Hed Kandi Summer 2004

It seems that commerciality put a lot of people off and they shy away from anything which has the whiff of the charts about it - I was the same when I was a teenager! But if it's good, it's good and all three cds here are superb. The choice of tunes is spot on and the mixing second to none. The runthrough going from "Dusk Till Dawn" / "We Are Family" / "Boogie"/ "Fade" on CD1 is vintage Hed Kandi and its beyond me how anyone can disagree.

Compare this with the patchy offerings since Mark Doyle has left Team Kandi - at the time of writing, Hed Kandi 50 and Disco Kandi 05.05 - both VERY inconsistent. Here, you get three great albums for the price of one with a georgous Kandi Girl on the cover (even they've gone off with Mark to his new project!)

If you like quality dance music you simply can't go wrong.


Hmmm..   November 12, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

...been championing Hed Kandi for longer than I care to remember however was sorely disappointed with this mix. Twisted is my fave' CD however apart from a few fantastic tunes on the other 2 discs I found it quite commercial and not in the slightest bit cutting edge...which I thought was what HK was all about?!?!? Have just checked track listing on the Winter Mix and don't think I'll be purchasing as numerous tunes seem to be repeated from other Hed Kandi CDs. Feeling a bit sad as this looks like it could be the beginning of the end of a beautiful friendship between me and the HK crew.....


a great release!   October 3, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

hi this is a fantastic slice of kandi tunes from this years summer.

also to correct the first reviewer, the 3rd cd of this compilation is entitled "back to love" and as all kandi fans know this does mean that you will be listening to old skool classics as that is the nature of the back to love theme.

in short this is as per usual a funky affair, my personal favourite is disc 1, but the second is still up there.

if your into hed kandi, you will know what to expect from this mix album. if your a new comer to the kandi scene then i advise you to get this awesome mix, then go out and buy all the other kandi albums.

these albums are like a breath of fresh air when compared to the monotinous tunes that are hitting our radios everyday, if only they played these tunes so that more people could experience the pure genius that is hed kandi.


Disappointing   September 16, 2004
G. Gibson (Hampshire, UK)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful

I have been buying the Hed Kandi compilations since it first started out and I must say I found this album slightly disappointing!! There are a few good tunes e.g. Junior Jack, Brand New Heavies and Stonebridge, but considering there are well over 30 tunes on the album, three or four good tunes is quite pathetic. It might just be my opinon, i would advise having a little listen before purchasing.


A must buy - but where's Lola's theme?   September 15, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I'm confused, where is Shapeshifters Lola's Theme on this CD. If Pete Tong can get it within his poor Pure Pacha CD then I really was expecting it here. Anyway, this is still a must buy. Here is made up of some brilliant tracks, CD 1 namely "Feels so Good" and "Put Em High". CD 2 and 3 aren't dissapointing either, but you will just go back to The Disco Heaven Mix time and time again. Listen loud people! As always, brilliantly mixed.