The Spirit of Apollo [PA]

Performer: N.A.S.A. (US)
Artist: Gift Of Gab; Kool Kojak; Z-Trip; David Byrne; Chali 2NA; Ras Congo; Seu Jorge; Chuck D; DJ Swamp; E-40; Method Man; Barbie Hatch; John Frusciante; RZA; Slim Kid Tre; Fatlip; KRS-One; Ol' Dirty Bastard; Karen O; Kool Keith; Tom Waits; Santogold; Lykke Li; Kanye West; Amanda Blank; Lovefoxxx; Sizzla; George Clinton; Nick Zinner; M.I.A.; Spank Rock; DJ Babao; DJ Q-Bert; Del Tha Funkee Homosapien; The Cool Kids; DJ AM; Ghostface Killah; Scarface
Engineer: Karl Derfler; Squeak E. Clean
Producer: N.A.S.A.
Distributor: Alternative Dis. Alliance

Notes: Personnel: Double G (vocals, baritone saxophone, hand claps); Tom Waits (vocals, grand piano); Rusty Logsdon, Spike Jonze, Barack Obama, Dave Sprecher, Chris Judge Smith , Aleister Crowley, Matt Murphy (vocals, hand claps); Barbie Hatch (vocals, background vocals); Gift of Gab, Amanda Blank, E-40, Ras Congo, James Righton, KRS-One, Kanye West, Method Man, RZA, David Byrne, Lara Meyerratken, Chuck D, Chali 2na (vocals); Blake Mills (guitar); John Frusciante (electric guitar); Paloma Udovic (violin); Ginger Murphy (cello); Tracy Wannomae (flute); Dave Rawlicke (saxophone); Todd M. Simon (trumpet); Jason Thor (trombone); Craig Fundyga (vibraphone); Adam Topol (balafon, congas, rainsticks); Alfredo Rolando Ortiz (congas, cowbells); N.A.S.A. (programming); Seu Jorge (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Robert Carranza; Bob Power. Recording information: A9 Studios, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Avex Honolulu Studios, Honolulu, HI; Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; Crack Alley Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Decibel studios, Stockholm, Sweden; Downtown Studios, New York, NY; Hoffmann Studios, Occidental, CA; Joey's Place; Judgment Yard, Kingston, Jamaica; Lair of The Octagon, San Francisco, CA; Legacy Studios, New York, NY; Santa Teresa, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; South Beach Studios, Miami, FL; Starks Studio, New York, NY; Studio 7303, Houston, TX; The Cutting Room, New York, NY; Titanic Studios, Harlem, NY. Short for North America South America, N.A.S.A. is the fruit of years of creative collaboration between DJ/producers Squeak E. Clean (aka Sam Spiegel, brother of hipster director Spike Jonze) and Zegon (aka Z� Gonzales, Brazilian pro skater and former DJ for rap group Planet Hemp). Sporting a distinctively underground hip-hop sound throughout their full-length debut, THE SPIRIT OF APOLLO, Spiegel and Gonzales recruit an astonishingly eclectic group of artists hailing from different musical worlds. Inspired by the genre-bending efforts of Dan the Automator and Prince Paul, SPIRIT OF APOLLO contains such mind-boggling pairings as Kool Keith with Tom Waits, Ol' Dirty Bastard with Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and David Byrne with Chuck D. Kanye West, Santogold, M.I.A., KRS-One, George Clinton, the Rza, Sizzla, the Cool Kids, John Frusciante, Seu Jorge, and Scarface are just a sampling of the guests on hand for the mayhem.

Rolling Stone (p.68) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "On APOLLO, L.A. scenemakers Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon pull in a wild roster of stars for what feels like a playful unity jam." Alternative Press (p.111) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "The bongo-crazy 'Money' features the unlikely pairing of David Byrne and Chuck D.; fortunately, both are on top of their game."

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