Zephyr [Import]

Basement Jaxx | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 16, 2010)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Xl Recordings UK
• ASIN: B002ZMMNBA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,726 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2010 CD EP release from the Grammy Award-winning British Electronic duo, the follow-up to their 2009 album Scars. Basement Jaxx consists of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, who have been creating innovative electronic sounds since the late 1990s. 'Zephyr' is culled from the Scars sessions with the tempo taken down a notch or two, making it possible to take in all their lush groves without breaking a sweat. Zephyr is billed as an EP, though it clocks in at over 30 minutes long! 10 tracks. XL Recordings.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A departure, but exactly why I love the Basement Jaxx, February 15, 2010

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John R. Faust "Parker and Stone Fan" (Madison, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zephyr (MP3 Download)

This is a DARK album. If you are expecting "Red Alert" here, don't bother. Zephyr is experimental, atonal at times, reminiscent of early 20th Century minimalism. John Cage blended with funk, and house beats. This is not an easily accessible album. Give it a chance because it's brilliance will astound you. Western Asian influences dominate the soul of this album. Jazz and ethereal environmental elements surround you and lift you up to the heavens. This is a "Great Pair of Headphones" and a bottle of wine (or whatever your pleasure) album.

Please don't dismiss it after the first listen, or as a bunch of random noise.

Think of this one as a Picasso.... It takes a little time to make out all the faces and objects but once you do, it really is beautiful.