In his review for The Guardian, Adam Sweeting gave the album four out of five starts, writing: "Keen Liverpool FC supporters and pioneers of Brit electro, Apollo 440 come bounding back with a vast double CD that nobody could accuse of failing to deliver value for money. Where the band score is in their ability to blur the line between people and machinery: time and again you are left wondering whether that was a drummer or a drum machine, a pianist or merely another sample. The 18 tracks here cover a bit of everything, from speedy dance-pop with shouting to ripped-to-shreds disco, leavened with intermittent blasts of old-fashioned hard rock. They seem particularly fond of giant 1970s soul grooves with massed banks of strings, as though they had been loading up on old Isaac Hayes and Temptations records. They could do a lot worse".[1] On the other hand, Uncut stuff reviewer gave it 1.5 out of 5 writing "Kudos to Apollo 440 for the title and sleeve here, wry references to Marcel Duchamp which may sail over the heads of some. It's a juicy electric foray into retro-futurist funk, the cheesy, strobe-lit spirit of which is captured on titles like "Disco Sucks" and "Escape To Beyond The Planet Of The Super Apes", featuring guest appearances that include a shouty turn from Pete Wylie. The second disc is more of a laid-back, trippy affair?most enticing of the tracks on offer being "Something's Got To Give". Nice, though a few more moments of splashdown wouldn't go amiss".[3]
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"Dude Descending a Staircase" (featuring The Beatnuts)
^ abSweeting, Adam (20 June 2003). "Apollo 440: Dude Descending a Staircase". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^Bell, Duncan (August 2003). "Apollo 440: Dude Descending A Staircase (Sony)" (PDF). Muzik. No. 99. p. 74. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ ab"Apollo 440 - Dude Descending A Staircase". UNCUT. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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For the Marcel Duchamp painting see Nude Descending a Staircase No 2 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dude Descending a Staircase news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dude Descending a Staircase is the fourth studio album by English electronic music group Apollo 440 It was released as a double album on 22 July 2003 via Stealth Sonic Recordings and Sony Music UK Recording sessions took place at Apollo Control in Camden London Production was handled by Apollo 440 and Stuart Crichton It features guest appearances from Jay Dunne Pete Wylie Spoonface The Beatnuts and Tommy Blaize among others Its title and cover art reference the painting Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp Dude Descending a StaircaseStudio album by Apollo 440Released22 July 2003StudioApollo Control Camden London GenreBig beatelectronic rocktrip hopLength95 20LabelStealth SonicEpicSony Music UKProducerApollo 440Stuart CrichtonApollo 440 chronologyGettin High on Your Own Supply 1999 Dude Descending a Staircase 2003 The Future s What It Used to Be 2012 Singles from Dude Descending a Staircase Dude Descending a Staircase Released 9 June 2003Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingThe Guardian 1 Muzik 2 Uncut 3 The album s lead single and a title track peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External linksCritical reception editIn his review for The Guardian Adam Sweeting gave the album four out of five starts writing Keen Liverpool FC supporters and pioneers of Brit electro Apollo 440 come bounding back with a vast double CD that nobody could accuse of failing to deliver value for money Where the band score is in their ability to blur the line between people and machinery time and again you are left wondering whether that was a drummer or a drum machine a pianist or merely another sample The 18 tracks here cover a bit of everything from speedy dance pop with shouting to ripped to shreds disco leavened with intermittent blasts of old fashioned hard rock They seem particularly fond of giant 1970s soul grooves with massed banks of strings as though they had been loading up on old Isaac Hayes and Temptations records They could do a lot worse 1 On the other hand Uncut stuff reviewer gave it 1 5 out of 5 writing Kudos to Apollo 440 for the title and sleeve here wry references to Marcel Duchamp which may sail over the heads of some It s a juicy electric foray into retro futurist funk the cheesy strobe lit spirit of which is captured on titles like Disco Sucks and Escape To Beyond The Planet Of The Super Apes featuring guest appearances that include a shouty turn from Pete Wylie The second disc is more of a laid back trippy affair most enticing of the tracks on offer being Something s Got To Give Nice though a few more moments of splashdown wouldn t go amiss 3 Track listing editDisc 1No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Dude Descending a Staircase featuring The Beatnuts Howard GrayTrevor GrayNorman Fisher JonesJerry TineoLester FernandezCharles DavisApollo 4405 062 Hustler Groove featuring Lightnin Rod H GrayT GrayFisher JonesJalaluddin Mansur NuriddinStuart CrichtonApollo 440Stuart Crichton6 143 Disco Sucks featuring Ewan MacFarlane H GrayT GrayFisher JonesEwan MacFarlaneApollo 440Stuart Crichton3 554 N Existe Pas featuring Ewan MacFarlane H GrayT GrayFisher JonesApollo 4406 455 Electronic Civil Disobedience featuring Jay Dunne H GrayT GrayFisher JonesJay DunneApollo 440Stuart Crichton co 4 556 1 2 3 4 featuring Pete Wylie H GrayT GrayFisher JonesIan HoxleyPete WylieApollo 4403 457 Escape to Beyond the Planet of the Super Ape H GrayT GrayFisher JonesPaul KodishApollo 4404 408 Time Is Running Out featuring Tommy Blaize H GrayT GrayFisher JonesApollo 4405 009 Children of the Future featuring Lightnin Rod H GrayT GrayFisher JonesNuriddinApollo 4407 55Disc 2No TitleWriter s Length10 Diamonds in the Sidewalk featuring Jack Kerouac H GrayT GrayFisher JonesJean Louis Lebris de Keroua3 4111 Something s Got to Give featuring Xan H GrayT GrayFisher JonesLisa Lindley JonesDenise Lorraine KesslerPete Kessler6 5412 Christiane featuring Elizabeth Gray H GrayT GrayFisher Jones5 3713 Existe H GrayT GrayFisher Jones6 0014 Bulletproof Blues featuring Ewan MacFarlane H GrayT GrayFisher JonesMacFarlane6 2115 Suitcase 88 H GrayT GrayFisher Jones4 3116 Check Your Ego featuring Spoonface H GrayT GrayFisher JonesElroy Powell4 0917 Rope Rapture amp The Rising Sun H GrayT GrayFisher Jones7 0618 Bad Chemistry featuring Ewan MacFarlane H GrayT GrayFisher Jones2 46Total length 1 35 20 Sample creditsTrack 1 contains elements from When The Revolution Comes written by Abiodun Oyewole Track 5 contains elements from People Get Up written by Ricardo Williams Track 10 reading from Praised Be Man fragment from San Francisco Blues 1956 courtesy of Jack Kerouac Track 11 contains elements from Sweatheart written by Pete Kessler and Denise DavisPersonnel editHoward Gray producer Trevor Gray producer Norman Noko Fisher Jones producer Paul Kodish drums Cliff Hewitt drums Ewan MacFarlane vocals tracks 3 4 14 18 backing vocals Ian Mary Byker Hoxley backing vocals Keith Holden harmonica Stan Francisco saxophone Stuart Crichton backing vocals cello additional keyboards programming producer tracks 2 3 additional producer track 5 Tommy Blaize vocals track 8 backing vocals Andy Caine backing vocals Paul Harry K Colbourne backing vocals Kristine Pratt whispering vocals Jerry JuJu Tineo vocals track 1 Lester Psycho Les Fernandez vocals track 1 Jalal Lightnin Rod Nuriddin vocals tracks 2 9 Jay Dunne vocals track 5 Pete Wylie vocals track 6 Jack Kerouac vocals track 10 Lisa Xan Lindley Jones vocals track 11 Elizabeth Gray vocals track 12 backing vocals Elroy Spoonface Powell vocals track 16 Chris Conway recording track 1 Ashley Krajewski recording and mixing assistant Andrew Nichols mixing assistant John Davis mastering Tom Sheehan photography Anthony Ausgang painting John Birchall hair stylistReferences edit a b Sweeting Adam 20 June 2003 Apollo 440 Dude Descending a Staircase The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 14 March 2023 Bell Duncan August 2003 Apollo 440 Dude Descending A Staircase Sony PDF Muzik No 99 p 74 Retrieved 11 August 2023 a b Apollo 440 Dude Descending A Staircase UNCUT 1 September 2003 Retrieved 14 March 2023 External links editDude Descending A Staircase at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dude Descending a Staircase amp oldid 1169726010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
