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Basement Jaxx: "Oh My Gosh" (2005) from The Singles: Special Edition (XL, U.K.)

Rock: Is this M.I.A.?

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Weaver: Basement Jaxx?

SW: Yes. You're on record as having been inspired by seeing them live. When was that?

Weaver: It must have been 2001, the Rooty tour. I put on my little brother's headphones and hit play, and "Romeo" [the opening track of Rooty] came on. I'd never heard of Basement Jaxx before. I was like, "Holy shit, what am I listening to?" We went to the show; it was the first time I'd seen what seemed like a party happening onstage, people in African dance regalia freaking out.

SW: Is that where U.S.E. started to click in your mind?

Weaver: Just elements that ended up lodged in there down the line, for sure. It was definitely not preconceived.

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