Which musical act was active first, APB or Hozier?
APB (band) APB was a Scottish post-punk band, formed in 1979, that blended funk rock, punk rock and new wave music. The group had only modest success during its brief run, yet their influence can be heard in the sound of such current bands as Franz Ferdinand, The Rapture, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Apocrypho Apocrypho was an Electronic Body Music band discovered by Dirk Ivens and signed to A.D.S.R. Musicwerks in 1999, releasing one album, Spiritual Cannibal, and touring briefly before band members Brian Paul Gross (using the alias "Brian Von Gross" for Apocrypho) and Lupos Sobre-Vega moved on to other independent projects. Gross' projects include Fig. 1, and his various books on media production, ethics and management.