Product Description

The deeply soulful soundtrack to Kandi's deliciously stylish summer, created with sights set firmly on sea, sand and all-round Balearic pleasure. It's all about the kind of deep soul-drenched mid-tempo house with a sassy latin twist demanded by Kandi sunseekers everywhere. Late Night Alumni and Kaskade make an appearance along with a very special re-work of the Jam and Lewis-penned "I didn't mean to turn you on". Of course, quality remix producers grace the album - Ashley Beedle on L.O.V.E.'s "We Should Fall in Love" and Phil Asher controls the Bah Samba re-work of The Fatback Band classic, "Let the Drums Speak", which is Kandi summer perfection! Dimitri From Paris' mix of Ron Hall's "The Way You Love Me" injects a little vibraphonic, soul-soaked 70s disco, an anthem for 2006! This is supreme sunshine for the soul, so don't forget your shades!

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Rise - James, Samantha
2. Heaven's On Fire - Luke (3)
3. We Should Fall In Love - LOVE & Malin Elino
4. I Knew You When - Late Night Alumni
5. In This Life - Kaskade
6. Didn't Mean To Turn You On - Colette
7. Rise - Joillet
8. Wesley Music - RSL
9. BATU - Cortez, Philip
10. Ride - Spencer Collective
11. Sun Science - Crazy P
12. Let The Drums Speak - Bah Samba & The Fatback Band
13. Way You Love Me - Hall, Ron & The Muthafunkaz/Marc Evans

Disc 2:

1. Eurodans - Terje, Todd
2. Mindtrip - Hot Toddy (2)
3. Million Stories - Cuban Brothers
4. So In Love - TMD & J5
5. Bounson - Hardsoul & New Cool Collective
6. Until The End Of Time - Sunburst Band
7. Viva L'Amore - Physics (2)
8. Fade - Solu Music
9. Galactik Flies - Spirit Catcher
10. Way - Fontana, Lenny & Octah'via
11. In Ten City - Soul Central & Billie
12. Swimming Places - Jabre, Julien
13. Black Water - A Hundred Birds

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #74994 in Music
• Released on: 2006-07-03
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Enhanced

Customer Reviews

Kandi upping their game?
Seems that way, with some of their recent output - especially the excellent 'Served Chilled'. About time too after some pretty awful offerings following Doyle's departure. In fact, some of the stuff on Beach House 2006 should have found its way onto CD2 of the recent 'Stereo Sushi 8' - an album ruined by the quality of the second disc in my view. However, with BH 2006 Kandi's traditional reputation for consistency during the Doyle years may be on the way back.

Cool, funky grooves are the order of the day but some lack that summery, beachy quality at times (hence the 4* rating). Hardly a duff track with quality shining through both discs. Listen to the horn arrangement on the Sunburst Band's 'Until The End of Time' (those guys can play!) and you'll see what I mean. I can't knock any album with 'Wesley Music' by RSL on it - surely one of the best tunes in recent years. Bet you'll be singing along to the "People walk by...." bit at the end!

CD2 wobbles a bit with inclusion of lots of instrumental tracks but recovers sufficiently without too much damage being done by the 80's electro sound of a couple of tracks. The up-tempo version of 'Let The Drums Speak' by the excellent Bah Samba is a breath of fresh air, and although I was initially disappointed to see 'Fade' make a return (yet again!), it's an acoustic-ish version which is new and interesting.

It could be that Kandi have hit upon the sound of Summer 2006 with this album - just listen to 'Viva L'Amour' by Physics and it conjours up images of sun, sand, sea and a beer by the pool. Easy to see why I'll be playing this to death on holiday in Majorca this September. Great stuff.

Spot on sundrenched grooves from team Kandi
To me this is another winner from the new Hed Kandi Team , Serve Chilled 2006 is the perfect partner to this. As far as the beach house summer rhythms go this is one of the better collections. Disc 1 falls a bit flat in to the distinctive All Bar 1 summer background of female singers sounding alike , even Kaskade and Late Nite Alumni don't offer anything special. Disc 2 is the runnaway success and with predominantly instrumentals , ventures in to newer teritories with heavy influences of jazzy, latin and afro funk grooves. The sort of grooves to rip your summer parties apart , Hardsouls Bounson is a killer you could find yourself limbo dancing in a sarong to the ethnic afro grooves , Sunburst band and Physics jazzy grooves Soul Central Stereo Sushi deep house style.Hed Kandi continue to do it right , this is one for your heatwave summer gatherings, one to get you going and uplift you.

Finally!!! A good chillout cd
I have been searching for a good chillout cd for a long time and finally stumbled across Deeply Soulful. Its an awesome cd with some great summer beats for just lounging around in the sun. Thoroughly recommend it to anyone who likes to relax with a few drinks in the summer heat.