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Basement Jaxx

Basement Jaxx is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Floating Points, Orson, Peven Everett, Louis La Roche and Daft Punk. Those roots explain a lot about how Basement Jaxx arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cassius, Mylo, Groove Armada, Armand van Helden and Deee-Lite, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into BUNT., Cadence Weapon, Santigold, Reena Bhardwaj and Yoko Ono, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 68 connections around Basement Jaxx, reaching back through Floating Points and forward to BUNT.. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Basement Jaxx are an English electronic music duo consisting of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe. The pair got their name from the regular club night they held in Brixton, London, UK. They rose to popularity in the underground house scene of the mid-1990s, and found international chart success and win Best Dance Act at both the 2002 and 2004 Brit Awards. Some of their most successful singles are "Red Alert", "Rendez-Vu", "Romeo", "Where's Your Head At", "Do Your Thing", and "Good Luck".

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Basement JaxxFloating PointsOrsonPeven EverettLouis La RocheDaft PunkSiouxsie SiouxLily AllenRobynBUNT.Cadence WeaponSantigoldReena BhardwajYoko OnoJustin TimberlakeJanet JacksonSophie Ellis-BextorCassiusMyloGroove ArmadaArmand van HeldenDeee-LiteUnderworldShapeshiftersMoloko

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Basement Jaxx grew out of Floating Points, Orson, Peven Everett and Louis La Roche, shares an orbit with Cassius, Mylo, Groove Armada and Armand van Helden, went on to shape BUNT., Cadence Weapon, Santigold and Reena Bhardwaj. 68 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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