also known as:
Apollo 440, @440, Stealth Sonic Orchestra, The Boot Room Boyz *
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also known as: Apollo 440, @440, Stealth Sonic Orchestra, The Boot Room Boyz * |
The band was formed in 1990 in Liverpool by Noko, brothers Howard and Trevor Gray and also James E Gardner. During the recording of their first album, Apollo 440 co-operated with two drummers: Cliff Hewitt and Simon Hoare. Besides Noko, Howard Devoto, Elizabeth Gray (Howard and Trevor's sister) and Dr Karl Leiker performed as vocalists. In 1993 James E Gardner left the band and one year later he moved to New Zealand, but he's still co-operating with the band from time to time. Those times, the trio moved from their hometown of Liverpool to the capital of popculture, London and nowadays they own their Apollo Control studio located in Islington. Through the work on their second album and the following tour, @440 family extended considerably. The role of a vocalist was given to Mary Mary, Harry K became a DJ, besides Cliff Hewitt, Kodish became a second drummer and Rej played bass guitar.
During the recording of the second album, Apollo 440 invited many musicians to co-operation, among others Keith Holden (harmonica) and the vocalists: Ewan MacFarlane, Billy MacKenzie and Elizabeth Gray already known from the first album. During the recording of the third album Rej was replaced by Kenny Cougar.
He is the leading guitarist and on Millennium Fever album also the lyrics writer and the vocalist. Before he co-founded Apollo 440 with the Gray brothers, he was the part of Luxuria music band.
His role is to deal with all the technical aspects of creating the music. During the concerts he is mixing live out front as vibes controller.
Plays keyboards and deals with the band's multimedia strategy.
The leading vocalist and the band's MC. Formerly associated with Gaye Bykers On Acid, Lesbian Dopeheads On Mopeds, Pigface and Hyperhead music bands.
Harry K is a DJ, so all the scratches and samples you can hear appear thanks to him. Sometimes he supports Mary Mary with the vocals, especially during the concerts.
Rej is the main bass player in the band.
Kenny Cougar is also a bass player, who has replaced Rej during the recording of Gettin' High On Your Own Supply album.
An outstanding drummer co-operating with the band nearly from the beginning of its existence. He plays Clavia ddrum percussion.
As Howard Gray says Kodish is "a human breakbeat - he has complete mastery of all the drum'n'bass and jungle rhythms".
He was one of the co-founders of Apollo 440, but he left the band in 1993.
He plays harmonica in "Altamont Super-Highway Revisited".
She's Howard and Trevor's sister. Being a lead soprano in a classical chorale, she presents her vocal skills in "Liquid Cool", "Stealth Overture" and "Stealth Mass In F#m".
He was a lyrics writer and a vocalist on some Millennium Fever tracks. Formerly together with Noko he formed Luxuria music band.
A vocalist in "Electro Glide In Blue" track.
A vocalist in "Pain In Any Language" track. Unfortunately he committed suicide in 1997. "Pain In Any Language" was the last thing he ever finished.
He's a friend of the band. He was also in Luxuria with Noko & Howard Devoto. He formed Hyperhead with Mary Byker & later had a live DJ / bass / sampler thing going with Harry K. In fact he introduced them all to each other (Mary to Howard etc.) - the connections are all intertwined! (Thanks to info from Helen Aktuna)
A photographer.
He had done the graphical design of "Electro Glide In Blue" album and related singles.
According to the sonicnet.com webservice, the music, which is played by Apollo Four Forty can be classified
Detailed biography and interviews, in which you'll get to know many interesting facts about the band can be found in the "Articles"...
* The Boot Room Boyz means H, T-Bone and Mary Mary.
also known as:
Frederick Pasquan, Norman Fisher-Jones
also known as:
H, Hunter
also known as:
T-Bone, Trev
also known as:
Mary Magdelyte, Mary Byker, Ian Garfield Hoxley, Dr Garfield Hoxley
also known as:
Paul Colbourne
also known as:
Rheinallt Ap Gwynedd
also known as:
Kenneth Goodman
also known as:
E.Q., Louis Cipher, Sly Diva
also known as:
Paul Kodish
You can hear his voice in "Omega Point" and you can see him in "Stop The Rock" and "Heart Go Boom" video clips.
also known as:
Andrew Sutton, Drew
to the borderland of groups Dance and Electronic and
to the borderland of subgroups Drum & Bass, Jungle and Big Beat.