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ANTHEA Words & Beats (HEDK004) Hed Kandi 1999 14 Tracks. 64mins45secs. Buy this CD on line now

Words & Beats... This is a good description of Anthea's album released by Hed Kandi this month. This young lady likes to play with different styles: jazz, drum 'n' bass, pop, soul, nothing stands in her way and she adapts quite well to everything, and she reshapes everything to her own advantage. It turns out to be one of these completly unexpected groovy experiences, the kind that makes you thing that there's a God somewhere, and that he wants you to have a glimpse of heaven, a kind of preview of bliss.  Funky and reflective at the same time, Ms Anthea Clarke writes all the songs with her mate Chris Bangs, who also coproduces the album. She's even got the chick to covers Don't Explain, originally sung by Billie Holiday, and she does it quite well too.  Though not quite as impressive as Afterlife's album, this Hed Kandi little number will probably find a place on any good CD collection, somewhere not far away from Nicolette.

TRACK LISTING 01 Away 2 Always 08 Sentimental 02 I Wish 09 Fingers 03 Deeper 10 Can't Be You 04 Only One 11 Away 2 Always Never Mix 05 He Said She Said 12 Deeper Down Beats 06 Don't Explain 13 I Wish Nu Funk Mix 07 Side Of Blue 14 Side Of Blue Carlito's D'n'B Mix

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