Hed Kandi - The Mix: Summer 2004

I bought this old CD to listen to some other Kandi sounds, it contains 40 tracks split into three discs covering various Kandi moods. The first disc is a Disco Heaven one, which contains some good disco mixes. Most tracks are good disco songs, but there are only a few stand out ones on this disc, my favourite being Steven Tibet and Manuela’s version of We Are Family (the old Sister Sledge song). Other strong tracks include The Brand New Heavies’ Boogie, You Never Know by Marly, Shame, Shame, Shame by T-Jam and the charmingly bizarre Happy (Fat Boy Slim Mix) by Max Sedgley. It also features the Stonebridge House classic Put Em’ High.

The second disc was of the Twisted Disco genre. It opened with Cicada’s Cut Right Through which has a stonking intro, even if it does go on for a bit. Top track is Junior Jack’s Stupidisco, which is a revamp of The Pointer Sister’s Dare Me, and you can never beat a bit of Eighties disco! Seamus Haji’s version of Last Night a DJ Saved My Life is tops also. The CD also features classics like Bonnie Bailey’s Sweet Serendipity and Time by Therese.

The last disc was The Back to Love mix of Classic tracks. I was not familiar with T-empo’s Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, but I loved it straight away. Also, classics include Raze’s Break 4 Luv and Ce Ce Penniston’s Finally. Stonebridge gave us a remix of Show Me Love by Robin S. Other goodies include Pulse and The Lover That You Are, Where Love Lives by Alison Limerick and Promised Land by Joe Smooth.