APOLLO 440
BAND / PRODUCERS
APOLLO 440
BAND / PRODUCERS
Apollo 440 are Noko
and brothers Howard Gray & Trevor Gray.
Their 5th LP, The Future's What It Used To Be - their first album since 2003
- is on worldwide release from Jan 30 2012.
Ewan MacFarlane, longtime 440 collaborator, is co-writer and vocalist on the
new album.
Having extensively toured the world between '97 and 2000, the band decided to
resurface for live gigs once more in 2007, and have since headlined European
festivals every year. New also for 2012 is DJ setup, the Apollo 440 Sound System.
Original pioneers of dance/rock, since forming in 1990 Apollo have written and
produced 5 of their own albums, collaborated with and produced other artists,
remixed as Apollo 440 and as ambient alter-ego Stealth Sonic Orchestra, and
created commissioned pieces for film, tv, ads and multimedia. During their eleven
years at Sony, 1993-2004, they notched up 11 Top 40 UK Singles with three Top
10s, and had a chart presence worldwide with a succession of innovative tracks
such as Krupa, Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub, Lost In Space and Stop The Rock.
To date Apollo's Remixes number around 60 - from U2 in the early '90s to Puff
Daddy/Jimmy Page and Ennio Morricone a decade later. Apollo's version of Puretone's
Addicted To Bass was made the lead track and became a huge hit in 2002. Amongst
their Stealth Sonic Orchestra Remixes are a series of Manic Street Preachers
singles. U2's recent Achtung Baby Anniversary Edition featured no fewer than
9 different Apollo 440 remixes.
Collaborators have included Jeff Beck, Jean Michel Jarre, Billy Mackenzie, Hotei
(best known for his Kill Bill track) and of course Mary Byker.
One of the most synced acts around, over 50 different Apollo tracks have featured
repeatedly on movies, trailers, tv, games and ads worldwide, the latter including
globally branded cars, beers, soft drinks, phones, audio and software. They
have also written tracks for several games plus two entire gaming soundtracks
for Sony PlayStation.
APOLLO 440 ALBUMS
Millennium Fever / Electro Glide In Blue / Gettin' High On Your Own Supply /
Dude Descending A Staircase / The Future's What It Used To Be
APOLLO 440 SINGLES
20 releases including : Ain't Talkin' ‘Bout Dub / Krupa / Lost In Space
/ Charlie's Angels / Stop The Rock / A Deeper Dub