Basement Jaxx

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如果要選出90年代最成功的跳舞音樂組合，Basement Jaxx會(huì)是其中之一，因?yàn)槠浣?jīng)典大碟“Remedy"已經(jīng)在好幾個(gè)Best of the Nineties Charts 上榜上有名。他們的音樂，更被外間套上"Punk Garage"這個(gè)新標(biāo)簽。
Basement Jaxx的成員Felix Burton和Simon Ratcliffe是在一個(gè)船上的派對(duì)中認(rèn)識(shí)的。他們同樣熱愛一些Deep,Funky及Sexy的American House之音，結(jié)果他們一拍即合。并在南倫敦的Brixton區(qū)一間墨西哥式餐廳的地庫，開始他們的DJing生涯。他們的DJset，是不受任何音樂疆界所限制的，你可以找到House,Funk,R&B,R&B,Regga,Latin,Garage,Drum'n' Bass 及Hip Hop等不同元素。
到1944年，Basement Jaxx創(chuàng)立了自己的音樂廠牌Atlantic Jaxx并推出自己的作品。他們的第三張EP Fly Life ,更成為流行榜的大熱作品。結(jié)果，Basement Jaxx被招攬到著名的獨(dú)立廠牌XL旗下（旗下的著名artist還有Prodigy及Roni Size).因?yàn)榧尤氲酱髲S牌旗下，他們更能全心全意制作他們的作品。在1999年夏天面世的首張大碟“Remedy"并沒有令眾人失望，令Basement Jaxx獲得三個(gè)Brit Awards的提名。另外，他們更在Miami Winter Music Conference 中獲得”Best Newcomers"及"Best Dance Act"的獲項(xiàng)。所以，Basement Jaxx被外界譽(yù)為把House Music帶到下世紀(jì)的新人類，實(shí)在當(dāng)之無愧。
by John Bush
The production duo of Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton released several of Britains most respected and enjoyable progressive house anthems of the 90s from their base in South London. Before they met (at a Thames riverboat party organized by Buxton), Ratcliffe grooved to the deep Latin funk of War and George Duke while Buxton was turned on to Chicago house. The pair formed Atlantic Jaxx Records in 1994 and was undoubtedly honored to count among fans of their first release none other than DJ legend and Basement Jaxx influence Tony Humphries, who played Da Underground from the EP on his New York mixshow consistently during 1994-1995. For their second release, Ratcliffe and Buxton recruited vocalist Corrina Josephs, who later became practically a member of the team herself.
The 1995 single Samba Magic was picked up for distribution by Virgin, and in time, Basement Jaxx was drawing praise from all corners of the American and British house community as one of the top house production units. The pair spent much of 1996 working on remixes (for the Pet Shop Boys, Roger Sanchez, and Lil Mo Yin Yang among others), then released a third Basement Jaxx EP. One track from the EP, Flylife, became a Top 20 hit in England after being re-released by Multiply in mid-1997, and the single proved one of the most popular anthems of the year on the worldwide club scene. Late that year, Ratcliffe and Buxton released a compilation of their most crucial Atlantic Jaxx sides.
After being courted by several major labels, Basement Jaxx signed to the independent XL Recordings (also home to the Prodigy) and readied their debut full-length, Remedy, for a 1999 release. Second album Rooty followed two years later, an outgrowth of the duos similarly named club night. 2003s Kish Kash and 2006s Crazy Itch Radio followed, while Singles was a well-timed stopgap release between the two albums.