Crowd Control: Mr. White and Control Fridays
by Natasha Spann
I stand in a flood of purple and green light rays, surrounded by a sea of swaying electronic junkies. Just as suddenly as he came on, resident DJ Mr. White passes the torch to the infamous Armand van Helden with a brief hug. The massive crowd in front of the stage roars its approval as his MacBook Pro takes center stage and bottles of Grey Goose filter through.
One fan behind the stage asks me if I “know Armand personally” and proceeds to effuse his love for the DJ. Another bystander tells me that van Helden was his childhood hero, a prelude to his suggestion that I be in his new cell phone movie. This is Control, a Friday night electronica and dance fest at the Avalon in Hollywood on Vine.
ANYWAY (DJ Aristocat re-edit) – DUCK SAUCE
Our good friend Dj/producer Aristocat (John Walksi) re-edited this already mind-blowing track, “aNYway,” to give it a totally disco feel. DJ Quickie played it last Friday at Opera in Hollywood and even though we love the original by A-trak and Armand Van Helden (known together as Duck Sauce), this version works seamlessly in transition during a disco-style set. Check out both the original (above) and the re-edit to fully appreciate.
Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden – Bonkers
A heavy bassline is my kind of silence!, spits popular British rapper Dizzee Rascal, who teamed up with American house producer Armand Van Helden to create this appropriately-titled hiptronik track “Bonkers.” In its first week on sale in the UK, it sold 114,165 copies, becoming the first non-charity & non-reality show single to sell over 100,000 since Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy.”
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