Dude Descending A Staircase - Apollo Four Forty

Gettin' High On Your Own Supply - Apollo Four Forty

theme tune to ‘Lost in Space’ which has a fabulous introduction with strong drums and guitar opening into a lively track with a catchy tune. The next track ‘For Forty Days’ opens with a slow piano intro then merges with some low key drum and bass type percussion whilst retaining an intricate piano piece for a mellow feel. The result is an uplifting and ‘floaty’ tune, that is so easy to relax to, on this otherwise eclectic album. ‘Heart go Boom’ is a varied track that has a ragga/reggae feel but includes harmonica sounds , guitar and subdued lyrics that go together to create and interesting mixture of sounds. The dub ...

Electro Glide In Blue - Apollo Four Forty

been completely forgotten and condemnded to the vaults of time. A shame, as this lot knocked out some fine hits in their shortlived chart spell. Who were they: Apollo 440 are from the UK and made instrumental music with minimal vocal snatches, fusing drum and bass, rock and pop. On this album: Krupa was never as big as it should have been, a frantic breakbeat affair with brassy riffs, tight vocal samples and sum intricate drum rolls to propell it along. Ain t Talkin Bout Dub was rockier still, electric guitar riffs fused with a reggae tinged vocal, this one cracked the top ten. I also rate Raw Power which notched up the ante even further and was a blistering ...

Electro Glide In Blue - Apollo Four Forty

Well not many people will know, that many of their classic dance favourites, were created by this group. "Ain’t talki’n bout dub" anyone? "Krupa"? you probably don’t recognise the name, but any dance guru who here’s the tune will instantly recognise it. This album is available at your nearest music ...