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Saturday Afternoon Artist: Basement Jaxx

Electronic music first became popular in the 1950’s. Science fiction soundtracks to films like 1956’s Forbidden Planet brought computerized music into the culture and also served as a means of escape from everyday life. More than five decades later bands like Basement Jaxx have upgraded our rocket to the fantasy world.Â Morphing symphonic live instruments [...]

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21:30 on April 9 2010

Saturday Afternoon Artist: Basement Jaxx

KEXP Seattle — Electronic music first became popular in the 1950’s. Science fiction soundtracks to films like 1956’s Forbidden Planet brought computerized music into the culture and... more info