Hed Kandi: The Mix - Summer 2008
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Average customer review:Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Adele Cold Shoulder Out Of Office Remix
- Sharam Feat. Daniel Bedingfield The One Dub Mix
- De'Lacy Hideaway Cedric Gervais Vocal Remix
- Syke'n'Sugarstarr Pres. CeCe Rogers No Love Lost Extended Mix
- Funkerman Speed Up Granite & Phunk Big Room Remix
- Happy Clappers I Believe Vandalism Club Mix
- Paul Johnson Get Get Down Laidback Luke Remix
- Spoon, Harris & Obernik Baditude
- Vandalism Smash Disco Vandalism's V8 Mix
- Vandalism Vs. Chicken Lips Do It Proper (Do You Really Want It) Vocal
- Mighty Dub Katz Just Another Groove Tocadisco Remix
- D.O.N.S. & DBN Feat. Kadoc The Nighttrain
- Lil' Mo' Yang Reach TV Rock Mix
- Herv� Feat. Plastic Little Cheap Thrills Laidback Luke Mix
- Spit Falling Daddy's Groove Magic Island Mix
- Kings Of Tomorrow Finally Acappella
Disc 2:
- Utah Saints Something Good '08 Warren Clarke Remix
- The Mac Project Feat. Therese Another Love Big Club Mix
- Alex Gaudino Feat. Shena Watch Out
- Haji & Emanuel Feat. Erire Take Me Away 2008
- Fruitcake Feat. Ann Jung Fudge StoneBridge Club Mix
- Raul Rincon & Terri B. Sometimes
- Deepest Blue Miracle
- Sweet Mercy Feat. Rowetta Reach Out JNitti Made In Melbourne Mix
- DJ DLG Paramount Dave Armstrong Remix
- Hott 22 Something Real
- Sucker DJs Feat. Wray Salvation eSQUIRE Remix
- Mobin Masters Feat. Robin S. Show Me Love Safari Mix
- Sunloverz Feat. Miss Bunty Show Me
- StoneBridge Close To Heaven Chris Kaeser Remix
- Hott 22 Feat. Bonnie Bailey No Promises Thomas Gold Mix
Disc 3:
- Todd Terry All Stars Feat. Kenny Dope, DJ Sneak, Terry Hunter & Tara McDonald Get Down Kenny Dope Original
- Freemasons When You Touch Me
- Ricki-Lee U Wanna Little Of This Ali Payami Club Mix
- Ron Carroll Walking Down The Street Warren Clarke Remix
- September Cry For You Warren Clarke Remix
- Housejack Feat. Ann Marie Smith Free Love Gamma Meets Karis Vocal Dub
- C & C Family Everyday Of My Life
- Alfred Azzetto Feat. Geneive Allen Colors Are Forever Vincent Valler Classic Mix
- ATFC & Ghostcopy Don't Look Back
- Static Revenger Feat. Taj Bell Everything Is Beautiful Solitaire Remix
- Steve Haines Feat. Carmen Anderson Be With You
- Warren Clarke Pres. Jonni Black Vs Shena Bitch Is Back
- Hernandez Vs DJ Tyo About Us
- Aaron Perez Sinister Subconcious
- The Shapeshifters Treadstone
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #6593 in Music
- Released on: 2008-06-30
- Number of discs: 3
- Formats: CD, Enhanced, Box set
Customer Reviews
Distinctly different
Well, what a year 2008 was for Hed Kandi. Considered by many as the make or break year for the label after 2 years of hit and miss, dubious releases. Following the Ministry of Sound mantra of quantity over quality, many supporters were fleeing the label to re-unite with Mark Doyle at Fierce Angel, only to discover that he had lost the plot as well. Dear me... Anyway on to the Mix Summer 2008:
I get the feeling that the producers of this album were going through an experimental stage with this release. While it has many qualities, like the smooth, flowing mixing and the undercurrent of quality - particularly with remixes from big names like Out Of Office and Aussie electro masters Vandalism, it isn't completely flawless.
Disc 1 is unusually hard for a Kandi release, with many of the current big produces in electro shoving their oar in where it really wasn't welcome. Remixes of Daniel Bedingfield and Adele are, in my view, completely at odds with what Hed Kandi is about, but these poor choices were saved by electro dynamite from Vandalism and Laidback Luke.
Disc 2 is more traditional HK, featuring more vocal house but still with an electro slant. Highlights include Sometimes, Salvation and No Promises, which are unfortunately joined by Show Me Love AGAIN.
Disc 3 finishes Kandi proper. Ron Carrol, Shena and ATFC all make appearances with varying levels of success.
All in all, a curious album, that I can't make out who it'll appeal to. Its too soft for hard electro fans, and too hard for traditional HK buyers... Have a pop at it and see what you think, if theres one thing to say about it - its definitely a break from the norm!
I must be listening to a different album
Ignore the politics of Mark Doyle, Hed Kandi, Fierce Angel, honestly ignore that. The track listing on CD1, the apparently "twisted side of dance" begins with a remix of an Adele track and then a Daniel Beddingfield song. Robin S appears somewhere on one of the other mindless cds yet again with show me love for the 345th time this year.
Nuff said, for those of you with a tenner to spend save it for a kebab, this album is beyond credible and yes, I bought it
This Album is the summer of 2008
Having just got back from another amazing trip to the amazing Isle of Ibiza, I'm writing this review while listening to this Album.... again
So many memorable tracks that bring me back to El Divino on a Saturday 'Hed Kandi's' big night in Ibiza Town Port.
Also makes me think of the Planes flying above on a late afternoon at Bora Bora, enjoying a Sangria or more with friends, new and old
The tracks that especially stand out run in sequence from Miracle by Deepest Blue, then Reach Out, Paramount, Something Real, Salvation and what has to be the anthem of 2008 Show me Love (Payami Remix).... what a tune. Too many good tracks to list and I just had to share the love with this review as it had to be said
The only problem I see now for Hed Kandi is how are they going to better this release?
tom




