Freeform Five
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| Freeform Five | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genre(s) | Electro, house |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Label(s) | Perspex Recordings |
| Website | www.freeformfive.co.uk |
Freeform Five is London based Dj/producer/song-writer Anu Pillai. It was his much admired remix of Isolee’s “Beau Mot Plage” in 1999 that alerted many to this production outfit. It featured no less than 11 musicians, old friends and associates and turned into a Brazilian-acid-funk-house belter.
The Freeform Five DJ mix albums Bisous Bisous II and Misch Masch was released in 2005 and 2006. Over the years, Anu has remixed tracks for artist such as N*E*R*D, Brian Wilson, X-Press 2 and David Byrne, Jamie Lidell, Justin Timberlake, Felix Da Housecat and The Killers. He also had a hand in helping re-work “Muscle Cars” by Mylo into a hit. Freeform Five continue with dj gigs at clubs like Fabric(London), Manumission(Ibiza), Week End(Berlin), Razz(Barcelona), Paris Paris(Paris), Lux(Lisbon) and tours in Australia, Scandinavia, North America, Mexico, Brazil and Japan.
The 2004 studio album “Strangest Things” is an inspired mix of Prince, Blondie and Kraftwerk (thrown into the acid house blender) with a series of vinyl-only releases including "Perspex Sex", "Electromagnetic" and "Eeeeaaooww". The popular single No More Conversations was re-released in 2007 with new the Mylo remix. A new studio album is expected for release in 2009 with vocalist Tamara Barnett-Herrin and other guest singers.
In addition to his own work, Anu writes and produces with other artists such as Mylo, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Richard X, Paul Epworth, The Glimmers, and Shinichi Osawa. He also puts out tracks by other artists on his own record label Perspex Recordings.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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[edit] Singles
- "Cocoa Star" (1998)
- "Hustling" (1998)
- "Break Me" (2000)
- "Perspex Sex" (2001)
- "Electromagnetic (2003)
- "Eeeeaaooww" (2004)
- "No More Conversations" (2005)
- "Muscle Car" (Mylo feat. Freeform Five)(2006) #38 UK[1]
- "No More Conversations" (reissue) (2007)
[edit] Freeform Reform Remixes
- Ayumi hamasaki 'alterna'
- Legowelt 'Disco Rout'
- Snow Patrol 'Set Fire to The Third Bar'
- Wahoo 'Damn'
- Revl9n 'Someone Like You'
- Killers 'When You Were Young'
- Justin Timberlake 'SexyBack'
- The Delays 'Valentine'
- Jamie Lidell 'When I Come Back Around'
- Lindstrom 'I Feel Space'
- Gabriel Ananda 'Ihre Personliche Glucksmelodie'
- Alice Smith 'Love Endeavour'
- Pink 'Stupid Girl'
- Soul Mekanik 'Never Touch That Switch'
- Mylo 'Muscle Car'
- Alter Ego 'Beat the Bush'
- Elton John 'Are You Ready For Love'
- Arsenal 'Switch'
- Funk Lowlives 'Time Traveller Man'
- Futureheads 'Decent Days and Nights'
- Brian Wilson 'Our Prayer'
- Felix Da Housecat 'Rocket Ride'
- NERD 'Lapdance'
- Truby Trio 'Hi Jazz'
- Will Young 'Switch It On'
- Llorca 'Indigo Blues'
- J Majik 'Love Is Not A Game'
- Markus Nikolai 'Bushes'
- X-press 2 feat. David Byrne 'Lazy'
- Annie 'The Greatest Hit'
- Isolee 'Brazil.com'
- Cricco Castelli 'Streetlife'
- Destiny's Child 'Bootylicious'
- Tim Hutton 'Colours'
- Nitin Sawhney 'Homelands'
- Isolee 'Beau Mot Plage'
[edit] Freeform Five Videos
- Strangest Things - 2004
- No More Conversations - 2007
