---------------------------------------------------------------------------- __ __ __ __ __ /\ \ /\ \ /\ \ /\_\ __ /\ \ / \ \ / \ \ / \ \ / / / /\ \ / \ \ / /\ \ \ / /\ \_\ / /\ \ \ / / / \ \ \ __ / /\ \_\ \ \/ \_\ / \/ / / \ \ \ \_\ / /_/ \ \ \/\_\ / /_/ / / \ /\/_/ / /\ / / \ \/ / / \ \ \ \ \/ / / \ \/ / / \ \_\ \/_/\/_/ \ / / \ \_\ \ / / \ / / \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ Discography : Apollo Records V3.5 Type : Text version Last updated : 01.03.1995 Compiled by : CiM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTIONS 1.1 About this discography. 1.2 A brief introduction to Apollo. 2. DISTRIBUTION List of distributors. 3. APOLLO CONTACT How to contact Apollo/R&S. 4. DISCOGRAPHY 4.1 12"/EPs. 4.2 Other releases. 4.3 Albums. 5. REVIEWS Short opinions on some Apollo releases. 6. ARTIST LIST Information (where known) about Apollo artists. 7. CONTRIBUTIONS A thank you list of all the people who contributed information for the discography. 8. UPDATES How to get your newest update of the discography. 9. CONTACT Addresses to send contributions to. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.1 INTRODUCTION : ABOUT THIS DISCOGRAPHY Welcome to the Apollo Discography! I hope to get a HTML'ised version up soon but it'll probably take a while so in the meantime, you'll have to put up with this text version. Anyway, whatever you use it for, if you have any mini-reviews, more artist information or more importantly, discography additions/modifications, please let me know through one of the contax at the end of this phile. Right, the discography starts below. And as always; have fun... Hugs n'kisses, AMB 59CiM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.2 INTRODUCTION : A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO APOLLO The Apollo label is the ambient division of R&S Records based in Belguim. Whilst it has artists who only release on the Apollo label (e.g. Biosphere) it also features releases from R&S artists issuing ambient LP/12"/EP's (e.g. Robert Leiner, Ken Ishii, etc). Because of this link to the techno material available on R&S, the general style of Apollo releases tends to be ambient-techno. Many releases have beats (usually with low BPMs) instead of tending to the beatless and more minimal forms of ambient music. Apollo 12" releases have a catalogue number in the form of APOLLO . Album catalogue numbers currently take the form AMB LP/CD/MC/.. The for albums is usually in the form xxyy (where yy is the issue number). Like R&S catalogue numbers, the xx reflects the year (eg. AMB 39xx is for the year 1993, AMB 49xx for 1994, etc). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. DISTRIBUTION UK : Vital Distribution TEL : 0272 446777 FAX : 0272 446888 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. APOLLO CONTACT R&S Records, Limburgstraat 82, 9000 Gent, Belgium. Tel: 32.9.224.21.48 Fax: 32.9.223.73.73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. DISCOGRAPHY The discography will attempt to be in order of catalogue number. As a rule, the catalogue numbers follow each other chronologically, although this isn't always the case (eg. the Apollo Compilation). Each release will contain the following information; Cat. no : The catalogue number of the release. Artist : The name of the artist/act for this release. This could well be an alias for an artist who might release material under a number of different names. Release : The name of the album/12"/EP released. Format : The media that the release was issued on (usually vinyl, compact disc and occasionally cassette). Tracks : The list of tracks appearing on the release. Where available, track playing times and remix names are given. Notes : Any relevent information about the artist or release. In some cases this has been expanded on in the 'Artist list' section at the end of the discography. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.1 Apollo : 12"/EP Releases This includes all 12" releases in Belgium only or in Europe on general release. The general releases are sometimes issued as a CD single. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cat. no: APOLLO 1 [Deleted] Artist : David Morley Release: Evolution Format : 12" Tracks : Evolution ? Cat. no: APOLLO 2 [Deleted] Artist : Atlantis Release: Paradise Format : 12" Tracks : ? Cat. no: APOLLO 3 [Deleted] Artist : Model 500 Release: The Passage Format : 12" Tracks : [Side A] The Passage [Side B] Mind Changes Vessels in Distress Cat. no: APOLLO 4 Artist : Electrotete Release: I Love You (Original & Remixes) Format : 12" Tracks : [Red Rose Side] I Love You (Peter Ramson & Danny Van Wauwe remix) [5.34] I Love You (Original Version) [4.34] [Black Rose Side] I Love You "The Deeper The Deeper" (Toney Thorpe remix) [11.30] Notes : The Orb remix of "I Love You" can be found on the Apollo Compilation (AMB 926). Cat. no: APOLLO 5 Artist : Dave Angel Release: The Family EP Format : 12" Tracks : [Logo side] Great Daine Brother From Jazz [Info side] Patrice Cat. no: APOLLO 6 Artist : Lovecraft Release: Intelligent Universe Format : 12" Tracks : ? Cat. no: APOLLO 7 Artist : Biosphere Release: Baby Interphase Format : 12" Tracks : Baby Interphase (Remix) Baby Interphase (Remix II) Baby Interphase (Original) Notes : The original mix of "Baby Interphase" can be found on the album "Microgravity" (AMB 3921). Cat. no: APOLLO 8 Artist : Ken Ishii Release: Deep Sleep Format : 12" Tracks : [Logo side] Kala Floater [Info side] Naiad Cat. no: APOLLO 9 [CD] Artist : Robert Leiner Release: Dream Or Reality Format : 12"/CD Tracks : [Side A] Dream Or Reality (Original) Dream Or Reality (Into The Dream mix) [Side B] Dream Or Reality (Out Of Reality mix) Notes : The original mix of "Dream Or Reality" can be found on the album "Visions Of The Past" (AMB 3925). Cat. no: APOLLO 10 Artist : Billie Ray Martin Release: 4 Ambient Tales Format : 2x12"/CD Tracks : [Side A] Hearts (Radio Edit) [2.57] Planet Of The Blue [5.10] (I Spent Hours Again) Wishing You Well [5.37] [Side B] House Of Love [4.23] Hearts [3.18] [Side C] Hearts (Radio Edit) [2.57] Planet Of The Blue (Instrumental) [5.10] (I Spent Hours Again) Wishing You Well (Instrumental) [5.37] [Side D] House Of Love (Instrumental) [4.23] Hearts (Instrumental) [3.18] Notes : This release features her vocals with backing arranged by The Grid who also produced and mixed it. Cat. no: APOLLO 11 Artist : The Fires Of Ork Release: The Fires Of Ork Format : 12" Tracks : The Fires Of Ork I The Fires Of Ork II Notes : Both tracks can be found on "The Fires Of Ork" album (AMB 3928). Cat. no: APOLLO 12 [CD] Artist : Biosphere Release: Seti Project Format : CD/12" Tracks : Seti Project [5.58] The Fairy Tale (Remix) [5.59] Seti Project (Remix) [6.31] Cloud X-3 [6.18] Notes : "Seti Project" can also be found on the second Biosphere album "Patashnik". The original mix of "The Fairy Tale" is on Biosphere's debut album "Microgravity". Cat. no: APOLLO 13 Artist : Aedena Cycle Release: The Travellers Dream Format : 12" Tracks : [Side A] The Travellers Dream The Dreamshadow [Side B] Ciguri Pharagonesia Cat. no: APOLLO 14 Artist : Meditation Y.S. Release: Slumber Format : 12" Tracks : [Side A] Slumber [14.03] [Side B] Space Race [14.05] Notes : The Y.S. is the initials of the artist, Yoshihiro Sayaski. Cat. no: APOLLO 15 Artist : Tournesol Release: Henka Format : 12" Tracks : Henka Cathedral Notes : Both of these tracks can be found on Tournesol's album "Kokotsu" (AMB 4931). Cat. no: APOLLO 16 Artist : Squid Release: Overdub Format : 12" Tracks : [Side A] Overdub [Side B] Emprisoning Sound On A Piece Of Wax Cat. no: APOLLO 17 Artist : Two Sandwiches Short Of A Lunchbox Release: Two Sandwiches Short Of A Lunchbox Format : 12" Tracks : Too Good To Be Strange Too Strange To Be Good Cat. no: APOLLO 18 (?) Artist : Locust Release: In Rememberance Of Times Past Format : 12" Tracks : Amazon (1985) Backward & Forthwith (1985) Locked In A Cathedral At Night Alone (1984) Neil's Armsong (1987) It's Called Peace (1985) Please Sir (1982) [Untitled] (1983) Exaggerated Repression Notes : "Its Called Peace" was re-compiled on the album "Natural Composite" (AMB 4935). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.2 Apollo : Non-general releases This includes any releases that do not fall under the category of general Apollo releases. This includes promo's, limited editions, R&S/Apollo double 12" pack releases and anything else that does not follow the normal Apollo catalogue number format. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cat. no: [None given] Artist : Locust Release: Needle Format : 12" Promo Tracks : [Side A] Needle [10.13] Christe Eleison ('84) [2.02] Dreams ('84) [2.39] [Side B] Air Primary [7.19] Root (Recorded live at The Garage 12/12/93) [5.25] Notes : Limited edition (500 copies only) of older, unreleased Locust material used in a promotion offer. To get a copy, you needed to obtain a token from NME or Melody Maker and exchange it at one of the shops listed in the advert. Some of the tracks were re-compiled on the "Natural Composite" LP (AMB 4935). Cat. no: RS 93019 Artist : Sun Electric Release: Pitcheon/Sarotti Format : 2x12" Tracks : [Side A] Osram 418 [4.17] Osram 527 [5.27] [Side B] Pitcheon [6.33] O'Locco (Beyond) [5.02] [Side C] Sarotti [6.20] Up The Drain [8.54] [Side D] O'Locco (Beauty) [5.51] O'Locco (Australiana) [6.39] Notes : Double 12" pack with the first 12" on R&S and the second 12" on Apollo (in clear vinyl). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.3 Apollo : Album releases ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cat. no: AMB 926 [CD/MC] Artist : - Release: Apollo Compilation : Volume 1 "File Under Ambient" Format : 2LP/CD/MC Tracks : Kinetic : Golden Girls (David Morley remix) [8.14] Model 500 : The Passage [7.26] David Morley : Evolution [8.19] Biosphere : Cloudwalker [4.54] Aphex Twin : X-tal [4.50] Atlantis : Paradise (Part 1) [10.30] Electrotete : I Love You (Orb remix) [9.47] David Morley : Calibration [7.22] Love Craft : Intelligent Universe [9.27] Neuro : Mama (Justin London mix) [6.04] Notes : Compilation album of early Apollo releases and also ambient remixes of R&S releases "Golden Girls" and "Mama" which are available as 12"s on R&S. Cat. no: AMB [CD] 3921 Artist : Biosphere Release: Microgravity Format : 2LP/CD Tracks : Microgravity [5.12] Baby Satellite [5.04] Tranquilizer [8.08] The Fairy Tale [4.53] Cloudwalker II [5.26] Chromosphere [3.28] Cygnus-A [5.02] Baby Interphase [5.07] Biosphere [4.41] Notes : Debut album. As with Biosphere's second album "Patashnik", this album was previously released (in 1991) on a small Norwegian label Origo Sound (OCD 9105). Cat. no: AMB 3922 [CD/MC] Artist : Aphex Twin Release: Selected Ambient Works 85-92 Format : 2LP/CD/MC Tracks : Xtal [4.51] Tha [9.01] Pulsewidth [3.47] Ageispolis [5.21] i [1.13] Green Calx [6.02] Heliosphan [4.51] We Are The Music Makers [7.42] Schottkey 7th Path [5.07] Ptolemy [7.12] Hedphelym [6.02] Delphium [5.36] Actium [7.35] Notes : Originally released on R&S, it was re-issued on Apollo to coincide with the release of "Selected Ambient Works 2" on Warp records. Cat. no: AMB 3923 [CD] Artist : Moonwater Release: In-Existence Format : CD/? Tracks : A Mood [7.05] Space Indian [6.54] Klewang [3.19] Eternal Lover [15.18] In Search Of True Love [9.38] Moonwater [12.57] KM3 [8.23] Sequence [1.41] Cat. no: AMB 3924 CD Artist : The Irresistable Force Release: The Irresistable Force Format : CD Tracks : Spiritual High [7.47] Sky High [12.11] Flying High [15.33] High Frequency [9.42] Symphony In E [8.47] Mountain High (Live) [20.15] Notes : This album was also released on Rising High records under the title of "Flying High". Cat. no: AMB 3925 [CD/MC] Artist : Robert Leiner Release: Visions Of The Past Format : 2LP/CD/MC Tracks : Out Of Control [9.51] Visions Of The Past [9.11] Interval [0.35] To Places You've Never Been [8.11] Aqua Viva [12.21] Full Moon Ritual [7.03] Zenit [4.02] Dream Or Reality [7.32] From Beyond And Back [6.49] Northern Dark [6.44] Cat. no: AMB 3927 [LP/CD/MC/CDX] Artist : Biosphere Release: Patashnik Format : 2LP/CD/MC/Limited CD Tracks : Phantasm [4.50] Startoucher [5.02] Decryption [6.04] Novelty Waves [6.27] Patashnik [6.13] Mir [5.18] The Shield [8.54] Seti Project [5.58] Mestigoth [1.43] Botanical Dimensions [5.43] Caboose [5.12] En-Trance [4.40] Notes : Limited CD version (limited to 1000 copies) comes in a special fold-out box and booklet with Biosphere logos and album credits on it. "Patashnik" was also released on a small Norwegian label called Origo Sound before the Apollo release with a different cover design. "Patashnik" was also released on limited edition blue vinyl. Cat. no: AMB 3928 [CD] Artist : The Fires Of Ork Release: The Fires Of Ork Format : CD/? Tracks : The Fires Of Ork I [7.45] Gebirge [21.23] Talk To The Stars [11.38] The Facts Of Life [18.26] The Fires Of Ork II [6.25] Notes : This album was released previously on Fax +49-69/450464 records with different (Fax related) artwork. Cat. no: AMB 3929 [CD] Artist : Locust Release: Weathered Well Format : 2LP/CD Tracks : Prospero [8.44] Moist Moss [6.58] Xenophobe [5.41] Weathered Gate [8.10] Tamed [6.03] Still [10.08] Music About Love [9.57] Lust [6.36] Fawn [5.10] Notes : Debut album Cat. no: AMB 3930 [LP/CD] Artist : Jam & Spoon Release: Tripomatic Fairy Tales 2002 Format : LP/CD/? Tracks : [Side A] Hermaphrodite [2.10] N.A.S.A Nocturnal Audio Sensory Awakening [11.15] LSD Nikon [2.34] [Side B] The Future Is In Small Hands [5.25] Salinas Afternoon [4.03] V. Angel Is Calling [10.11] [Side C] Words And Dana [1.00] Ancient Dream [8.41] I Saw The Future [11.32] [Side D] Castaneda Future Illuminations [2.04] Secret Kind Of Love [8.02] World Of X-T-C [5.52] Notes : "Tripomatic Fairy Tales 2001" was initially released on R&S with "...2002" being released on Apollo in continental Europe. The albums were both then released on Epic Records for the rest of the world ("...2002" catalogue number 474918 2). Cat. no: AMB 4931 [CD] Artist : Tournesol Release: Kokotsu Format : 2LP/CD Tracks : Imeat [10.49] Electric Church [17.15] Henka [11.25] Orange Planet [7.00] Draagmad Ultramarine [10.55] Cathedral [7.40] Holy Cow [8.17] Notes : From the advertisement: "Album debut from Danish duo gets labelled abstractlisteningtechnoambienttrancedance!". Indeed. Cat. no: AMB 4932 [CD] Artist : Uzect Plaush Release: More Beautiful Human Life! Format : 2LP/CD Tracks : [Side 1] Violet Cell Edit [1.47] Wind From Nowhere [5.49] Wetlone Rapture [7.14] [Side B] The Falling Dream [7.32] Auto Radia [9.42] [Side C] A Boiling Horizon [1.25] Discrete Global [7.08] [Side D] The Sky Rolled Back [9.41] Cat. no: AMB 4934 Artist : Cabaret Voltaire Release: The Conversation Format : 4LP/2CD Tracks : Exterminating Angel. 1ntro [5.47] Brutal But Clean [11.01] The Message. An Original Hollywood Theme [8.16] Let's Start [8.11] Night Rider [9.54] I Think [8.56] The Heat [7.52] Harmonic Parallel [10.25] Project80 [53.05] Exterminating Angel. Outro [8.01] Notes : Licensed to Instinct Records for US distribution. Cat. no: AMB 4935 [CD] Artist : Locust Release: Natural Composite Format : 2LP/CD Tracks : Pillar (1994) Good God (1993) All My Sadness (1994) Air Primary (1993) Air Secondary (Battery) (1993) Needle (1993) It Is Called Peace (1985) Fruit Molecules (1987) Exaggerated Depression (1985) Cat. no: AMB 4936 [CD] Artist : Sketch Release: Reasons To Sway Format : 2LP/CD Tracks : Perception Transfer Transmeeting Arbitrary Patterns Inbetween Rocks and Highlands Sway Notes : Sketch were assisted by Geir Jenssen (Biosphere) for this debut album. Cat. no: AMB 5937 [CD] Artist : Manna Release: Manna Format : LP/CD Tracks : ...From Heaven [9.29] Secret Life of Bass [8.55] Mr. Echo (Go to Hell [8.14] Eat It, Weave It & Wear It [8.57] Kelham's Island [7.47] Transport of Delight [10.51] Lonely Tones [6.20] Cat. no: AMB 5938 [CD] Artist : Sun Electric Release: 30.7.94 Live Format : LP/CD Tracks : Castor & Pollux [18.13] An Atom of all Suns [21.36] Northern Lights #5 [19.39] Notes : "Castor & Pollux" is only available on the CD version. All tracks were recorded live at Orstedparken, Copenhagen. Cat. no: TBA Artist : - Release: Apollo Compilation : Volume 2 Format : TBA Tracks : TBA Notes : Scheduled for release in March 1995. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. REVIEWS This section contains some brief opinions about some Apollo releases and will hopefully give you an idea about what to buy and what to avoid. Bear in mind this is all in the reviewer's opinion only! If you have any quick (6 line) reviews send them to one of the contact addresses listed at the end. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- APOLLO 8 Ken Ishii : Deep Sleep Many find Ishii's electronica awkward to listen to; this however is a polished release. Strange electronic loops burble over lush chords and make it a refreshingly different Apollo release. APOLLO 12 Biosphere : Seti Project More trademark metallic darkness from Geir Jensenn. Worth checking out for the superior remix of "The Fairy Tale". The title track, whilst hardly being ambient, is dark, fast and very tasty indeed. AMB 926 [Various] : Apollo Compilation An excellent compilation showcasing early Apollo material. Highlights are the analogue tweakery of Atlantis' "Paradise" and the lush dreaminess of the David Morley tracks. The Orb remix is a bit disappointing though, IMHO of course. AMB 3921 Biosphere : Microgravity Although not as polished as Patashnik, Microgravity still maintains Jensenns unsettling ambient-techno. "Baby Interphase" is a clattering trance number where as "Biosphere" is just downright scary. AMB 3922 Aphex Twin : Selected Ambient Works 85-92 Although vastly dissimilar to Selected Ambient Works Vol.2, this album is also totally brilliant. Richard James covers all areas here with beatless ambience ("i"), airy techno ("Pulsewidth") and even ventures into the world of dub ("We Are The Music Makers"). There are a few filler tracks here but most of it is James at his best and most accessible. AMB 3929 Locust : Weathered Well Scary, deep ambience from Locust; it's accomplished but unsettling stuff. Aphex comparisons abound with drifting synth sounds and some nasty metallic beats but it has a menacing atmosphere to it. Impressive but don't buy this if you like your ambience cheerful. AMB 5937 Manna : Manna Offers fractured but lush excursions into the area mined by Another Fine Day's "Life Before Land" on Beyond- sort of warm lite-radio-jazz turned experimental ambient techno. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. ARTIST LIST This contains some brief information (where known) about some Apollo artists. APHEX TWIN The Aphex Twin is Richard D. James from Cornwall, England. Richard has recorded under many aliases (AFX, Polygon Window, The Caustic Window, etc) but the Aphex Twin is his most familiar pseudonym. "Selected Ambient Works 85-92" was released following a number of R&S releases ("Analogue Bubblebath Vol.1" and "Xylem Tube EP"). The Aphex Twin has now signed to Warp Records but still releases material on his own RePhleX label. Apollo releases: - AMB 3922 : Selected Ambient Works 85-92 [LP] BIOSPHERE Biosphere is Geir Jenssen from Tromsoe, Norway. Before his Biosphere project, he was a member of Norwegian band Bel Canto. After he left Bel Canto in 1990, he released some 12"s and an album (which has recently been re-released) under the alias of Bleep. Apollo releases: - APOLLO 7 : Baby Interphase [12"] - APOLLO 11 : The Fires Of Ork (under the name The Fires Of Ork) [12"] - APOLLO 12 : Seti Project [12"] - AMB 3921 : Microgravity [LP] - AMB 3927 : Patashnik [LP] - AMB 3928 : The Fires Of Ork (under the name The Fires Of Ork) [LP] CABARET VOLTAIRE Cabaret Voltaire are Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder, although most of the input for "The Conversation" LP was provided by Richard. Cabaret Voltaire have an extensive background as part of the early industrial/electronic scene but "The Conversation" signals a different direction; similar to the material that Richard H. Kirk is releasing as solo projects. Richard has released his "Virtual States" album on Warp recently as well as recording under the alias of Sandoz. Apollo releases: - AMB 4934 : The Conversation [LP] THE FIRES OF ORK The Fires Of Ork are Geir Jenssen (Biosphere) and Pete Namlook, owner of acclaimed electronic label Fax +49-69/450464. As well as the 12", this collaboration also produced an album "The Fires Of Ork" which was released on Fax records as well as on Apollo. Apollo releases: - APOLLO 11 : The Fires Of Ork [12"] - AMB 3928 : The Fires Of Ork [LP] THE IRRESISTABLE FORCE Better known as top ambient DJ Mixmaster Morris, The Irresistable Force has released material both on Rising High and with Pete Namlook on Fax +49-69/450464 under the collaboration name of "Dreamfish". The Apollo album was also released on Rising High, under the title of "Flying High". Apollo releases: - AMB 3924 : The Irresistable Force [LP] ISHII, KEN Ken Ishii is from Tokyo and has released most of his unconventional electronic music on R&S. "Deep Sleep" is (currently) his only release for Apollo but he has a retrospective LP on R&S ("Innerelements") which features selected tracks from his many releases on R&S and also Apollo. His R&S releases include the acclaimed 2x12" pack "Garden Of The Palm", "Pneuma" and also his new "Tangled Notes" 12". Apollo releases: - APOLLO 8 : Deep Sleep [12"] JAM & SPOON Better known for their trancey-pop material, Jam & Spoon curently have a big deal with Epic which resulted in chart success in England and in Europe. Jam El Mar also works with DJ Dag under the name Dance 2 Trance, who also enjoyed chart success with "Power Of American Natives" and "Take A Freefall". Apollo releases: - AMB 3930 : Tripomatic Fairy Tales 2002 [LP] LEINER, ROBERT Robert Leiner is an engineer in the R&S studios in Belgium. As well as releasing material under his own name for Apollo, he is probably better known for his R&S produce under the name Source (e.g. "Organised Noise"). Apollo releases: - APOLLO 9 : Dream Or Reality [12"] - AMB 3925 : Visions Of The Past [LP] LOCUST Locust is Mark Van Hoen from England. Although having previous releases, he is probably better known for his engineering and remix work with ambient guitar group Seefeel. Both "Lust" and "Tamed" from "Weathered Well" were also released on the "Skysplit" EP (RS93031) on R&S. He has recently been working with other collaboraters under the name Autocreation on the Orb's InterModo label which culminated in the album "Mettle". Apollo releases: - [...] : Needle [12"] - APOLLO 18 : In Rememberance Of Times Past [12"] - AMB 3929 : Weathered Well [LP] - AMB 4935 : Natural Composite [LP] MANNA Manna are Kevin Bacon and Jonathan Quarmby. Apollo releases: - AMB 5937 : Manna [LP] BILLIE RAY MARTIN Billie Ray Martin is the former lead singer with Electribe 101. Apollo releases: - APOLLO 10 : 4 Ambient Tales [2x12"] MEDITATION Y.S. The Y.S. part of the name is derived from the authors initials of Yoshihiro Sayaski. Apollo releases: - APOLLO 14 : Slumber [12"] MODEL 500 Juan Atkins is one of the originators of the Detroit techno sound. Juan's early works are now being released as ambient material. R&S recently collected some old Model 500 tracks and released "The Classics" and Juan has also been working on new material with Thomas Fehlmann (3MB with Juan Atkins) which resulted in the "Jazz Is The Teacher" LP. Apollo releases: - APOLLO 3 : The Passage [12" Deleted] MOONWATER Moonwater is Maarten VD Vleuten. Apollo releases: - AMB 3923 : In-Existence [LP] SKETCH Sketch are the Norwegian duo of Tor Jorgensen and Kai Mikalsen. Their debut album "Reasons To Sway" was produced with help from Geir Jenssen (Biosphere). Apollo releases: - AMB 4936 : Reasons To Sway [LP] SUN ELECTRIC Sun Electric are Tom Thiel and Max Loderbauer. They have had a few releases on R&S, notably _Kitchen_, their ambient-techno LP. They have worked quite closely with Thomas Fehlmann and also The Orb, both through remixing (e.g. _O'Locco_ on R&S) and also live events. Apollo releases: - AMB 5938 : 30.7.94 Live [LP] TOURNESOL Tournesol are Thomas Gee and Thomas Lynge from Copenhagen, Denmark. They also release Europop material under the name Phuturyme who are currently signed to EMI (Denmark). Apollo releases: - APOLLO 15 : Henka [12"] - AMB 4931 : Kokotsu [LP] TWO SANDWICHES SHORT OF A LUNCHBOX This collaboration is between David Morley and Andie of Inky Blaknuss (from the Sabrettes label). They are set to release another 12" on Infonet, under the name "Yesterdays Weirdness Is Tomorrows Reason Why", which is quite possibly one of the the best titles ever... Apollo releases: - APOLLO 17 : Two Sandwiches Short Of A Lunchbox [12"] UZECT PLAUSH Uzect Plaush is an anagram of the artist Paul Schutze who has recently worked with Scanner. Apollo releases: - AMB 4932 : More Beautiful Human Life! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. CONTRIBUTIONS Thanks to the following for contributions and/or suggestions; Sasja Barentsen Mike Brown Greg Earle Chris Fraser Steve Hebditch Jeff Holland Phillip Mills Stephen Punt (?) Paul Rafanello Joe Rice Jeff Sartain James Seo Julian Sominka Jonathan Takagi Dr. Throby Mark Turner Richard Vandoren Hans Veneman Will-E Dorian ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. UPDATES All discography updates can be obtained from the following places; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Email: Contact me at the following address and I'll mail you the newest update; u9323899@sys.uea.ac.uk FTP: The discography can be downloaded from the following sites; hyperreal.com (pub/ambient/labels/apollo) World Wide Web: Access this file at; http://hyperreal.com/ Hyperreal http://www.sys.uea.ac.uk/~u9323899/ My home page ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. CONTACT Your help is pretty much vital to try and get this discography to be as accurate and as up-to-date as possible. If you have any additions/modifications/suggestions PLEASE don't hesitate to mail me at any of the addresses below; And if you have APOLLO 1, David Morley's "Evolution", definitely give me a call because I _want_ that release . . . :-) Email: u9323899@sys.uea.ac.uk Mail: Simon Walley, Simon Walley, The Spindles, SYS, Cranbourne, University of East Anglia, Sutton Scotney, Norwich, Winchester, Norfolk, HANTS. NR4 7TJ. SO21 3NA. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------