Alpha - Come from Heaven
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Track List: Come from Heaven
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- My ThingsDownload & Buy
- RainDownload & Buy
- Sometime LaterDownload & Buy
- DelaneyDownload & Buy
- HazeldubDownload & Buy
- SlimDownload & Buy
- ComeFromHeavenDownload & Buy
- BackDownload & Buy
- NyquilDownload & Buy
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- WithDownload & Buy
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- SomewhereNotHereDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Come from Heaven
- Release Date:
- 09/23/1997
- Label:
- Melankolic
- UPC:
- 017046962827
User Reviews: Come from Heaven
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one of my favourites
, April 30, 2001Reviewer: ragga78pt - See all ragga78pt's reviews"Come From Heaven" and Morcheeba's "Who Can You Trust" & "Big Calm" are the essential records for those who appreciate music with a high standard of good taste -
now my heart is full
, March 1, 2000Reviewer: yalee2 - See all yalee2's reviewsThis CD has done it for me. It reafirms my belief that music can be inventive while adhering to tradition, it can be futuristic while being retro, it can be dreamy yet emotional. It is one of the most beautiful CDs that I have ever heard.
Please go out and get it and let yourselves be moved.
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Pro Reviews: Come from Heaven
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews While Massive Attack wisely didn't have a complete clone of theirs be the first act on their Melankolic label, Alpha still clearly follows in the footsteps of the Bristol masters. The same sense of smoky late-night blues and vibes, subtle tension and weird beauty abound, but while Massive cranks up the ominous paranoia, Alpha favors a softer, driftier approach, a touch more user-friendly but as a result a bit less distinct. For what it is, though, Heaven is quite fine, a gently queasy blend of sounds and styles that manages to be tasteful and downright romantic without being airbrushed soul. Opening track "My Things" sets the tone cleverly, blending an orchestral sample from a Percy Faith take on Bacharach and David's "The April Fools" into a layered wash of keyboards and soft pulses that is at once easy listening and slightly off. Bacharach/David interpretations are actually a touchstone throughout the album, being sampled on at least four different tracks. The Shara Nelson equivalent for the album is Wendy Stubbs, who has a fine contralto that purrs around about half the album's songs, including "Rain" and the wittily entitled "Nyquil." At points the production gives her a distinct Beth Gibbons flavor as well, "Slim" being especially noticeable on this front. On the Horace Andy side of things, Martin Barnard has a soft, higher vocal range than most; it is at once soothing and quietly entrancing, a good choice for the songs he works on, including "Sometime Later" and "Back," the latter of which intriguingly mixes both another Bacharach/David sample and a snippet of Sylvia Plath reading her poetry into the music. When the duo fully stretches its collage/sampling muscles, as on the title track, it can be quite breathtaking, a careful balance between chaos and atmospherics. Heaven makes for a fine start to Alpha's career -- definitely a band to watch for. - Ned Raggett, All Music Guide |
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The duo of Corin Dingley and Andy Jenks formed Alpha after working on such projects as Statik Sound System and the Sugarboat. The duo are inspired by film soundtracks and the songwriting of Jimmy Webb with the same intensity that Massive Attack give ...Full Alpha Biography
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