Wave farewell to our ever-shortening summer season and concentrate on feeling autumnal for a while instead. You might think the deluge of chill-out comps is finished, but it's not, because the cold season is as good a time to "chill" as any, as compilers extraordinaire Hed Kandi are keen to remind us. It's merely a different kind of relaxation we require now apparently, and their much lauded ...
Culled from the era when compiler Mark Doyle was at the peak of his DJ'ing career (late 1980s/early 1990s) and afterwards, from his notorious London Back To Love club sessions, most of the tunes on this second Hed Kandi collection have seemingly been chosen for their instant feel-good factor. Starting with Kariya's "Let Me Love You For Tonight" the first disc moves through house classics ...
The time has come. Remember those cheesy club-classics your trainspotter mates like to slate while they gen up breaks and beats and nu cool drum & bass? Well here they are, credentials firmly reinstated by their Hed Kandi imprint and suddenly sounding like exactly what you want on your stereo before you hit the tiles of an evening. Complied by Hed honcho himself (Jazz FMs Mark Doyle) this ...