Shakedown 2
Freemasons
A successful sequel is a feat not easily accomplished, especially not one that actually rivals the original. The initial release punctuated 2006, and despite a December street date it managed to be one on of the bestselling compilations of the year. The release underscored a shift in remix trends—labels steering away from heavier, circuit house mixes of their artists’ material, toward a brighter, disco funk influenced sound that still achieves profundity instead of careless frivolity. The album’s two discs are composed of both artist tracks (“Heartbreak” feat. Sophie Ellis Bextor, “Uninvited” feat. Bailey Tzuke) and pop remixes (Solange Knowles, Jamiroquai, Peyton, Moby, Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Kylie Minogue), as well as a handful of exclusives including several bootlegs that had cropped up over the last few years (Eurythmics’ “Here Comes The Rain Again,” New Order’s “Blue Monday,” Lisa Stansfield’s “People Hold On”). All in all, this is the soundtrack of Summer 2009.
