{"product_id":"arepa-3000-a-venezuelan-journey-into-space","title":"Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Space","description":"Los Amigos Invisibles includes: Jose Luis Pardo (guitar); Armando Figueredo (keyboards, background vocals); Juan Manuel Roura (drums).\u003cbr\u003eAdditional personnel includes: Martika (vocals).\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at 880 Studios, Oakland, California.\u003cbr\u003eAREPA 3000 was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock\/Alternative Album. AERPA 3000 was nominated for the 2001 Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal.\u003cbr\u003eLike Dr. Octagon, Los Amigos Invisibles have skipped the banality of Y2K and set their sights on the next millennium on AREPA 3000: A VENEZUELAN JOURNEY INTO SPACE. AREPA is no typical retro boogie-down. The hipster boys from Caracas have followed Sun Ra's travel advice and loaded their hormonal South American blend of acid jazz disco\/funk\/lounge\/house on a rocket ship, bound for grooves of a higher order.\u003cbr\u003eThe band launches a suite of sexed-up anthems with the mid-tempo \"La Vecina,\" followed by the sweaty \"Que Rico\" and \"Cuchi-Cuchi.\" Guest pop songstress Martika blows some breezy Brazilian vocals into the mellow yearning of \"Si Estuvieras Aqui\" (If Only You Were Here), while \"Piazo 'e Perra\" is big-chorus, organ-grinder funk. If HAL from the film 2001 were slipped some acid, \"Pi Pi Ri\" could be the soundtrack to his daydreams. The club-pop jewel \"El Barro\" glances back over its shoulder to 1985, with singer Julio Briceno picking up the vocoder for some metallic vocal luster. The boys offer a nod to drum-and-bass with the thumping bagatelle, \"No Le Metas Mano,\" yet venture off into more tropical territory on the faded AM salsa of \"Llegastes Tarde,\" and the electro-chintz merengue of \"El Sobon.\"","brand":"InnerSleeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47942668615845,"sku":"680899004114","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/6007\/1077\/files\/8f746d3eed4ae7decf7223d26d1b035b_53227ea8-2b03-48f3-9b26-0c35a0f2ece9.jpg?v=1782303584","url":"https:\/\/www.innersleeve.com\/products\/arepa-3000-a-venezuelan-journey-into-space","provider":"InnerSleeve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}