Member Since: 6/21/2005
Band Members: Apollo Heights "Shallow by Shallow" Video 2008
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Directed by Delano Franklin, visuals by Yuko Sueta. Taken from the album, White Music for Black People.
Everlasting Gobbstopper EP will be released on iTunes and other fine online stores this August. It will feature four unreleased tracks including the extremely rare "Angel Heart" with Robin Guthrie.
Babytalkk, the new EP from Apollo Heights features four unreleased tracks. A special remix of "Dakini" by Carlos Bess (Wu-Tang Clan), an alternate version of "Black and Blue" recorded in Paris '06 and the unreleased tracks "A Wish" and "Heather".
also available on iTunes, the "Disco Lights" EP that features a rare recording by Apollo Heights and Mike Ladd titled, "Missed Again" along with a special remix of "Disco Lights" by DJ Language.
Daniel Chavis: vocals.
Hayato Nakao: bass/programming; Fender 61 issue.
Danny Chavis: lead guitar; Ovation Bread Winner 70 issue, Phantom Teardrop (VOX) copy.
Honeychild Coleman: rhythm guitar, Hagstrom MarkIII 63 issue.
Monk:3rd wave rhythm guitar;Fender Stratocaster/gibson Les Paul 71 issue.Drums: Marvin levi= Roland (Drumulator se-19) Logic
shawn banks =african precusiion and rythm
Influences: Arthur lee and love, Jimi Hendrix, Curtis Mayfield, Stylistics, The Equals, Muddywaters, The Wailers (with petertosh), The Cocteau Twins,Mercury Rev, Spaceman3, Spiritualized, Gunclub, Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky, AR Kane...
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"The best live band in New York" (FADER)
Glad to see that Apollo Heights was well received. They are led by Danny and Daniel Chavis - formerly The Veldt (one of those "The Best Band that You've Never Heard Of). The Veldt recorded one of the best albums of the early 90's with "Afrodisiac" and did it on a major label Mercury.
(Excellent Online)
Apollo Heights is a band that grew out of the ashes of The Veldt. Apollo Heights are East Village legends. (Artist Direct Network)
I'm listening to an Apollo Heights EP I picked up at a TV on the Radio show. They're a shoegazer band but with the vocals out front and full of soul. Apparently two of the guys used to be in a band called The Veldt.
(DVD File.com)
Danny & Daniel Chavis (not only are they brothers, they're identical twins) were in the Raleigh-based Brit-influenced swirlgazer-rockband The Veldt for years and years. After a long period in the wilderness of The Music Industry, which included some time split between NYC and NC.." (Local 506)
Record Label: Manimal Vinyl Records
Type of Label: Indie