Armand Van Helden has hit the decks again with his second instalment in his "New York: A Mix Odyssey" series.

Even though Armand hails from Boston, Massachusetts, he is based in New York and his New York: A Mix Odyssey pays homage to old school rap/hip hop and other early house songs that have definitely influenced Armand (and a lot of other people) over the years.

This mix takes me back to when I was a teenager with classic hits from Nitro Deluxe "This Brutal House", Doug Lazy "Let it Roll", Eric B & Rakim "Juice (Know the Ledge)" and what mix wouldn't be complete without the first lady of battle raps Roxanne Shante's "Go on Girl".

We're then treated to more of what I would call the cream of female rappers with Queen Latifah's "Come into my House" and Monie Love's "Grandma's Party". Jungle Brothers "I'll House You" pops up, along with a number other Hip House tracks, a genre that was short-lived in the late 80s / early 90s.

Another short-lived genre in the history of electronic music was Acid House. So, it's with no surprise that on this journey, we make a brief stop to drop some acid with Fast Eddie's "Acid Thunder" and Maurice's "This is Acid".

At this point in the mix, Armand begins to serve up his own tunes, which are heavily inspired by the previous tracks and they contain his signature overuse of samples ;) That being said, several days later after listening to this mix, it was Van Helden's "Touch Your Toes" and "Shake That Ass", which I had swimming around in my head.

Tracklist

01. The Power - Chill Rob G
02. Set It Off - Strafe
03. Ownlee U - Kwamé
04. Back By Dope Demand - King Bee
05. This Brutal House - Nitro Deluxe
06. Don't Scandalize Mine - Sugar Bear
07. Go On Girl - ROXAANNE SHANTE
08. Juice (Know The Ledge) - Eric B. & Rakim
09. Who's The Boss - Antoinette
10. Let It Roll - Doug Lazy
11. Don't Stop The Rock - Freestyle
12. Come Into My House - Queen Latifah
13. Grandma's Party - Monie Love
14. Rescue Me - Debbie Malone
15. I'll House You - Jungle Brothers
16. Acid Thunder - Fast Eddie
17. Illin N Fillin - Armand Van Helden
18. That's How I'm Living - Toni Scott
19. Touch Your Toes    Armand Van Helden
20. Turn Up The Bass - Tyree & Kool Rock Steady
21. A Track Called Jack (Idiotproof Remix) - Armand Van Helden
22. This Is Acid - Maurice
23. Yo Yo Get Funky - Fast Eddie
24. Shake That Ass - Armand Van Helden
25. When I Hear Music - Debbie Deb
26. This Aint Hollywood - Armand Van Helden
27. Whores In This House - Frank Ski
28. Playmate - Armand Van Helden
29. Ski Hard - Armand Van Helden