar, desde luego, hay que bailar. Pero no soy yo de desatarme al ritmo de house ni puesto de speed hasta las cejas. Puedo disfrutar de una canción al volante con los altavoces a tope por la autopista, pero el disco entero se me ha hecho más que bola. Nada más que decir, por ahora.

Need to listen when I am in a dancing mood

Not bad. Not very good. Easy listening for a party. 2 stars.

I really am disliking the majority of these electronic albums

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.

This music sounds like I am about to pay too much for sunglasses at a place next to a Chipotle.

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.

Better than other albums of this ilk, but not something that rewards close listening.

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.

Not for me. Samsey bleep blorp bullshit.

Remedy by Basement Jaxx is an OK electronic dance album from the late 90s, but in truth it doesn’t stand out from the wave of similar records of that era. For me, it’s nothing particularly special. There are a couple of undeniable bangers—“Red Alert” and “Rendez-Vous”—but beyond those, the rest of the album feels bland and forgettable. I gave it a 2/5 purely for those two tracks, but it could just as easily have been a 1/5. Favourite track: Red Alert—a proper clubbing anthem from back in the day. Least favourite track: Pretty much everything else. Album artwork: Lots of flesh—very of its time.

I wonder how my friend would like this

Fun

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.

There are some great moments here among electronic music's best. Unfortunately, it drones on boringly for much of its runtime.

I am an electronica/techno fan, and I like some of Basement Jaxx' stuff, but not really sure why this album is considered required listening. Some of the samples they use are actually pretty annoying, to be honest.

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.

People are in the reviews of this album bemoaning dance music and insulting electronic, and I think it's unfair to go and rate an album based off the genre rather than the album itself. anyway, ts is so ass bro 😭😭 holy fuck

I do not personally like

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.

Didn’t listen fully, didn’t like the few songs I listened to but I reckon has potential

Not bad but not great either!

Slaps. Weird and bouncy. Has some slightly bad tracks. Lets not put the same moaning.mp3 50 times in a row okay?

I guess I’m not a fan of mutated mixing. Not a fun listening experience.

This directly after "...Baby One More Time". Is it 1999 week on 1001 Albums?

Electronic and boring!

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

I like dance music, but I’ve never really liked Basement Jaxx. I’ve always just thought of them as ‘noise merchants’ and this album reinforces this. It’s just noise. There is no flow. It’s all just noise!

Could barely make it halfway through each song before I had to skip.

Would not listen to this album again; however, “Bingo Bango” was enjoyable.

Nope.

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 is not very good. Repetitive. Too long. Entirely bland and forgettable. Not sure how this is an album to hear before I die. This kind of music has been done better by others.

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.

This music reminds me of being in places I don’t want to be in (mainly clubs). There’s a few decent tracks but it all feels too generic to be noteworthy at all. Jump ‘N Shout was pretty good though, the one diamond in the rough.

Tout allait bien jusqu’à Same Old Show Le nom Basement Jaxx fit bien, parce qu’on dirait vraiment quelque chose que tu entendrais dans un shitty basement party Y’en a des pas si pire…… mais 2/5

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

mostly annoying with a touch of nice rythm

2 estrelas musica chata

Sounds similar to Justice, incredibly fun, uplifting album.

Some of the songs were cool, but it was boring and too long. Could've been half the length and more engaging because in a scenario where I'm just purely listening most of the time is just spent hoping that the song will end soon. I liked the more interesting songs; favorite was U Can't Stop Me.

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."

Lame

it’s ok

Everything I've heard from Basement Jaxx prior to this has been that they're fun and catchy, but also quite a bit annoying, and this album firmly cements my view on them. I think if this album were to catch me on a bad day I would have been far more negative, but I feel like that's just how Basement Jaxx's music is, I got it at a good time because I'm fully receptive to this. They're very talented at making fun, bouncy, and dancable house music.

I got the point three songs in. Not bad but nothing I would ever turn to. Very limited art form.

Favourites: Rendez-Vu, Jump 'n Shout, Red Alert, Always Be There, Same Old Show, Bingo Bango, Stop 4 Love, Being With U

You had every opportunity to choose Basement Jaxx's "Rooty", a clearly more refined sound, but you chose to include only their debut because it's a debut. yawn... also you guys are too harsh.

This sounds like something that was popular on college campuses for, like, a year in the early 2000's and was promptly lost to time. Party-ready beats that range a few genres. This is my first time hearing Basement Jaxx, which is surprising to me. Either way, I don't think I'll be coming back to this. There are some decent ideas here, but most everything feels partially baked. Kind of baffled by its inclusion on the list.

Not a fan. Did nothing for me.

very specific, and I like for that occasion.

its fine

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.

This is as close to a 1 as you can get without being a 1. I don’t hate it enough to be a 1 but I don’t like it enough for it to be anything more than a 2. What even is this

This is one of those albums I have a hard time rating because it's not that the music was particularly "bad" from a quality standpoint, it's just not something I personally enjoyed. I am definitely not the target audience for this. I was also under the weather, and this was not the type of music to get me through the day, so maybe on a different day I'd give it a slightly better score...but it wasn't my general cup of tea anyway.

Zuhause, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Absolute Scheißmucke, Frechheit!

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

Like having something stuck in your throat.

9/10 I remember this from the time, where it cont be understated how huge and omnipresent it was. But I expected to to be a sold 3 or shaky 4. But this has aged extremely well. A few songs are still in my rotation, but the bench is deep here. so much fun. Basically a house album, but flavours of techno and dancehall amongst others. This came before grime and some of the US hip hop of today that must take influence from it. Best: Jump ‘n Shout

Great!

Perfect summer weather music, made me want to lay on a beach with a cold alcoholic drink in my hand.

What an ass-shaking good time. I don't know what else to say.

I understand two things after listening to this album. 1. I realize this is a great example of house party music from the late 90s. 2. I never liked house party beats from the late 90s.

Insoportable. Prácticamente una hora de House repetitivo y sin una melodía memorable o digna de ser reseñada. Ya no sé si me he aburrido o que... Así de malo me ha parecido. 1/5

Didn’t like it.

I truly have no idea why this is on the list. Sounds like the house music one hears when waiting in line at a bad dance bar.

Songs to play at the club if the goal is to get people to leave

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

I only know of basement jaxx because of 2 things. The 100 gecs remix of where's your head at and the same base song on Disney's extreme skate adventure, banger game btw if u like thps4. The latter is pretty weird but the 1st makes so much sense. Im not a dance guy. I appreciate it but its too repetitive and boring usually. Its supposed to be that way but I like things that mix it up constantly and I get it here surprisingly at least at first. I think up until always be there is perfection. Its straight up some of the best shit ive heard in a while and the 100 gecs crossover just makes more sense hearing that stuff. It does fall off pretty hard after that when it just gets to straight dance shit. Its not for me. It tries to mix it up and I commend it but for me to be down it needs some radical swings and its just pretty predictable. Im torn cause after song 2 I was ready to give it a 5 no joke. But then I got 1 dance song then another and by the start of the 3rd track in a row I was going to have to drop it some. That first half rips so hard though it can't be a 3 even if I really didn't like the 2nd half. Its just too perfect to start. I saved all of those first 6 or 7 cuts and that says alot

Meh

Fab!

5/10 Highlight: Rendez-Vu Sidenote: there are quite a number of inconsequential EDM albums on the list, all of them from England...

I found myself getting into this as I think it's repetitive beats help whilst at the Jim. Having said that I don't remember a huge amount about it apart from the few singles/stand out tracks. I think I could see myself listening to it again whist on a treadmill/swimming/coding/insert braining numbing activity here

The only song I enjoyed at all from this was Bingo Bango, and only because it brought sweet, sweet relief from that repetitive sample in the previous track, Same Old Show. Why would you do that to your listeners? Never again would I listen to this album.

A couple of singles tent poling a lot of crap.

Surprisingly, I found that I quite liked this album; a little weird, but otherwise enjoyable.

Some fun beats here and there but not something I’d listen to a second time

I’ve learned through this project that I can’t stand techno/EDM

Interesting for EDM!

Dance beats

Album doesn’t really know what it is. Too diverse to have any sort of identity. It was ok

Meermalen geluisterd, blije creatieve dancemuziek, maar verder kan ik er niet echt de vinger op leggen wat ik hoor. Maar misschien is dat ook helemaal niet de bedoeling. Gewoon meedeinen.

Dit album heb ik op cd, maar zelden vanaf cd geluisterd. Om het in de auto te luisteren heb ik het geript naar mp3. Ik kom er nu achter dat ik daarbij al een keuze gemaakt heb. Twee nummers komen in de auto nooit voorbij, die ik nu ineens wel hoor. Een nummer met een irritante piep en een nummer met gehijg. Ik was tot vandaag behoorlijk enthousiast over dit blije, speelse, maar ook gevarieerde album. Dé remedie voor een lange saaie reis. Op een zomerse dag het raampje naar beneden rollen, volume wat hoger zetten en knallen naar je bestemming. Maar dat kwam dus ook door het weglaten van de ergernissen. En die verdienen wel strafpunten. Ik kan er nu nog net een 3,5 van maken.

Hele vermakelijke 90s house. Wat het subgenre is, daar heb ik te weinig verstand van, maar ik herken het op zich wel als iets van vroeger. Ze maken soms iets teveel gebruik van gekke geluidjes. Ik heb er eigenlijk weinig over te melden, behalve dat ik me hier prima mee vermaak. Gewoon 4 sterretjes aanklikken en weer door.

Solid and great for a jog or cleaning the house

Not my tupperware of cereal

I need some proper drugs first and then listen to this cause wtf

I just didn't enjoy this, not my preferred method of sacrifice

not my type of music. not a fan

What a… bad electronic album. Look, I listen to ALOT of the genre and this is probably the bottom of what I’ve heard. I’ve heard beginner producers make 5x better stuff than this. Tho saying that they did make an absolute banger on this absolute, bingo bango alone nearly pushed this to a 3 hahaha. But I’m not that kind so yea

I listened to this whilst the rain delay for the Spa-Francorchamps Formula One race was happening, and my god, it was such a boring electronic album. It didn't do much at all, and I seriously wanted to sleep, which electronic music is supposed to prevent, but alas, Red Alert was decent, I guess. It didn't help that the Formula One race was boring, but good on Oscar Piastri.

hiphopilik. instru oli huvitav

Some songs yes. Others no.

i’m totally thrilled for myself and the five other people they put this album on the list for!

Barely works as background music.

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

No

COME BACK AND REVIEW THIS!!!

Really interesting house music. Sounds like the influence of Berlioz a bit. Nice vibe and groove.

Didn't hurt to listen to, a bit too long though. So interesting beats and samples, but after my first listen, I am left with not much to say good or bad. It would be interesting if someone in this genre made a song where they sample a dude having an orgasm for a change of pace. Actually, nevermind, that would be worse and I'm sorry I said anything. I guess Robert Plant covered that ground anyway. Mostly forgettable grooves. First half was ok.

Idk

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

This album is awesome and I don’t understand the global reviews being mostly 1 and 2 stars. Red Alert is a club classic and deserves more stars than that! Fav songs: Red Alert, Yo Yo, Bingo Bango

Not for me. Some odd sample choices.

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

red alert was good. no thanks to everything else

2.9 It's ok. There are some good moments, the IDM 'esque Stop 4 Love, or the majority of Red Alert, the only track I recognised, but these are counterbalanced by plenty of weak points, the banality of Yo Yo, the frustrating vocals of Jump n Shout. There's about an EP's worth of good stuff here, but just gets drowned out.

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

I audibly groaned when I saw another electronica album pop up on this list. Yet my worries were unfounded, because this album was a lot of fun. I was out walking my dog and just grooving along with it. Definitely a nice surprise. 3.5 / 5

lekker bij het spirten

Same as yesterday's album. Dated AF.

Didn't really dislike it but it all blended together after a while.

Early days electronica dance music

Electronica vibe

Groupe inconnu. Aucun intérêt pour moi (trop répétitif, trop long et très ennuyeux), avec en plus un autotune très désagréable sur les voix (yo yo absolument affreux). Je ne suis pas allé au bout. =>1/5

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

God, I fucking LOATHED Basement Jaxx when they were on the scene. Nothing has changed in my many orbits of the sun since. This is woeful, dreadful, abysmal, mediocre and underwhelming synth dirge. Absolutely atrocious.

2 It has its moments. I’m a big fan of house and trance music, but I find most of this album to be pretty obnoxious and just low effort.

Red Alert is a tuuuuuunnnnne

Any album where I have to skip a song because it upsets my dog gets a 1.

** Techno….no

Meh.

Expected more

Idk what mood I need to be in for this to not be jarring, but I wasn't in it yesterday

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

So dated in the worst 1999 way.

Torturous at times. I’m not a big fan of dance/electronica. Did not enjoy this.

1/5 I strongly dislike this type of electronic music.

Like…why?

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

Tedious with some occasional interesting sounds and beats such as Spanish guitar on opening track, the song "Red Alert." If I was into going to clubs in 1999 I may have been into it.

Fun at times but cringey, annoying, and unlistenable more often Yo yo yo yo yo yo no

mostly crap

hermoso house, cargado de energia. muchas variaciones en los temas, me encantan las vocales un estilo unico muy marcado

From the reviews I guess Basement Jaxx were a very British/Euro phenomenon?! Yes, a lot of this sounds very 1999, but I don't really mind - they are a very nostalgic artist for me. 'Always Be There' is a highlight, as well as the obvious singles.

Terrible.

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.

Where's "Where's your head at?" at?

I was doing so well with these albums. I had avoided overly-long dance/electronica albums for several days now. Now, these albums have come back to haunt me again. I don't hate electronica or dance music, but there is just so damn much of this stuff in this book. I just get tired. Rendez-Vu Red Alert Same Old Show Bingo Bango Those are the songs I recommend and this isn't awful, but I just can't do too many more of these electronica albums.

Not as bad as expected, but definitely not meant for me. Fav: Don‘t give up

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.

This album will always have a special place in my heart. Part of it is definitely nostalgia, but the other part is that the music has aged pretty well and is still fun to listen to even 25 years later. When this album came out, I was getting into a lot of house and speed garage. When I played this for the first time, it was so much different from all the DJ mixtapes I had at the time. This was the album that really exposed me to UK-style garage and house music.

Dance music that you cannot dance to. Hated this, but 'Red Alert' was cool.

I hate dancing, so this “dance album” should be right down my alley. It isn’t though.

i seem to be discovering that a lot of old electronic music sucks

bello elettronico

2 - standard electronica

Not my jam.

- 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.

this is so fresh despite being 26 years old. favorite tracks included yo yo, jump n shout, bingo bango. was five stars until gemilude when it slowed down and became less my taste

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)

No thanks. Not worth a second listen or effort to see if it will “grow” on me. Feels like Miami Beach…I appreciate music like this has its place but that place is somewhere else. 1/5

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

How much is the fish???

Listened Before? N Pretty okay for a late 90's dance album. Not saying much there but it could've been worse I guess? Very cliche' and repetitive. Not my cup of tea mostly. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Red Alert

Wasn't really my cup of tea; I was into the first song or two but then it got a bit too 1999 and I fell out of it. Took the best 2-3 songs with me in favorites, won't relisten. Favorite track: Bingo Bango

It was really good. There was a one song that was a small time hit I remember. I'd listen again.

I made it half way through the first track and then felt an overwhelming urge to read a book.

Late 1990s house album from the UK - the first songs were very repetitive, and so were the last few songs, I liked the middle part the best because it was more interesting and varied. I like different electronic music but this was overall not to my liking. There are other electronic albums even from the 90s that I love a lot more than them.

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

Cool beats.

Longest hour of my life

Had to turn it off because it was scaring both me and my dogs.

Jackin' in the basement is unfortunately a good description

Well this is annoying

I severely did not care about this album

Amazing album, one of my favourites from 90-s electronica

Not my genre at all

Bargain basement (jaxx) beats. 2/5

Could someone please explain to me why I need to hear this album? It's repetitive, bloated and self indulgent. Even the big singles don't really do anything to excite, even if they're the only semi enjoyable tracks on the record, but they still overstay their welcome.

música eletrônica bem da fraquinha

There was dancing. There was mixing. None of it bad. But I think this has been covered by others in often more interesting ways.

I don’t think I needed to listen to this. Maybe I’d have danced to this in the naughties but I certainly don’t want to listen to this while sitting at my desk in the year of our lord 2025

Ikke min type musikk. Prøvde å være åpen og mottakelig, men opplever albumet som musikalsk svakt.

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.

Yo, yo, yo, yo this was never my scene. Honestly, it sounds similar to the sounds my 11 yo smashes together and considers music. Although he'd probably add some fart effects.

not my area of expertise obviously but i rly rly rly like this one! its like a party record for a party it sounds like i can actually handle...very very warm and un-intense (or perhaps just un-busy) in its timbres (some rly wonderful bass sound on here..), even where it still manages to have fun bangers. its all very flowy and approachable, lots of great peaks of total euphoria. as could be predicted, i rly like the ballady tracks...always be there in particular kinda took my breath away! just a very fun and pleasing record,,,didnt even rly feel its length to me!

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

A fascinatingly dull album.

I tried. Wish I could none stars. Not meaning it’s bad I’m just not a good judge with this genre.

nostalgia

Not good

Spent the morning getting the house ready for a Eurovision party and this seems randomly like the only occasion this album is the perfect one to have on. Eurotrash errands music.

Sounded like a soundtrack to a modern dance show I wouldn't want to see.

That was just an epic pile of remix and mashup. Permanent rotation on my phone.

Boots and Pants - don't mind music like this for the background at work. helps keep me moving.

This is exactly the kind of music that the far too enthusiastic "DJ" plays in these trendy clothing stores that try to sell you a ripped neon-green tank top for 80 bucks. Wears you down and gets you used to pain, so your subconscious can't help but feel relieved instead of scammed when you pay and leave.

Very good album. Yet another example of why we should have half stars. Very good 90s-era house album that shows its age but holds up fairly well. 3.5 stars.

Oh man, I was excited to see this come up. I grew up with Basement Jaxx music, and Red Alert is a defining song of my childhood. This was an era before I collected or listened to music in album form (I was but a wee child), just what was on the TV and radio, so I had a squizz at the tracklist to see if I knew any - as there is an even more defining and iconic Basement Jaxx song for me, Take Me Back To Your House - and was happy to see I saw one. I knew i'd enjoy this album, and I did. I was surprised to see the low rating on here, however I shouldn't be as the 1001 albums project is a magnet for pretentious knobs whose singular idea of what is "good" music is always "has instrument, not female, not on radio". They listen to these things once and since it challenges their tastes and disrupts their comfortable position for jerking themselves off over the flimsy and predictable opinions they've gravely mistaken for having a personality, they dislike it. Oh no, I'm not being force-fed a melody and there's samples and it's, it's - *gasp* - popular!!!! Thank god we're not crowd-sourcing 1001 albums for this list or we'd end up with one of those "average human face" situations. Not liking this album is valid, as with any, and you can't really argue taste, but I scrolled through the reviews and didn't actually see a single valid reason, it was all just "it's noise!!! it belongs in a club!!! it's dated!!!" - basically, it's different. I can't criticise too much, as I've hated albums for fairly superficial reasons too, but not because I simply look down on them from a false position of superiority. Hard to find a review on here that doesn't drip with elitism. After all, this album charted high and was reviewed extremely well. That should say it all. Obviously, I loved it. I enjoyed the various samples and heavy, active production. There is a lot going on and every song is very distinct, a taste of entirely different genres (funk, reggae, latin...). Basement Jaxx always make very "alive" music with a lot going on, playful and a little... boisterous? It's a distinct style. Red Alert is a huge song, comes right at you. I enjoyed the interludes too, I think of interludes as a more modern thing (don't come for me, i'm sure it's not) so it was cool to see them here, and integrated so well. Same Old Show is a great track but the moaning is definitely... a lot. Most / Least Favourite Track(s): Yo Yo + Don't Give Up, Red Alert would be my favourite if it didn't make me think my devices were lagging every time it starts playing / U Can't Stop Me, grates on my ears a little. Rating: 4, maybe edging a bit over.

Not an album or genre I am attracted to but surprisingly the first few tracks were OK. But that was the trouble the album collectively was a bit meh and OK. For a dance album not one to get the pulse thumping. 2/5 14/5/25

There MAY be one good song on here.

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.

The only way I can make it through this album is by writing this while I listen. This sucks so much. It's boring and annoying, it's like being trapped in an endless conversation that just won't stop in a airless broken elevator. A genuine chore to listen to. And it's not just because I generally don't like dance music, I gave MIA's Arular 5/5. The penultimate track Don't Give Up is the closest thing this has to a saving grace, but it's too little too late, and no forgiveness is earned. I only finished the album out of spite. I win, you lose basement jaxx.

EDM that would be fun to listen to in a different stat of mind

Perfect background music for cleaning the shit outta my kitchen. 🧹

🍑

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

Pra quem gosta deve ser muito bom!

1 so chaotic

Som om klockan är 03:13 på yaki-da och man har tappat bort alla polare

This was like a showcase of all the things I dislike about the electronic/DJ/90s party music genre.

7/10.

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

Selv hittet er dårligt

Instantly transported to my first year of high school. Came out a year earlier than that fucking Moby album and has substantially more sophistication. This really takes the love for New York house that was at the root of all the UK Rave stuff and puts it on a pedestal. When you put it against that Moby album it really illustrates what a wasteland electronic music became the late 90s was in the US. The second single Rendez-Vu captures just a hint of the rising garage scene with some satisfying drum fills. Guitars and some catchy lyrics for the radio. Perfectly executed. Yo Yo is a weird wonky techno number. Jump N Shout is practically a UK Funky track! U Can't Stop Me is stripped back half-time continuing the kind of wooziness on Yo Yo. Red Alert continues the garage love with so much groove (also highly recommend the Steve Gurley remix if you like 2-step). Always Be There is a brukt tribute to Masters at Work. The bassline in the first movement feels a bit off but the second movement and the coda are gorgeous. Same Old Show is more wonkiness. Probably didn't need to be 6 minutes long. They again carry the US House torch on Bingo Bango and thank god they did. Stop 4 Love is wonky again but a little bit slower some lovely editing on the string samples. Don't Give Up starts with a very woozy synth which pans across the whole stereo image. Could have been a Bjork track. Being With You kinds of sounds like something you'd find hidden away on a Mille Plateaux or Rephlex record if that makes sense? It probably doesn't sound like what you'd think. Kind of forgettable tbh. This is a great sampler of the best of dance music in the 90s. A little bit backward looking with the US House, a little bit forward looking with the garage influences.

I can respect the creativity and effort that goes into making electronic music. But I’ve never really enjoyed listening to it, and this album did little to change that for me.

For dance music, this one felt a bit like drowning.

Meh. It's dance music.

There are musicians that can help me appreciate this genre more. Basement Jaxx ain’t one of them.

wait this is so fun

This is an album I need to listen to before I die?

Solid on your phone on the subway music

In a different time and place, maybe this would be a 3? Found myself wanting to turn the volume down and tune out vs. tuning in.

I listened to like 6 seconds of this — reminds me of the music that would be playing during a nightclub scene in John Wick or Blade.

Where’s Your Head At? is a great song….which isn’t on this album….So I’m left wondering if TWO Basement Jaxx albums made the list….which would be…..surprising…..

we have Daft Punk at home

“Same Old Show” was terrible; the rest ranged from pretty bad to mediocre to pretty good. I don’t hate the genre or the album, but it really doesn’t feel like it belongs on this list.

I’d heard Bingo Bango before but found the piano in the background totally distracting. The rest was just noise

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

Not for me

Not awful, just bland dance music that I can’t imagine ever wanting to listen too. The sort of music that when AI produces it nobody will notice the missing human element as there’s almost none there to begin with. Whoever wrote the list could’ve had a bit more bias towards actual music over vapid electro jingles, despite feeling the need to be all things to all people, and ending up with a list that is equal parts brilliant diamonds and polished turds.

Like most other electronica on this list, this s album was fine but devolved into nothing more than background music. I feel like I knew the song “Red Alert” but not sure. Unfortunately there were more tracks that I disliked than my enjoyment

This reminded me of early 2000s which makes sense because that’s basically when it came out. That’s all.

Auf, auf, auf, mit dem Ghettoblaster in den Park und ab, ab, ab 📻

kinda sucked ngl

Am in a good mood. Might give this four stars. Sounds like the perfect album for a late night drive or to listen to in the background. + Rendez-Vu + Red Alert + Same Old Show (kinda scared me a little, but it's got something) + Bingo Bango + Stop 4 Love + Being With U

I don’t understand how ANY drum and bass music makes the list. It’s not music. Sounded slightly better than some.

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.

I have no idea what this is or where it came from. It's from a scene of music I know very little about and seems generally pretty niche. Hoping to learn a thing or two underway, but have no idea what to expect. Rendez-Vu This is very strange. I have no idea what this is for. The electronic beat is pretty repetitive, never seeming to change up the energy much. Don't really like the vocal effects. The acoustic guitar sample is a decent addition. When the beat drops the track is kinda dancable, but not as infectious as it might want to be. Fine. 3/5 Yo Yo The awful vocal effect is back. Clubby, dancy beat. Nice distortion. The noisy background effects are pretty cool. Decent. 3.5/5 Jump 'N Shout Definitely a dance track. The rapping goes very well over the beat. Groovy and fun. Works for what it is. Decent. 3.5/5 U Can't Stop Me That vocal is very dated, doesn't sound very good over the beat. Love the deeper bass sound. I like the contrasting harsher vocals in the background. The main vocal grew on me a bit throughout the track, just needed some time to adjust. Found it pretty interesting actually. Complete 180. Great. 4.5/5 Jaxxalude Rhythmic interlude. Feels like a belated introduction. Red Alert Clever intro. Very bouncy beat, lovely bass. Catchy dancable tune, feels very retro but in a fun throwback way. Really fun vocal. The track paces itself excellently, switching itself up and drives the beat through. Banger. 5/5 Jazzalude Mirrors the previous interlude quite well. Always Be There Deeper, more liquid production. Has a dark moody vibe to it. I really like how layered and effect-laden it is. Really interesting arrangement. Love the synthy outro. Enjoyed that quite a lot. 5/5 Sneakalude Yep Same Old Show Has a nice groove, but repeats itself for a bit too long. A bit boring, has some interesting vocal samples, and definitely picks up towards the end, but didn't exactly click for me. Was kinda annoyed by it in the end. Average. 2.5/5 Bingo Bango Am I wrong for immediately thinking FIFA World Cup vibes? Good groove. I like the jazzy piano and the blasting horns. Not the most thought provoking thing in the world, but could definitely see myself returning to this. Fun, charismatic, dancable. Great. 4.5/5 Gemilude Another one. I like the vocal. Has plenty of charisma for the short snippet we got. Stop 4 Love Feels really slick. Love the seriousness of the production. Really mellow. Has some pretty beautiful passages throughout. Good. 4/5 Don't Give Up Abrasive sound. Not sure if I like it or I hate it. Noise heavy, lacking in any real rhythm or groove. I appreciate the experimental nature of the track. Feels alluring and dark. The vocals add a lot to the ominous atmosphere. Stunning production. Great. 4.5/5 Being With U Love the contrast between sweet vocals and the heavy dark synths. The snaps work surprisingly well. Very pleasant. Works as a closer. Decent. 3.5/5 Never been one for dance music, especially not the clubby house kind where the main intention behind it is to get you to wave around drunkly on a dancefloor. For some reason I found myself having a surprisingly good time with this. Sometimes you need something that isn't all that deep, something where you can put your critical mindset on the shelf and just have a good time. I feel this achieved that for me pretty successfully. Is it corny, a bit vapid and perhaps a bit dated at times? Perhaps it is, but all in all it provides a perfectly acceptable piece of escapism with dancable electronic beats, fun hooks and a lot of personality. If you're in for a deep analytical listen this is not the album for you. For diversity's sake the list needs a few albums like this that showcases different scenes with music for different purposes. Of course there are days where I'd rather have an album I can pick apart each nuance from and really dive deep into each minor detail, but sometimes simple is also good. I had a lot of fun with this one, seems an accessible introduction to late '90s dance music. 3.5/5, leaning towards 4/5 Fave track. Red Alert Least fave track. Same Old Show

Maso

Interesting in some moments, but generally I was tired with the album.

A couple of songs I loved, but then lots of filler that isn't really my style.

Really down for whatever that was

There is some nostalgia here for me for sure but I legit think this is an ‘all-time’ type record. Their next one ‘Rooty’ might be better probably, but this one is definitely the one that ‘broke’ them and their ‘sound’ and made them stars. I like to think of them as like the British counterpart to Bran Van (who you know I also love to death) - they are just ready to pull in elements and sounds from ANYWHERE and float them over a big beat and somehow make it work. Like this opening track is a 2-chord acoustic guitar riff… that’s actually pretty much the base of the song. Add a big beat, swing the EQ faders around a bunch, layer on all the electronic elements, cool melody/vocal effects… simple but great. There are a couple of tracks that are a bit 'meh' - like not bad but just a bit uninteresting... close to a 5 but not quite.

first listen meh

Ce genre de musique me semble tellement daté qu’il lui faut un facteur nostalgie, c’est-à-dire qu’on en ait écouté à l’époque et qu’on aime déjà ça…

Rating: 1/5 | Favorite Track: Red Alert --- I found this album to be obnoxious and almost unlistenable. It sounded like the shitty music you'd hear at a college frat party. Will never listen to any of these tracks again.

2.5 Is it a Wednesday? Then there’s an 8/10 chance I’m getting a British electronica album from 1995-2001 that clocks in at at least an hour long. The dude who made this list simply cannot help himself. Every fucking band who made one made it on this list. The well is endless. I make the joke everytime, but it really is true. You think “surely there can’t be more British electronica albums on this list,” and next week there’s another. Ya know - this was even one of the better ones if I’m being honest. I thought it started a lot stronger than over ones, was groovier, less ambient, more rocking. But it just loses steam towards the end and I’m just annoyed that I’ve already listened to 20 albums like this before.

Yep

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

Not a big fan of EDM or House music, but Basement Jaxx does it better than most. I would have put Rooty on the list instead, as it is a better and more notable album. This one is listenable, but doesn't break through in the way that one does.

Definitely not a genre for me. I’ve always hated going out to clubs or overcrowded bars - this music reminds me of that. Red Alert rings a bell… But I would never put this album on freely

it's no folklore

OK.. na 1 song heb je de trukendoos gehoord... blijkbaar hadden ze maar 1 vaatje om uit te tappen en het was dan nog een klein vaatje ook...

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.