Search - Armand Van Helden :: Gandhi Kahn

Techno Edge and Politically Incorrect

David Falsberg | Seattle, WA USA | 10/14/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Armand has put out another genre defining/defying set of cuts which are all real tasty. "Why Don't You Free Some Time for Me" is the most commercially accessible with its Daft Punkish techno vocals and anthemic redundancies. Armand's renditon of "Girl You Got Me" also rocks, it is a disturbing blend of house hooks and assaultive vocals. Armand's albums always have a cutting-edge theme not necessarily in synch with the music. Armand's latest manifestation, "Gandhi Khan, the disco Don from Pakistan" was released on October 2 and contains many Middle Eastern music samples and spoofs about the Pakistani rapper. Forget about "Benny and the Jets" or "Bridge over Trouble Waters", this CD gets 6 stars for political untimeliness. I am sure that Armand likes it that way."

2 Future 4 You was a FLUKE.

Marc Breithaupt | Toronto, Ontario Canada | 05/22/2002

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I've purchased both of Van Helden's realeases since 2 Future and they were cut from different cloth (really [bad] cloth at that!). This album has tons of tracks, most of which are stupid "interludes" of Armand joking with his buddies. The joke was on me apparantly - for purchasing this aweful record. The 4-5 actual songs are filled with him rapping, which CLEARLY demonstrates he should stick to spinning the tunes ONLY. I hated "Killing Puritans" but thought Armand deserved a second chance with this album. Guess he's got 2 strikes now."

Great CD

apackard18 | Denver | 10/22/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This CD, although different from anything else I have heard from Armand, is absoulutley wonderfull. Anybody who can tell me that they have heard something like this before is crazy. This shows the creativity used while having fun making an album. Keep up the good work Armand, We love you"