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Rooty
Electronic · 2001 · 15 tracks

Rooty

Basement Jaxx

A chaotic, maximalist masterpiece of early 2000s house. It blends punk grit, soulful vocals, and carnival energy into a relentless, sample-heavy celebration.

June 20, 2001 · XL Recordings

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A relentless, kaleidoscopic explosion of joy and grit that feels like a street party in overdrive.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
Romeo
3:36
02
Breakaway
3:23
03
SFM
2:40
04
Kissalude
0:21
05
Jus 1 Kiss
4:24
06
Broken Dreams
3:07
07
I Want U
3:26
08
Get Me Off
4:50
09
Where’s Your Head At
4:43
10
Freakalude
0:29
11
Crazy Girl
3:20
12
Do Your Thing
4:41
13
All I Know
3:47
14
Romeo (Shinichi Osawa Tokyo Garage Mix)
5:03
15
Romeo (Shinichi Osawa Tokyo Garage Radio Mix)
3:50
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition into the distorted, mechanical riff of Where's Your Head At that instantly shifts the album's gravity.
The exuberant, brass-led explosion of Do Your Thing that feels like a New Orleans second line crashing a London rave.
The way the acoustic guitar and soulful vocals in Romeo dissolve into a frantic, stuttering house beat.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Rooty sound next to the rest of Basement Jaxx's catalogue?

Energetic+1.2σ

Energetic saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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