Remedy (Basement Jaxx album)

When Basement Jaxx first rose to stardom, the duo was unsatisfied with the state of dance music, describing it as "linear" and "close-minded". "Most dance music is very shiny and so robotic," Simon Ratcliffe told Rolling Stone. "There's just not much feeling. If we made a record like that, we'd be just like everybody else."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/basement-jaxx-turn-up-on-energetic-hopeful-new-junto-20140822|title=Basement Jaxx Turn Up on Energetic, Hopeful New 'Junto'|last=Murray|first=Nick|date=22 August 2014|access-date=9 September 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone}} Consequently, the title Remedy was chosen as "an antidote" to the "poisons" they saw within dance music. "A lot of it seems quite superficial," Ratcliffe said.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4724295/All-right-Jaxx.html|title=All right Jaxx|last=McLean|first=Craig|date=25 June 2001|access-date=9 September 2016|work=The Daily Telegraph}}

"For me, Remedy was always about togetherness, which is the appeal of house music. You may be black; you may be white; you may be Jew; you may be gentile. It doesn’t matter in our house," Felix Buxton said.{{cite web|url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2014/08/26/basement-jaxxs-felix-buxton-wants-get-back-roots-house-music|title=Catching Up With Basement Jaxx|last=Panisch|first=Alex|date=26 August 2014|access-date=17 September 2016|work=Out|publisher=Here Media Inc.}}

Remedy was released on 10 May 1999 in the UK and 3 August 1999 in the US, by record label XL. It reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart.

Four singles were released from the album: "Red Alert" on 19 April, "Rendez-Vu" on 2 August, "Jump n' Shout" on 25 October and "Bingo Bango" on 3 April 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.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 88/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/remedy/basement-jaxx |title=Reviews for Remedy by Basement Jaxx |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=30 October 2011}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/remedy-mw0000243592 |title=Remedy – Basement Jaxx |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=17 September 2011 |last=Bush |first=John}}

| rev2 = Alternative Press

| rev2score = 5/5{{cite journal |title=Basement Jaxx: Remedy |journal=Alternative Press |issue=134 |date=September 1999 |page=92}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3score = A{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/1999/08/20/remedy |title=Remedy |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=20 August 1999 |access-date=11 August 2012 |last=Weingarten |first=Marc}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news |title=Basement Jaxx: Remedy (XL) |newspaper=The Guardian |date=14 May 1999 |last=Osborne |first=Ben}}

| rev5 = Melody Maker

| rev5score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite journal |title=Basement Jaxx: Remedy |journal=Melody Maker |date=5 August 1999 |page=44}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6score = 9/10{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19990406113625reviews.html |title=Basement Jaxx – Remedy |journal=NME |date=6 May 1999 |access-date=4 May 2016 |last=Kessler |first=Ted |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001004151101/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19990406113625reviews.html |archive-date=4 October 2000 |url-status=dead}}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7score = 3.5/10{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15316-remedy-ep?artist_title=15316-remedy-ep |title=Basement Jaxx: Remedy EP |work=Pitchfork |access-date=11 August 2012 |last=DiCrescenzo |first=Brent |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316225641/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15316-remedy-ep?artist_title=15316-remedy-ep |archive-date=16 March 2008 |url-status=dead}}

| rev8 = Q

| rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Basement Jaxx: Remedy |journal=Q |issue=153 |date=June 1999}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/basementjaxx/albums/album/230932/review/5941033/remedy |title=Basement Jaxx: Remedy |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=19 August 1999 |access-date=11 August 2012 |last=Walters |first=Barry |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112003220/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/basementjaxx/albums/album/230932/review/5941033/remedy |archive-date=12 November 2007 |url-status=dead}}

| rev10 = USA Today

| rev10score = {{rating|3.5|4}}{{cite news |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/408778621 |title=Basement Jaxx, Remedy |newspaper=USA Today |date=31 August 1999 |access-date=30 August 2013 |last=Gundersen |first=Edna |author-link=Edna Gundersen |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427124912/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/doc/408778621.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+31%2C+1999&author=&pub=USA+TODAY&edition=&startpage=&desc=Kris%27+classics%3B+MOM+and+pop+And+Stravinsky+in+a+Mozart+kind+of+mood |archive-date=27 April 2015 |url-status=live}}

}}

Remedy holds a rating of 88 out of 100 on review aggregator website Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". AllMusic's John Bush called the album "one of the most assured, propulsive full lengths the dance world has seen since Daft Punk's Homework." Marc Weingarten of Entertainment Weekly described Remedy as a "blissful joy ride", while Ted Kessler of NME called it "probably as good a dance album as anyone from these Isles has produced this decade." The Austin Chronicle{{'}}s Marc Savlov called the album "a top beat assemblage to rival any release this year".{{cite news |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1999-09-10/73807/ |title=Basement Jaxx: Remedy |newspaper=The Austin Chronicle |date=10 September 1999 |access-date=11 August 2012 |last=Savlov |first=Marc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021227163051/http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/1999-09-10/music_recviews10.html |archive-date=27 December 2002 |url-status=live}} 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." 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 obviously heartfelt" and "truly great." Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk proclaimed the album as "better than [theirs]."{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bGjsvmNt8UgC&pg=PA63 |title=Blue Light in the Basement |journal=Spin |volume=15 |issue=9 |date=September 1999 |access-date=11 August 2012 |last=Aaron |first=Charles |pages=63–64}}

The A.V. Club was less favourable, saying Remedy was "nowhere near as revolutionary as the hype would insinuate", though noting that it does "offer its distinct pleasures."{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/basement-jaxx-remedy-1798196783 |title=Basement Jaxx: Remedy |work=The A.V. Club |date=19 April 2002 |access-date=11 August 2012 |last=Klein |first=Joshua}} Robert Christgau of The Village Voice remarked: "Like so much good house, more fun than reading the newspaper and less fun than advertised."{{cite book |chapter-url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=242 |chapter=Basement Jaxx: Remedy |access-date=4 May 2016 |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |publisher=St. Martin's Press |year=2000 |isbn=0-312-24560-2 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/christgausconsum00chri_0 }}

Remedy was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|date=23 March 2010|publisher=Universe|isbn=978-0-7893-2074-2}} In 2012, Rolling Stone placed Remedy at number 13 on its list of the 30 Greatest EDM Albums of All-Time.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-30-greatest-edm-albums-of-all-time-20120802/13-basement-jaxx-remedy-astralwerks-1999-19691231 |title=The 30 Greatest EDM Albums of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2 August 2012 |access-date=11 August 2012}}

All tracks written by Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, except where noted.{{Cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=artistid&keyid=81386&subid=0&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25|title=BMI {{!}} Repertoire Search|website=repertoire.bmi.com|access-date=2019-05-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/title/same%20old%20show/performer/basement%20jaxx|title=ACE Repertory|website=ascap.com|access-date=2019-05-05}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Remedy CD track listing

| title1 = Rendez-Vu

| writer1 =

| length1 = 5:45

| title2 = Yo-Yo

| writer2 =

| length2 = 4:29

| title3 = Jump n' Shout

| writer3 = {{hlist|Buxton|Mark James|Ratcliffe}}

| length3 = 4:42

| title4 = U Can't Stop Me

| writer4 =

| length4 = 3:40

| title5 = Jaxxalude

| length5 = 0:35

| title6 = Red Alert

| writer6 = {{hlist|Buxton|Ratcliffe|Harvey Mason|Tyrone Brown|John Blake Jr.|Leonard Gibbs|James Simmons|Richard Steacker|Millard Vinson}}

| length6 = 4:17

| title7 = Jazzalude

| length7 = 0:23

| title8 = Always Be There

| writer8 =

| length8 = 6:24

| title9 = Sneakalude

| length9 = 0:11

| title10 = Same Old Show

| writer10 = {{hlist|Neol Davies|Kenny Lewis|Lawrence Parker}}

| length10 = 5:55

| title11 = Bingo Bango

| writer11 = {{hlist|Buxton|Ratcliffe|Jose Ibata|Rolando Ibata}}

| length11 = 5:58

| title12 = Gemilude

| length12 = 0:47

| title13 = Stop 4 Love

| writer13 =

| length13 = 4:53

| title14 = Don't Give Up

| writer14 =

| length14 = 5:15

| title15 = Being with U

| writer15 =

| length15 = 3:49

| total_length = 57:03

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition

| title16 = Better Days

| writer16 =

| length16 = 6:07

| note16 = previously released as "Betta Daze"{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/34788-Basement-Jaxx-Future-Earth-Airto-Moreira-Betta-Daze-EP|title=Betta Daze EP|website=discogs.com|access-date=2024-05-09}}

| total_length = 1:03:10

}}

LP track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Side one

| title1 = Rendez-Vu

| writer1 =

| length1 = 7:10

| title2 = Yo-Yo

| writer2 =

| length2 = 5:04

| title3 = Jump n' Shout

| writer3 = {{hlist|Buxton|Mark James|Ratcliffe}}

| length3 = 5:21

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side two

| title1 = U Can't Stop Me

| writer1 =

| length1 = 3:40

| title2 = Jaxxalude

| length2 = 0:35

| title3 = Red Alert

| writer3 = {{hlist|Buxton|Ratcliffe|Harvey Mason|Tyrone Brown|John Blake Jr.|Leonard Gibbs|James Simmons|Richard Steacker|Millard Vinson}}

| length3 = 6:10

| title4 = Jazzalude

| length4 = 0:24

| title5 = Always Be There

| writer5 =

| length5 = 6:23

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side three

| title1 = Sneakalude

| length1 = 0:11

| title2 = Same Old Show

| writer2 = {{hlist|Neol Davies|Kenny Lewis|Lawrence Parker}}

| length2 = 8:46

| title3 = Bingo Bango

| writer3 = {{hlist|Buxton|Ratcliffe|Jose Ibata|Rolando Ibata}}

| length3 = 7:26

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side four

| title1 = Gemilude

| length1 = 0:47

| title2 = Stop 4 Love

| writer2 =

| length2 = 4:52

| title3 = Don't Give Up

| writer3 =

| length3 = 5:13

| title4 = Being with U

| writer4 =

| length4 = 3:49

| total_length = 65:51

}}

Sample credits

• "Red Alert" contains a sample of "Far Beyond" written by Harvey Mason, Tyrone Brown, John Blake Jr., Leonard Gibbs, James Simmons, Richard Steacker, Millard Vinson and performed by Locksmith.
• "Same Old Show" contains a sample of "Hip Hop vs. Rap" written by Lawrence Parker and performed by KRS-One, sample of "On My Radio" written by Neol Davies and performed by The Selecter and a sample of "Ooooh Baby" written by Kenny Lewis and performed by Veda Simpson.
• "Bingo Bango" contains a sample of "Merenque" written by Jose Ibata and Rolando Ibata and performed by Bolivar.

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Basement Jaxx

• Felix Buxton – mixing, production, vocals (on "Don't Give Up" and "Being with U")
• Simon Ratcliffe – mixing, producer, vocals (on "Don't Give Up")

Additional vocalists

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• Gwyn Jay Allen – backing vocals (on "Don't Give Up")
• Brett – vocals (on "Jaxxalude")
• Benji Candelario – shouts (on "U Can't Stop Me")
• Roland Clark – backing vocals (on "Being with U")
• Alma "The Soul" Duah – vocals (on "Yo-Yo"), breaths (on "Jazzalude")
• DJ Gemini – vocals (on "Gemilude")
• Blue James – vocals (on "Red Alert")
• Jaxx Allstars – backing vocals (on "Gemilude")
• Slarta John – vocals (on "Jump N' Shout")
• Yvonne John Lewis – vocals (on "U Can't Stop Me")
• Jorges – "word bitz" (on "Bingo Bango")
• KDL Allstars – backing vocals (on "Red Alert")
• Monday Michiru – vocals (on "Always Be There")
• Erick Morillo – shouts (on "U Can't Stop Me")
• Nyna – "word bitz" (on "Bingo Bango")
• Patsi – vocals (on "Jaxxalude")
• Junior Sanchez – vocals (on "Jaxxalude")
• Slarta's Crew – vocals (on "Jump N' Shout")
• DJ Sneak – vocals (on "Sneakalude")
• Madman Swyli – shouts (on "Jump N' Shout")
• Cassie Watson – "word bitz" (on "Bingo Bango"), backing vocals (on "U Can't Stop Me")

{{div col end}}

Additional musicians

• Alexander Telnikoff – violin (on "Stop 4 Love")
• Ugo Delmirani – keyboards (on "Bingo Bango")

Production

• Mike Marsh – mastering

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{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for Remedy}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Basement Jaxx|title=Remedy|award=Platinum|certyear=2013|relyear=1999|id=5449-1685-2|accessdate=17 February 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|title=Remedy|type=album|artist=Basement Jaxx|relyear=1999|region=United States|nocert=true|salesamount=135,000|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BhQEAAAAMBAJ&q=basement+jaxx+billboard&pg=PA9|magazine=Billboard|title=Basement Jaxx Shakes Up Dancefloors|first=Paoletta|last=Lynskey|date=19 May 2001|access-date=17 February 2019}}}}

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|1,000,000{{cite web |last=McLean |first=Craig |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4724295/All-right-Jaxx.html|title=All right Jaxx|work=The Daily Telegraph |date=25 June 2009 |access-date=17 February 2010}}

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