I know what you’re thinking: first they put a man on the moon, now they’ve got a team of scientists remixing one of last year’s most star-studded party albums?? But before you start envisioning the video for “She Blinded Me With Science” transposed to today, let’s get a few things straight. In case you haven’t guessed by now, the album in question is by NASA, a.k.a. North America/South America, a duo consisting of LA producer Squeak E. Clean and Brazilian DJ Zegon. Last year, they released the acclaimed The Spirit of Apollo, and this year, with a little help from some friends, it has been remixed and rechristened The Big Bang. Spirit featured some real heavy hitters, so seriously, Bang better have Buzz Aldrin rapping about ghostriding the whip on his spaceship and sipping Henny with alien babes or some shit.
Well, it’s almost that good. Expect some musical alchemy from the likes of Treasure Fingers, Herve (a.k.a. The Count of Monte Cristal), Steve Aoki, Mr. Oizo, The Ashton Shuffle, Villains, LA Riots, DJ Chernobyl, and Mario C, plus some remixes by NASA themselves in the form of Boombotz (Squeak E. Clean and Kool Kojak) and Ape Shit Brothers (Ali Disco B and Zegon). You can also find new tracks “I Wanna Be Your Lover” and “The Big Bang.” Spectrophonic Sound is digitally releasing The Big Bang through DashGo on June 30.
The Big Bang tracklisting:
01. The Big Bang (feat. Maximum Hedrum)
02. Gifted (Boombotz Remix) (feat. Kanye West, Santigold, Lykke Li, and Maximum Hedrum)
03. Samba Soul (Ape Shit Brothers Remix) feat. Del the Funkee Homosapien
04. I Wanna Be Your Lover (feat. Max Hedrum and Barbie Hatch)
05. Whachadoin? (Boombotz Remix) (feat. Spankrock, MIA and Santigold)
06. Gifted (Treasure Fingers Epicwave Remix) (feat. Kanye West, Santigold, and Lykke Li)
07. There’s a Party (Ben Crea Funkgloriusmix) (feat. George Clinton and Chali 2na)
08. Way Down (Squeak E. Clean Jupiter Remix) (feat. RZA and Barbie Hatch)
09. A Volta (J.O.B. Remix) (feat. Sizzla, Amanda Blank, and Lovefoxx)
10. Whachadoin? (Villains Remix) (feat. Spank Rock, M.I.A., Santigold, and Nick Zinner)
11. Money (The Count’s (AKA The Count of Monte Cristal) Dungeon Remix) (feat. David Byrne, Chuck D, Seu George, and Z-Trip)
12. Gifted (Steve Aoki Remix) (feat. Kanye West, Santigold, and Lykke Li)
13. N.A.S.A. Music (LA Riots Remix) (feat. Method Man, E40, and DJ Swamp)
14. Electric Flowers (Mario C Remix) (feat. Nina Persson and RZA)
15. Gifted (The Ashton Shuffle Remix) (feat. Kanye West, Santigold, and Lykke Li)
16. Strange Enough (Mr. Oizo Remix) (feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Karen O, and Fatlip)
17. Whachadoin? (DJ Chernobyl Remix) (feat. Spank Rock, M.I.A., and Santigold)
• NASA: http://www.myspace.com/nasa