Search - Various Artists :: Hed Kandi: Deeper 2002

Buyer Beware!

Savant11 | Canada | 03/30/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I want to add a word of caution, this is not more of the same from the first CD. If you are expecting a continuation of similar styles from "Deeper" you may want to pass. This CD consists of tracks that are what I call Deep House and Trance. It is the type of music that you would find playing at Clubs at the midnight hour. Tracks such as Sunrise by Afterlife and Rapture by iio are the highlights on this CD. The rest is just hard driving trance beatsBeing a huge fan of the first CD Deeper I was so excited when I saw it in the shop. But I was very let down as I listened to the CD. The smooth grooves and melodies which were on Deeper are missing here. 75% of the CD is purely hard driving trance beats.To be perfectly frank if I had known it was going to sound like this I would never have touched it in the first place.Buyer beware! If you are expecting more of 'Deeper' then this is not the album for you!"

Another Great HK Compilation! Unlike Deeper 1 through!!!

Savant11 | 03/19/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"When Hed Kandi said this compilation was twisted, they were right!!! The CD is definitely dark like its predecessor, however this CD is harder and more progressive. Deeper 1 had more soulful, deep house. There's is soul on Deeper 2, but its more twisted. Especially when the first track, Afterlife's "Sunrise" starts off. The Roger Sanchez remix of this track turned this chill out favorite into a progressive dancefloor number. I feel Roger's remix of this track is a departure for him. As a matter of fact, Deeper 2 is the first time Roger's remix of this song has appeared anywhere. And then as the album progresses, it gets more strange. Timo Maas' "To Get Down" is extremely hard, with a rock guitar sample. I reminds me a little of Fatboy Slim. The second CD is fascinating as it showcases the harder remixes of tracks that are better known to be deep house numbers. Danny Tenaglia's remix of Kings of Tomorrow's "Finally" turns this soulful house hit on its head. The strong vocals are still present, but they are surrounded by a beats that dark, hard, thumping, and twisted.I recommend this CD, however, keep an open mind. If you were expecting another Deeper 1, you will be disappointed. For those who love hard and/or progressive house, this is your album."

It Could Have Been "Deeper," but It's Still Worth a Spin.

The Groove | Boston, MA | 01/29/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Hed Kandi shifts gears a bit and unleashes a series called "Deeper," a collection of house grooves that are edgier and darker than the jams we're accustomed to hearing on the label's "Disco Kandi" compilations. So what works? 90% of Disc 1, which amply lives up to the promise of the title. Main attractions are the funked-up "I Wanna Be" by Shauna Solomon, a Pete Heller remix of "Moody" performed by BPT, and Superchumbo's re-working of "In Stereo" by Flip Flop. These tracks remind me of summer late nights at a club in NYC or Washington, D.C. where grooves like these aggressively pulsate and blare out of the speakers. So what doesn't work? Well, half of disc 2, which docks "Deeper" by a star. Not only is it inconsistent, it also has some fairly predictable titles. Am I the only one who's had enough of the inescapable "Rapture" by Iio? I like the trance version, and the house remix that appears here ain't bad, but it dulls "Deeper"'s edge a bit. Purestone's "Addicted to Bass" sounds a bit clumsy, and I could have lived without hearing "Finally" by Kings of Tomorrow for the umpteenth time. Still, there's plenty to admire on "Deeper," which, despite its flaws, lives up to its name."