Contrary to what his name suggests, Armand van Helden is a New York DJ who has become known in recent years thanks to remixes for artists such as Tori Amos, Puff Daddy, Daft Punk, Janet Jackson and the Rolling Stones. On his fifth album "2Future4U" he approaches dance music in the same way as his colleague Fatboy Slim, but instead of breakbeats he makes more use of souped-up housebeats. And where
… Fatboy Slim focuses more on making almost poppy songs, the elongated songs with fat bass drums, repetitive voice samples and elements from disco and trance seem more intended for the dance floor. With the hit "U don't know me". (W.vd.Z.)more
