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Remedy

 
Album Review: Remedy

  • Artist: Basement Jaxx
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: August 03, 1999
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Electronica

Review

The duo's long-awaited debut album is one of the most assured, propulsive full-lengths the dance world had seen since Daft Punk's Homework. A set of incredibly diverse tracks, Remedy is indebted to the raw American house of Todd Terry and Masters at Work, and even shares the NuYoricans' penchant for Latin vibes (especially on the horn-driven "Bingo Bango" and the opener, "Rendez-Vu," which trades a bit of salsa wiggle with infectious vocoderized disco). True, Ratcliffe and Buxton do sound more like an American production team than a pair of Brixton boys would -- they get props (and vocal appearances) from several of the best American house producers out there including DJ Sneak, Erick Morillo, and Benji Candelario. And "U Can't Stop Me" is an R&B production that could probably have gotten airplay in major rap markets across the U.S. Elsewhere, Buxton and Ratcliffe chew up and spit out mutated versions of hip-hop, ragga, Latin, R&B, soul, and garage -- the varied sound that defined the worldwide house scene of the late '90s. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Rendez-Vu (Lyrics) Felix Buxton, Simon Ratcliffe Basement Jaxx (5:45)
Yo-Yo (Lyrics) Simon Ratcliffe, Felix Buxton Basement Jaxx (4:29)
Jump N' Shout Simon Ratcliffe, M. James, Felix Buxton Basement Jaxx (4:42)
U Can't Stop Me (Lyrics) Simon Ratcliffe, Felix Buxton Basement Jaxx (3:40)
Jaxxalude Basement Jaxx (:35)
Red Alert (Lyrics) Simon Ratcliffe, Felix Buxton Basement Jaxx (4:17)
Jazzalude Basement Jaxx (:23)
Always Be There (Lyrics) Simon Ratcliffe, Felix Buxton Basement Jaxx (6:24)
Sneakalude (Lyrics) Basement Jaxx (:11)
Same Old Show Simon Ratcliffe, Felix Buxton Basement Jaxx (5:55)
Bingo Bango Simon Ratcliffe, Basement Jaxx, Felix Buxton Basement Jaxx (5:58)
Gemilude (Lyrics) Basement Jaxx (:47)
Stop 4 Love Simon Ratcliffe, Felix Buxton Basement Jaxx (4:53)
Don't Give Up Felix Buxton, Simon Ratcliffe Basement Jaxx (5:15)
Being With U (Lyrics) Felix Buxton, Simon Ratcliffe Basement Jaxx (3:49)

Credits

Nyna (Vocals (Background)), Benji Candelario (Shouts), Cassie Watson (?), Hugo Delmirani (Keyboards), Slarta's Crew (Shouts), Madman Swyll (Shouts), KRS-One (Sampling), Yvonne John Lewis (Vocals), Erick "More" Morillo (Shouts), Alma Duah (Vocals), Slarta John (Vocals), Cassie Watson (Vocals (Background)), Patsi (Vocals), The Selecter (Sampling), DJ Sneak (Vocals), Mike Marsh (Mastering), Mad Man Swyli (Shouts), Roland Clarke (Vocals (Background)), Blue James (Vocals), Locksmith (Sampling), Felix Buxton (Producer), KRS-One (Keyboards), Brett (Vocals), Alexander Telnikoff (Violin), Gwyn Jay Allen (Vocals (Background)), KDL Allstars (Vocals (Background)), Simon Ratcliffe (Producer), Junior Sanchez (Vocals), Monday Michiru (Vocals)
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