ROOTY

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The 100 best Glastonbury performances ever". Archived from the original on 19 August 2018 . Retrieved 5 April 2018. Their debut, ‘Remedy’, was a fantastic album, and one that transformed the band into UK chart stars on its release in 1999; but it was a record whose production was rooted fairly solidly in the UK underground of house and garage. Two years on, ‘Rooty’ took these inspirations, and added a hefty dose of Timbaland, Bollywood, Latin pop, jazz and Gary Numan. The result was a dayglo rainbow unicorn of an album that retained a sharp pop focus, even as it rummaged around under the sink for yet more sources of inspiration. ‘Rooty’ also threatened to break the band in the U.S., reaching number five on the Billboard dance album chart. It also briefly established Basement Jaxx as a serious rival to Daft Punk — whose own second album, ‘Discovery’, was released a few months earlier — in both commercial and critical appeal. a b Kellman, Andy. " The Singles – Basement Jaxx review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 11 December 2010 . Retrieved 13 July 2016. Their 2005 greatest-hits album, The Singles, arrived with two new songs—one of which, “Oh My Gosh,” reached No. 8 in the UK, giving Basement Jaxx their fifth Top 10 single.

In 1999, Buxton told Richard Kingsmill on triple j he gained important perspectives from his early exposure to his father’s congregation, which ultimately helped him remain curious and open minded to broader influences. It's about being happy about things that don't fit in. About things that are a bit different. That's why the album's got an albino gorilla on the cover.” What does Rooty mean? Well, to Felix Buxton “it’s raw, it’s soulful”, his partner Simon Ratcliffe adds “it’s to the root, to the essence.” That’s how the duo explained their second album to The Telegraph upon its release in 2001. But it’s the quirky image on Rooty’s sleeve that’s probably the most concise description of its contents.

a b "Jaxx replace Kylie at Glastonbury". BBC News. 6 June 2005. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016 . Retrieved 13 July 2016. Romeo" debuted at number six on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's third top 10 hit in their native country. [18] It also topped the UK Dance and UK Indie charts. [19] [20] At the end of 2001, it was ranked at number 98 on the UK year-end chart. [21] In Ireland, the single peaked at number 17 on the Irish Singles Chart. [22] The song was released in North America, where it peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 10 on the Canadian Singles Chart. [23] [24] Pitchfork Staff (2 October 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork . Retrieved 29 April 2023. Their rhythms drew from hyperventilating bump-and-grind 2-step ("Romeo")... Despite heavy rainfall during the year's festival, the duo's performance was well received. [10] They also included a carnival version of Motörhead's "Ace of Spades" in their set. Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton started Basement Jaxx as a club night in Brixton, South London, in 1994. Ratcliffe had previously recorded under the names Tic Tac Toe and Helicopter, while Buxton had worked as a house DJ throughout London.

Romeo (Australian CD single liner notes). Basement Jaxx. XL Recordings, Remote Control Records. 2001. XLS132CD. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)Lyon, Charlotte (21 March 2005). " The Singles – Basement Jaxx review". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016 . Retrieved 13 July 2016. Albums turning 20 years old in 2021". Official Charts Company. 29 December 2020 . Retrieved 22 September 2023. a b Romeo (UK CD single liner notes). Basement Jaxx. XL Recordings. 2001. XLS 132 CDS. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

Later editions of The Singles included the "JaxxHouz" radio edit of "U Don't Know Me" in place of the original album version. A special edition of the release included a second disc of previously unreleased material.It's a collection of all our popular songs really, a collection where people could get all the main songs that they liked. It seemed like a good idea to put it out now because a lot of people were coming to our shows and didn't really know that a song like " Romeo" was by the same people who did " Where's Your Head At". Our music [across the years] is quite different so it has probably taken people a while to realise that it's all by the same band. So yeah, that was why really. It could be a collection for people who'd only just found out about us, or seen a live show and wanted to get our music. [1] End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019 . Retrieved 13 September 2020. PopMatters ranked the album the 19th-best reissue of 2005. [6] Promotion [ edit ] Live 2006 Tour by Basement Jaxx New Releases – For Week Starting June 4, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 June 2001. p.23 . Retrieved 14 August 2021. a b Browne, David (29 June 2001). "Rooty". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017 . Retrieved 8 November 2022.

Reynolds, Simon (August 2001). "Get Ur Freak On". Spin. Vol.17, no.8. pp.127–28 . Retrieved 16 March 2016.You can hear the group’s sheer studio confidence on ‘Rooty’, after the success of their debut album showed them that house music could happily co-exist with 2-step, ska and Latin guitars. “When we made the first album, we were questioning every part of the process,” Buxton told Billboard at the time. “This time, we did less questioning. We were confident with who we are and what we wanted to express musically.” Their 2001 sophomore album, Rooty, spawned two more Top 10 UK hits: “Romeo” and the rowdy “Where’s Your Head At,” which samples a pair of songs by UK New Wave hero Gary Numan. Both went Top 5 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs in the US. I am Felix Buxton (or Felix Jaxx), from Basement Jaxx. I make and produce music. The Basement Jaxx New "Junto" album is released this week! Ask me Anything. Sending You Good Vibrations! • r/electronicmusic". Reddit.com. 26 August 2014. Romeo (US maxi-single liner notes). Basement Jaxx. Astralwerks. 2001. ASW38783-2, 7243 838783 2 1. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)