Basement Jaxx – Junto: Album stream

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/18/basement-jaxx-junto-album-stream

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In a recent interview for the Guardian, Basement Jaxx’s Felix Buxton explained why the band haven’t released an album in four years: “We didn’t want to become jaded rock’n’rollers. We took a bit of a pause. We took the foot off the gas a bit to concentrate on being human again and see friends and family.”

Now freshly rejuvenated from said break, the duo feel ripe for a return with their seventh album Junto. The title is Spanish for “together” and, with an abundance of carnival atmosphere on the record, a communal spirit is very much the mission here. Their joyous, genre-hopping sound could be seen as an antidote to the current dominance of EDM, a scene Felix said was exciting but lacking in musical innovation: “It’s less soulful. Like an aerobics class. Musically, I don’t think there’s much of it that will last.”

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