Apollo 440

The Profile

Apollo 440 are a British electronic/big beat group from Liverpool, formed in 1990. Known for fusing dancefloor energy with rock and cinematic textures, they scored UK and international hits across the late 1990s and 2000s.

Formed in Liverpool in 1990 by Howard Gray, Trevor Gray, and Noko (Ian Hoxley). Known for big beat/electronic singles including Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub (1997), the Lost in Space theme (1998), and Stop the Rock (1999). Albums include Millennium Fever (1995), Electro Glide in Blue (1997), Gettin' High on Your Own Supply (1999), Dude Descending a Staircase (2003), and The Future's What It Used to Be (2012). Collaborated with Jean-Michel Jarre on Rendez-Vous 98.

One review hails Electro Glide in Blue as a masterpiece of ambient, chillout, and minimal electronics fused with dance energy. Highlights include the title track, the rush of Raw Power and Krupa, and reflective pieces like Altamont Super-Highway Revisited, Pain In Any Language (with Billy Mackenzie), and Stealth Mass In FM (with Betty Gray). Apollo 440 are described as a Liverpool band also known as Apollo Four Forty.