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NASA's Spirit of Apollo Preview - Special RT Pick of the Week

Feb 9, 2009, 12:16am The Round Table
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Taking a cue from other collabo-exchange groups like Foreign Exchange and even The Postal Service , N.A.S.A. finds producer/composer/DJ Squeak E. Clean teaming up with Brazilian DJ DJ Zegon to release The Spirit of Apollo , an amazing pseudo-compilation of hip hop/dance tracks. The formula is simple, but extremely effective: create varied, pastiche-y beats for hip hop's elite emcees, with accompanying hooks sung by a hand-picked selection of indie mainstays for added hipster cred. Seriously, the duo worked with a ridiculous amount of [...]
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