Alpha (band)
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| Alpha | |
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| Origin | Bristol, England |
| Genre(s) | Trip hop, Downtempo, Lounge music, Chill Out |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Associated acts | Martin Barnard, Kelvin Swaby, Helen White, James Roberts |
| Website | www.alphaheaven.com |
| Members | |
| Corin Dingley Wendy Stubbs Hannah Collins |
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| Former members | |
| Andy Jenks Peter Wild |
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Alpha is a trip hop/electronica group, comprising founder member Corin Dingley, Wendy Stubbs and Hannah Collins; other founder member, Andy Jenks, left the set-up before the release of their 2007 LP "The Sky Is Mine". Originally working under the name "Ariel", the duo of Dingley and Jenks came together in 1995 after both had worked on various projects in the Bristol area; from where trip-hop originated and which also included Massive Attack and Portishead. Like Massive Attack, Alpha recruited singers to add vocals to their downtempo, beat-driven compositions of the late 1990s, which led to them being included in the category of "Post Trip-Hop". "ComeFromHeaven", their debut LP was the first release on Massive Attack's Melankolic label in 1997. They are currently on Don't Touch Recordings, a label they founded. A collaboration with Reggae icon, Horace Andy, entitled 'Two-Phazed People', is scheduled for release in the summer of 2009.
[edit] Discography
- ComeFromHeaven (September 30, 1997)
- Pepper: Remixes & Rarities (September 22, 1998)
- The Impossible Thrill (March 20, 2001)
- Stargazing (March 23, 2004)
- Made In Space (Instrumental album, web released only)
- Lost In A Garden Of Clouds (Part 1) (Second instrumental album)
- Lost In A Garden Of Clouds (Part 2) (Third instrumental album)
- Secret EP (May 14, 2006)
- Without Some Help (2006)
- Without Some Help. Net Edition (2006)
- The Sky Is Mine (September 4, 2007)
- Ariel (2009) - EP featuring previously unreleased tracks written when the band were called 'Ariel'.
