Basement Jaxx - Rooty

Label:

Astralwerks, Astralwerks

Catalog#:

ASW10423-2, 7243 810423 2 8

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Released:

26 Jun 2001

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

House

Tracklist

1	Romeo	3:36	X
	Backing Vocals - Corryne* Lead Vocals - Kele Le Roc
2	Breakaway	3:22	X
	Rap - Cassie* Vocals - Felix* , Jill Draper
3	SFM	2:39	X
	Rap, Vocals - Cassie* Vocals - Lion (2)
4	Kissalude	0:20	X
	Lyrics By [Words], Vocals - Alma Duah*
5	Jus 1 Kiss	4:24	X
	Vocals - Felix*
6	Broken Dreams	3:07	X
	Trumpet - Quentin Collins Vocals - Sha (3)
7	I Want U	3:26	X
	Vocals - Mandy*
8	Get Me Off	4:49	X
	Vocals - Cherokee (2) , Crystal (5) , Derrick Carter , Mandy*
9	Where's Your Head At	4:43	X
	Backing Vocals - Erick Morillo , Junior Sanchez , Michael Moog Lead Vocals - Damien*
10	Freakalude	0:29	X
11	Crazy Girl	3:20	X
	Vocals - Felix*
12	Do Your Thing	4:41	X
	Vocals - Elli*
13	All I Know	3:47	X
	Vocals - Felix*

Credits

Artwork By [Airbrushing] - Rene Habermacher
Artwork By [Art Direction & Design] - Gerard Saint , Mat Maitland
Artwork By [Drawings & Type] - Kidney
Mastered By - Mike Marsh
Mixed By, Producer - Basement Jaxx
Photography - Anna Boye
Written-By - Buxton* , Ratcliffe*

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Rated 4/5

Review by scoundrel Mar 09, 2004

The Jaxx boys bring on Rooty, their second album, and it shares the same strengths as Remedy (catchy melodies, great hooks, infectious grooves) as well as the same weaknesses (aimless filler). “Romeo” and “Breakaway” start off the album on the right foot, only to be thrown way off course by “SFM” –- a pointless track. Things pick back up with “Jus 1 Kiss,” a bouncy, joyous song. The whole album seems to go like that: one or two great songs, followed by a not-so-good track (for instance, “Get Me Off” and “Where’s Your Head At” followed by “Crazy Girl”). Basement Jaxx are both eclectic (a good thing) and inconsistent (a bad thing). On the whole, though, the better songs bear repeated listens.