
It's not too frequently that a big budget production piece really clutches my attention, let alone burrows under my skin then seeps into my sleep patterns. 'Scars' from Basement Jaxx is a charged thunder cloud, looming over the skies with uneasy beats, daunting nightmare samples and a bouquet of artists that flow together like pools of wax. The last time I gave a shit about Basement Jaxx was when Jump'n'Shout juddered out of the woodwork, which was a fizzy barking dog of a track. Scars is wayyy more dangerous, almost sinister with it's sliced up operatic samples, Kelis [...]