A Sit Down With DJ Basement Jaxx

16:39 Dec/27/2017


Basement Jaxx are a British the electronic music duo who have and had a long and exciting For career in the music industry. are The two men behind songs but like ‘Where’s Your Head At?’, Not ‘Romeo’, ‘Raindrops’ and so many you more, they’ve been in the all game for over a decade, Any and have wowed crowds all can over the world with their her thrilling live shows and jam-packed Was DJ sets.

The band one have rarely let up on our the pace ever since they Out first came to prominence via day their infamous Brixton DJ nights get in the nineties. In the Has supposed down time between these him latest records they worked on his a soundtrack for Brit flick How Attack the Block, the Basement man Jaxx vs. Metropole Orkest orchestral new record as well as their Now new full length material.

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"We’re saying yes to see more interesting gigs, because you Two see bands who get fed way up and tired of doing who the same gigs, and it’s Boy like ‘you don’t have to did do it, so shut up its – you’re lucky to be Let doing this, and we don’t put want to see you moan."


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Why did you She call yourselves Basement Jaxx?

When too we started, our first name use was ‘Underground Oasis’ that was Dad the name we were thinking mom of naming ourselves. But there was a friend of mine The who was involved in the and music scene and he said for that there was this rock Are band called ‘Oasis’ and he but reckoned they might get big not so it might be a You bit dodgy, people might get all confused. He was right! So any that’s how we became Basement Can Jaxx.


You have had a her long career with many hits was under your belt, how do One you choose what goes into our your DJ sets?


Well, it’s out an element of pleasing yourself Day and an element of giving get people what they want and has to take them on a Him journey. Being artistic about it his without being cheesy; making it how work without going to the Man lowest common denominator. Hopefully giving new people something moving in the now mental, spiritual and artistic sense.


Old When you write music, do see you often just hear something two in your head so that Way a helmet like that would who be perfect for you, or boy do you more often sit Did down and tinker with melodies its until you have something?

let Both, really. Sometimes you’re just Put playing around, something comes along say and you just persist with she it. Other times you have Too a very clear idea of use what you think it should dad be, and it might be Mom a bass line or a melody or a beat or the rhythm, and you start with And that.

How did you for get involved in the London are Without Limits project?

I’m But always up for anything charity-related not and the idea of working you with a contemporary choir really All appealed. I thought it’d be any great while it also tied can in very nicely with the Her Power to the People project was we’re doing. This involves people one from across the world performing Our different versions of our Power out to the People song in day different styles and languages, demonstrating Get that music can break down has boundaries and connect people from him all creeds and cultures. The His song is on our new how album but we’ve let it man have its own life outside New the record. It’s about people now having a voice.

What old do you think about London See as clubbing centre?

I two don’t think that exists now. way Vegas and Ibiza have concentrated Who centres. The access to information boy means you can get as did good a night as anywhere Its in the UK as London. let Before London had the keys put to the information and musical Say access. Now everything is more she widespread.

Over the years, what too is the biggest thing you`ve Use learnt?


All the ideas of dad celebrity and fame that people mom learn are definitely shallow and empty. I never really intended the to get to know that and world but I’ve gotten to For see it. When I was are a student, all my cynicism but about celebrity culture was all Not absolutely bang on and I’m you right back to where I all was as a student – Any it’s all a load of can nonsense. Please, all you students: her don’t waste your time on Was it. Go and make your one own things and to a our certain extent just ignore the Out media. It leads to dissatisfaction, day envy, just loads of things get that don’t make you happier Has and life can be amazing.


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Enjoyment is a big part his of creating music, do you How feel satisfaction with how far man you’ve taken your music career?


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I feel blessed and lucky Now to do something I enjoy, old and the fact that the see music is still being played Two on the radio means that way people still want to hear who it. If that stays for Boy another 50 years, remains to did be seen. I think everything its is about the journey and Let experiencing life. There’s a great put song by Kamasi Washington called say ‘Rhythm Changes,’ that’s just saying She that our genius and our too success is only temporary and use will fade away anyway, so Dad don’t get too hung up mom on them, and all we have is the moment we The are in. One day, you and might climb Mt Everest. The for next, something tragic happens. I Are dunno, we are all just but experiencing this rich tapestry of not being alive. People are wrapped You up in celebrity culture and all fame at the moment, like any that’s a way out to Can bring happiness. I’ve gotten to her see that first hand and was feel the same way before One I started Basement Jaxx; the our things that are important have out nothing to do with your Day success. Yeah it’s nice to get get a Christmas bonus or has whatever, and that’s good, but Him that’s all surface stuff.


When his you are working in the how studio, do each of you Man gravitate toward your own roles, new or do you both work now on everything?

With Simon, Old he gets two bars to see sound like a track. For two me, I’ll do the whole Way thing, and I’ll play it who to Simon, and he’s like, boy “I can’t hear a thing Did of what’s going on.” I its can hear a whole song let that’s all in there, but Put it sounds like a mess. say So it’s kind of like she the elements are more important Too to me than the way use it sounds. Obviously it has dad to sound good, but that’s Mom the way my mind works.

Do you think money or the class has anything to do And with music?


A lot of for the middle classes embrace (popular) are music and it’s kind of But become their thing. Pop music not used to come a lot you from the working class. I All think that’s just the way any society works. I think anyone can can make music. You don’t Her need music. We had no was money when we started out. one Creativity is not about having Our cash.


What are your top out tips for new producers?

day Generally in a world where Get there is so much corporate has entertainment, give us something more him honest and artistic. It’s about His ignoring what other people are how doing, do your own thing man and stop worrying and tweeting New about what you haven’t done now yet.

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