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Remedy
by Basement Jaxx
This long-awaited debut LP from the London, England house production duo of Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton has since been recognized as one of the better dance recordings of all time. It was named by Spin as one of the 90 Best Albums of the 90's.
| LABEL: |
XL Recordings / Astralwerks |
| RELEASE DATE: |
03 August 1999 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Electronic, Dance, Pop, Pop |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Sonicnet
Remedy is the next great step forward for house music.
100
All Music Guide
One of the most assured, propulsive full-lengths the dance world had seen since Daft Punk's Homework.
100
CDNow
Remedy is not only the best dance record of the year, but maybe one of the best ever.
100
MTV.com
Word had already gotten out about this debut LP: that for its genre, it's as seminal as London Calling and as well rounded as Sign of the Times; it avoids the monotony and facelessness of 99% of house records; and it's as funky as anything out there, past or present. Guess what: it's all true.
100
Entertainment Weekly
This blissful joy ride is hard to resist and easy to love.
100
Ink Blot Magazine
It's one of the best albums of 1999 in any genre... [and] one of the finest house LPs ever recorded.
90
Salon.com
Basement Jaxx renovates the old house and gives it enough bad attitude to match the current trends of dark drum 'n' bass and hard electro.
90
New Musical Express
'Remedy' is probably as good a dance album as anyone from these Isles has produced this decade.
90
Armchair DJ
It's easy to dismiss crossover hits as a dumbed-down version of an underground sound. But damn it, this is a phenomenal album.
89
Austin Chronicle
Eschewing categories entirely, let's just call this trippy l'il slice of vinyl a masterwork, combining elements of salsa, house, reggae, hip-hop, and ska into one remarkably cohesive whole.
80
Dot Music
It might not be the dance album of the year - but it's certainly pushing musical boundaries and deserves to be in your record collection.
80
Rolling Stone
Basement Jaxx refine their broad influences into a creative energy you can feel: The art of their noise supples as much dance motivation as their beats.
80
Launch.com
Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, like the Chemical Bros. before them, have the brains to upend house with music as disparate as Spanish flamenco, bebop, Motown funk, and Philly soul.
80
L.A. Weekly
Warmer, more soulful and worldly than the average drug-fueled ravers, Basement Jaxx may not quite have relaid house's foundation, but they've at least redrawn a few of its rules -- beat by gleeful beat.
80
Q Magazine
Remedy follows a growing list of albums born of an infectious energy and bubbling belief that, dance-wise these days, almost anything goes.
75
E! Online
The Jaxx prove they can make this old house music exciting and new.
60
The Onion (A.V. Club)
The duo's self-proclaimed "remedy" is nowhere near as revolutionary as the hype would insinuate, but it does offer its distinct pleasures
60
Almost Cool
One of the problems with the album is that after the super-solid beginning the second half or so of the album just doesn't compare.
35
Pitchfork
I'm sure there are kids out there that think Basement Jaxx is great dance music, but the odds are, they don't know much about jungle.
The average user rating for this album is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
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