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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

    Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 06:38 in basement jaxx, local bands

    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

    Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 06:04 in basement jaxx, local bands

    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

    Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 02:55 in basement jaxx, local bands

    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

    Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 18:00 in videos, basement jaxx, local acts

    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

    Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 15:44 in videos, basement jaxx, local acts

    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

    Posted on Monday September 21st, 2009 at 03:16 in basement jaxx, local acts

    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

    Posted on Friday September 18th, 2009 at 05:52 in basement jaxx, local bands

    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

    Posted on Tuesday September 1st, 2009 at 02:45 in basement jaxx, local bands

    BELOW is the new video to Basement Jaxx's forthcoming single, Feelings Gone, featuring Sam Sparro....

  • Basement Jaxx no longer XL

    Posted on Saturday August 29th, 2009 at 00:48 in basement jaxx, local bands

    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?

    Posted on Tuesday August 18th, 2009 at 17:18 in basement jaxx, local bands

    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

    Posted on Monday July 27th, 2009 at 15:53 in basement jaxx, local bands

    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

    Posted on Tuesday July 14th, 2009 at 02:56 in basement jaxx, local bands

    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

    Posted on Monday July 6th, 2009 at 15:31 in basement jaxx, local bands

    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?

    Posted on Friday July 3rd, 2009 at 13:40 in basement jaxx, local bands

    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 ...