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Basement Jaxx are a British electronic dance music duo consisting of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe who first rose to popularity in the late 1990s. They have released six studio albums, two compilation albums, thirteen extended plays, twenty-three singles, and one soundtrack album.

In 1999, the group released their first full length album, Remedy, which included the single "Red Alert". Other singles were "Jump N' Shout", "Bingo Bango", and "Rendez-Vu". Basement Jaxx also released Jaxx Unreleased, a compilation album of B-sides, remixes, and other assorted material, in 1999. 2000 saw them release Camberwell, another release of new material.

Their next album, Rooty, was released in 2001 and included singles "Romeo", "Jus 1 Kiss", "Where's Your Head At?", "Do Your Thing", and "Get Me Off". Xxtra Cutz was released shortly after Rooty, containing B-sides from the album's singles. Span Thang and Junction, two EPs, were released in 2001–2002.

In 2003, Basement Jaxx released their third full-length album, Kish Kash, which included "Lucky Star", "Good Luck", and "Plug It In" as singles. In 2005, the duo released the number 1 compilation The Singles along with a video collection on DVD, comprising all the singles from their previous three albums, some earlier releases and two new tracks, "Oh My Gosh" and "U Don't Know Me". The Singles (Special Edition) was also released, which contained the original compilation along with a bonus disc entitled Bonus Traxx, containing many previously unreleased tracks, as well as remixes of existing Basement Jaxx songs.

Their fourth studio album, Crazy Itch Radio, was in September 2006 in the UK, along with its first single, "Hush Boy". They also released a series of releases over this period of new material, entiled Planet.

In 2009, their next album, Scars, was released and featured the single "Raindrops". The single "Back 2 the Wild" was released as a single in April 2013. This was followed by "What a Difference Your Love Makes" was released in September 2013. Basement Jaxx will release their seventh album, Junto, whichi be released in August 2014.

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