Now That-s What I Call Music 83 Album ⇒
This was her miracle. Using archival vocals cleared by Adam Yauch’s estate (a first since his passing), Keem built a new-school/old-school bridge. It was respectful, loud, and funnier than anything on the radio. The final bar: “You stream, we dream / The cassette’s dead, long live the seam.”
Enter Lena Ocampo, the 29-year-old newly appointed curator for NOW in North America. Young, impulsive, and wearing vintage headphones twice the size of her head, Lena had a mandate: “Make physical matter again.” now that-s what i call music 83 album
The sound of a CD tray closing. A click. Then, silence. Then, someone whispering: “Now that’s what I call music.” This was her miracle