Album: Killing Puritans by Armand van Helden (2000)
Genre: House | Style: Electronic | Mood: Happy
Record Label: Southern Fried Records
Format: Album

Description: Killing Puritans is the 4th studio album by Armand van Helden. It was released as CD and as quadruple vinyl.
Its cover art prominently featured an African child soldier, prone, and aiming a rifle. The image was controversial enough to prompt calls for a ban. Eventually, UK versions of the album were sold in a plain brown cardboard sleeve that concealed the offending image.

Artist Background: Armand van Helden (born February 16, 1970) is an American DJ and producer of electro house music from Boston, Massachusetts. He was one of the main proponents of the genre Speed Garage, remixing various artists such as Janet Jackson, Juliet Roberts, KRS One, and Sneaker Pimps among others with this musical style. He is closely linked to the electronic music scene of New York. Van Helden often remixes and uses samples of funk, soul, rhythm, blues and rap. He also uses filters and dub progressi... Part of the Boston, Massachusetts, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with House movement. Known for Electronic style.

Related Artists: Junior Jack, Roger Sanchez, Shakedown, Room 5

Music Scene: Part of the Boston, Massachusetts, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with House movement. Known for Electronic style.

Tags: House, Electronic, Happy, 2000s, Album, Southern Fried Records

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Killing Puritans is the 4th studio album by Armand van Helden. It was released as CD and as quadruple vinyl.
Its cover art prominently featured an African child soldier, prone, and aiming a rifle. The image was controversial enough to prompt calls for a ban. Eventually, UK versions of the album were sold in a plain brown cardboard sleeve that concealed the offending image.

Killing Puritans

Armand van Helden

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