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With some of the biggest of techno's big beats and samples recognizable to any self-respecting '70s AOR junkie, Apollo 440 is an electronic act which combines rock culture, futuristic and technological imagery with a sound-system attitude into a high-gloss sampledelic package. As a reference point, think of Crystal Method on a Zeppelin trip. ELECTRO GLIDE IN BLUE, their full-length debut, is the kind of techno album any rock fan could love.
Start with "Ain't Talking About Dub," which marries a classic Eddie Van Halen riff with some jungle beats to spawn a triple-time, heavy metal romp in a bass-heavy vacuum; move onto "Altamont Super-Highway Revisited" where a dirty electric slide guitar plays on top of a seething techno throb; or feel the "Tears Of The Gods," a boogie shuffle reminiscent of John Lee Hooker fronting a Santana-on-hip-hop rhythm, before exploding into dubbed out Spinal Tap-ish fireworks. When fusing the rock and electro worlds, the Apollo crew can be shameless--big, bigger, biggest sounds dominate, whereas understatement has no place in their world-- but such shamelessness is also the reason ELECTRO GLIDE is among the most successful of the next-school nuptials. Call them the Run DMC of electronica.
2005 pressing of 1997 album adds the bonus track 'Raw Power'. Sony.
Recorded at Apollo Control, Camden, London, England.
Apollo Four Forty: Howard Gray, Trevor Gray, Noko.
Additional personnel: Harry K. (vocals, programming, scratches); Ewan MacFarlane, Dr. Garfield Hoxley, Mary Mary (vocals); Keith Holden (harmonica); Cliff Hewitt (drums); Stealth Sonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Gray, Billy MacKenzie. Electro Glide In Blue Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $2.59) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, R&B CDs, Rap, Electronica, Techno, Dance, Rock | | Label | Sony | | Orig Year | 1997 | | All Time Sales Rank |  202732  | | CD Universe Part number | 6886336 | | Catalog number | 4853729 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 23, 1997 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Recording Time | 67 minutes | | Personnel | Mary Mary, Billy Mackenzie, Cliff Hewitt, Elizabeth Gray, Harry K, Dr. Garfield Hoxley, Ewan MacFarlane, Keith Holden, Stealth Sonic Orchestra |
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