Armando
An early acid-house pioneer while still in his teens, Armando contributed several classics to the Chicago canon during the mid-'80s, including "Land of Confusion" and "100% of Dissin' You." Born on Chicago's south side to Cuban immigrants, he was a star on the baseball field until spinal meningitis forced him out of the sport. To fill his time, he began spinning records and was organizing his own parties at the age of 16. One year later, he was on the radio as well, substituting for Farley Keith on Chicago's biggest dance show, the Hot Mix 5.
Already one of the Windy City's hottest DJs around the time he received his driver's license, Armando formed Warehouse Records with Mike Dunn, just in time for his first big releases, 1988's "151" and "Land of Confusion." The latter single blew up in Chicago and quickly crossed the Atlantic, just in time for Britain's acid-house explosion. The following year, Armando was on the leading edge of a return to the underground minimalist style typified by his own previous acid club hits. He provided production on classic Warehouse tracks by Ron Trent ("Altered States"), DJ Rush ("Child Play"), and Robert Armani ("Circus Bells"), and delivered as well with another of his own club smashes, "100% of Dissin' U."
Though he worked on an album for Mike Dunn in 1993, Armando did little actual production during the early '90s, focusing instead on a residency at the seminal nightclub the Warehouse from 1992 through 1994. After working on A&R at one of the prime third-wave Chicago labels, Felix Da Housecat's Radikal Fear, he began recording again with the Radikal Fear singles "Transaxual" and "Radikal Bitch," both of which made Armando a big house favorite yet again, and the Dutch label Djax-Up-Beats licensed much of the Warehouse Records discography for release (with new-school European producers like Hardfloor and Edge of Motion providing fresh remixes for the B-sides). Armando returned the favor, recording singles for European labels including Labwerks, IDM, STR, and Djax, plus American Jive and Dance Mania. In mid-1996, after more than ten years of production, Armando finally recorded his debut album, One World One Future. He also appeared alongside Mike Dunn, Felix Da Housecat, DJ Sneak, and Roy Davis, Jr.. on the Radikal Fear LP The Chicago All Stars, but died of leukemia less than two months after its release.
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One World One Future
Electronic - Erschienen bei Trax Records am 08.09.2014
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Trax Classix
Electronic - Erschienen bei Trax Records am 01.01.2022
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100% of Dissin You Remixes
House - Erschienen bei Trax Records am 19.06.2014
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The New World Order 4
Electronic - Erschienen bei Phuture Trax Records am 09.09.2014
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Bam Bam's Westbrook Classics
Armando, Bam Bam, Chris Westbrook
House - Erschienen bei stilove4music am 10.02.2014
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Armando Presents the New World Order
House - Erschienen bei Trax Records am 06.06.2000
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Chwile Ulotne
Disco - Erschienen bei Wydawnictwo Muzyczne FOLK am 12.07.2022
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Children Of The Resistance
Dance - Erschienen bei CONTROVERSIA am 16.12.2022
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Don't Take It
House - Erschienen bei Let's Pet Puppies Records & Tapes am 28.04.2009
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The New World Order 3
House - Erschienen bei Trax Records am 01.01.2022
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Country Flavor
Country - Erschienen bei Armando - The Voice of Romance am 18.12.2014
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S04E13 (Armando)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Chapter One am 28.03.2024
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Siempre Queda El Amor (Remasterizado 2021)
Pop - Erschienen bei Legacy Recordings am 31.12.2021
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The New World Order
Electronic - Erschienen bei Trax Records am 01.01.2022
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