Various - Atlantic Jaxx Recordings - A Compilation

Hands down, some of Basement Jaxx’s work best work. Although this is billed as a “compilation,” it’s 100% Basement Jaxx, either through production or remix. The album starts off with “Be Free” and “Samba Magic,” two tracks that will stand up as some of the best house ever made. Then comes the one-two punch of “Live Your Life With Me” and it’s dubbed out sister, “Fly Life.” For those in a more Latin mood, “Eu Nao,” “Daluma” and the Heartist’s “Belo Horizonti” will have you hosting a fiesta in no time at all. There’s not a weak track in the bunch –- but especially good is Corrina Joseph’s “Lonely” –- proof that house can be just as emotion and evocative as any other form of music.