Crazy Itch Radio

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合計収録時間 : 00:51:07
Basement Jaxx: Felix Buxton, Simon Ratcliffe. Personnel: Skilla (vocals, rap vocals, background vocals); Serguei Pachnine (vocals, accordion); Martina Bang, Darryl Keith John, Marcus Thomas, Vula Malinga (vocals, background vocals); Tommy Blaize, DJ Robyn, Dandino Jhet, Elida Zulu, Lady Marga, Reena Bhardwaj, Linda Lewis, Wayne Hernandez (vocals); London Session Orchestra (strings); Mark Brown (clarinet, horns); Ben Edwards (horns); Winston Blissett (bass guitar); Lily Allen, Younger Sensation, Ade Omotayo, Kay Shin, Charmzy, Joanne Benjamin, Dwayne M. Ellis, Sharlene Hector (background vocals). DJ: Sean Allen. Audio Mixers: Basement Jaxx; Jason Boshoff; Andy Hughes. Recording information: Atlantic Jaxx Studios; Olympic Studios, London, England. Photographer: John Short. Arranger: Wil Malone . If dance music's ethos is primarily one that favors a less-is-more approach, Basement Jaxx have willfully thumbed their noses at this convention since the mid 1990s. Favoring an often-dizzying mash-up of styles, CRAZY ITCH RADIO is a vivid, splashy, and occasionally disorderly ride through musical reference points as diverse as roller-boogie disco, hip-hop, and Latin freestyle. The album is thematically tied together by a narrative based on an imaginary radio station--and indeed the edit-happy, cut-and-paste aesthetic is not aurally dissimilar to a collage created by randomly dialing through pop and R&B stations. However, the songs hold up to repeated plays through the Jaxx's inventive production and soulful guest vocal contributions by Linda Lewis and Robyn.