Kish Kash - Basement Jaxx
User Score
7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17

Review this album

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. TedD
    Jan 22, 2005
    9
    great album
  2. TyS
    Oct 30, 2003
    2
    I struggle to come to terms with the critics on this one ?? I ahve been into everything these guys have produced to date as it has a resounding freshness to it but this cd ?? ,,,... Oh man it is terrible !! Once you get past the first 3 tracks it goes terribly wrong ..... I am all for experimentation and listen to all sorts of oddball stuff but this is just garbage !! SORRY JAXX BROTHES :) don't waste your time ..… Expand
  3. codedc
    Oct 21, 2003
    3
    First 3 tracks are great but then it really struggles to capture me at all. Having been a fan for years and having bought all their releases to date and being somewhat of a fan it is sad to hear this release .. The magic is gone.
  4. Croc
    Jan 29, 2004
    4
    "Good Luck" is a great Jaxx track.. beyond that, it seems the band is more interested in seeing how much they can jam into each track with no regard for hook or melody. It's rather how many new fans the band seems to be gathering with this release, which just drifts farther and farther away from much of what made them awesome to begin with. Welcome to Basement Jaxx v2: pull up a chair and chat with our trendy guest vocalists, beacuse there's not much point in dancing anymore.… Expand
  5. DevinB
    Nov 7, 2003
    10
    People who say this CD isn't as good as the Jaxx's previous work are absurd. This is the first good CD they've released in their catalog, previous Jaxx works were uninspired, uninteresting, insipid works of garbage. They've really spread their wings here, and surprised everyone with a CD both profound and groundbreaking. If this is the first Jaxx CD you haven't liked, you've got a lot to learn about what music is really all about.… Expand
  6. L.RonHubbard
    Dec 12, 2003
    10
    i like pie and Batman
  7. chris
    Oct 20, 2003
    7
    anything by basement jaxx is going to be 'good', of course, but unfortunately that's all this album turns out to be is 'good', not 'fantastic' or 'incredible' like their second or third offerings.
  8. MaxM
    Oct 24, 2003
    8
    Okay, not to be too much of a blurbmeister, but this is truly "one of the year's best!" It's been over two years since Simon Ratcliffe & Felix Buxton brought the world their Rooty and longer since their Remedy but the Jaxx are back... and better than ever! Basement Jaxx (through Astralwerks) unleash their latest, Kish Kash, this month and it is 51 minutes of genre-bustin', booty-shakin', finger-lickin' goodness. No fat, no filler. Just track after track of pure joy. Mercury Prize winner Dizzee Rascal proves why he won on Lucky Star, 'N Sync-er JC Chasez proves he's not totally worthless on Plug It in, Siouxsie Sioux makes her unmistakable mark on Cish Cash, The BellRays' Lisa Kekaula kicks ass and takes names on Good Luck ("Good luck, good luck, good luck in your new bed...") and MeShell Ndege'Ocello proves that when's she's on a track, it's all earz on her. And she does it twice on this CD. (Again proving, as she did on Scritti Politti's Anomie & Bonhomie, that the music buying public doesn't know what it is missing by basically ignoring this true original.) The slow jam Feels Like Home is slinky and sensual and the perfect album closer. Kish Kash is a mish mash of punk, funk, electro and soul that only a (very square) mother wouldn't love. Although there is no real house stomper on the order of Rendez-vu, Red Alert or Where's Your Head At, it seems petty to quibble when everything else here is so fresh, exhilirating and, hell, fun... all the different ingredients mix perfectly to make one tasty cocktail. Order it and enjoy straight up. … Expand
  9. CoryR
    Feb 20, 2004
    8
    Even though some of the songs don't seem to fit, and the interludes only annoy, songs like Supersonic, Cish Cash, Plug It In, Right Here's The Spot, and especially Good Luck (which is amazing) make this album a great one.
  10. d-rockandb
    Oct 31, 2003
    10
    word up. str8 outta tha uk
  11. RodrigoA
    Apr 28, 2006
    10
    Basement Jaxx go for the next level: awersome , danceable post punk electronica and romatic beats doing the background...
  12. orinj
    Dec 7, 2010
    7
    Lacking the fun of Remedy and Rooty, this album sets out to disappoint longtime fans for better or worse. Although the songs in general are great, few songs are distinctive and many feel like filler. Very well-thought out filler.

    That being said, there's very much to love on Kish Kash - the powerful vocals in Good Luck, the sleek style of Right Here's The Spot, the wild experimentation on     Lucky Star, the fun of Supersonic and the ultra-catchy tune Plug It In. Although it sags in the second half, it's still a must listen.… Expand

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
85 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Uncut
    90
    A truly exhilarating 50 minutes of music. [Dec 2003, p.122]
  2. Launch.com
    80
    A funky good time from two house music smarty pants with a future.
    Read full review
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    The richest and most fervent music the Jaxx have ever made. [24 Oct 2003, p.104]
See all critic reviews »