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Release Date:03/28/2000
Label:Bsi Records
UPC:751937132622

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  • All Music Guide

    This prolific London-based duo is responsible for some of the most convincing old-school reggae to come from the first world. While the group's production style partakes of the special brand of ambient insanity that seems to fuel all dub-inflected reggae from London (cf. Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound, the Mad Professor's Ariwa studio, etc.), at its core is a deep respect for the verities; the echoes you hear in Alpha Omega's reverb-soaked mixes come straight from the Black Ark and King Tubbys. This program opens showcase style, with the dreamy sufferer's lament "It Hurts," followed by a fine dub version, then gets down to the business of serious and primarily instrumental dub, with steppers anthems like "Wounded" and dark one-drop excursions like "Poor Man's Dub." The mix is always dense and claustrophobic, but in a good way; the bass and drums cut through the smoke with melodic precision and the supporting parts waft through the mix like cumulus clouds and desert wind. Highly recommen...ded. - Rick Anderson, All Music Guide Read more Less

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Alpha & Omega

As the duo, Alpha and Omega, Christine Woodbridge and John Sprosen have created a style of dub, the remixing offshoot of reggae, that is uniquely British. While they were initially influenced by original dub recordings by Lee "Scratch" Perry, King Tubby and Augustus Pablo, Woodbridge and Sprosen have continued to evolve their own sound. "Option" magazine explained, "thr... Read more