Track Listing

1. Go Crazy - Helden, Armand Van & Majida
2. Touch Your Toes - Helden, Armand Van & Fat Joe/BL
3. I Want Your Soul - Van Helden, Armand
4. NYC Beat - Van Helden, Armand
5. Playing House - Helden, Armand Van & Kudu
6. This Ain't Hollywood - Helden, Armand Van & Will 'Tha Wiz' Lemay
7. Still In Love - Helden, Armand Van & Karmen
8. Playmate - Helden, Armand Van & Roxy Cottontail/Lacole 'Tigga' Campbell
9. Je T'aime - Helden, Armand Van & Nicole Roux
10. To Be A Freak - Helden, Armand Van & George Llanes
11. All Nite - Helden, Armand Van & La Roka
12. Track Called Jack - Van Helden, Armand

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13041 in Music
• Released on: 2007-05-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

Amazon.co.uk Review
"I don't want my music to be intelligent," explains Armand Van Helden. "I like making sex records." Hence, Ghettoblaster, the New York DJ's latest album of pumping beats, hip-house attitude, strobe-lit breakdowns and diva soul power. Van Helden's pretention-free attitude proves to be an unexpected boon, as for the most part, Ghettoblaster neatly skirts the perrenial problems that crop up when DJs turn their hand to artist albums. The few collaborations - mostly with low-key names, although rapper Fat Joe supplies the vocal hook to "Touch Your Toes" - are smooth and inobtrusive, and while there's a fair bit of variety here, Van Helden never succumbs to the urge to pull a slowie. Rather, the likes of "Go Crazy" and "NYC Beat" head straight to the dancefloor, pneumatic 4/4 numbers peppered with cheeky nods to "Planet Rock", "Pump Up The Jam", "Blue Monday", and "Music Sounds Better With You". That's not to say Armand Van Helden isn't without a few tricks of his own though - hear how "I Want Your Soul" cheekily simulates a smooth DJ mix, crossfader drifting from robust electro thud to soulful '80s diva disco. -- Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews

A poor body of work
I would say this is his weakest album since his first one. This is extremely basic(and not good basic) 80s sounding music with 80s effects. His album Nympho is far superior to this. 2 future 4 u and killing puritans are also better albums than this.
Buy Nympho instead if you haven't got it.

Armand Van Helden - Ghettoblaster
Great great album. A return to form as far as i'm concerned.

With he's last album, i had huge anticipation, what with My My My, Hear My Name and Into Your Eyes, but Nympho for me was a big disappointment. Other then the singles, i thought it lacked substance.

But Ghettoblaster on the other hand, is a completely different kettle of fish, and has many great tracks on it. Not just a couple of lead singles.

There's no doubt this sounds very different to what's out there at the moment but that's part of the attraction to this album.

There are many highlights, but ones that stand out for me are Go Crazy, I Want Your Soul, A Track Called Jack plus current chart hit NYC Beat.

Highly recommended!

If you don't like it first time try it again but twice as loud
Not a life changing record so maybe doesn't deserve 5 but it just makes me happy to listen to, I hope it really was made in a week or two so as it sounds. Uncomplicated and incredibly slick production from the man everyone in dance music wants to be. DJs will appreciate because every track is a floor filler, it shows why it is ultimately DJs themselves who make the most solid, well constructed tracks - crisp, massive bass, dynamics perfect for big sound systems and simple effective hooks and minimal melody. Some of it is a bit retro for European ears perhaps but I love it. Would love to play out tracks like Touch Your Toes in a club. Look forward to some happy feel good nights with a return to less 'serious' music to party out to, hope this trend continues and the only person who could do a better album with that philosophy is perhaps Todd Terry, here's hoping :)