Hed Kandi: Serve Chilled

Hed Kandi: Serve Chilled

Track Listings

1. Les Nuits (Album Version)-Nightmares On Wax

2. Fear Of Love-Morcheeba

3. Dusk You & Me-Groove Armada

4. Blanket-Urban Species Featuring Imogen Heap

5. Walk This Land (Smoking Barrel Mix)-E-Z Rollers

6. Lizzie's Balloon-45 Dip

7. The Glass Bead Game-Thievery Corporation

8. Moon Sequence-The Herbaliser

9. Far Far Away From My Heart-Presence

10. The Beat Experience-Pepe Deluxe

11. Lucky (Kruder & Dorfmeister Suicide Mix)-Lewis

12. Don't Explain-Anthea

13. Enchant Me (Original Version)-The Amalgamation Of

14. To Ulrike M (Zero 7 Mix)-Doris Days

15. Resist-Outside Featuring Karime Kendra

16. Who Do You Love (Original Album Version)-Jose

17. Cry-Afterlife

18. Sem Contencao-Bebel Gilberto

19. Ainda Sonhar-S Tone Inc

20. With You (LP Version)-Smoke City

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
28 Superbly Chilled Tracks For A True Chill Out Session including Nightmarea On Wax-'Les Nuits' (Album Version), Morcheeba-'Fear and Love', Groove Armada-'Dusk You & Me', ThieveryCorporation-'The Glass Bead Game', Smoke City-'With You'(LP Version), Jhelis

Tracks:

Cure & The Cause [Ambient Mix] - Fish Go Deep, Tracey K
One Love - Sara Tavares
Down But Up - Ganga
Northwest - Aim
Intoxicated - Groovecatcher
Still Here - Aural Float
Give Me Loving [mantra mix] - Goloka
Rain Down Love [After Hours Mix] - Freemasons, Siedah Garrett
Little Man - Cagedbaby
African Girl - Nayo
Watersong - Fous de la Mer
Hide Me [Al Usher Dance Mix] - Grandadbob
Fragment Two... the First Picture - Kenneth Bager, Julee Cruise
Tricks - Cicada
[CD-Rom Track]

Tracks:

Seven Cities [Ambient Dub] - Solar Stone
Finally [Lenny Ibizarre Mix] - Kings of Tomorrow
Koop Island Blues - Koop
Party Animal - No Logo
Love Is Flowing to Love - Billie Godfrey, , Mitchell & Dewbury
Supernova - Yukijobo
I Wanna Go [Afterlife Remix] - Jannae Jordan, Stereo Mutants
All That Men Think About - Track N Field
Lonnie's Secret - Owusu & Hannibal
Taking Me Over - Schmoov!
Drive Me Crazy - Secret Stealth
Modern Stalking - The Lovebirds
Magic Sky [Riccione Mix] - London Heavy Disco Revue

Album Description

Two CD set on the dance-tabulous Hed Kandi label. Serve Chilled focuses on sunny, brighter chill tracks rather than the more acoustic, introverted tradition of the darker side that's common on their Winter Chill compilation. It's the perfect companion for an afternoon in the sun, by the pool, on the beach, savoring beautiful Balearic sunsets or even for the morning after! This set serves up Lounge, soulful Jazz, Balearic Electronica and chilled Latin of the highest quality. Features 4Hero, Jazzanova, Nouvelle Vague, Max Sedgley, Sandboy and many others. 2007.

Album Details

Once Again the Familiar, the New and the Beautifully Strange Come Together with Elements of Lounge, Soulful Jazz and Nu-beats, Balearic Electronica, Funk and Chilled Latin Providing the Best Way to Unwind by the Pool, Relax on the Beach Or Restore that Kandi Sense of Well-being! Cd1 Kicks off with the Acoustic Fish Go Deep Track "The Cure and the Cause". Tracey K's Vocal Sets the Beautiful Lazy Afternoon Tone. The Freemasons' "Rain Down Love" and Later on Cd2 Kings of Tomorrow's "Finally" Similarly Provide Simple, Unostentatious Downtempo Productions that Prove the Best Songs Work in a Number of Different Contexts. Other Artists Include Koop, Aim, Cicada, Cagedbaby, Fous De La Mer, Solar Stone, Afterlife's Steve Miller, No Logo, Stereo Mutants, Magic Touch, Groovecatcher and Many More.

Customer Reviews:

Hed Kandi - Mark Doyle = Forgettable..........2007-05-19

I absolutely loved the first three installments of this series, but since it's "rebirth" last year, I've been completely disappointed with the selections. Apart from a few good tracks (Koop, Aim, Kenneth Bager), this compilation is pretty lackluster. I've been waiting for another Winter Chill album since 2005, but with the direction Serve Chilled has taken since Mark's departure, I can only imagine that it would also be a disappointment.

Average customer rating:

Serve Chilled Returns
Awesome!
Fantastic chill/ambient/background music
JfromNY
Glad it's back

Hed Kandi: Serve Chilled
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hed Kandi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

Hed Kandi: Beach House 60
Fierce Angel: Es Vive Ibiza 06
Beach Angel
Hed Kandi: The Mix 2006
Hed Kandi: The Mix - Summer 2006

ASIN: B000FL7AUM
Release Date: 2006-06-05

Tracks:

Conceptions
Bohemian Sunset - Jazzanova
Beautiful Otherness
Thought of You
Dream of You
Hi-Fi Love [Kenneth Bager Re-Edit]
Crazy Girls
Float Through Stars [Boozoo Bajou Mix] - The Funky Lowlives
Starlight - Cathy Battistessa,
Sweet Morning
Let's Come Together - Jeff Lounge Experience Bennett's
Rouge
Alone
Hello There - Cagedbaby
[CD-ROM Track]

Tracks:

Lujon - Henry Mancini
(This Is Not) A Love Song - Nouvelle Vague
Get a Life - Rae & Christian, , Bobby Womack
Slowly - Max Sedgley
Sweet Feeling
Losing You [Nick Franglin of Lemon Jelly Mix]
Pacific Memories - Fenomenon
Ma [Afterlife Mix] - Christophe Goze
Viver [Butti 49 Re-Fusion] - Sandboy
Calma - Isabel Fructuoso,
Love Affair - Dalminjo
Feel [Afterlife Remix]
Rise Hour
Bliss

Album Description

UK two disc set, subtitled A Return To The Brighter Side Of Chill, featuring 28 euphoric chill-out tracks including 4 Hero's 'Conceptions', Jazzanova's 'Bohemian Sunset', Ganga's 'Sweet Morning', Frontera's 'Rouge', Defender's 'Bliss', Nouvelle Vague's 'This Is Not A Love Song', True Stories' 'Crazy Girls' and more.

Customer Reviews:

Serve Chilled Returns.......2007-06-14

I was a pretty vocal advocate of Hed Kandi's "Serve Chilled" series. I tried out a few of their other compilations too, Winter Chill and Beach House specifically. But neither really grabbed me the way the Serve Chilled series did. Maybe it was because of the time I got the first one... towards the end of 2000, I saw it in the Virgin store in Vegas while there for business and picked it up having recognized S-Tone Inc. and some others. I loved volume one and quickly became a fan of volume two before volume three ranked amongs my favorite compilations. So hearing that "Serve Chilled" was returning, I was very happy about the decision.

After all of that, when I checked this one out, I wasn't really disappointed but it didn't pick-up where vol 3 left off some 5 years ago. It starts out nice enough with a great 4Hero track (those guys are quality!) and the Lars Bartkuhn track is a nice surprise too. It wasn't my favorite track of his (Treasure Everywhere is) but I like Lars' music and his approach. But then there's pretty cool soulful track by Secret Stealth that has a neat beat and feel to it. Very promising start! But that's really it for disc one IMO, outside of the interesting "Crazy Girls" which gets you more for it's originality.

Disc two comes on and I'm taken back to the fantastic disc twos of the franchise. This one starts out well with Henry Mancini's "Lujon", a song that was done over by a few "chillout" groups in the early 2000's. I want to say it was "Ocean Beach Cybophonia" by Black Mighty Orchestra. Another stand-out was Crazy Penis' (horrid name, I know) "Sweet Feeling". The name and the song together... pretty poor. But it is a nice song. Sandboy's "Viver", given a remake by Butti 49 is very nice and laid back - a real throwback to the great times in the series. Sung in portuguese but with a real modern vibe to it and splashes of orchestration. It's been on a few other comps too. Finally, Defender's cut was alright... a bit redundant after the first minute and it ultimately goes nowhere. But it has a unique sort of mid-80's feel to it.

So this was a decent return for the HK Serve Chilled Series. But like all the other releases of theirs that I own, it's got loads and loads of filler that drag it down. In fact it follows the blue-print of its predecessors perfectly... mediocre disk one with a few stand-outs and superior disc two that still has a few crummy & boring songs. But HedKandi's approach was always top rate - they didn't follow the run of the mill series' bent on making a quick buck (even though they still want to) like M.O.S. or Ultra. The songs are always the full edit and there's no cross-fading here - just full tracks which always gives the series a full star in my book. 3.5 stars - a good summer album, but be very wary of the filler & it's not as strong, in the end, as Volumes 1 and 3 which are sadly out of print.

Awesome!.......2007-04-13

I really like this CD. It's great background music for a cocktail party or just studying and relaxing. I've had comments from party guests about the music I was playing. They liked it too. It isn't good for driving music because it will put you to sleep.

Fantastic chill/ambient/background music.......2007-04-05

I know this is an expensive import, but it has 2 CDs full of great music.

JfromNY.......2006-08-31

If you're looking for a great chill, poolside, or even a great evening late-night low -key album this is it. I have 7 Hed Kandi CD's and this is my favorite, along with, but a totaly contrast to, the twisted disco set. I can't recommend this album enough.

Glad it's back.......2006-08-07

I bought the new Serve Chilled album. Like the other reviewer below, it was nice to have something different after Hed Kandi's last few dance albums, which have been a little disapointing. I like that Hed Kandi is now bringing back older compilation series that I thought were long gone. Now if only they could bring back Deeper, I would be very happy! Serve Chilled is a nice collection of chillout tunes that are more upbeat than the dark and acoustic tracks from their Winter Chill compilations (which I also love). Nice summer listening!

Average customer rating:

Serve Chilled
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hed Kandi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Techno-House | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005JI41
Release Date: 2001-05-29

Tracks:

Nuits [Album Version] - Nightmares on Wax
Fear and Love - Morcheeba
Dusk You and Me - Groove Armada
Blanket - Imogen Heap, , Urban Species
Walk This Land [Smoking Barrel Mix] - E-Z Rollers
Lizzie's Balloon - 45 Dip
Glass Bead Game - Thievery Corporation
Moon Sequence - The Herbaliser
Far Far Away from My Heart - Presence
Beat Experience - Pepe Deluxe
Lucky [Kruder and Dorfmeister Suicide Mix] - Lewis Taylor, Lewis Taylor
Don't Explain - Anthea
Enchant Me [Original Version] - The Amalgamation of Soundz
To Ulrike M. [Zero 7 Mix] - Doris Days
Resist - Karime Kendra, Outside

Tracks:

Who Do You Love? [Original Album Version] - Jose Padilla
Cry - Afterlife
Sem Conten - Bebel Gilberto
Ainda Sonhar - S-Tone Inc.
With You [LP Version] - Smoke City
Freedom from Pity [Album Version] - Jhelisa
Hudson River Revisited - Black Science Orchestra
Garden of Earthly Delights - D*Note
Marching On - Ballistic Brothers
Arboleda de Manzanitas - Eighty Mile Beach
Beyond My Imagination
Silvia - Fourth World
Hornflakes Diner - Nighthawks

Average customer rating:

Hed Kandi's Debut Downtempo Collection.
Sit Back, Chill-out Tracks
This album delivers
NOON TRAIN REVIEW
Not bad, but WAY flawed

Serve Chilled
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hed Kandi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Trip Hop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

Hed Kandi: Nu Cool, Vol. 4
Winter Chill
Hed Kandi: Winter Chill 06.02
Hed Kandi: Serve Chilled

ASIN: B00000JZNX
Release Date: 1999-07-19

Tracks:

Les Nuits (Album Version)-Nightmares On Wax
Fear Of Love-Morcheeba
Dusk You & Me-Groove Armada
Blanket-Urban Species Featuring Imogen Heap
Walk This Land (Smoking Barrel Mix)-E-Z Rollers
Lizzie's Balloon-45 Dip
The Glass Bead Game-Thievery Corporation
Moon Sequence-The Herbaliser
Far Far Away From My Heart-Presence
The Beat Experience-Pepe Deluxe
Lucky (Kruder & Dorfmeister Suicide Mix)-Lewis
Don't Explain-Anthea
Enchant Me (Original Version)-The Amalgamation Of
To Ulrike M (Zero 7 Mix)-Doris Days
Resist-Outside Featuring Karime Kendra
Who Do You Love (Original Album Version)-Jose
Cry-Afterlife
Sem Contencao-Bebel Gilberto
Ainda Sonhar-S Tone Inc
With You (LP Version)-Smoke City
Freedom From Pity (Album Version)-Jhelisa
Hudson River Revisited-Black Science Orchestra
The Garden Of Earthly Delights-D Note
Marching On-Ballistic Brothers
Arboleda De Manzanitas-Eighty Mile Beach
Beyond My Imagination-Jazz Vandall's
Silvia-Fourth World
Hornflakes Diner-Nighthawks

Album Description

28 Superbly Chilled Tracks For A True Chill Out Session including Nightmarea On Wax-'Les Nuits' (Album Version), Morcheeba-'Fear and Love', Groove Armada-'Dusk You & Me', ThieveryCorporation-'The Glass Bead Game', Smoke City-'With You'(LP Version), Jhelis

Album Details

Twenty-eight Pure 'chilled Out' Grooves featuring Morcheeba, Urban Species, Nightmares on Wax, Groove Armada, E-z Rollers, Jose Padilla, Bebel Gilberto and More. Double CD Set.

Customer Reviews:

Hed Kandi's Debut Downtempo Collection........2004-11-22

Released in 1999, "Serve Chilled" is the debut entry of Hed Kandi's chillout series, and it appears to have been cast aside in favor of the more popular "Winter Chill" compilations. As is the case with "Nu Cool," Hed Kandi allowed another quality franchise to die, which is unfortunate because this double disc is easily better than the last two "Winter Chill" compilations combined. I searched extensively for this hard-to-get release, and when I finally found it at a record store in Manhattan, I had to grab it while I had the chance. Disc 1 has some of the more familiar names which includes Thievery Corporation's "Glass Bead Game," Nightmares on Wax's "Les Nuits," and Groove Armada's "Dusk, You and Me." But other standouts include the piano-flavored "Resist" by Outside (featuring Karime Kendra) and "Enchant Me" by the Amalgamation of Soundz. Disc 2, however, is my favorite, featuring mellowed tracks that have a jazzy/Latin feel. "Marching On" by Ballistic Brothers, "Who Do You Love" by Jose Padilla, and "Hudson River Revisited" by Black Science Orchestra all have that cafe/laid back feel that's typical in a chillout compilation. Though released in 1999, the material in this compilation of unmixed downtempo jams is still fresh and makes up one of Hed Kandi's best chillout compilations. A smart alternative to the "Winter Chill" CDs.

Sit Back, Chill-out Tracks.......2003-12-14

This was the first of Hedkandi's "Serve Chilled" series, released back in 1999. It spanned to 3 volumes with the final (and IMO best one) released in 2001. Now, Hedkandi seems to only do "Winter Chill" as their chillout franchise, and focus on Beach House, Disco, etc. What a shame! The most annoying thing about Hedkandi's compilations is the consistency. Like another reviewer stated, they have a lot of room to set the mood but just don't. This is perfectly seen in the first disc, which is very much lagging in consistency adn top tracks. Sometimes it's too slow, or too fast, and then there's a cut here and there where you're left thinking: "What the heck was that?"

But the second CD is much better, as is usually the case with all of Hedkandi's chillout compilations. It mixes a few latin tunes in with Bebel Gilberto and S-Tone Inc. You have a cool Ballistic Brothers cut, and some funky tunes that wind you down with the most notable track being Fourth World's "Silvia" - Brazilian singer Flora Purim is on vocals there.

Hedkandi is cool in that you get the full mixes of tracks, and it's not a mixed dj'd cd. And one thing I do have to give credit for is that some tracks are hardly heard, and they did try to stand-out in a saturated "chill-out" market via the product itself and the packaging. For instance, instead of using the overplayed "Underwater Love" by Smoke City, they used "With You", which is a fantastic tune!

While this one is perhaps a bit old now, there's still some terrific music here and unlike some of the later Winter Chill additions, you don't have the relentless warbling of female vocals - there's variety. I recommend it!

This album delivers.......2001-08-02

Ignore the so-so reveiw of this album unless you are a DJ with an expensive and extensive CD collection or are a music snob who thinks you are too cool not to make pretentious comments about what SHOULD have been on this CD. Bottom line, it delievers what it promises and it's a great compilation, well worth the import price. I first heard this CD when I was living in Europe three years ago and it has held up for me. I have since ordered a bunch of the hedkandi CD's and have not been disapointed yet. If you're tired of buying albums and only liking one or two songs, or don't have the time to research what to buy, this is the easy way out. And even if you have the time to be really really cool, it's still a decent album...

NOON TRAIN REVIEW.......2001-06-06

This is by far the best bargain I've found yet in this category. There is not one bad track on either cd and the music flows effortlessly with no obnoxious tracks to break that perfect buzz. You can press play and walk away with confidence knowing your in for nearly two hours of "the business" This is great conversation/dinner party music as well as those occassions when it's just you and the water bubbling at the bottom of your apperatus. You won't find a better value in the chill category. Especially with Claude Challe bangin' you for 45 beans for his stuff. Enjoy! Peace out!

Not bad, but WAY flawed.......2001-06-04

This collection has a LOT of track room (2 CDs) to get the mood right with, but it doesn't quite rise to the occassion. There's some decent stuff, a few really good tracks, and a lot of cannon fodder.

The problem with a lot of chill-out collections these days is that the genre is still a bit ill-defined; there's a lot of house or trip-hop music with a little latin thrown in to make it "exotic" and it gets labeled "chill-out" or ambient. The genre is fast becoming what "electronica" was in the 80s and early 90s: the genre you put weird stuff in. Unfortunately, a lot of discs suffer from this, and this one is no different in that respect.

There's some genuine good stuff on here: CD 2 #9 Ballistic Brothers "Marching On" CD 1 #6 45 Dip "Lizzie's Balloon" CD 1 #11 Lewis Taylor "Lucky"

...but not enough for you to blow over 20 bucks on just because it's from across the pond. Even when I counted stuff in that was just okay, I ended up with a list of about 9 solid tracks. That's out of 28. That's not good by anyone's count. More focus on chilling or house or latin or SOMETHING, just get the project on the same page next time. I'm not impressed by how big a DJ's collection is, even if it is Hedkandi. I want a solid CD.

Serve Chilled, Vol. 2
Average customer rating:
Serve Chilled, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hed Kandi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
Techno-House | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005JI47
Release Date: 2000-07-03

Tracks:

Immigrant - Nitin Sawhney
Beautiful - Mandalay
Your Place in the World - The Space Brothers
Falling - Afterlife
Sail [Original LP Mix] - Aim, Kate Rogers
End (Hepop Original) - Llorca
Eyes on You [4Hero Mix] - Santessa
Life in Mono - Mono
Man and a Woman - 45 Dip
Plaid [Bang Bang Remix] - Nova Nova
Paul's Pal - Paul Hunter
Directions - Broadway Project
Changing Times - Korova Milk Bar
Koobesq - King Kooba
Your Girl - Blue States

Tracks:

Sea - Morcheeba
Tsunami (Inside My Soul) - Sven Van Hees
Slip into Something More Comfortable - Kinobe
Tantos Desajos - Suba
Christina - Mr. Hermano
Outro Lado - Zuco 103
Well, You Needn't - Solar Sides
Circe [Jazzanova Mix] - Ursula Rucker
Season [Swag's Vocal Mix] - Beanfield
Summertime - Jazz Vandals
Fine - Kate Rogers
Bird Song - Underwolves
Sidewaze - Night Source
Northern Lights - Lux

Average customer rating:

Hed Kandi: Serve Chilled
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hed Kandi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000FP2YV8
Release Date: 2006-06-20

Tracks:

Conceptions
Bohemian Sunset - Jazzanova
Beautiful Otherness
Thought of You
Dream of You
Hi-Fi Love [Kenneth Bager Re-Edit]
Crazy Girls
Float Through Stars [Boozoo Bajou Mix] - The Funky Lowlives
Starlight - Cathy Battistessa,
Sweet Morning
Let's Come Together - Jeff Lounge Experience Bennett's
Rouge
Alone
Hello There - Cagedbaby
[CD-ROM Track]

Tracks:

Lujon - Henry Mancini
(This Is Not) A Love Song - Nouvelle Vague
Get a Life - Rae & Christian, , Bobby Womack
Slowly - Max Sedgley
Sweet Feeling
Losing You [Nick Franglin of Lemon Jelly Mix]
Pacific Memories - Fenomenon
Ma [Afterlife Mix] - Christophe Goze
Viver [Butti 49 Re-Fusion] - Sandboy
Calma - Isabel Fructuoso,
Love Affair - Dalminjo
Feel [Afterlife Remix]
Rise Hour
Bliss

Average customer rating:

Hed Kandi: Serve Chilled 2007
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hed Kandi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000PSJBIY
Release Date: 2007-05-15

Tracks:

Cure & The Cause [Ambient Mix] - Fish Go Deep, Tracey K
One Love - Sara Tavares
Down But Up - Ganga
Northwest - Aim
Intoxicated - Groovecatcher
Still Here - Aural Float
Give Me Loving [mantra mix] - Goloka
Rain Down Love [After Hours Mix] - Freemasons, Siedah Garrett
Little Man - Cagedbaby
African Girl - Nayo
Watersong - Fous de la Mer
Hide Me [Al Usher Dance Mix] - Grandadbob
Fragment Two... the First Picture - Kenneth Bager, Julee Cruise
Tricks - Cicada
[CD-Rom Track]

Tracks:

Seven Cities [Ambient Dub] - Solar Stone
Finally [Lenny Ibizarre Mix] - Kings of Tomorrow
Koop Island Blues - Koop
Party Animal - No Logo
Love Is Flowing to Love - Billie Godfrey, , Mitchell & Dewbury
Supernova - Yukijobo
I Wanna Go [Afterlife Remix] - Jannae Jordan, Stereo Mutants
All That Men Think About - Track N Field
Lonnie's Secret - Owusu & Hannibal
Taking Me Over - Schmoov!
Drive Me Crazy - Secret Stealth
Modern Stalking - The Lovebirds
Magic Sky [Riccione Mix] - London Heavy Disco Revue

Average customer rating:

Chilled
I TOTALLY DISAGREE with the other reviews
South American flavors save the day with a quality disc two
Chillout With a Dash of Latin Flava.
Excellent Sampler

Hed Kandi: Serve Chilled, Vol. 3
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hed Kandi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Techno-House | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005J9YS
Release Date: 2001-05-15

Album Details

Third volume in the series aimed at 'clubbers who may have been there, seen it and done that, but still wouldn't mind doning it again'. Compiled by Mark Doyle, V.3 features tracks by Salt Tank, Chris Coco, Bebel Gilberto, Rae & Christian, Butterfinger, at Jazz, Fac 15 & much more.

Customer Reviews:

Chilled.......2005-02-22

This is the last installment in the SERVE CHILLED series. You get two discs that are entirely different. Disc one is your standard chillout music, with some jazz, electronica. Disc two has a more latin flair to it, with some interesting drums, guitars and vocals. It is easily the better of the two discs. Not that disc one is bad but if it were more like disc two, this would be a perfect compilation. Excellent compilation!

I TOTALLY DISAGREE with the other reviews.......2004-08-13

Unless banal Brazilian filler is your definition of "chill-out" then don't listen to the other reviewers. Disc ONE is the TRUE chillout disc. Disc 2 isn't too bad but doesn't even come close to the quality of Disc 1. (Umm, people, it's a CHILLOUT compilation not a BEACH HOUSE compilation - why on earth is there latino house towards the end of disc 2??)

Disc 1 has Memorable stuff, that has tunes which stick out and you find yourself humming later on and playing in your head. Fac 15's "Stay With Me 'Till Dawn" is a phenomenal piece of vocal work - perfect for watching the last stages of a sunset with that significant other. Salt Tank's "Eugina", originally a progressive house classic, is taken to a whole new world with this new vocal downtempo version. "Gemini" and "La Croisic" are perfect examples of Chris Coco's unparalleled production talents. Illumination's "Somewhere Out There" is a soothing-yet-haunting chill track with a great keyboard riff which will stay in your mind forever. Other highlights include Outside's "Shaversham" and Companion's "Run", both of which remind me of Seal's early work (listen for the piano arrangement towards the end of "Run" - absolutely stellar). My absolute favorite track on this disc though is Fug's "Ready For Us" - phenomenal accoustic work!!!!!! It's one of those tracks that's 7 minutes long but doesn't drag on cause it changes tempo towards the end. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the breakdowns!!!!!! Makes my hairs stand on end.

I'm not even gonna talk about the 2nd disc cause I don't think there's really anything on there worth mentionning. Plus every other review's done enough of that already.

South American flavors save the day with a quality disc two.......2003-04-17

What is it?
As with all Hed Kandi releases, two dozen or so full length records are collected for your listening pleasure. Here 26 "True Chill Out Tracks" are evenly split between Ibiza-level beach chill and (decidedly better) Latin flavors.

And?
Disc one's a bit skimpy: Organic Audio effortlessly offer carefree spirit with their ode "Always the Sun." Fug drop the slow jam "Ready For Us," a breathtaking combination of laid back instrumentation and faint vocal that shows up most of the chiller filler on here. Excepting duos Badmarsh & Shri and Rae & Christian, it's sadly all by the numbers fare the rest of the way. And why is it that Chris Coco can deliver quality mixes but come up short with his own work - here the scratch & vocoder (!) combo "Gemini."

But?
Thankfully disc two saves the day, seeking South America for inspiration. Warm, friendly and lively Latin fare abounds, from sprightly piano nod Zimpala "To The Bass," the soft hues of Bebel Gilberto's multilingual "August Day Song," flute, horn and wordless coo of Los Ladrones ace "La Septima Ola," welcome instrumentals from Cantoma and Butterfinger, with added bonus bossa faves S-Tone Inc. Throw in five more pieces of equal appeal, subtract discordant ape-sound filled duffer "Sensacao's" and you've got one of Hed Kandi's better start to finish efforts.

So?
Why can't the Kandi crew deliver consistent work like this more often? Sort it out folks! Disc 1: 2.5 stars Disc 2: 4 stars

Chillout With a Dash of Latin Flava........2003-01-07

This is the third installment of Hed Kandi's "Serve Chilled" series, a collection of downtempo grooves for those who just rather stay in and relax. The set features two discs, and they are both entirely different beasts in terms of flavor and quality. Disc 1 is pretty much standard chillout fare, a few jazzed-up numbers, some electronica, and a little bit of ambient. Much of the material on this disc is quite enjoyable and very listenable, but very little of it is memorable. Disc 2, however, is the Real Deal. Giving sensual Latin grooves, this second disc is easily the better of the two, and it's enough to make "Serve Chilled 3" worth both your time and money. Strokes of percussion, tasty guitars and spicy vocals make up the disc with standout tracks like Butterfinger's aptly-titled "Wanna Go Somewhere and Chill?," The Memheads' "Barabeu," and Cantoma's "Pandajero." This disc really gave me images of a relaxing sun-drenched August afternoon by the beach. Had "Serve Chilled 3" consist solely of Disc 2, I would have given this baby five stars without hesitation. Alas, we have the inferior Disc 1 so I have to dock a star. An overall rather good compilation.

Excellent Sampler.......2002-12-25

Four stars, because I did not quite fall for CD 1. While it does have some solid tracks and artits, like Rae & Christian and Badmarsh & Shri, the overall feel of that one puts me a few steps closer to slumperland.

But CD 2... wow. The funny thing is that I picked this up actually at the same time I had picked up Brazilectro vol 2. And to be honest, what attracted me most to this cd was, in reality, the artists on CD 2. Bebel Gilberto, Los Ladrones and I was on a mad craze to find out more information about S-Tone Inc. The feel of the second disc definitely is latin, and specifically, new bossa nova. In addition to who I jsut mentioned, you also haer Racoon's popular club track "Sensacao", and Butterfinger's "Wanna Go" and a perfect wind-down is Atjazz's "Harmony".

Most of the artists are near impossible to find, so it seems, and the tracks are presented in full. You don't feel slighted at all with a commercial tidbit of a track. This really is a chill-cd, and I highly recommend it. From start to finish (of disc 2), it takes you on a tour - of the beach. From noon to sunset, with a splash of ambiance.

Music:

Music

music

Recommended Music:

Lions [Enhanced] [Import]

Romantic World of Chopin's Piano, Vol. 2 [Enhanced]

Nearly Blue

Music: What a Wonderful World

Passersby

Pure

Non Gettate Alcun Oggetto [Import]

Planet Bass

Love Overdub

Queen [Import]

Lotta Sax Appeal: A Saxophone Retrospective [Box set]

New Worlds By Design

? Remainz [Import]

Symposium Great Conductors: Leonard Bernstein

Modern Standards