N.A.S.A. – The Spirit Of Apollo documentary trailer

28 July 2009, Oliver @ 5:47 pm N.A.S.A. The Spirit Of Apollo documentary trailer

In early 2009 N.A.S.A (North America/South America) dropped a bomb on the Hip Hop scene. Their debut album ‘The Spirit Of Apollo’ destroyed all barriers of collaborative work as we know it, fusing the stylings of Brazilian Funk sampling with North American Hip Hop production – as well as combining artists from all across the musical map. Slick Rick being paired with the distorted growlings of Tom Waits, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Karen O blasting out a chorus on a track featuring Ol’ Dirty Bastard (R.I.P) and Fatlip. George Clinton, Seu Jorge and John Frusciante make appearances alongside emcees Method Man, Chali 2na, Gift of Gab, M.I.A and Chuck D…. But this is just a taste of the artists associated with this album.

With it’s tight production, laundry list of talent and exploration of new direction, this album has blown up and a remix album is already in the works. Also announced is a documentary on the making of ‘The Spirit Of Apollo’ which takes a look into the idea behind the spark of it’s creation and five year development, interviews with the artists and studio sessions as they travel across North and South America. There’s also a look at the concept behind the collaboration in the making of the music videos, which blend stylings of fine art and bring them to life through animation.

I haven’t been able to find a release date for this documentary yet, but keep your eyes open. As far as the album goes…. Pick this shit up, you will not be sorry.