This came out in 2000 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Like countless others, I fell under the spell of this British rocktronica outfit a couple of years back when they sampled a classic Van Halen riff, grafted it onto a Big Beat backdrop and called it Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Dub.
Their third album, Gettin’ High On Your Own Supply, dishes up another helping of the same magical, musical mish-mash. @440’s secret? They’ve got an electric guitar and they’re not afraid to use it to give their tracks an extra oomph that purely sample-based outfits lack. So Stop The Rock kicks like Fatboy Slim on speed, bursting out of the blocks with a Chuck Berry lick that slowly gives way to a Beach Boys surf-stomp. Other tracks ape riffs from The Who, Slash and Led Zeppelin, setting them against everything from orchestral Disney reggae-pop and ’60s go-go to John Williams (for real — they cover the Lost in Space movie theme!). “Are we a rock band or what?” asks the opening track. Indeed they are.
