CD REVIEW: BASEMENT JAXX, CRAZY ITCH RADIO
Oct 17, 2006 3:16 PM Ken Micallef (Writer)
Ever since Basement Jaxx's Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe racked up megahits like "Where's Your Head At" (from 2001's Rooty), the duo has balanced creativity with commerce, the latter often overwhelming any modicum of good taste. But that hasn't stopped them from creating music that is technically stunning. Crazy Itch Radio has its share of truly annoying, potentially massive hit singles like "Take Me Back to Your House." But sandwiched between the drivel are utterly inventive creations like the bubbling alien R&B of "U R on My Mind" and the Star Wars bar-band frivolity of "Hey You."
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