Miami New Times - Kish Kash

October 23, 2003 | Filed Under reviews-basement jaxx | No Comments

review Miami New Times 10/23/03 [excerpt]

Basement Jaxx
Kish Kash (Astralwerks)
BY TONY WARE

…Kish Kash, though, is the album Rooty was expected to be — rending apart familiar 4/4 beats, rowdily slapping percussive abrasions against one another…”Plug It In,” featuring JC Chasez, is the sonic descendant of Rooty’s “Where’s Your Head At” with its gritty distended synths and rousing chorus. Siouxsie Sioux wails through the fuzzy, rampaging raveup of “Cish Cash.” Kish Kash shows Basement Jaxx is very much about the hear and now, presenting collaborations and conventions in an increasingly human, song-oriented framework that could rest on the vocalists’ laurels but instead challenges them to meet the producers’ manic inspiration.

coming up

:: America’s Best Dance Crew

JC is one of the judges on MTV’s new dance contest. The show premieres on Feb. 7 at 10 PM, with a casting special airing on Jan. 26 at 2 PM.
Dance Crew website

:: Back When

The sixth track on the new Sugababes album Change, “Back When” was co-written by Dallas Austin and Gary White, with additional vocal production by JC Chasez.

Listen to a clip of the song here.

:: Treat Me Right

“Treat Me Right” is a track on the new Backstreet Boys album, Unbreakable. It was co-written by JC and BSB member AJ McLean. You can hear a little of what AJ has to say about the song in this post, and read reviews of the song here.

:: Break Out This Box

Get a preview of the Cheetah Girls song “Break Out This Box,” which was co-written by JC:

on youtube
song details from MySpace

:: Killer Movie

According to IMDB, JC will play the part of “Ted Buckley” in a new comedy/horror movie called Killer Movie. (Formerly called Dead of Night)

Director: Jeff Fisher
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Plotline: A reality television shoot that goes terrifyingly awry when its crew becomes stranded in a remote Northern town. A killer is on the loose, stalking cast and crew-members one by one.