Innovators Series: Armand Van Helden 1

Armand Van Helden | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 7, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 7, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nervous Records
• ASIN: B00000K1N3
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #683,409 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Can U Feel It [Shell Toe Mix]

2. Warrior's Dance [Mandingo Tribe Mix]

3. Loves Ecstasy [Peak Hour Mix]

4. Egyptian Magician [Whirling Dervishes Mix]

5. Nite Life [Retail Mix]

6. Nite Life [Sound Factory Mix]

7. Oohhh Baby [Armand Mix]

8. Oohhh Baby [Trance F*cker Mix]

9. Oohhh Baby [Summer F*ck Mix]

10. I Like [Back in Da Woods Mix]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Not Great, January 1, 2001

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"77todd77" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Innovators Series: Armand Van Helden 1 (Audio CD)

Armand Van Heldon seemed to come out of nowhere with his incredible remixes of 'Professional Widow' by Tori amos, 'Spin Spin Sugar' by the Sneaker Pimps, 'Insomnia' by Faithless and 'Sugar is Sweeter' by C.J. Bolland - all in the space of about a year. Based on those mixes and many others, Van Heldon proved himself to be one of the best in the business. His albums on the other hand, can be erratic and sometimes frustratingly inconsistant. 'Nervous Tracks Vol. 1' is one of his less than great releases. Only a couple of the ten tracks are actually remixed by him. The rest are tracks that he selected. The album has an unbalanced feel to it. It doesn't help matters that two of the tracks appear more than once in different mixes. It has the feel of something that was thrown together at the last minute. There are however, moments of the funky brilliance that we have come to expect from Armand. The 'Sound Factory Mix' of 'Nightlife' is incredible. The track by 'Jungle Juice' that opens the album is also a funky, tribal gem. If Armand Van Heldon can put an album like this together in his sleep, just imagine what he's capable of when firing on all four cylinders. Similar Artists: Ananda Project, Timo Maas, Global Underground:Danny Tenaglia(London)