Kish Kash
Encyclopedia
Kish Kash is the third studio album
by English electronic dance music
duo Basement Jaxx
. It reached number 17 on the UK Albums Chart
and won the Grammy for Best Electronic/Dance Album in 2005.
" in November 2003. It reached number 23 in the UK charts. The single marked Basement Jaxx's return after a two year break. The single featured Mercury Music Prize-winning artist Dizzee Rascal
and British Bhangra vocalist Mona Singh
on the chorus.
"Good Luck
" was released in January 2004 and debuted at number 12 in the UK. The lead vocals were sung by Lisa Kekaula
, lead singer of US band The Bellrays
. "Good Luck" was re-released in July, due to exposure on the BBC
coverage of the Euro 2004 television
campaign. It reached number 14 that time around. The song also appeared on the anime film Appleseed.
"Plug It In
", the third single from the album, was released on May 4, 2004 and debuted at number 22. It featured 'N Sync
member JC Chasez (credited as 'J.C. Chasez').
A music video which didn't feature Siouxsie Sioux
was also made for "Cish Cash", though it was not released as a single.
gave it a score of 9.1 out of 10, calling it "the most propulsive, ferocious music of the year as well as some of the most poignant". Entertainment Weekly
called it "the richest and most fervent music the Jaxx have ever made". PopMatters
called it "their best sustained effort so far". The A.V. Club
called it "an album that sets the bar for density and imagination almost unreasonably high". Blender
called it "their most violently inventive album yet".
NME
, on the other hand, gave it a score of 6 out of 10 and called it "a naggingly problematic record" with "a void at its heart that no amount of cool celebrity mates can conceal". Allmusic, whilst giving it a very positive review and calling it perhaps the best dance record of 2003, wrote that it was "the least imaginative record Basement Jaxx have ever released".
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by English electronic dance music
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
duo Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx are a British electronic dance music duo from London, England consisting of Felix Buxton born 1971 and Simon Ratcliffe born 1 December 1969. They first rose to popularity in the late 1990s...
. It reached number 17 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
and won the Grammy for Best Electronic/Dance Album in 2005.
Track listing
Singles
The first single released from the album was "Lucky StarLucky Star (Basement Jaxx song)
"Lucky Star" is a song by British electronic dance music duo Basement Jaxx. It was released as a single from their third studio album, Kish Kash. The song features East London grime artist Dizzee Rascal. It was released under XL Recordings, the same label Dizzee Rascal himself was on at the time of...
" in November 2003. It reached number 23 in the UK charts. The single marked Basement Jaxx's return after a two year break. The single featured Mercury Music Prize-winning artist Dizzee Rascal
Dizzee Rascal
Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...
and British Bhangra vocalist Mona Singh
Mona Singh
Mona Singh is an Indian model and television actress, known for playing the leading role in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin and winning many celebrity reality shows. She also appeared in a key role in 3 Idiots.-Early life:...
on the chorus.
"Good Luck
Good Luck (Basement Jaxx song)
"Good Luck" is a song by British electronic dance music duo Basement Jaxx, featuring vocals from Lisa Kekaula of the Bellrays. It was released in January 2004 as a single from their third studio album, Kish Kash, and reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, number 2 on the Hot Dance Club Play in...
" was released in January 2004 and debuted at number 12 in the UK. The lead vocals were sung by Lisa Kekaula
Lisa Kekaula
Lisa Kekaula is the lead singer of American "rock 'n' soul" band The Bellrays.Kekaula was born to an African-American mother, Linda and Native Hawaiian father, Alan Kekaula in Los Angeles, California, although the family continued to grow and relocated to suburban Moreno Valley, California...
, lead singer of US band The Bellrays
The Bellrays
The Bellrays are an American group that combines garage rock music with soul singing styles. The band consists of Lisa Kekaula , Bob Vennum , Justin Andres and Stefan Litrownik . The group, founded in the early 1990s in Riverside, California, prides itself on its independence...
. "Good Luck" was re-released in July, due to exposure on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
coverage of the Euro 2004 television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
campaign. It reached number 14 that time around. The song also appeared on the anime film Appleseed.
"Plug It In
Plug It In (song)
"Plug It In" is a song by English electronic dance music duo Basement Jaxx. It is released on 4 May 2004 as the third single from their album third studio album, Kish Kash....
", the third single from the album, was released on May 4, 2004 and debuted at number 22. It featured 'N Sync
'N Sync
N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick...
member JC Chasez (credited as 'J.C. Chasez').
A music video which didn't feature Siouxsie Sioux
Siouxsie Sioux
Siouxsie Sioux is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer of the critically acclaimed rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees and of its splinter group The Creatures . The Banshees produced eleven studio albums and a string of hit singles including "Hong Kong Garden",...
was also made for "Cish Cash", though it was not released as a single.
Critical reception
The album was well-received critically. Pitchfork MediaPitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
gave it a score of 9.1 out of 10, calling it "the most propulsive, ferocious music of the year as well as some of the most poignant". Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
called it "the richest and most fervent music the Jaxx have ever made". PopMatters
PopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
called it "their best sustained effort so far". The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club is an entertainment newspaper and website published by The Onion. Its features include reviews of new films, music, television, books, games and DVDs, as well as interviews and other regular offerings examining both new and classic media and other elements of pop culture. Unlike its...
called it "an album that sets the bar for density and imagination almost unreasonably high". Blender
Blender (magazine)
Blender was an American music magazine that billed itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more". It was also known for sometimes steamy pictorials of celebrities....
called it "their most violently inventive album yet".
NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
, on the other hand, gave it a score of 6 out of 10 and called it "a naggingly problematic record" with "a void at its heart that no amount of cool celebrity mates can conceal". Allmusic, whilst giving it a very positive review and calling it perhaps the best dance record of 2003, wrote that it was "the least imaginative record Basement Jaxx have ever released".
Personnel
- Felix Buxton - vocals, producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
- Simon Ratcliffe - various instruments, producer