Apollo 440 is an English electronic music group formed in Liverpool in 1990. The name came from the Greek god, Apollo and the frequency of concert pitch, the A note at 440 Hz, often denoted as "A440", and the Sequential Circuits sampler/sequencer, the Studio 440. The group was known for recording, remixing and collaborating a number of artists. They remixed as remixed as Apollo 440 and as ambient cinematic alter-ego Stealth Sonic Orchestra, and created music for film, television, advertisements and multimedia. Their biggest UK hit was the reworking of "Lost in Space" (UK#4 1998) for the movie of the same name. "Ain't talkin' 'bout dub" heavily sampled Van Halen's "Ain't talkin' 'bout love" from 1978 and that reached the UK top 10. In the 90s, they notched ten top-40 UK singles.
90 Hits (Discography):Date UK Song Jan 1994 36 Astral America Nov 1994 35 Liquid Cool Mar 1995 35 (Don't Fear) The Reaper Jul 1996 23 Krupa Sep 1996 24 Krupa (re-entry) Feb 1997 7 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub Jul 1997 32 Raw Power Jul 1998 12 Rendez-Vous 98 (Jean-Michel Jarre & Apollo 440) Aug 1998 4 Lost In Space Aug 1999 10 Stop The Rock Dec 2000 29 Charlie's Angels 2000
What happened next?
Apollo 440 scored one more UK top 40 hit when reworking the Charlie's Angels theme tune in 2000. Last release was "A deeper dub EP" in 2011.
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