Basement Jaxx - Rendez Vu

What this video is

Released 2 August 1999 as the second single from Basement Jaxx's debut album Remedy on XL Recordings, 'Rendez-Vu' arrived at the zenith of the UK's late-90s electronic dance crossover into the mainstream. The duo — Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe — had emerged from Brixton's underground club scene; this single signalled their arrival as pop contenders, reaching No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 1 on the US…

Why it matters

A canonical example of Latin house — a fusion of Chicago/UK house rhythms with Latin percussion and melody — 'Rendez-Vu' helped establish Basement Jaxx as genre-fluid innovators at the forefront of the late-90s UK electronic scene. Its chart success on both sides of the Atlantic demonstrated that…

The director

American director of music videos and commercials. Studied advertising design at Syracuse University and Saint Martin's School of Art and Design, London. Broke into directing via the 1994 Lollapalooza tour, subsequently directing the Beastie Boys' 'Root…