Single: Basement Jaxx - Feeling's Gone

Jaxx's second single from their forthcoming album leaps away from a blatant experimental beat with which fans are in tune - to something that more resembles an advert for a moralistic victory.

There's no doubt that this Europop styled single does grow on you in a vaguely uplifting way but it does lack the typical edge the London duo are renowned for. An exception is made with an intro that lures you in to a false sense of Jaxx security, where credit is due for the hard slap of convivial character that lies past these erratic electro sounds. If anybody were to astonish with flippant changes in one little intro, it's the legends themselves.

The fifth album, Scars, boasts a heap of guest contributors and for this track there seems nobody more suited than the soulful Mr Sam Sparro. His voice complements the steel pan, carnival atmosphere, contrasting starkly to lyrics that encapsulate a bittersweet romantic desire.

One thing Basement Jaxx have achieved is yet another reshaping of their twisted mould. The spirit of this song is credit to a world stuck in gloom, and who knows, maybe legions upon legions will relate the chorus of 'will you walk with me until the feeling's gone' to a bygone era of financial crisis.

Maybe.

Buxton and Ratcliffe are experts at working a mass crowd and 'Feeling's Gone' is to be a sure fire hit making its mark on commercial dance floors across the UK, but it doesn’t hold that elusive flair apparent in the rest of the album.

Rating: 3 stars




::Afterthought::

If this doesn't work for you, listen to the acoustic version for a more chilled experience where the lyrics can really be absorbed. Found here.