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Once dubbed ‘The Badboy of the Dance Scene’ Armand Van Helden is no stranger to controversy. Renowned for having an ego the size of Mount Everest a much calmer version sat down with Eleanor Conway of music.virgin.com to discuss his gay guy in the closet tendencies, why Estelle is so right, and his obvious similarities with Johnny Rotten.

Featuring videos from New York: A Mix Odyssey Part Two compilation. Released on Southern Fried Records — www.southernfriedrecords.com —

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This is not London present another wicked night down at newly opened live venue matter this Friday (17th Oct). Curated by seminal label, Southern Fried Records: Southern Fried Presents A Mix Odyssey 2 featuring Armand Van Helden + A Trak + Ashley Beadle + Cagedbaby + PNAU (live) + Black Ghosts + Riva Starr + Mowgli + Nathan Detriot + Jam Warm (£15 Early Bird, £20 Door)

Following up last year’s lauded artist album, ‘Ghettoblaster’, dance-floor legend Armand Van Helden returns to the decks with the second instalment of his ‘New York: A Mix Odyssey’ series. Wearing his influences on his sleeve, the mix goes straight to the heart of the hugely influential Hip-House scene, gathering the hottest floor-jams of the heady mid-to-late 80s, taking it right up to the present with three blistering exclusive tracks from the man himself that see Armand coming full circle and paying tribute to the music he truly loves, that was so instrumental at the start of his journey to becoming one of the world’s most respected DJs and producers.

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**** Check back next week for the exclusive music.virgin.com video interview where the hip house-ter himself talks to resident music girl Eleanor Conway, in another enthralling episode of ‘Eleanor Conway Presents:’

In the meantime check out what happened when music.virgin.com went down to the launch night of matter a few weeks back and caught up with the man from UNKLE, James Lavelle. Click here.