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| Crazy Itch Radio | 
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Sales Rank: 84788
Category: Music
Artist: Basement Jaxx
Publisher: Xl Recordings
Studio: Xl Recordings
Manufacturer: Xl Recordings
Label: Xl Recordings
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 205
UPC: 634904020521
EAN: 0634904020521
ASIN: B000GW8AUY
Release Date: September 12, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Intro | | • | Hush Boy | | • | Zoomalude | | • | Take Me Back to Your House | | • | Hey U | | • | On the Train | | • | Run 4 Cover | | • | Skillalude | | • | Smoke Bubbles | | • | Lights Go Down | | • | Intro (Reprise) | | • | Everybody | | • | Keep Keep On | | • | U R on My Mind |
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Album Description
This album swerves from the all-out drama on the operatic "Intro" straight into the jet-packed kaleidoscopic pop of "Hush Boy". Next is "Take Me Back To Your House", a sexy, energetic moment of what they call "banjo house". Then there's Balkan folk woven into vocals from Swedish pop sensation Robyn on "Hey You", a hyper grime tune called "Run 4 Cover", and a Wil Malone-scored beauty with legendary British singer Linda Lewis called "Lights Go Down". A little special treat is tucked away at the end.
Amazon.com
Smashed up in a jam-packed stew, Basement Jaxx's Crazy Itch Radio is an extravagant lesson in musical jollies. Rippling with R&B, kitchen-sink funk, and a litany of resourceful MCs, it's a concept record with a boy-meets-girl storyline that exists mostly as a prop for Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Burton's manic inventiveness. On Jaxx records like Rooty and even 2003's Kish Kash, house masterminds Masters at Work and Green Velvet were the most often-mentioned reference points, but Radio blows out the kind of easy genre-hopping more associated with Prince, along with a Parliament/Funkadelic-style theatricality. Despite how much is going on, the whole thing sounds impeccably smooth, even when Ratcliffe and Burton decide to toss a banjo into "Take Me Back to Your House," or flirt with ballads on "Lights Go Down" and "Keep Keep On." The record lacks a dance floor jam like their breakthrough "Rendez-Vu" or Rooty's "Where's Your Head At" (though "Everybody" comes close), and the finale "U R On My Mind" wanders aimlessly. But wild ingenuity and the desire to stretch are qualities that threaten to keep Basement Jaxx relevant well into the next decade. --Matthew Cooke
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 I loves me some Basement Jaxx June 15, 2007
And this new CD doesn't fail to impress.
Simply Awesome May 4, 2007
I'm a devoted fan of Basement Jaxx. Crazy Itch Radio is phenomenal. "Take Me Back To Your House" is one of the best videos I've ever seen. You can't not be happy after watching that video. By all means, buy this CD and play it over and over and over and over. When are you going to tour America, guys?
 Thanks for the frisbee January 19, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
If the idea behind this album were to see what happens when talented house gurus are randomly thrown at new styles they aren't good at, this would be a satirical gem. As a serious ambition, it's little more than over-polished mediocrity with wasted talent and no soul. 2 stars only because the label is partly to blame, with its obvious aim for US airplay (bad, BAD move).
Play it upside down in your CD player, it sounds better.
Great "top down/jamming out" Music December 15, 2006
Years ago, I recieved a random CD with Basement Jaxx's "Romeo" on it, and instantly fell in love with that song. A couple of weeks ago, on an impulse, I bought their Crazy Itch Radio CD. I have not stopped listening to it since!
This review is not for those who really critque the "techniques and styles" of the music, but for those who just love CDs that make you want to get up and dance. This CD reminds of that feeling you get when driving with the top down on a great day, listening to great music. I do like house music, and this is a great introduction for those who aren't quite yet into the "real" house music scene.
If you love fun/happy music, this CD is a must get. You won't regret it.
 Down the slippery slope November 30, 2006
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
That should be what the Jaxx should name their next album. Kish Kash was pop trash, and this album is worse. They are a dance act that is afraid of being a dance act. Remedy and Rooty had so much energy, and I still listen to them, and they still sound fresh. I couldn't even get through Crazy Itch Radio.
Even though I have been listening to the Jaxx since 98 or 99, and consider myself an avid fan, I can't recommend this album to anyone.
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