Electro Glide in Blue is an awesome and ecclectic mix of two styles -
hard-hitting dub/big beat tracks and really chilled ambient tracks. The album
cuts between the two styles all the way through, and whilst some may find this
difficult to listen to, I like the unpredictability.
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Unfairly dismissed by much of the electronica cognoscenti--too commercial, some sniffed: ... more
too calculated--this was, nevertheless, an ambitious (and mostly satisfying) attempt to fuse the volume and density of rock with the broad textural vocabulary of e...
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Unfairly dismissed by much of the electronica cognoscenti--too commercial, some sniffed: ... more
too calculated--this was, nevertheless, an ambitious (and mostly satisfying) attempt to fuse the volume and density of rock with the broad textural vocabulary of e...
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Unfairly dismissed by much of the electronica cognoscenti--too commercial, some sniffed: ... more
too calculated--this was, nevertheless, an ambitious (and mostly satisfying) attempt to fuse the volume and density of rock with the broad textural vocabulary of electronica. The single, "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub," effectively defined the template, marrying a corrosive Van Halen guitar sample to chattering breakbeats; the remainder of the album was divided between variations on this theme (the slide guitar propelling "Altamont Super-Highway Revisited," the bluesy shuffle of "Tears Of The Gods"), and moments of almost meditative stillness, courtesy of the group's other incarnation, the Stealth Sonic Orchestra. The most accomplished of the latter is a ballad titled "Pain In Any Language," which features the last recorded vocal of late Associates frontman Billy MacKenzie, to whose memory this bold and singular album is dedicated.--Andrew McGuire
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Advantages: Good mix of different styles Disadvantages: You might not love every single track
Electro Glide in Blue is an awesome and ecclectic mix of two styles -
hard-hitting dub/big beat tracks and really chilled ambient tracks. The album
cuts between the two styles all the way through, and whilst some may find this
difficult to listen to, I like the unpredictability.
Musical comparisons are always a little dodgy, but I will dare to compare this
album with the mighty Leftfield - Leftism album. ... ...fast, hard-hitting dance tracks and mellow chill-out tunes.
If you like Leftfield, or maybe even Fatboy Slim, buy this album. If
you're a fan of Apollo's later, more mainstream 'pop' music, I'm not so sure
you'll like this album - you'll like a few of the more upbeat tracks like
"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub" and "Carrer Rapida", but most of the other tracks
have a much more ambient flavour.
... more
Electro Glide in Blue is an awesome and ecclectic mix of two styles - hard-hitting dub/big beat tracks and really chilled ambient tracks. The album cuts between the two styles all the way through, and whilst some may find this difficult to listen to, I like the unpredictability.
Musical comparisons are always a little dodgy, but I will dare to compare this album with the mighty Leftfield - Leftism album. It has the same style of cutting between fast, hard-hitting dance tracks and mellow chill-out tunes. If you like Leftfield, or maybe even Fatboy Slim, buy this album. If you're a fan of Apollo's later, more mainstream 'pop' music, I'm not so sure you'll like this album - you'll like a few of the more upbeat tracks like "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub" and "Carrer Rapida", but most of the other tracks have a much more ambient flavour.
This is an excellent album if, like me, you are into both Big Beat/Dub music and ambient, or like a wide range of music. Brilliant...
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Product details
Title
Electro Glide In Blue
Performer
Apollo Four Forty
Genre
Electronic
Sub Genre
UK Techno
Release Date
10/01/2000
Recomended Retail Price
8.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1997
Label / Distributor
Stealth Sonic / Sony Music/Arvato Services
Producer
Apollo Four Forty
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
5099748537294
Catalogue Number
SSX 2440CDR
Additional notes
Album Notes
Apollo Four Forty: Howard Gray, Trevor Gray, Noko. Additional personnel: Harry K. (vocals, programming, scratches); Ewan MacFarlane, Dr. Garfield Hoxley, Mary Mary (vocals); Keith Holden (harmonica); Cliff Hewitt (drums); Stealth Sonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Gray, Billy MacKenzie. Recorded at Apollo Control, Camden, London, England. With some of the biggest of techno's big beats and samples recognizable to any self-respecting '70s AOR junkie, Apollo 440 is an electronic act which combines rock culture, futuristic and technological imagery with a sound-system attitude into a high-gloss sampledelic package. As a reference point, think of Crystal Method on a Zeppelin trip. ELECTRO GLIDE IN BLUE, their full-length debut, is the kind of techno album any rock fan could love. Start with "Ain't Talking About Dub," which marries a classic Eddie Van Halen riff with some jungle beats to spawn a triple-time, heavy metal romp in a bass-heavy vacuum; move onto "Altamont Super-Highway Revisited" where a dirty electric slide guitar plays on top of a seething techno throb; or feel the "Tears Of The Gods," a boogie shuffle reminiscent of John Lee Hooker fronting a Santana-on-hip-hop rhythm, before exploding into dubbed out Spinal Tap-ish fireworks. When fusing the rock and electro worlds, the Apollo crew can be shameless--big, bigger, biggest sounds dominate, whereas understatement has no place in their world-- but such shamelessness is also the reason ELECTRO GLIDE is among the most successful of the next-school nuptials. Call them the Run DMC of electronica.
Titles on disc 1
1.
Stealth Overture
2.
Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub
3.
Altamont Super Highway Revisited
4.
Electro Glide In Blue
5.
Vanishing Point
6.
Tears Of The The Gods
7.
Carrera Rapida
8.
Krupa
9.
White Man's Throat
10.
Pain In Any Language
11.
Stealth Mass In F Sharp Minor
12.
Raw Power
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