UPDATED: 3rd November 2025

Rating: 9/10

Track Amount: 11

Running Time: 39 minutes and 39 seconds

Genre: Dance Pop, Electronic Music

Personnel: Kev Nish, Prohgress, DJ Virman, J-Splif

Producer: The Stereotypes, The Cataracs, The Smeezingtons, Roger Sanchez, Fernando Garibay, DJ White Shadow, Cherry Cherry Boom Boom

Record Label: Cherrytree/Interscope Records

Recording Location: N/A

Art Direction: JK/Zombart

Best Tracks: Like A G6, Rocketeer, If I Was You (OMG)

Quick Verdict: Fun and fresh

Who knew that a bunch of cool dudes living in California from a variety of Asian based backgrounds would make such great tunes? This album, Free Wired, deserves your attention. The album itself is a great mixture of Electro, Hip Hop, EDM beats and R&B Pop sensibilities. This was a must-have album back in 2010 for the nightclubbers out there. Free Wired was also produced by a large smorgasbord of producers. Let’s take a listen to this album, and we shall hear how it sounds.

1. Girls On The Dancefloor features Stereotypes and sets the scene, with a party tune that is catchy, modern and hook-laden. It is pure fun. From the vocoder intro to the pounding 4/4 beats, this is a wonderful track. An excellent listen that is really fun, fresh and energetic. Although this is Pop EDM, it is great to listen to. Many vocal samples and references to loads of shots of alcohol are here as well. An outstanding piece of fun music that has dated a lot less than you’d think. Very uplifting, this sounds incredible. A great tune.

2. Like A G6 features The Cataracs and DEV, and is the group’s biggest hit. This song features cut-up vocals, a catchy 808 “bump”, and references to heavy drinking. Club central? You got it. Just don’t act like you’re drunk when you listen to this song. The electro vocals here are amazing, as is the tune. This whole piece sounds crazy good and is perfect for that Saturday night out to the club with those sexy ladies. Or handsome gents, if you are a lady. Some awesome sounds and lyrics are here, and this whole piece sounds incredible. The best song from the Far East Movement, and for very good reason.

3. Rocketeer features Ryan Tedder and Ruff Loaderz, and is a rather melancholy piece about being in love. It’s awesome to listen to for anyone out there. “I’ve never been to outer space before, but I’ve never seen a face like yours” is a great lyric on this song, and the piano is equally great here, too. These guys show more flexibility than your average pop group. This song is a good one for bringing back memories of spending a night with a beautiful lover, with or without friends. A great cyber fantasy song with some great lyrics, a fine listen. Very touching.

4. If I Was You (OMG) is the next song, featuring Snoop Dogg. It’s a hilarious song about admiring the things girls do to get a guy’s attention. Pretty dirty though, obviously intended for male listeners. It kicks off with some excellent cyber sounds and Snoop Dogg doing his thing. The mixture of guests and host is awesome here, and we have a very catchy and incredible listening experience. There are some real laugh-out-loud moments here, no doubt enough to make you laugh pretty hard. Clever, witty and interesting, this is a great song, and album as well. Dance to this one.

5. She Owns The Night features Mohombi and is a great danceable piece about a girl who masters her moves on the dancefloor. It’s more interesting and catchy than you’d think. These guys obviously had their fair share of wild nights. It begins with computerised vocals, before going into a groove-laden piece that sounds pretty cool. This is a really cool listen, showing that even the lesser tracks here on this album are really good and well-crafted. About a girl, but not a Kurt Cobain song, this is really cool. An awesome tune. Some nicely crafted and original sounds are here. Good tune, quite entertaining.

6. So What?  is a bit of a lag. It’s not a bad tune, but it can be repetitive to some. It does sample Kid Rock screaming, “WHATCHU WANT?!!” which proves that these guys had a variety of music tastes outside of the music scene that they would typically play. Regardless, it is a strange and interesting listen, but still highly entertaining all the same. A clever, charged and entertaining musical experience, well done by Far East Movement. Some smart sounds are here as well. The sounds towards the end are pretty interesting, too.

7. Don’t Look Now features Keri Hilson and is another one of those sorts of songs for the ladies. It sounds really great, although very much Electro Pop/Dance Music. The mix of male and female vocal parts is pretty wonderful here. A really fine and enjoyable piece of music about falling in love with someone at first sight. It is a great listen nonetheless. Nice to hear. The chanted vocal part towards the end is mint.

8. Fighting For Air features Vincent Frank and is a passionate song about sharing moments with a lady. And it’s not bad. In fact, by this point, this album is still going, and it kicks ass very well. A fantastic music listen, this is really cool to hear. Even for the “lesser” cuts here on this album, this is very, very good. A solid and enjoyable listening experience. The lyricism and instrumentation are a great match here. A really nice and anthemic tune, although this does drag on a bit towards the end. Good though.

9. White Flag features yet another guest, Kayla Kai and is almost call-and-response in the way it is structured between verses and choruses. This is an unusual technique in today’s pop music and shows how intelligent the Far East Movement are. A straightforward and danceable piece of music, this is incredible. A great listening experience, very fresh and fun. Very good to hear. “I can’t wait until the change of seasons, to make your heart melt like Reese’s Pieces…” is true gold here. Nice one.

10. 2gether features Roger Sanchez and Kanobby. It begins with straightforward beats, and enters into another awesome tune that is devoted to drinking, partying and clubbing. The backing vocals are rather awful, but even so, this song retains some of its youthful innocence and charm throughout. The music is splendidly good, and it is really catchy, fresh-sounding and amazing throughout. This is much better than you’d expect at this point in the album. In any case, this is a perfect continuation of this album, and in a crazy, upbeat way. Towards the end is a nice progression with handclaps and cyber melodies galore. A really nice tune, all the same.

11. Go Ape features Lil Jon and Colette Carr. Lil Jon sounds his usual hoarse, alcoholic self, and the rest of these guys make for a fantastic tune throughout. Some really very clever lyrics that are humorous and witty are present here as well. Nonetheless, another really fantastic and inspired listen that sounds extremely good, even today. It references a sort of K-pop chant, followed by a thumping, energetic tune that is awesome. In retrospect, this music does extremely well, and it all sounds really awesome and makes you want to hit the club. A clever and consistent tune that will attract fans, new and old, to this kind of music. Get wasted to this music for it to work best.

So why hear this album? Many people who follow the latest trends in today’s music would identify this album as “old”. But it still sounds amazing and fresh to this day, despite that. If you have a Friday or Saturday night free and are about to hit the clubs, give this one a whirl. Nothing is more suitable for such an occasion. Despite the fact that there are many guest musicians here, Free Wired is a club classic.

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