Armen Van Helden

[TomWilko]

Dance or Garage?

Trying to settle an argument tbh, when I say Dance or Garage i am talking very 'broadly'

Just wondered on your opinions.

[TomWilko]

BTW i think he is dance without doubt

[Moonshade]

Dance absolutly *like him*

[Raz316]

dance, well, that's what it was 4-5 years ago when 2 or 3 ibiza compilation Cd's were released every day.

[Lee H]

dance with garage undertones

His lastest mix marathon I have on my backup drive @ home is to be frank awesome with a superb remix of Britney Spears and toxic of all songs

There I was doing the "big fish, little fish, cardboard box" at 3 am on Sunday Morning when I though " hmm... this songs awesome but somewhat familar " suffice to say a few of my friends we're dancing and gurning when the vocals kicked in they both looked at each other laughed and just carried on dancing.

It really depends on what mood Armand is in, but he does have a few garage undertones in a lot of his remixes

[steve threlfall]

dance, well, that's what it was 4-5 years ago when 2 or 3 ibiza compilation Cd's were released every day.

dance and its down to 2 a wekk now i think

[Aaron]

Technically, it's New York house.

[Howard]

Dance. It's nowhere near Garage the last I heard

[Rave]

It's pop, as far as I'm concerned. Nothing wrong with that, but it ain't dance.

Rich :¬)

[Twigman]

Dance...but not that dancy...maybe a bit trancy...actually no its not trance at all...lol

[TomWilko]

Hehe, good to see my argument was right in this case

[IainB]

Technically, it's New York house.

Yes Yes Yes
Have a double (or is it treble..) pack of 12" vinyl from AVF - ah the good old days

[chez]

I once saw an interview with Armand Van Helden and he actually discussed this himself.

His point was that Dance Music is over-classified and that the majority of it is so similar, it should all just be called 'dance'.

To back the point up, I was in my local record shop the other day and they had the genre 'ethnic dub'....wtf? lol