Apollo 440(阿波罗440)
Apollo 440 is a British band formed in 1990 in Liverpool by brothers Trevor and Howard Gray with fellow Liverpudlian Noko. All members sing and add a profusion of samples, electronics, and computer-based sounds.
After relocating to the Camden area of London, Apollo 440 recorded their debut album, Millennium Fever, and released it in 1994 on their own Stealth Sonic Recordings (distributed by Epic Records). They have successfully invaded both the pop charts and the dancefloor with their combination of rock'n'roll, techno, and ambient. They also changed the writing of their name from Apollo 440 to Apollo Four Forty in 1996, which is how it has been printed on album covers since.
The band had been most known for its remixes until the release of Liquid Cool in the UK. However, it was not until the success of the singles Krupa and Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub that their own musical efforts were brought onto an international scale - paticularily the latter contributed greatly to putting Apollo 440 into spotlight.