Zephyr (Basement Jaxx album)
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Zephyr is the sixth studio album
by British electronic dance music
duo Basement Jaxx
, released on December 7, 2009.
The group had originally planned on recording a double album, with one album consisting of more ambient and mellow songs and the other traditional dance music tracks. However, the group decided on releasing Scars
on its own, with Zephyr as its follow-up.
Initially, the album was only released as a digital download, but a physical release (CD
) followed in March 2010.
] that allows Buxton and Ratcliffe to showcase their unique interpretation of a chillout album", though criticising the album's short length.
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 British 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...
, released on December 7, 2009.
The group had originally planned on recording a double album, with one album consisting of more ambient and mellow songs and the other traditional dance music tracks. However, the group decided on releasing Scars
Scars (Basement Jaxx album)
Scars is the fifth studio album by British electronic dance music duo Basement Jaxx, released on 21 September 2009. It was preceded by the first single "Raindrops", released on 21 June, while the second single, "Feelings Gone", was also released in the United Kingdom on 21 September...
on its own, with Zephyr as its follow-up.
Initially, the album was only released as a digital download, but a physical release (CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
) followed in March 2010.
Track listing
Critical reception
Allmusic called the album an "altogether more reflective affair [than ScarsScars (Basement Jaxx album)
Scars is the fifth studio album by British electronic dance music duo Basement Jaxx, released on 21 September 2009. It was preceded by the first single "Raindrops", released on 21 June, while the second single, "Feelings Gone", was also released in the United Kingdom on 21 September...
] that allows Buxton and Ratcliffe to showcase their unique interpretation of a chillout album", though criticising the album's short length.