Apollo 440 (also known as Apollo Four Forty or @440) are an English

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group formed in

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in 1990. The group have written, recorded and produced five

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s, collaborated with and produced other artists, remixed as Apollo 440 and as their ambient cinematic alter ego Stealth Sonic Orchestra, and created music for film, television, advertisements and multimedia. They notched up ten UK top 40

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with three top tens, and had a chart presence worldwide. The group's name comes from the

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and the frequency of

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—the A

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at 440 Hz, often denoted as "

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"—and the

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sampler/sequencer, the

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. They changed the writing of their name from Apollo 440 to Apollo Four Forty in 1996, though they switched back for their latest album. To date, Apollo 440's remixes have included U2, P. Diddy/

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and

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. Among their Stealth Sonic Orchestra remixes are a series of

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singles.

History

Apollo 440 were formed by the brothers Trevor and Howard Gray, with fellow Liverpudlians

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and James Gardner. Trevor, Howard and Noko all attended the same school, Old Hall High School in Maghull, in the mid to late 1970s. Gardner left after the

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of the first album. All members sing and contribute a profusion of samples, electronics and computer-based sounds. After relocating to the Camden area of

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, Apollo 440 recorded their debut album, '' Millennium Fever'', in 1994 and released it on 30 January 1995 on their own Stealth Sonic Recordings label (distributed by

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). Their combination of

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and

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music has been successful on the

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s as well as on the dance floor. The band had been best known for its remixes until the release of ''Liquid Cool'' in the UK. However, it was not until the success of the singles " Krupa" and "

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" that their own musical efforts were brought to international attention – particularly the latter single, which helped propel Apollo 440 into the spotlight. In 2007, the band played a tribute gig to the late

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. Apollo 440's fifth album, ''The Future's What It Used to Be'', became available for download on the iTunes Store from 23 March 2012.

http://www.vimeo.com/15064420) Album Preview Video] Collaborators over the years have included

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, Billy Mackenzie, Ian McCulloch and

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. Currently, the band resides in

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, London, having once again moved its headquarters.

Members

Current members

* Howard Gray – production, keyboards, samples, programming (1990–present) * Trevor Gray – production, keyboards, samples, programming (1990–present) * Noko (Norman Fisher-Jones) – production, vocals, guitars, keyboards, samples, programming (1990–present)

Former members

* James Gardner – bass, keyboards, programming, samples (1990–1993)

Current touring members

* Cliff Hewitt – drums, programming (1994–present) * Mary Byker (Ian Hoxley) – vocals, raps (1997–present) * Harry K (Paul Colbourne) – turntables, samples, vocals (1997–present) * Ashley Krajewski – keyboards, samples, backing vocals (2007–present) * Michael Cusick – bass, backing vocals (2008–present)

Former touring members

* MC

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– raps (1994) *

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– vocals (1994–2004) *

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– drums, programming (1997–2000) * Rej ap Gwynedd – bass (1997–2008) * Jonathan "Stan" White – bass (2004) * Ewan MacFarlane – vocals (2007–2018)

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

*''Rumble EP'' (1993) *''A Deeper Dub EP'' (2011)

Singles

Media appearances

Over 50 different Apollo tracks have featured in movies, trailers, TV, games and ads worldwide, including globally branded cars, beers, soft drinks, phones, audio and software. They have also written two entire soundtracks for the

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and provided the themes for

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World Cup '98 and

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2000 to 2002 coverage, as well as

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's Official 2006 FA Cup song.

Video games

* 1996: ''

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'' (

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version) - "Rumble"/"Spirit of America" * 1997: ''

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'' (Turbo Prop Racing), format: PlayStation CD (Audio CD plus game data track). The soundtrack was also available as an extra CD, as part of the limited edition double CD single release of "Carrera Rapida" * 1999: '' FIFA 2000'' - "Stop the Rock" * 1999: ''

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'' (

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version) - "Cold Rock the Mic" * 2000: ''

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'' (2000), featured a remix of " Spider-Man theme song" * 2001: ''

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'' - "Yo! Future" * 2001: '' Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec'' (

version) - "Stop the Rock" (Mint Royale Mix) * 2002: ''

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'' (

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and PC versions) - "Blackbeat" * 2003: ''

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'' - "Cold Rock the Mic" * 2004: '' EyeToy: AntiGrav'' - ??? * 2004: '' EyeToy: Groove'' - "Hustler Groove" (instrumental) * 2004: ''

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'' - "Start the Car" * 2004: ''

'' - "Hold the Brakes" * 2007: ''

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'' - "SolidRockRazorSteel" * 2007: ''

'' - "Rollin' Down the Highway" * 2007: ''

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'' - "Stop The Rock" * 2012: ''

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'' - "Odessa Dubstep" (Instrumental)

Music in Film

* ''Spawn'' (1997) – the soundtrack: "This Is Not A Dream" (UK Mix), with

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on vocals * ''

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'' Bonus Track (#15) * ''Club Hits 97/98'' (1997) – soundtrack to music used during

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's coverage of Premiership football, featured "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" * ''

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'' (1998) – featured "Carrera Rapida" * ''

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'' (1998) – featured "Lost In Space (Theme)" * ''

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'' (2000) – featured a remix of the ''Charlie's Angels'' theme song * '' Boys and Girls'' (2000) – featured "Stop the Rock" in a club scene * ''Cut'' (2000) – featured "Stop the Rock" * '' Gone in 60 Seconds'' (2000) – featured "Stop the Rock" * '' Driven'' (2001) – features "Stadium Parking Lot" in a montage of several songs during a chase scene * ''

'' (2002) – featured "Altamont Super-Highway Revisited" in one of the trailers * ''

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'' (2002) – featured "Wall of Death" * '' 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure'' (2003) – featured "One of a Kind" * '' S.W.A.T.'' (2003) – featured "Time Is Running Out" * '' Eurotrip'' (2004) – featured "Make My Dreams Come True" * ''

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'' (2004) – featured "Stop the Rock" * ''

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'' (2008) – featured "Stop the Rock" in the

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* ''

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'' – in " Whoever Did This" (2002) – "The Man with the Harmonica" played over the end credits * ''

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'' 2007 – featured "Stop the Rock" in the segment "Sureally Sexy"

Vocalists

Apollo 440 has a history of working with various vocalists. While their debut album, ''Millennium Fever'', was sung almost exclusively by

, he has since withdrawn from his vocalist role in the band to make way for various guest appearances, including, but not limited to: *

on "Pain in Any Language" on ''Electro Glide in Blue'', the last song he recorded. * Ewan MacFarlane on "Electro Glide in Blue" on ''Electro Glide in Blue'' and numerous tracks on the ''Dude Descending a Staircase'' album – performed as live vocalist until 2018. * Xan on "Something's Got to Give" on ''Dude Descending a Staircase'' * Jalal Nuriddin on "Children of the Future" on ''Dude Descending a Staircase'' *

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on the title track of ''Dude Descending a Staircase'' *Elizabeth Gray on "Christiane" on ''Dude Descending a Staircase'' and "Stealth Mass" on ''Electro Glide in Blue'' *

Mary Byker Ian Garfield Hoxley, known by his stage name Mary Byker (a.k.a. Mary Mary) is an English singer, record producer and DJ known for his work as the lead singer of Gaye Bykers on Acid, Pop Will Eat Itself, Pigface and Apollo 440. Biography Early li ...

( Ian Hoxley) on "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub", "Raw Power" on ''Electro Glide in Blue'' and "Stop the Rock" on ''Gettin' High on Your Own Supply'' – performed as live vocalist until 2004.

Tributes

Jean Baudrillard

The album, ''Millennium Fever'', is a tribute to the French philosopher

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. Since the release of that album, other references to Jean Baudrillard's works have appeared. *The track, "Astral America", references Baudrillard's book ''America'', where the term originates. *The track, "The Perfect Crime", references Baudrillard's book of the same name. *The lyrics of "Stealth Requiem" reference the Baudrillardian concept of

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. At one point, a female voice says, "Ravishing hyperrealism ... Mind blowing", and later quotes directly from ''America'' (1988): "The exhilaration of

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; the obscenity of

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; the obviousness of

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; the power of

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Marcel Duchamp

The title and cover art of the album ''Dude Descending a Staircase'' are parodies of ''

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'' by

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Alcor

The song "Liquid Cool" (released as a

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in 1993, as a single in 1994, and featured on the ''Millennium Fever'' album) is a tribute to Alcor, a company focused on pursuing research into and the organisation of cryonisation. The topic is also referenced in the title song "Millennium Fever", which includes the line, "I've been dreaming of freezing my mind in California", where Alcor was based until 1994. Contact details for Alcor subsequently appeared on the

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of the

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", a cover of the

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song.

Omega Point

The song "Omega Point" references the religious concept of the same name, and features a quote from Barrow and Tipler's ''The Anthropic Cosmological Principle''.

Krupa

Their 1996 song is a homage to the

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Gene Krupa Eugene Bertram Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973) was an American jazz drummer, bandleader, and composer. Krupa is widely regarded as one of the most influential drummers in the history of popular music. His drum solo on Benny Goodman ...

and his improvised style of drumming.

Charles Bukowski

On the album ''

Electro Glide in Blue ''Electro Glide in Blue'' is the second studio album by English electronic music group Apollo 440. It was first released on 3 March 1997 in the United Kingdom by Stealth Sonic Recordings and Epic Records and on 9 September 1997 in the United S ...

'', track 6 called "Tears of the Gods" (6:18) features audio quotes from the 1970s video performance "Bukowski at Bellevue". The quotes are all taken from a piece entitled "Soup, Cosmos, and Tears." (A transcription of the video can be found at th
Blithering Savant
blog.)

Slavoj Žižek

The song "Love is Evil", on the album ''

The Future's What It Used to Be ''The Future's What It Used to Be'' is the fifth studio album by the United Kingdom, British Electronic music, electronic band Apollo 440. It was released in January 2012 by Radikal Records. Track listing Personnel

;Apollo 440 *Ewan MacFa ...

'', contains samples from the Slovenian philosopher

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References

External links

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