Winter Chill, Vol. 3

Disc: 1

1. Evergreen [Dusted Remix] - Faithless

2. Lovely Head - Goldfrapp

3. Sparks - Röyksopp

4. Come a Day - Beth Hirsch

5. Letter to a Sister Friend - Ursula Rucker

6. Sneakin' [Vocal Version] - Jaffa

7. Awakening - Airlock

8. Out of Control - Fenomenon

9. Rain (Where Do I Begin?)

10. Online - De-Phazz

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Disc: 2

1. When the Body Speaks - Depeche Mode

2. Gabriel - Lamb

3. Only Love - Chris Coco

4. Rainy Days and Mondays - Cathi Ogden

5. Sometimes It Snows in April - Amar

6. M. Dupont - The Dining Rooms

7. Twisted - Fused

8. Empty Beaches

9. Deeper - Into Places - Afterlife

10. Blow It All Away - Sia

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
UK chill-out compilation on Hed Kandi. 30 tracks featuring, Faithless, Goldfrapp, Royksopp, Sia, Depeche Mode, Kosheen and many more. 2001.

Tracks:

Evergreen [Dusted Remix] - Faithless
Lovely Head - Goldfrapp
Sparks - Ropp
Come a Day - Beth Hirsch
Letter to a Sister Friend - Vicki Miles, Ursula Rucker
Sneakin' [Vocal Version] - Jaffa
Awakening - Airlock
Out of Control - Fenomenon
Rain (Where Do I Begin?) - Si*S
On Line - De-Phazz
Trust Me [Sector 7g Remix] - Urban Dwellers
Fairy of the Lake - Yonderboi
Rambla - Mescalito
And That's Saying a Lot [Naturally Calamity Alternative Remix] - Natural Calamity
Drift - PC Synergy

Tracks:

When the Body Speaks - Depeche Mode
Gabriel - Lamb
Only Love - Chris Coco
Rainy Days and Mondays - Cathi Ogden
Sometimes It Snows in April - Amar
M. Dupont - The Dining Rooms
Twisted - Fused
Empty Beaches
Deeper (Into Places) - Afterlife, Afterlife
Blow It All Away - Sia
See the Light [Astral Mix]
Sunlight in the Rain - Kelli Ali
To Be Free - Emiliana Torrini
Gone - Kosheen
Leave Me on High - Mr. Hermano

Album Description

UK chill-out compilation on Hed Kandi. 30 tracks featuring, Faithless, Goldfrapp, Royksopp, Sia, Depeche Mode, Kosheen and many more. 2001.

Album Details

30 More Great Chill Out Tracks from the Best in the Biz: De Phazz, Si*se, Faithless, Urban Dwellers, Royksopp, Depeche Mode, Lamb, Fused, Kosheen and Many More.

Customer Reviews:

Chill out with Winter Chill.......2004-12-25

Being a fan of the other compilations from Hed Kandi, I decided to give Winter Chill a try, and I'm glad I did. Hed Kandi compilations usually contain songs that are otherwise unavailable on other cds, and this is no exception. With the amount of chill cd's out there, it's nice to see a label distinguish themselves by including lesser known artists, instead of taking the easy way and putting songs that were previously available on other cds.

This is a nice CD to just put on as background music, to just relax, or maybe at a party to set the mood, whatever you want. I find a lot of the tracks are hypnotic. Some favorites include a cover of Prince's "Sometimes It Snows In April" by Amar, Afterlife's "Deeper - Into Places", Fac 15 feat. Cathi Ogden on "Rainy Days and Mondays", Depeche Mode's "When The Body Speaks", Goldfrapp's "Lovely Head" and more. Overall a nice chill CD.

Maybe it's just me but this CD was a horrible waste of money.......2004-12-10

Well, I have many, many CDs and few from Hed Kandi. Most are good, some not but none have burned me more than this compilation of crap. I spent $30 and I wish I could return it. I amazed by the reviews for this, I actually went by them to decide to purchase it. In my opinion, these people don't know good Chill when they hear or they are completely tone deaf.
Don't, don't waste your money on this unless you like to listen to B-side style music.

Deep. Dark. Cold........2004-07-25

Hed Kandi is a label that prides itself in providing excellent chill/house/dance msuic by artists that are less popular or perhaps even unknown. Now, this might frighten you at first. I mean, if these artists and songs are unpopular or have never been heard of, surely they aren't very good right? WRONG.

Chill out cds are everywhere nowadays, but most of them aren't very good, or have trackfulls of songs that you already have on a past Chill CD. Not Hed Kandi. The tracks on this cd are mostly unknown (or at least to me, and I consider myself pretty up-to-date with music) except for the opening songs of Faithless and Depeche Mode, but what's great is, the unknown artists are what steal the show! On CD2 Rainy Days And Mondays by Fac 15 is absolutely amazing. The vocals are sensational, the beats are hypnotic. Blow It All Away by Sia is catchy, has heavenly synths and singing.

This 3rd volume is probably the Darkest of the Winter Chill series (V2 was pretty dark, but I didn't like it very much) it's hard to explain the Darkness but, I guess most of the songs just sound a little more moody? or deeper, more bassy, more Alto than Soprano. Whereas 06 03 and 06 02 were more happy, and chipper (They are also the best in the series IMO)

If I was forced to rank the Winter Chill series in order of greatest to least, it would be:

1. (best) 06.03
2. 06.02
3. Volume 3
4. Volume 1
5. Volume 2

So, it's not the Greatest.. I think there's a higher number of awesome songs in the 06's but, there are songs on these CDs that are so good, it's really worth it just for them. Plus, since the artists are kinda 'rare' you can ooh and aah your friends with something other than your worn out Pure Moods and Enya CDs

Good Mix of "Just shoot me" Songs..........2004-06-14

Hedkandi's a solid label that prides itself on releasing full length, unmixed cuts with artists that they bring in for their own label. I'm a big time fan of that, as it lets you put together your own compilations of the best tunes from their cds into whatever playlist you want for your MP3 or mini player, or burned cds. The label goes through all sorts of genres, from deep house to soul, chillout to disco. But the chillout grooves are more my speed. I picked this up a few years ago, and have started listening to it again.

The Winter Chill series is solid and very downtempo and this one is no exception. There are some good cuts here. It starts out perfect, setting the mood... and this is where I have a small problem. It starts with Faithless' "Evergreen", and then the spacy, whistle of Goldfrapp's "Lovely Head" followed up by a cut from Royksopp's wildly successful album a few years ago. Beth Hirsch's calming acoustic song is perfect for imaginging the quietness of a snowfall. And although she's a bit... different, Ursula Rucker knows how to put together a cool vibe and beat with her songs, preaching of independent sisterhood. Jaffa's "Sneakin'" is great - check out that old school Jazz influence! CD 2 doesn't slow down much (how could it - you already have the ambition and motivation of a sloth stuck in molasses.). Depeche Mode, Chris Coco, The Dining Rooms, Afterlife, Kosheen and Mr Hermano have some solid tracks there too.

All in all, solid two discs of ultra chilled out grooves. The downside? Well, you can definitely see how some people might put this in as a sort of "shoot me" depressant after breaking up with someone. And... well... some of the vocals are so syrupy and warbly, they turned my stomach (see "Sometimes it Snows in April", Si*Se, etc...). My real gripe - why oh WHY did they quit with the Serve Chilled series? Of course they don't want product cannibalism, but I liked those better. The Third one was one of my favorite compilations. It went from upbeat to downtempo, and had some fantastic and not so overplayed cuts from that time period (Atjazz, Raccoon, Los Ladrones, S-Tone Inc., etc) If you like this, then by all means check out the other Winter Chill cds. Or... there is a cd titled "She: A Female Trip-Hop Experience". But guys be warned; if you see this on top of the stereo at any time, get away as fast as you can. Run... don't look back. Don't ask questions. Just run.

This compilation truly lives up to the term "chill out".......2003-01-03

This is my very first Hed Kandi release that I recently acquired. I liked what I saw when I saw this album on Amazon.com. I liked the diversity and the lack of the same ol'songs and artists that I typically see on other chill out compilations. The first disc was good. I think I am going to need the music to sink into my head before making a final call on. Still it is definitely better than volume 2 of "Ultra Chilled". The standout tracks on that cd was the songs by Faithless, Royksopp, Si*Se, Goldfrapp, and De Phazz. Disc 2 is excellent. I really loved Depeche Mode's "When the Body Speaks", Fac 15 (feat. Cathi Ogden)'s cover of The Carpenters' "Rainy Days and Mondays" and Amar's "Sometimes It Snows in April". I thought both discs really represented chill out music in its finest form. The tracks are really solid and different. Sometimes it costs more for quality music and this cd is no exception to that statement. I definitely need to pick up the first two compilations in Hed Kandi's series of chill out music.

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