Remedy (Basement Jaxx album)

Remedy
Studio album by Basement Jaxx
Released 10 May 1999
Recorded 1998
Genre House, dance-pop
Length 57:03
Label XL
Producer Felix Buxton, Simon Ratcliffe
Basement Jaxx chronology

Remedy
(1999)		 Jaxx Unreleased
(2000)
Singles from Remedy
  1. "Red Alert"
    Released: 13 July 1999
  2. "Rendez-Vu"
    Released: 2 August 1999
  3. "Jump N' Shout"
    Released: 14 December 1999
  4. "Bingo Bango"
    Released: 2000

Remedy is the debut studio album by English electronic dance music duo Basement Jaxx, released in 1999 by record label XL.

Recording

Remedy was recorded in 1998.

Content

"Same Old Show" samples the chorus from song "On My Radio" by The Selecter.

Release

Remedy was released on 10 May 1999 in the UK and August 3, 1999 in the US, by record label XL.

Four singles were released from the album: "Red Alert" on 13 July, "Rendez-Vu" on 2 August, "Jump N' Shout" on 14 December and "Bingo Bango" in 2000. "Red Alert" was the first Basement Jaxx single to reach number 1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. "Rendez-Vu" also reached number 1 later in the year, and "Bingo Bango" became their third number 1 single the following year.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 88/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
Alternative Press [3]
The Austin Chronicle [4]
Robert Christgau [5]
Entertainment Weekly A[6]
Melody Maker [7]
NME 9/10[8]
Q [1]
Rolling Stone [9]
USA Today [10]

The album has a rating of 88 on review aggregator website Metacritic, signifying "universal acclaim".[1]

AllMusic's John Bush gave Remedy a 5/5 rating, calling it "one of the most assured, propulsive full lengths the dance world has seen since Daft Punk's Homework."[2] Marc Weingarten of Entertainment Weekly gave it an 'A' rating and called it "[a] blissful joy ride".[6] NME gave it 9 out of 10 stars and called it "probably as good a dance album as anyone from these Isles has produced this decade."[8] Alternative Press wrote: "Somewhere on this album, Basement Jaxx have created a song that you're going to love, no matter what sort of music you listen to [...] the mere existence of Remedy shows hope for modern music's future."[3] Melody Maker wrote that the album "repeatedly, and durably, synthesises those notoriously unstable dance music elements; the dizzying dancefloor rush and the complex, long-lasting emotional hit", calling it "deft and obvoiously heartfelt" and "truly great."[7]

The A.V. Club was less favourable, said it was "nowhere near as revolutionary as the hype would insinuate", though noting that it does "offer its distinct pleasures."[11]

Remedy was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Rendez-Vu"  Felix Buxton, Simon Ratcliffe 5:45
2. "Yo-Yo"  Buxton, Ratcliffe 4:29
3. "Jump N' Shout"  Buxton, M. James, Ratcliffe 4:42
4. "U Can't Stop Me"  Buxton, Ratcliffe 3:40
5. "Jaxxalude"    0:35
6. "Red Alert"  Buxton, Ratcliffe 4:17
7. "Jazzalude"    0:23
8. "Always Be There"  Buxton, Ratcliffe 6:24
9. "Sneakalude"    0:11
10. "Same Old Show"    5:55
11. "Bingo Bango"  Buxton, Ratcliffe 5:58
12. "Gemilude"    0:47
13. "Stop 4 Love"  Buxton, Ratcliffe 4:53
14. "Don't Give Up"  Buxton, Ratcliffe 5:15
15. "Being with U"  Buxton, Ratcliffe 3:49
Total length:
 57:03

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Reviews for Remedy by Basement Jaxx – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bush, John. "Remedy – Basement Jaxx | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "[Remedy review]". Alternative Press: 92. September 1999.
  4. ↑ Savlov, Marc (10 September 1999). "Record Reviews (Basement Jaxx: Remedy)". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on 27 December 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Basement Jaxx". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Weingarten, Marc (20 August 1999). "[Remedy review]". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "[Remedy review]". Melody Maker: 44. 5 August 1999.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "[Remedy review]". NME. 6 April 1999. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  9. ↑ Walters, Barry (19 August 1999). "[Remedy review]". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  10. ↑ Gundersen, Edna (31 August 1999). "Basement Jaxx, Remedy". USA Today. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  11. ↑ Klein, Joshua (19 April 2002). "Basement Jaxx: Remedy". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 11 August 2012.