The South London duo of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe built a sound that blends house pulse, vibrant percussion, and bold vocal hooks.

From Brixton basements to festival stagesThey started as DJs running the Atlantic Jaxx label and a Brixton club night, then broke wide with Remedy and Rooty. In a DJ-led show you can count on Red Alert, Romeo, Where's Your Head At, and a sing-along Do Your Thing, often flipped into mashups.

Club bangers, warm-hearted hooksCrowds span longtime club kids now in trainers and new festival fans who discovered them through playlists, with lots of dancing and easy smiles. A neat bit of trivia: the main riff of Where's Your Head At traces back to Gary Numan's M.E., and they cut early singles in a tiny home studio. Depending on venue, they sometimes bring guest singers and a percussionist to push the party feel. Note: any song picks and staging details here are educated guesses, not a promised plan.

The Basement Jaxx Scene: Color, Chorus Shouts, and Community

Carnival color, club comfortThe floor fills early with people ready to dance, from vintage rave jacket collectors to newer fans in bright sneakers. You will spot bucket hats, soccer jerseys, glitter liner, and older Atlantic Jaxx tees pulled from closets. When Red Alert hits, claps land on the off-beat, and the chorus becomes a call-and-response without anyone forcing it. On Where's Your Head At, the crowd tends to shout the title line as a drum fill rolls, then bounce in place on the drop.

Shared rituals, low dramaMerch skews practical: bold tour shirts, a tote or two, and sometimes a limited 12-inch for crate diggers. Between songs the mood stays friendly and unhurried, more block party than laser show. People trade song memories and swap tips on side projects, then get right back to moving when the kick comes back.

How Basement Jaxx Build The Groove: Voices, Hooks, and Heat

Hooks over hardwareVocals sit up front, often carried by powerhouse guest singers who trade lines with chanted hooks. Beats lean on a steady house pulse, but they slip into broken rhythms for quick bursts of energy. Keys and synth bass handle the earworm riffs while percussion colors the edges with shakers and timbales. They like to strip a song down to kick and vocal, then rebuild layer by layer so the drop hits clean. One neat quirk: they often float the Romeo acapella over a different groove mid-set, then snap back to the original hook.

Edits that breathe onstageExpect lighting that punches on the drop and warmer tones during soulful bridges, leaving the music to lead. Longer transitions keep momentum without dead air, so dancers never lose the thread.

If You Like Basement Jaxx, These Live Acts Hit Similar Highs

Big-beat cousinsFans of The Chemical Brothers will click with the same big-room build-and-release and psychedelic visuals. If you like Fatboy Slim you get cheeky samples, crowd callouts, and a party-first approach. The live-band house of Groove Armada lines up with Jaxx's mix of trumpet stabs, rolling bass, and sunny chords.

House-minded peersNewer heads who enjoy Disclosure will hear vocal-led house anthems with clean hooks and crisp drops. All of these acts value rhythm you can feel and melodies that land fast. If those names fill your playlists, this show sits in the middle of that Venn diagram. They also share a habit of tweaking classics onstage instead of playing them by the book.