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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well, what can I say? Beach House has been deteriorating for a few years now and has finally given up the ghost. There is nothing on discs 1 or 3 that can hold a light to anything on BH 0402 or 0403, barring the great latin-threaded Sinfonia Della Notte (and even this is severely chopped down from the near 7 minute Afterlife club edit, which is an inexplicable decision.) No Snooze, no Solu Music, no Kaskade, no Fac 15. Quite frankly, I'm disappointed it's come to this.
Why the three stars? Disc 2 is a solid mix with some great tracks, especially those by Myomi and Mambana. But it's just a re-hash of tracks that have already appeared on (numerous) Hed Kandi albums, including the Beach House series. If you're new to Beach House, it may be worth a look for disc 2 alone but for seasoned BH fans, download the full version of Sinfonia and don't bother with the rest.
Why the three stars? Disc 2 is a solid mix with some great tracks, especially those by Myomi and Mambana. But it's just a re-hash of tracks that have already appeared on (numerous) Hed Kandi albums, including the Beach House series. If you're new to Beach House, it may be worth a look for disc 2 alone but for seasoned BH fans, download the full version of Sinfonia and don't bother with the rest.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For their 100th release, Hed Kandi take us back to the beach. Their early Beach House albums tended to be a bit bland but there is nothing here that you would describe as that. What you get is three quite distinct cds, although unlike HK's other three 3CD sets, only one of these is mixed.
First up, CD1 contains 13 full length house tracks, mainly but not all exclusively new (I have seen the Grant Nelson track on an earlier Disco Heaven album), starting with the soulful mid-tempo South Street Player and finishing with the ultra pop of Plage, with its ridiculously catchy synth line. In between, there is plenty of variety, from the latin-flavoured Sinfonia Della Notte to the straight ahead soul of I'll Shine. I particularly liked Without Warning which must surely have got it's inspiration from the Love Boat TV series theme. Overall, a solid CD with loads of good tunes.
CD2 is the mix CD which brings together some classic beach house, although quite a lot of the later tunes here are fresh to these ears. The CD starts with a lovely lazy tempoed instrumental called 8.08pm at the Beach, what the Human League might have done if they had had a soft side. The tempo then picks up for a run of fairly familiar tunes. The CD really kicks in however at track 8 with Myomi's The Sun In My eyes, and from then on it crackles and fizzes all the way to the end. An exciting mix, and the crescendo on Julian Jabre's Swimming Places is extraordinary. All in all, a great mix cd and worth the price of the set on its own.
Finally there is CD3 and I really do not know what to make of this, other than that on first listening there is almost nothing that I like here. The cd notes admit that Hed Kandi are going further than they have ever gone before on this one, but maybe this is a step too far into the future. There is very little house on this disc, not much beach and certainly not much that is tuneful or uplifting, most tracks relying on the beat and production to get them through. Not sure that this CD will appeal to the fans, though things do improve towards the end of the cd, and the final track, Blaze's We Are One is a real high and worth forwarding to if you get bored with the rest.
Overall, two great cds and one rather odd one. For the price I am not complaining.
First up, CD1 contains 13 full length house tracks, mainly but not all exclusively new (I have seen the Grant Nelson track on an earlier Disco Heaven album), starting with the soulful mid-tempo South Street Player and finishing with the ultra pop of Plage, with its ridiculously catchy synth line. In between, there is plenty of variety, from the latin-flavoured Sinfonia Della Notte to the straight ahead soul of I'll Shine. I particularly liked Without Warning which must surely have got it's inspiration from the Love Boat TV series theme. Overall, a solid CD with loads of good tunes.
CD2 is the mix CD which brings together some classic beach house, although quite a lot of the later tunes here are fresh to these ears. The CD starts with a lovely lazy tempoed instrumental called 8.08pm at the Beach, what the Human League might have done if they had had a soft side. The tempo then picks up for a run of fairly familiar tunes. The CD really kicks in however at track 8 with Myomi's The Sun In My eyes, and from then on it crackles and fizzes all the way to the end. An exciting mix, and the crescendo on Julian Jabre's Swimming Places is extraordinary. All in all, a great mix cd and worth the price of the set on its own.
Finally there is CD3 and I really do not know what to make of this, other than that on first listening there is almost nothing that I like here. The cd notes admit that Hed Kandi are going further than they have ever gone before on this one, but maybe this is a step too far into the future. There is very little house on this disc, not much beach and certainly not much that is tuneful or uplifting, most tracks relying on the beat and production to get them through. Not sure that this CD will appeal to the fans, though things do improve towards the end of the cd, and the final track, Blaze's We Are One is a real high and worth forwarding to if you get bored with the rest.
Overall, two great cds and one rather odd one. For the price I am not complaining.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I agree with the other reviewers in mostly that I'm disappointed with the inclusion of quite a lot of old tunes and lack of originality in mixing and flow, and I think what i would have done is completely skip the third CD which is just noise and makes your ears bleed quite frankly, (especially if like me, you enjoy the beach and disco house side of things )and therefore giving more money to sourcing new tracks and yes I did read the track listing before buying , it just doesn't get off the ground, no build up to a climax per se..as a foot note to all lovers of HK, FA and Defected etc, if you haven't picked up any of their CD's, highly recommend Future Disco especially the first and third installements..
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