Basement Jaxx at Roundhouse, London 29/04/09

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As Basement Jaxx stormed into Where’s Your Head At? during their finale at the Roundhouse last night, dancers in monkey suits bounded on stage and sent the crowd to fever pitch.

It was a high-octane performance from the masters of house music, and the rammed Roundhouse hummed with the heavy basslines from hits such asRendez-Vu, Do your Thing, Bingo Bango and Oh My Gosh. They even dropped in a couple of tracks from the forth coming album, and an odd several minute Scandanavian death metal meandering from the lead guitarist.

Before they appeared on stage, a lengthy intro boomed out from the speakers, accompanied by some fantastic hypnotic graphics on a huge screen. When the duo – Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe – finally appeared, they did not disappoint.

I was almost overwhelmed by the many costume changes by the trio of female singers (probably somewhere between 15 in all – I stopped counting after 10!), and the lively stage presence of more than 10 people. Basement Jaxx may be a duo, but every live show feeds off the energy provided by their musicians, singers and dancers, including a Brazillian dancer in full carnival dress for the finale.

Crowd-pleaser Jump ’n’ Shout and an interesting take on Three Times a Lady were served up as everyone enjoyed a group who deliver what their fans crave. A meander into Kings of Leon's Sex on fire was a huge sing-a-long crowd pleaser too.

Thanks to Yorick for the tix and Sue for some of her flickr pics.