#8 - Solange - Sandcastle Disco (Freemasons Remix)

Solange Knowles, better known as Beyonce's little sister, has released two albums so far and has not really found much success on her own. She has made a bit of a splash in the R&B scene and was nominated for a Soul Train award for Best New Artist in 2009. Normally I wouldn't be too concerned with what she is doing and she's certainly not European, however, this is where it gets interesting!

The second single from her latest album, Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams, was honoured to get the remix treatment from none other than the Freemasons! The UK dream team have done some great work on their own and have also done some great remixes for artists as well. Their added element of that disco-house sound also made for the classic Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer from Sophie Ellis Bextor this year as well.

Their remix of Sandcastle Disco does not disappoint. In my opinion it is even far superior to their work with Sophie this year and the overall final package is perfection. I happened upon the remix early this year and despite it being released officially in 2008 it was new to me and was enjoyed for all 12 months of the year. The song reached gold status in the Philippines and more notably gained top spot on the Billboard Dance Chart at the end of 2008.

The video was for the original version but has been re-worked for the remix and it was actually directed by Solange and is pretty fun actually! Probably never to enjoy a song of hers again - here's Solange!



The Top 20 of 2009 - Solange - Sandcastle Disco (Freemasons Remix)