Limitededition digipak version with bonus cd

Afterseveral ambitious projects that included 2009’s back-to-back albumsScars and Zephyr, the following year’s collaboration with MetropoleOrkest, and their Attack the Block score, Simon Ratcliffe and FelixBuxton devoted some time to their lives outside of Basement Jaxx.Their break coincided with the EDM boom of the late 2000s and early2010s, and their return feels a little like a critique of thatmovement’s sounds and attitudes. Unlike Daft Punk’s Random AccessMemories, which expressed that sentiment by diving into late-’70sand early-’80s styles that ranged from disco to AOR, Junto evokesthe heyday of ’90s house, a revival that was already gainingtraction with new artists as well as the style’s originators.Fortunately, Basement Jaxx’s return to their roots never feels tooself-conscious, even on “Never Say Never,” a piece of piano housewith the refrain “the music brings me right back.” The stark,kinetic single “Unicorn” sounds as fresh and timeless as anythingoff of Remedy, and at its best, Junto comes off as the missing linkbetween that album’s relentless rhythms and Rooty’s kaleidoscopicpop. One of the album’s tours de force, “What’s the News,” urgesthe listener to “let your body be free” in much the same way “GetMe Off” did; “Sneakin’ Toronto,” which captures the joyous unity ofa bustling dancefloor in its jostling beats and synths, is Junto’s“Jump and Shout.” While that track features Jaxx inspiration DJSneak, the album’s vocalists are largely obscure, echoing Buxtonand Ratcliffe’s early days and letting their production take thespotlight. “Something About You” remains a delicately layered popfantasia despite its massive rhythm section, while “Buffalo” (whichfeatures Mykki Blanco) is dark and jagged, bringing the album’sbrighter songs into even sharper contrast. Junto’s vivid,celebratory nature is a big part of what keeps it from being mererevivalism, and its messages of togetherness from its title onwardare what make it uniquely Basement Jaxx. “Mermaid of Salinas,” oneof the tracks that heralded the album’s arrival, gleefully mixesSpanish, Latin, and African elements into an irreverent,globe-trotting Carnival. Here and throughout Junto, Ratcliffe andBuxton aren’t at all concerned with seeming cool, an approach thatdelivers standouts like the roller skate jam “Summer Dem,” wherethe lead singer’s thick Scottish burr adds to the playful sexiness,and the alien pop of “We Are Not Alone.” Even if Junto isn’t quiteas brilliant as Basement Jaxx’s early EPs or nearly flawless firstthree albums, it doesn’t sound irrelevant or like the duo ischasing after past glories either — instead, it’s some of theirmost exciting music in quite a while.

Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Power To The People
3. Unicorn
4. Never Say Never
5. We Are Not Alone
6. What’s The News
7. Summer Dem
8. Buffalo
9. Rock This Road
10. Sneakin’ Toronto
11. Something About You
12. Mermaid Of Salinas
13. Love Is At Your Side
14. Galactical
15. What A Difference Your Love Makes
16. Daddy Makes Boom Boom
17. Never Say Never-Jaxx Extended mix
18. House Scene-edit
19. Back 2 The Wild-Jaxx Extended mix
20. Mermaid Of Salinas-Boris Brejcha remix
21. Moments In Dub
22. Wherever You Go
23. Back 2 The Wild-Korean version
24. Back 2 The Wild-Gorgon City remix
25. Never Say Never-GotSome Bring It Back remix

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