- Touch and Nato
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Name = Touch and Nato
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Origin = Flagicon|CanadaEdmonton, Alberta ,Canada
Genre =Hip-hop
Years_active =2005 to Present
Label = Up in Arms RecordingsMakebelieve Records
URL = http://www.myspace.com/touchandnato
Current_members = Touch NatoTouch and Nato are a hip hop duo from
Edmonton ,Canada . The members are Touch (MC), and Nato (DJ /producer).The group's debut album, "...Are The Representatives in Intelligent Design", was released in June
2007 to rave reviews from outlets like CDBaby, HeroHill.com, Now Magazine and HipHopCanada.com. It featured collaborations withCadence Weapon , Wordsworth, Mindbender, Nomad, Chazm, Chris Plus and Stray. All production was handled by Nato and it was recorded at his Up in Arms Studio.Their video for the song "Adult Story" proved to be a hit online, with Touch spinning the classic
Slick Rick songChildren's Story into aMaury Povich -inspired talk show paternity battle. The album reached number one on the hip hop charts for ChartAttack in August 2007, reflecting Canadian campus radio airplay. In early 2008 the single "Somethin' Real ft. Wordsworth" reached number one on the US-based Rap Attack charts and also charted on CMJ's Hip Hop Top 20. "Intelligent Design" was recently nominated for the 2008 Western Canadian Music Awards "Outstanding Urban Recording". The awards take place in October 2008 in Edmonton.Members
*Touch - MC
*Nato - DJ/producerDiscography
*"Intelligent Design Promo" - 2007 - Up in Arms Recordings (digital mixtape)
*"...Are the Representives in Intelligent Design" - 2007 - Up in Arms Recordings/Makebelieve Records Vinyl Releases
*"Abstrakt Vinyl Compilation" - 2005 -
Makebelieve Records (features "What I Wanna Say")External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/touchandnato Touch and Nato's MySpace page]
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