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Armando, the greatest 303 player ever. He understood the 303 like nobody else will ever understand it. The great Maestro who had absolute control over his instrument.
Seriously. Armando sits right now in the Mount Olympus of the greatest musicians in history. Together with Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, these guys.
And he died with only 26. And look at what he achieved. A true genious.
amen to that brother.
yeah totally and one of the best jock i have ever seen. first saw him spin with mike dunn at a lost in london in 94 or 95? and they f**king destroyed the place.
i remember when he was first took ill there was a benefit gig at the end to help pay for his medical bill and i'm sure he had almost beaten his illness when he had a sudden relapse and died. so sad and he was just a couple of months younger than me.
a far to short life but his music will live on forever.
no one has or will EVER make a better acid track than land of confusion!!!!
we salute you Armando Gallop.
i can't stand it....Heil 3 0 3
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mFx_tiLMhc[/youtube]
Genius. Still fresh and awesome every time.
yeah totally and one of the best jock i have ever seen. first saw him spin with mike dunn at a lost in london in 94 or 95? and they f**king destroyed the place.
I was there.. tbh I thought Mike DUnn edged it.. He came on and played Magik Feet... but that night is up there with seeing phuture303 at Minsitry of sound.. back when roy davis was part of the group...
brilliant stuff and a true legend.
13 years dead now.....
auton love wrote:yeah totally and one of the best jock i have ever seen. first saw him spin with mike dunn at a lost in london in 94 or 95? and they f**king destroyed the place.
I was there.. tbh I thought Mike DUnn edged it.. He came on and played Magik Feet... but that night is up there with seeing phuture303 at Minsitry of sound.. back when roy davis was part of the group...
brilliant stuff and a true legend.
they were both the bomb!! it was the first time i heard dj funk - work that body and i liked the way they didn't just play chitown stuff, i remember they also played some old plus 8 gear, one being one of the mixes of something for your mind.
an amazing night from an exciting time that will live with me forever.
Are you aware of the Armando Project? http://www.5chicago.com/armando/index.html
You know "Pleasure Dome"? Where that speech (in song and in dance I express myself as a member of a higher community...) in the beginning come from? It also appears in that Liaisons Dangereuses radio mix that a fellow robot posted here a while ago.
Its the intro from a track from Franky Goes to Hollywood - the pleasure dome (Real altered 12" mix)
edit: here is the youtube
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-YXmZNGcs4[/youtube]
Its an english actor called geoffrey Palmer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_P … 28actor%29
wow very good read..
Two of my fave Armando remixes, as someone pointed out, his music is still relevant, pisses on all the electro house bollocks from a very great height....he is sorely missed.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7OD_3g81DM[/youtube]
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdHDPeozWxI[/youtube]
bought a mixtape by armando back in 1995 @ hardwax old shop in reichenberger str. together with some tapes by DJ funk & deeon & slugo. good that I didn't throw them into the dustbin when I cleaned things up here recently...
can upload if interest...
yes! put them on the interwebz 
+2 !
... Together with Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, these guys.
...
get real...
Its the intro from a track from Franky Goes to Hollywood - the pleasure dome (Real altered 12" mix)
edit: here is the youtube
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-YXmZNGcs4[/youtube]
Its an english actor called geoffrey Palmer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_P … 28actor%29
Thanks for the information Smackos.
miravalles wrote:... Together with Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, these guys.
...get real...
Freek, can't you see any similarities between Monk and Armando? For me, both have the same spirit. OK, Thelonious Monk pushed things even further, way further, but that's because Monk lived more than Armando. There are more reasons, alright, but in essence, Monk and Armando were alike. It's got something to do with an understanding that's very difficult to put in words. It's got something to do with operating on the edge of what might be considered right, or beautiful, or balanced. It's got to do with exploring things that might be perceived as mistaken, as awkward.
Armando chose the TB-303. He could very well have chosen the piano and I'm sure he would play it amazingly. It's all the same thing. And if Monk had the opportunity to mess around with a TB-303, I'm sure he would produce something amazing too. That's because of this almost superpowerful understanding. It's undeniable that Monk had this great gift. And I'm positive that Armando had it too.
Well, that's how I see Armando's music. For me, it's real Jazz.
hell yeah!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQPUbygPUKw[/youtube]
replicante upload tha tapes already!
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