Serve Chilled: Electronic Summer CD

After a break of four years, Hed Kandi's traditional annual chill out-centric selection returns. As usual, there's a variety of sounds and styles represented over the course of two tightly-packed discs, from the nu Balearica of Chris Coco, Dolphin Boy (as remixed by Ashley Beedle) and Hercules & Love Affair (whose slo-mo cover of Sterling Void's "It's Alright" is a highlight), to the MDMA pop of Beth Ditto and Maya Jane Coles. The predominant sound, though, is nu-disco and slow house. These two genres provide most of the album's stand out moments, from the delicious build of Henrik Schwartz's classic Coldcut remix to Instra:mental's thrilling remix of Commix.