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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Apollo 440
| image             = Ewan Macfarlane от Apollo 440.jpg
| caption           = Apollo 440 performing in 2010
| image_size        =
| alias             =
| origin            = [[Liverpool]], England
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Big beat]]
* [[Electronic music|electronic]]
* [[Alternative rock]]
* [[Drum and bass]]
* [[Trip hop]]
}}
| years_active      = 1990&ndash;present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* Stealth Sonic
* [[Epic Records|Epic]]
* [[550 Music|550]]
* [[Radikal Records|Radikal]]
}}
| associated_acts   =
| website           =
| current_members   = Trevor Gray<br />[[Howard Gray]]<br />[[Norman Fisher-Jones|Noko]]<br />[[Ian Hoxley]]<br />Cliff Hewitt<br />Michael Cusick<br />Ashley Krajewski
| past_members      = [[James Gardner (musician)|James Gardner]]<br />[[Paul Kodish]]<br />[[Rhoda Dakar]]<br />Ewan MacFarlane
}}

'''Apollo 440''' (also known as '''Apollo Four Forty''' or '''@440''') are an English [[electronic music]] group formed in [[Liverpool]] in 1990.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book|first=Martin C.|last=Strong|year=2000|title=The Great Rock Discography|edition=5th|publisher=Mojo Books|location=Edinburgh|page=28|isbn=1-84195-017-3}}</ref> The group have written, recorded and produced five [[studio album]]s, collaborated with and produced other artists, remixed as Apollo 440 and as their ambient cinematic alter ego Stealth Sonic Orchestra, and created music for film, television, advertisements and multimedia. They notched up ten [[UK top 40]] [[single (music)|singles]] with three top tens, and had a chart presence worldwide.

The group's name comes from the [[Apollo program]] and the frequency of [[concert pitch]]—the A [[Musical note|note]] at 440 [[Hertz|Hz]], often denoted as "[[A440 (pitch standard)|A440]]"—and the [[Sequential Circuits]] sampler/sequencer, the [[Sequential_Circuits_Studio_440|Studio 440]]. They changed the writing of their name from Apollo 440 to Apollo Four Forty in 1996, though they switched back for their latest album. To date, Apollo 440's remixes have included [[U2]], [[Sean Combs|P. Diddy]]/[[Jimmy Page]], [[Jean-Michel Jarre]] and [[Ennio Morricone]]. Among their Stealth Sonic Orchestra remixes are a series of [[Manic Street Preachers]] singles.

==History==
Apollo 440 were formed by the brothers Trevor and Howard Gray, with fellow Liverpudlians [[Noko]] and [[James Gardner (musician)|James Gardner]]. Trevor, Howard and Noko all attended the same school, [[Maghull High School|Old Hall High School in Maghull]], in the mid to late 1970s. Gardner left after the [[sound recording and reproduction|recording]] of the first album. All members sing and contribute a profusion of samples, electronics and computer-based sounds.<ref name="Larkin90">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2000|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0427-8|page=21}}</ref>

After relocating to the [[Camden Town|Camden]] area of [[London]], Apollo 440 recorded their debut album, ''[[Millennium Fever]]'', in 1994 and released it on 30 January 1995 on their own Stealth Sonic Recordings label (distributed by [[Epic Records]]).<ref name="Larkin90"/> Their combination of [[rock music|rock]], [[breakbeat]] and [[ambient music|ambient]] music has been successful on the [[record chart]]s as well as on the dance floor.

The band had been best known for its remixes until the release of ''Liquid Cool'' in the UK. However, it was not until the success of the singles "[[Krupa (song)|Krupa]]" and "[[Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub]]" that their own musical efforts were brought to international attention – particularly the latter single, which helped propel Apollo 440 into the spotlight.

In 2007, the band played a tribute gig to the late [[Billy Mackenzie]].

Apollo 440's fifth album, ''The Future's What It Used to Be'', became available for download on the [[iTunes Store]] from 23 March 2012.<ref>\[[http://www.vimeo.com/15064420](http://www.vimeo.com/15064420) Album Preview Video] {{webarchive |url=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101224154543/http://www.vimeo.com/15064420](https://web.archive.org/web/20101224154543/http://www.vimeo.com/15064420) |date=24 December 2010 }}</ref>

Collaborators over the years have included [[Jeff Beck]], [[Jean Michel Jarre]], Billy Mackenzie, [[Ian McCulloch (singer)|Ian McCulloch]] and [[Tomoyasu Hotei]].

Currently{{when|date=May 2021}}, the band resides in [[Islington]], London, having once again moved its headquarters.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

==Members==
===Current members===
* Howard Gray – production, keyboards, samples, programming (1990–present)
* Trevor Gray – production, keyboards, samples, programming (1990–present)
* Noko (Norman Fisher-Jones) – production, vocals, guitars, keyboards, samples, programming (1990–present)

===Former members===
* James Gardner – bass, keyboards, programming, samples (1990–1993)

===Current touring members===
* Cliff Hewitt – drums, programming (1994–present)
* Mary Byker (Ian Hoxley) – vocals, raps (1997–present)
* Harry K (Paul Colbourne) – turntables, samples, vocals (1997–present)
* Ashley Krajewski – keyboards, samples, backing vocals (2007–present)
* Michael Cusick – bass, backing vocals (2008–present)

===Former touring members===
* MC [[Stevie Hyper D]] – raps (1994)
* [[Rhoda Dakar]] – vocals (1994–2004)
* [[Paul Kodish]] – drums, programming (1997–2000)
* Rej ap Gwynedd – bass (1997–2008)
* Jonathan "Stan" White – bass (2004)
* Ewan MacFarlane – vocals (2007–2018)

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="9" | Peak chart positions
|-
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UKAL">Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
* All except ''Millennium Fever'': {{cite web|title=Apollo Four Forty|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/apollo%20four%20forty/|publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]]|access-date=25 July 2012|format=select "Albums" tab}}
* ''Millennium Fever'': {{cite web|last=Zywietz|first=Tobias|title=Chart Log UK: A – Azzido Da Bass|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_A.HTM|work=Zobbel.de|publisher=Tobias Zywietz|access-date=25 July 2012}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus2>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|pages=17}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br><ref name="AUT">{{cite web|title=Discographie Apollo Four Forty|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Apollo+Four+Forty|work=austriancharts.at|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 July 2012|language=de}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br><ref name="FIN">{{cite web|title=Discography Apollo Four Forty|url=http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Apollo+Four+Forty|work=finnishcharts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 July 2012}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br><ref name="GERAl">{{cite web|title=Chartverfolgung / Apollo Four Forty|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Apollo+Four+Forty/1296/?type=longplay|work=musicline.de|publisher=[[Media Control Charts]]|access-date=25 July 2012|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630212411/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Apollo+Four+Forty/1296/?type=longplay|archive-date=30 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[VG-lista|NOR]]<br><ref name="NOR">{{cite web|title=Discography Apollo Four Forty|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Apollo+Four+Forty|work=norwegiancharts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 July 2012}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Mega Album Top 100|NL]]<br><ref name="NL">{{cite web|title=Discografie Apollo Four Forty|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Apollo+Four+Forty|work=dutchcharts.nl|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 July 2012|language=nl}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br><ref name="SWE">{{cite web|title=Discography Apollo Four Forty|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Apollo+Four+Forty|work=swedishcharts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 July 2012}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br><ref name="SWI">{{cite web|title=Discographie Apollo Four Forty|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Apollo+Four+Forty|work=hitparade.ch|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 July 2012|language=de}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Millennium Fever]]''
|
* Released: 30 January 1995
* Label: Stealth Sonic, [[Epic Records|Epic]]
*{{nowrap|Format: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[LP record|LP]], [[Compact Cassette|cassette]], [[music download|digital download]]}}
| 117 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Electro Glide in Blue]]''
|
* Released: 3 March 1997
* Label: Stealth Sonic, Epic
*{{nowrap|Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download}}
| 62 || — || 26 || 7 || 32 || 37 || 55 || 54 || 33
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Gettin' High on Your Own Supply]]''
|
* Released: 6 September 1999
* Label: Stealth Sonic, Epic
*{{nowrap|Format: CD, MiniDisc, digital download}}
| 20 || 75 || 41 || — || 50 || — || — || — || 44
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Dude Descending a Staircase]]''
|
* Released: 22 July 2003
* Label: Stealth Sonic, Epic
*{{nowrap|Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download}}
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
!scope="row"|''[[The Future's What It Used to Be]]''
|
* Released: 30 January 2012
* Label: Stealth Sonic, Reverb
* Format: CD, digital download
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
|colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===EPs===
*''Rumble EP'' (1993)
*''A Deeper Dub EP'' (2011)

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="Singles – UK">{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28451/apollo-four-forty/ |title=Apollo Four Forty |work=The Official Charts Company }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Apollo%20Four%20Forty |title=Apollo Four Forty |work=Austriancharts }}</ref><ref name=aus2/>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT" />
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br><ref name="FIN" />
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche/person-115737 |title=Apollo Four Forty |work=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |access-date=29 January 2022 |archive-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129133328/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche/person-115737 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRL]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=artist&placement=Apollo+Four+Forty|title=Apollo Four Forty |work=The Irish Charts }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dutch Top 40|NLD]]<br /><ref name="NL"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br><ref name="SWE"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Apollo%20Four%20Forty |title=Apollo Four Forty |work=hitparade.ch }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dance Club Songs|US<br /> Dance]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicvf.com/Apollo+440.art |title=Apollo 440 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1991
! scope="row"| "Lolita"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="3"| non-album tracks
|-
! scope="row"| "Destiny"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Blackout"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| rowspan="2"|1994
! scope="row"| "Astral America"
| 36 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="3"|''[[Millennium Fever]]''
|-
! scope="row"|"Liquid Cool" 
| 35 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
|1995
! scope="row"| "[[(Don't Fear) The Reaper]]"
| 35 ||  — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1996
! scope="row"| "[[Krupa (song)|Krupa]]"
| 23 || 85 || — || — || 38 || — || — || — || — || 7
| rowspan="4"|''[[Electro Glide in Blue]]''
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1997
! scope="row"|"[[Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub]]" 
| 7 || 64 || 32|| 3 || 13 || 24 || 15 || 2 || 18 || 15
|-
! scope="row"|  "Raw Power" 
| 32 || — || — || 17 || — || — || — || 44 || — || —
|-
! scope="row"|"Carrera Rapida"
|  — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1998
! scope="row"| "Rendez-Vous 98" <br/>(with [[Jean Michel Jarre]])
| 12 || — ||  — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — 
| non-album track
|-
! scope="row"|  "[[Lost in Space (Apollo 440 song)|Lost in Space]]"
| 4 || — || — || — || 74 ||18 || 90 || — || — || —
|rowspan="4"|''[[Gettin' High on Your Own Supply]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1999
! scope="row"| "[[Stop the Rock]]" 
| 10 || 79 || — || — || 47 || 26 || — || — || — || 11
|-
! scope="row"| "Heart Go Boom"
| 57 || 81 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2000
! scope="row"| "Cold Rock the Mic / Crazee Horse" (promo only)
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels]] 2000"
| 29 || — || 64 || — || 95 || — || 70 || — || 75 || —
|''[[Charlie%27s_Angels_(2000_film)#Soundtrack|Charlie's Angels]]''
|-
| 2001
! scope="row"| "Say What?" (with [[28 Days (band)|28 Days]])
| — ||  23 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|''[[Stealing Chairs]]''
|-
|2003
! scope="row"|  "Dude Descending a Staircase" <br />(feat. [[The Beatnuts]])
| 58 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|''[[Dude Descending a Staircase]]''
|-
| colspan="13" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Media appearances===
Over 50 different Apollo tracks have featured in movies, trailers, TV, games and ads worldwide, including globally branded cars, beers, soft drinks, phones, audio and software. They have also written two entire soundtracks for the [[Sony PlayStation]] and provided the themes for [[ITV Sport|ITV]] World Cup '98 and [[Formula 1]] 2000 to 2002 coverage, as well as [[Liverpool F.C.]]'s Official 2006 FA Cup song.

==Video games==
* 1996: ''[[Adidas Power Soccer]]'' ([[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] version) - "Rumble"/"Spirit of America"
* 1997: ''[[Rapid Racer]]'' (Turbo Prop Racing), format: PlayStation CD (Audio CD plus game data track). The soundtrack was also available as an extra CD, as part of the limited edition double CD single release of "Carrera Rapida"
* 1999: ''[[FIFA 2000]]'' - "Stop the Rock"
* 1999: ''[[Gran Turismo 2]]'' ([[NTSC]] version) - "Cold Rock the Mic"
* 2000: ''[[Spider-Man (2000 video game)|Spider-Man]]'' (2000), featured a remix of "[[Spider-Man (theme song)|Spider-Man theme song]]"
* 2001: ''[[ATV Offroad Fury]]'' - "Yo! Future"
* 2001: ''[[Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec]]'' ([[NTSC]] version) - "Stop the Rock" (Mint Royale Mix)
* 2002: ''[[EA Sports F1 series|F1 2002]]'' ([[PS2]] and [[Personal computer|PC]] versions) - "Blackbeat"
* 2003: ''[[SX Superstar]]'' - "Cold Rock the Mic"
* 2004: ''[[EyeToy: AntiGrav]]'' - ???
* 2004: ''[[EyeToy: Groove]]'' - "Hustler Groove" (instrumental)
* 2004: ''[[Gran Turismo 4]]'' - "Start the Car"
* 2004: ''[[Gran Turismo 4]]'' - "Hold the Brakes"
* 2007: ''[[Forza Motorsport 2]]'' - "SolidRockRazorSteel"
* 2007: ''[[Forza Motorsport 2]]'' - "Rollin' Down the Highway"
* 2007: ''[[Cars Mater-National Championship]]'' - "Stop The Rock"
* 2012: ''[[LittleBigPlanet Karting]]'' - "Odessa Dubstep" (Instrumental)

==Music in Film==
* ''Spawn'' (1997) – the soundtrack: "This Is Not A Dream" (UK Mix), with [[Mark Sandman]] of [[Morphine (band)|Morphine]] on vocals  
* ''[[Spawn (1997 film)#Soundtrack|Spawn]]'' Bonus Track (#15)
* ''Club Hits 97/98'' (1997) – soundtrack to music used during [[Sky Sports|Sky Sport]]'s coverage of Premiership football, featured "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub"
* ''[[Species II]]'' (1998) – featured "Carrera Rapida"
* ''[[Lost in Space (film)|Lost in Space]]'' (1998) – featured "Lost In Space (Theme)"
* ''[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels]]'' (2000) – featured a remix of the ''Charlie's Angels'' theme song
* ''[[Boys and Girls (2000 film)|Boys and Girls]]'' (2000) – featured "Stop the Rock" in a club scene
* ''Cut'' (2000) – featured "Stop the Rock"
* ''[[Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film)|Gone in 60 Seconds]]'' (2000) – featured "Stop the Rock"
* ''[[Driven (2001 film)|Driven]]'' (2001) – features "Stadium Parking Lot" in a montage of several songs during a chase scene
* ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'' (2002) – featured "Altamont Super-Highway Revisited" in one of the trailers
* ''[[Resident Evil (2002 film)|Resident Evil]]'' (2002) – featured "Wall of Death"
* ''[[101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure]]'' (2003) – featured "One of a Kind"
* ''[[S.W.A.T. (2003 film)|S.W.A.T.]]'' (2003) – featured "Time Is Running Out"
* ''[[Eurotrip]]'' (2004) – featured "Make My Dreams Come True"
* ''[[Chasing Liberty]]'' (2004) – featured "Stop the Rock"
* ''[[Disaster Movie]]'' (2008) – featured "Stop the Rock" in the [[teaser trailer]]
* ''[[The Sopranos]]'' – in "[[Whoever Did This]]" (2002) – "The Man with the Harmonica" played over the end credits
* ''[[Victoria's Secret Fashion Show]]'' 2007 – featured "Stop the Rock" in the segment "Sureally Sexy"

==Vocalists==
Apollo 440 has a history of working with various vocalists. While their debut album, ''Millennium Fever'', was sung almost exclusively by [[Noko]], he has since withdrawn from his vocalist role in the band to make way for various guest appearances, including, but not limited to:
*[[Billy Mackenzie]] on "Pain in Any Language" on ''Electro Glide in Blue'', the last song he recorded.
*[[Ewan MacFarlane]] on "Electro Glide in Blue" on ''Electro Glide in Blue'' and numerous tracks on the ''Dude Descending a Staircase'' album – performed as live vocalist until 2018.
*[[Xan (singer)|Xan]] on "Something's Got to Give" on ''Dude Descending a Staircase''
*[[Jalal Nuriddin]] on "Children of the Future" on ''Dude Descending a Staircase''
*[[The Beatnuts]] on the title track of ''Dude Descending a Staircase''
*Elizabeth Gray on "Christiane" on ''Dude Descending a Staircase'' and "Stealth Mass" on ''Electro Glide in Blue''
*[[Mary Byker]] ([[Ian Hoxley]]) on "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub", "Raw Power" on ''Electro Glide in Blue'' and "Stop the Rock" on ''Gettin' High on Your Own Supply'' – performed as live vocalist until 2004.

==Tributes==

===Jean Baudrillard===
The album, ''Millennium Fever'', is a tribute to the French philosopher [[Jean Baudrillard]]. Since the release of that album, other references to Jean Baudrillard's works have appeared.
*The track, "Astral America", references Baudrillard's book ''America'', where the term originates.
*The track, "The Perfect Crime", references Baudrillard's book of the same name.
*The lyrics of "Stealth Requiem" reference the Baudrillardian concept of [[hyperreality]]. At one point, a female voice says, "Ravishing hyperrealism ... Mind blowing", and later quotes directly from ''America'' (1988): "The exhilaration of [[obscenity]]; the obscenity of [[wikt: obviousness|obviousness]]; the obviousness of [[wikt: power|power]]; the power of [[simulation]]."

===Marcel Duchamp===
The title and cover art of the album ''Dude Descending a Staircase'' are parodies of ''[[Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2]]'' by [[Marcel Duchamp]].

===Alcor===
The song "Liquid Cool" (released as a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] in 1993, as a single in 1994, and featured on the ''Millennium Fever'' album) is a tribute to [[Alcor Life Extension Foundation|Alcor]], a company focused on pursuing research into and the organisation of [[Cryonics|cryonisation]]. The topic is also referenced in the title song "Millennium Fever", which includes the line, "I've been dreaming of freezing my mind in California", where Alcor was based until 1994. Contact details for Alcor subsequently appeared on the [[Record sleeve|sleeve]] of the [[Single (Music)|single]] "[[(Don't Fear) The Reaper]]", a cover of the [[Blue Öyster Cult]] song.

===Omega Point===
The song "Omega Point" references the [[Omega Point|religious concept of the same name]], and features a quote from Barrow and Tipler's ''The Anthropic Cosmological Principle''.

===Krupa===
Their 1996 song is a homage to the [[Polish-American]] [[drummer]] [[Gene Krupa]] and his improvised style of drumming.

===Charles Bukowski===
On the album ''[[Electro Glide in Blue]]'', track 6 called "Tears of the Gods" (6:18) features audio quotes from the 1970s video performance "Bukowski at Bellevue". The quotes are all taken from a piece entitled "Soup, Cosmos, and Tears." (A transcription of the video can be found at the [http://blitheringsavant.blogspot.com/2005/05/dictation-from-bukowski-at-bellevue.html Blithering Savant] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112051009/http://blitheringsavant.blogspot.com/2005/05/dictation-from-bukowski-at-bellevue.html |date=12 November 2013}} blog.)

===Slavoj Žižek===
The song "Love is Evil", on the album ''[[The Future's What It Used to Be]]'', contains samples from the Slovenian philosopher [[Slavoj Žižek]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://apollo440.soundslogic.com The Stealthography]

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