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N.A.S.A.

Anti

Conceived in a crowded party in Sao Paulo and nurtured by a shared love of vintage Brazilian soul and funk records, N.A.S.A. was born when Sam Spiegel and Ze Gonzales got together in a studio and hit “record”. “We met at DVNO’s studio party” Spiegel reminisces. “The next day we were flipping a Toni Tornado sample at my studio which later became the song ‘Hip Hop’ with Fatlip, KRS One, and Slim Kid Tre.” Five years later, after thousands of miles traveled, many favors called in, countless hours spent in recording studios, bartered, traded and out of pocket, N.A.S.A. landed at Anti Records, a label that is home to other likeminded visionaries such as Zack de la Rocha, Nick Cave and N.A.S.A.-guest vocalist Tom Waits. Their worldwide debut The Spirit of Apllo, is an ongoing creative collaboration between two lifelong music aficionados, Spiegel a.k.a Squeak E. Clean and Gonzales a.k.a. DJ Zegon, and their friends, friends of friends and musical heroes. Unexpected collaborations abound on the seventeen track release. Tom Waits growls over Kool Keith, Karen O taunts while Ol’ Dirty Bastard gives shoutouts to Wu Tang and N.A.S.A from the grave, and David Byrne, Chuck D and others expound on the evils of “Money.” In spite of the range of performers, the pairings seem organic, inspired and make perfect sense on the first listen, never coming off as ironic or impulsive.