Their album "Shake Down" is basically completely and totally amazing. My only problem is that neither of the versions of "Rain Down Love" on the album are the superior single edit. But it's got Love on My Mind, Nothing But A Heartache (ILM fave), When You Touch Me (wow) and their mix of Faith Evans' Mesmerized* (double wow). Plus a bunch of other great tracks whose names aren't coming to me at the moment. And that's to say nothing of the stuff they've worked on lately that's not on their album...their mix of Beyonce's Ring the Alarm is nothing short of magical, and their mix of Sexual Healing that's hit the clubs is a masterpiece. If I had my way they'd remix every single R&B song ever.
*the original is wonderful too...why had I never heard of it until now?
― musically, Monday, 21 May 2007 21:02 (nineteen years ago)
Because the original mesmerized was not released as a single, the remix was the video/single mix.
― Siegbran, Monday, 21 May 2007 21:05 (nineteen years ago)
In a similar vein, there's a Seamus Haji remix of "Umbrella".
― Siegbran, Monday, 21 May 2007 21:08 (nineteen years ago)
I opened this expecting someone wanting it moved to ILE.
― Keith, Monday, 21 May 2007 21:14 (nineteen years ago)
According to Wikipedia the song did get R&B airplay, which I assume was of the original and not the remix. And I found this video on Youtube.
― musically, Monday, 21 May 2007 21:14 (nineteen years ago)
Are the Freemasons Freemasons?
― sexyDancer, Monday, 21 May 2007 21:16 (nineteen years ago)
I heard that they named themselves after the bar where they discovered the lead singer of their first single doing karaoke.
― musically, Monday, 21 May 2007 21:18 (nineteen years ago)
I agree on every count. The "Rain Down Love" single version is much better than the 12" (nice Daft Punk homage video too). Faith Evans "Mesmerised" is one of the best RnB tracks ever (managing to combine "modern" rnb elements with an old Motown feel)and the Freemasons version superbly executed.
"Love on my mind" however, is monumental - the 12" mix is simply devastating; I'd go so far as to say the best pop/ clubby house record of at least the last five years. Pure undiluted "big room" house that you can imagine attractive people (including girls) dancing to and oh-so-refreshingly free of underground pretensions.
― Iain Macdonald, Monday, 21 May 2007 21:20 (nineteen years ago)
I'll look for the 12" mix...I'm searching for alt versions of all the tracks on the album in case there's another instance of single mix > album mix.
― musically, Tuesday, 22 May 2007 18:23 (nineteen years ago)
Apparently they just remixed Beyonce's new single, "Green Light". The radio rip version on Youtube has absolutely dreadful sound so hopefully it will leak in HQ soon!
― musically, Sunday, 24 June 2007 02:30 (eighteen years ago)
OMG... Freemasons Edit of Solange's "I Decided". SO GOOD.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 3 June 2008 15:41 (eighteen years ago)
^^^haha just came here to post this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgJy2YFrCh8
― deej, Friday, 13 June 2008 16:54 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n-uvol0_Eo
whoa
― deej, Monday, 11 August 2008 15:23 (seventeen years ago)
new album drops on 6-29. And it looks fucking amazing:
Disc One
* 1. Sandcastle Disco-Solange (Freemasons Remix) * 2. Don't Give Hate A Chance-Jamiroquai (Freemasons Remix) * 3. Love Is The Answer-Funk Fanatics Feat. Peyton (Freemasons Remix) * 4. Uninvited-Freemasons Feat. Bailey Tzuke * 5. What A Wonderful World-Axwell & Bob Sinclar (Freemasons Remix) * 6. Disco Lies-Moby (Freemasons Remix) * 7. Keep This Fire Burning-Outsiders Feat. Amanda Wilson (Freemasons Remix) * 8. Hold On-Mr DYF Feat. Shena (Freemasons Remix) * 9. Pjanoo-Freemasons * 10. Watchin'-Freemasons Feat. Amanda Wilson (Acapella) * 11. Colours-Calvin Harris * 12. Free-Ultra Nate (Acapella) * 13. When You Touch Me-Freemasons Feat. Katherine Ellis * 14. Love On My Mind-Freemasons Feat. Amanda Wilson (Exclusive Album Mix)
HMV Exclusive Bonus Track
* 15. Take Me 2 The Sun-Disco Freaks (Freemasons Remix)
Disc Two
* 1. Ring The Alarm-Beyonce (Freemasons Remix) * 2. Work-Kelly Rowland (Freemasons Remix) * 3. Phantom Pt 2-Justice (Freemasons Remix) * 4. Blue Monday-New Order (Freemasons Remix) * 5. The One-Kylie (Freemasons Remix) * 6. Ghosts & Stuff-Deadmau5 * 7. People Hold On-Coldcut & Lisa Stansfield (Acapella) * 8. Disco's Revenge-Gusto (Freemasons Remix) * 9. Here Comes The Rain Again-Eurythmics (Freemasons Remix) * 10. Alright-Red Carpet * 11. Finally-Kings Of Tommorow (Acapella) * 12. Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)-Freemasons Feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor * 13. Rain Down Love-Freemasons Feat. Siedah Garret * 14. Heard It Through The Grapevine-Marvin Gaye (Freemasons Remix)
― ti's girl on the outside (musically), Thursday, 21 May 2009 17:40 (seventeen years ago)
If the "Rain Down Love" version is the Walken edit this will basically be perfect.
― ti's girl on the outside (musically), Thursday, 21 May 2009 17:41 (seventeen years ago)
Anyone heard "Believer"? I think it totally rocks
― Iain Macdonald, Friday, 8 October 2010 22:10 (fifteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD62_gwByf4
― Tim F, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 12:00 (fifteen years ago)