Basement Jaxx Set to Reveal Their 'Scars'

There's a reason why Basement Jaxx has toured all summer without releasing its new album. It simply wasn't finished in time for the advised March release date last winter, and a UK tour and worldwide summer festival dates were already booked. "We've done nearly a year's worth of touring and now we've got to do it all again," Simon Ratcliffe jokingly tells Spinner. Indeed, the English accelerating house band's fifth record, 'Scars,' has a new release date of Oct. 6 and the duo begins another UK trek in December with its 12 piece touring band. For now, however, the pair -- Felix Buxton is the other member -- will mark Basement Jaxx's first American show since 2006 with a handful of DJ only dates running Oct. 30 Nov. 7.Despite the release hiccup, the tour was particularly successful, with Basement Jaxx playing main stages as far flung as Japan and, for the first time, South Korea. Ratcliffe and Buxton did a DJ gig there a group of years ago, but this was their first full on live performances. "It's surprising which songs are the most popular in change parts of the world," Ratcliffe says. "In Korea, we were warned that we had to play 'Hot 'n Cold' from our third album 'Kish Kash.' We don't play it commonly, it's not so well known, but over there everyone knows it." Apart from having a fun summer, Ratcliffe says the brilliant side to this pre-album release jaunt was finding audiences were still eager for the dynamic duo's funked up house music. Even new songs like just delivered leadoff single 'Raindrops' were lapped up. "The four songs we play from the album have been going down really well. That's the way it goes," he adds of this tour timing gaff, "you can't always plan these things."

Rare DJ tour of U.S by Basement Jaxx plans

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Basement Jaxx, the British dance music duo accountable for some of the most infectious dance-floor-filling anthems of the past decade, will follow the release of its latest studio album with a series of rare North American DJ dates this fall.
The DJ tour will kick off October 30 in San Francisco and play the HAR Haunted Mansion party in Los Angeles on Halloween before heading to Toronto, Chicago and New York in early November.
"Scars," the group's fifth album, and first to be co-released by Ultra Records and XL, is set for release October 6.
Jaxx's Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe draft a book of notable assistant for their latest project, among them Yoko Ono, Kelis and Santigold.
The duo also has recorded an as-yet-untitled set of "Pink Floyd-y, more ambient-y stuff," according to Buxton. "That's going to come out as like as not a mini LP afterwards," he said, "more for bath time music."
As for the band bringing its apocryphal massive, circus like live show which includes an ever-evolving crew of 20 or so singers and dancers back to the United States, Buxton remains noncommittal. "Up to now, we've been in South America and Australia, and then we're going to be in Japan and Korea, and then we're all around Europe this summer," he said. "If people like the music and actually get into it, then we'll by all appearance come. If they don't, we won't."

Basement Jaxx with Sam Sparro collaborates

Electropop star Sam Sparro has recorded a new single with Basement Jaxx.
The Sydney born singer approved that the track, entitled 'Feelings Gone', will see a UK release in the coming months.
drawing up on his Twitter blog after shooting the video, he said: "That's a wrap!!!! Omigod. This video is going to be happy. I'll send it when it's done. Spag bol will come out yo nose when u see it. (sic)"
Sparro has be concerned with the past months in Los Angeles recording the follow up to his self titled first apparance album.
The star reached number two with break through track 'Black And Gold' in March 2008

Basement Jaxx return to Livepool's Creamfields

Dance legends Basement Jaxx talk to Emma Johnson about their return to Creamfields and life on the road
IF YOU found going to one festival this summer exhausting, extra a thought for Basement Jaxx. The apprentice have pass every weekend in a field since the beginning of June and there is no let up until autumn.
Talk about Where’s Your Head At?
Don’t worry about them too much all the same. One of the most successful dance actions the UK has produced, it’s unlikely that Grammy Award winners Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton are nippimg from plastic cups, waiting line for portaloos and commonly slumming it like the rest of us.
In fact the guys, who earned their festival stripes in 2006 stepping into the crack at Glastonbury after Kylie’s cancer diagnosis forced her to facility her headline channel, are quite enjoying the freedom.
“It’s a long time on the road but that’s how it goes. You concerned with a year or two in the studio doing an album, then you spend another year or so out on the road,” explains Simon, 38. “We have been locked up these last group of years. We DJed a act last year, we had a residency in Ibiza, but we didn’t do that many appearances and now it is time to get back out there.
“The new material is going down well and it’s fun.”
That material Simon belong to comes from the electronic duo’s fifth album Scars, due for release next month.
We have already had a sampler of it in summer single Raindrops and with report that it could be the pair’s last LP (their five album record agreement with XL is coming to an end and the pair have talked about any chance taking time off to run after other projects) Scars is an fervently awaited release.
“This is Basement Jaxx 2009,” says Simon who has been working with Felix since the pair confined over a love of New York house music in the 1990s.
“Like all our albums it’s not really one thing. It’s all different kinds of acceleration and affects.
“It was believably the difficulted album we have done.

THE BIG CHILL FESTIVAL 2009

We went down to Eastnor castle to catch Basement Jaxx and more...

The sun was shining over Eastnor castle this weekend for another great year at The Big Chill festival.
The position had grown for 2009 with The Funky Bison bar, Sailor Jims Rum bar and Mr Scruff’s very own tent adding to the list of places churning out non stop good music.

The ‘derelict drive in’ and film 4 canvas showing back to back movies, comedy sets from the likes of Noel Fielding and the Rankin live canvas all proved popular by the festival goers. While the beautiful weather added to a relaxed atmosphere in the days and performers and DJ’s upped the ante to create a great party atmosphere in the evening.

The main stage appeared bigger and better this year with Basement Jaxx, Orbital, David Bryne, Norman Jay and Hexstatic all treading it’s boards.

Basement Jaxx gave an energetic performance on Friday night kicking off the festival in true style with hits including Romeo, Where’s Your Head At? and new single Raindrops. David Bryne went down well, though his backing dancers nearly stole the show with their unique 80’s moves!

As usual Norman Jay’s annual Sunday set drew in the crowds and nicely bridged the gap between lazy afternoon chill out and a party warm up to set you up for the last evening’s proceedings.

One of the festivals highlights came on Sunday evening from king of audio visual sets Hexstatic who provided their usual ingenious mash up of sounds and sights! The London duo took their set to another level with live breakdancers, capeiro performers and a steel bridle on stage to accompany their classic Salvador mix.

Beat boxer Schlomo also made an electrifying performance battling the DJ’s with renditions of Dizzee Rascal’s Bonkers and Michael Jackson hits. And as if that wasn’t enough they also had a clip of Bert and Ernie singing M.O.P’s Ante up what more could you ask for!

The 2009 Big Chill was a huge success having provided great music, good food, beautiful surroundings and blazing sunshine….you can’t get much better than that!

Basement Jaxx successfull group in UK dance

Basement Jaxx have re-arranged dance giants their upcoming UK tour, with the scheduled dates now set to take place in April, rather than February as was previously announced.

The group of the Basement Jaxx are comeback trail, having been in active since their launched last album 'Crazy Itch Radio' was released in 2006. Comprising of Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton, the long-standing dance group are the most popular live acts in the UK, but the duo have not toured in some time.

As was previously announced, Basement Jaxx are set to headline Rock Ness next summer. The first festival appearance they will be the band's in two years, and will mark the return of one of the most successful groups in UK dance.