NU Cool is subset of CD compilations by UK-based record label Hed Kandi

Hed Kandi

Hed Kandi is an UK-based record label and a music brand which was established in 1999 by Mark Doyle, specialising in funky, soulful house music. Hed Kandi's catalogue includes both artist albums and various genres of club compilations. As well as producing music albums and compilations, Hed Kandi...

, a music brand which was established in 1999 by Mark Doyle

Mark Doyle

Mark Doyle is a UK-based nightclub DJ, A&R man and record label owner.In 1999 he founded the record and lifestyle label Hed Kandi for Jazz FM, and began an extensive marketing campaign within the UK and abroad with the label's house and chill music compilations and club nights in several nightclubs...

, specialising in commercial house music. Hed Kandi's catalogue includes both artist albums and various genres of club compilations. The name is a modified spelling of "head candy", reminiscent of the expression eye candy.

NU Cool (1998)

Disc 1

Track #	Artist	Title
01	Nuyorican Soul	I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun
02	Camelle Hinds	Saulsalito Calling
03	Jamiroquai Jamiroquai Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...	Blow Your Mind
04	Niteflyte	Coast To Coast
05	Hit The Boom	Here Comes The Sun
06	Blacknuss	Roll With Me
07	Driza Bone Driza Bone Driza Bone is a international dance music / remixing musical ensemble, led by the record producers / musicians, Billy April and Vincent Garcia. They used various female vocalists to provide the vocal element to their output. Driza Bone were primarily popular in the early 1990s...	The Last Time
08	Soundscape UK	I'll Be Around
09	S-Tone Inc	Time
10	Down To The Bone	Staten Island Groove
11	The Quiet Boys	Everybody Loves The Sunshine
12	Freedom Or Not	In The City

Disc 2

Track #	Artist	Title
01	Erykah Badu	Next Lifetime
02	Urban Species	Spiritual Love
03	Morcheeba	Part Of The Process
04	Greg Frank	Live And Love
05	Leena Conquest	Boundaries
06	Julian Joseph	The Other Side Of Town
07	Vanessa Rubin	Gotta B Everything
08	Dust	Donna
09	Ohm Guru	Never Be There
10	Mother Earth	Jesse
11	Folasade	Eyes On The Prize
12	Rad	ELBOY
13	Anthea	Don't Explain
14	Four 80 East	Table For Two

NU Cool 2 (1999)

Disc 1

Track #	Artist	Title
01	Jestofunk	Special Love (Jazz-N-Groove Club Mix)
02	Scott Grooves	Expansions (12")
03	Atmosfear	Dancing In Outer Space (Lunar Mix Part II)
04	Norma Jean Bell	I'm The Baddest Bitch (Moody Man Mix)
05	Kenny Bobien	Rise Above The Storm
06	Black Science Orchestra, The*	Philadelphia (12" Mix)
07	Monday Michiru	Sunshine After The Rain (MAW 12" Mix)
08	Believers, The	Who Dares To Believe In Me? (Original Mix)
09	D'Note*	Garden Of Earthly Delights (X-Press 2 Supavox)

Disc 2

Track #	Artist	Title
01	Ultra Naté	New Kind Of Medicine (Extended)
02	D-Influence*	Rock With You (DI Extended Mix)
03	Drizabone	Real Love (Original '91 Version)
04	Lovestation	Teardrops (Flava Mix 12")
05	MAW*	Pienso En Ti (I Think Of You) (NuYorican Mix)
06	Zhane*	Request Line
07	Sean Oliver (2)	You & Me
08	Mannix Lee	On And On
09	Fun Lovin' Criminals	Love Unlimited
10	Naked Music NYC	Too Late
11	Juanita Dailey	Love Hurts
12	Sharpshooters	Feeling Fine
13	Elisa Calmo Mira	Stay With Me Till Dawn
14	E-Z Rollers	Retro

Artwork

Much of the cover artwork for the Hed Kandi records has been designed by the illustrator Jason Brooks. Hed Kandi albums are generally recognizable by a vector illustration of a female dancing/clubbing, along with Hed Kandi's logo and album name.