Apache Dropout Bristol is well documented for its more fashionable and often dance-orientated bands emanating from the city that can often be as dark in tone as it can in sound. Apache Dropout have resisted the temptation of fashion and instead crafted a body of work that is built around the more traditional components and in the process crafted something that is compelling and, at times, refreshing.

APACHE DROPOUT Vs Omnivore - 'Silence - Hey Dopey' 12" vinyl  FOD 023 With Silence being championed as a "breakbeat" classic from various DJ sources, and the likes of Ken Fan (Ministry of Sound), Groove Armada, and Jason Holmes (Fat City) waxing lyrical about this slice of remixed Bristol pop, Apache Dropout have good reason to breathe more easily. The recruitment of Omnivore to apply a deft touch to the reworking of Silence - taken from Apache Dropout's eponymous debut album - has created something of a stir in the corridors of club land. A curious decision considering the irony of the song but a decision that is so far proving fruitful, especially since Annie Nightingale (Radio One) confessed her love for the song: "Oh God this is so gorgeous...it's making me cry."

TRACKS... APACHE DROPOUT Vs Omnivore - 'Silence - Hey Dopey' (12" vinyl) SUGAR SHACK RECORDS UK FOD 023  12" VINYL

Apache Dropout - Apache Dropout  FOD 015 As stark in its revelations as it is tempting in sound, Apache Dropout have released a truly monumental debut album. Check out some of the stunning tracks like Francis, Woe, Washington and the single Galilee, influences include REM, Suede and Radiohead.

TRACKS... 1  YELLOW FEVER 2  SYRIA 3  STORY OF LOVE 4  WOE 5  FRANCIS 6  DREAMTIME  7  GALILEE 8  SILENCE 9  WASHINGTON 10  BELLE STAR 11  BABY IN BLUE 12  SNAKE IN THE GRASS SUGAR SHACK RECORDS UK FOD 015  CD LP		UK CD Album Cover
TRACKS... 1  YELLOW FEVER 2  SYRIA 3  STORY OF LOVE 4  WOE 5  FRANCIS 6  DREAMTIME  7  GALILEE 8  SILENCE 9  WASHINGTON 10  BELLE STAR 11  BABY IN BLUE 12  SNAKE IN THE GRASS SUGAR SHACK RECORDS UK FOD 015  CD LP		USA Import Cover

Apache Dropout - Galilee 7" vinyl  FOD 022 Listen to the mellifluous vocal and gentle strumming of an acoustic guitar complementing and caressing each other and you cannot help but fall in love with the bittersweet content of this song. When lead vocalist Rich Beale gently croons: ' I believe in Methylated Mermaids'. It is clear that Apache Dropout have been cut adrift and are sailing into dark water. Whether the inner demons have been curtailed only time will tell. With the flip side offering the delectable and radio-friendly (in sound at least) 'Story of Love', Apache Dropout know a thing or two about how to write something of a pop gem.

TRACKS... SIDE A GALILEE SIDE AA STORY OF LOVE SUGAR SHACK RECORDS UK FOD 022  7" VINYL