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Isaac Ashe's Sound Advice is regional news reporter Isaac Ashe's attempt to pass on good music, help people not to waste money on bad music, and get more free promo CDs sent to the Loughborough Echo where he works.
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Zephyr available from Monday
BASEMENT Jaxx's new album Zephyr - an ambient LP recorded concurrent to recent release Scars - will be available to download from December 7.The album, described as "bathtime music" by the band, will feature legendary Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astatk...
Basement Jaxx under the hammer
BASEMENT Jaxx have lent their support to a charity art exhibition - by destroying their own portrait.To celebrate Youth Music’s 10th Birthday, 70 of the world’s greatest musicians and visual artists - such as Kylie, Andre 3000 and U2 - have...
Zephyr EP online
BASEMENT Jaxx are currently streaming the Zephyr EP, a collection of "soundscapes" recorded parallel to the Scars sessions, on their website.The EP is due for release before the end of the year....
Lightspeed Champion\'s turn
ANOTHER new single featuring another star guest with another new video - Basement Jaxx continue the Scars comeback with My Turn.Check out the track, featuring Lightspeed Champion, here -...
Scars video should leave an impression
THE latest video to come from Basement Jaxx's Scars album has been released.Check out the promo for the new single, also called Scars, featuring Kelis, Chipmunk and Meika -...
Fear of God put into Basement Jaxx
BASEMENT Jaxx have revealed that God isn't their biggest fan.After a string of bad luck in the recording of Scars, their new album which is out today, former Loughborough schoolboy and vicar's son Felix Buxton says his religious sister told him it wa...
Chat to Basement Jaxx
BASEMENT Jaxx will be taking part in an online discussion today at 1pm GMT for The Times newspaper.The topic is: "Will dance music ever die? Basement Jaxx discuss making music in dark times, and Yoko Ono"Anyone can take part and ask questions by clic...
New Basement Jaxx video unveiled
BELOW is the new video to Basement Jaxx's forthcoming single, Feelings Gone, featuring Sam Sparro....
Basement Jaxx no longer XL
DANCE act Basement Jaxx are to part company with their record label XL - claiming that releasing music isn't what it used to be.With the release of Scars next month the group will have fulfilled a five-album deal, and a new contract has not been offe...
Confutatis?
BASEMENT Jaxx star Felix Buxton may be a dance legend - but behind closed doors for the former Loughborough schoolboy it's more a case of 'rock me Amadeus'!In an article on pop stars' 'hidden gems', Buxton revealed his love for Confutatis, from Mozar...
Feelings Gone to arrive
THE second single from the forthcoming Basement Jaxx album Scars will be Feelings Gone.The Sam Sparro-sampling single, the follow-up to Raindrops, will be available from September 21....
Awash with Basement Jaxx
DANCE duo Basement Jaxx have recorded an album of "bath-time music" to be released after Scars.While working on their long-awaited new LP, the pair also recorded a second set of material which is less dancefloor orientated.Former Loughborough schoolb...
Play with Basement Jaxx
DID you know that Basement Jaxx's comeback single Raindrops is one of the first of a new type of "interactive" single?Not only can you pop down the shops and pick up a CD, you can now log on to the web here and not just play the music, but play with ...
Duo to Jaxx it in?
BASEMENT Jaxx might jack it all in after their forthcoming album, according to reports.The group return after a three-year hiatus with a new LP, Scars, in September.However talking to The Star, former Loughborough schoolboy Felix Buxton, one half of ...
