N.A.S.A is an ongoing creative collaboration between two lifelong music aficionados, Squeak E. Clean ad DJ Zegon, and their friends, friends of friends and musical heroes. While N.A.S.A. stands for North America/South America and contains a number of superstar artists from both coasts of the US, it is about as far from a tension-building geographical showdown as a record can get. Rather, their Anti debut The Spirit of Apollo was born with the righteous goal of bringing people together through music and art, and that is exactly what masterminds Sam Spiegel (Squeak E. Clean) and Ze Gonzales (DJ Zegon) have done. Brazilian funk provides the roots of the songs and binds them together into a cohesive whole, but from there, the imagination behind The Spirit of Apollo ranges far and wide. Unexpected collaborations abound on the eighteen track release. Tom Waits growls over Kool Keith, Karen O taunts while Ol' Dirty Bastard gives shout-outs to Wu Tang and N.A.S.A from the grave, and David Byrne, Chuck D and others expound on the evils of "Money." In spite of the range of performers, the pairings seem organic, inspired and make perfect sense on the first listen, never coming off as ironic or impulsive. Vinyl contains digital download card for entire album.
Pump Up the Jam Music Artist : D.O.N.S. (Ft Technotronic) Music Label : Data Release Date : 2005-10-31 Artistopia's Price :$25.00
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Originally released by Technotronic in 1989 'Pump Up The Jam' was a No. 1 in the US and No. 2 in the UK, with nearly 450,000 copies sold in the UK alone. Demand for the original 12-inch is so high copies are changing hands on the internet for up to £100 - but that's nothing compared with the excitement building around this 2005 version! This UK version features six versions of the title track, (Radio Edit), (Riffs & Rays Edit), (D.O.N.S Club Mix), (D.O.N.S vs Kurd Marverick Club Mix), (Kurd Marverick crowd IS Jumpin' Mix) and (Riffs & ys Remix). Data Records. 2005.
13th Apostle Music Artist : S.I.N. Music Label : Marquee Inc. Japan Release Date : 2007-10-01 Artistopia's Price :$51.60
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NASA (an acronym for North America / South America) is the duo of Squeak E. Clean (Sam Spiegel) and DJ Zegon (Ze Gonzales), who share a love of Brazilian funk and soul records. This release pairs artists as diverse as David Byrne and Chuck D, Karen O. (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and Ol' Dirty Bastard, Kanye West and Santogold, and Tom Waits and Kool Keith on various tracks, all within the backdrop of Brazilian funk. Contains digital download card for entire album.
