Alpha is an English post-trip hop group. It comprises founding member Corin Dingley, vocalist and lyricist Wendy Stubbs and Hannah Collins; other founding member, Andy Jenks, left the group before the release of their 2007 album, ''
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
Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...
area, home of trip hop groups
Massive Attack
Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol, England, by Robert Del Naja, Robert "3D" Del Naja, Daddy G, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall, Tricky (musician), Adrian "Tricky" Thaws and Andrew Vowles, Andrew "Mushroom" ...
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".
Their debut album, ''
Come from Heaven'', 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 vocalist
Horace Andy
Horace Andy (born Horace Keith Hinds, 19 February 1951) is a Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer, known for his distinctive vocals and hit songs such as " Skylarking", as well as "Government Land", "Angel", "Spying Glass", and "Five Ma ...
, entitled ''Two Phazed People'', was released in 2009.
Corin Dingley, one of the founding members of Alpha, continues to release music such as Lockdown (2020) and Loving Nobody(2015) that features vocals from Joe Cassidy (
Butterfly Child), Hannah Collins, Jamie Gingell (
Secret Shine), Kate Stables (
This Is the Kit), Wendy Stubbs and Jesse D Vernon (Morning Star).
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
Come from Heaven'' (1997)
* ''
The Impossible Thrill'' (2001)
* ''
Stargazing'' (2003)
* ''Made in Space'' (2003)
* ''
Lost in a Garden of Clouds: Part 1'' (2004)
* ''Lost in a Garden of Clouds: Part 2'' (2006)
* ''
The Sky Is Mine'' (2007)
* ''Two Phazed People'' (2009)
* ''Eleventh Trip'' (2012)
* ''Loving Nobody'' (2015)
* ''Failure'' (2021)
* ''Dust'' (2022)
* ''Phoenix'' (2024)
* Calling to the Sun (2025)
Compilations albums
* ''
Pepper: Remixes & Rarities'' (1998)
* ''
Without Some Help'' (2006)
EPs
* ''South'' (2001)
* ''Revolution'' (2002)
* ''Ariel'' (2009)
* ''L'hiver'' (2012)
* ''Salt'' (2015)
* ''Sounds of the Cosmos'' (2020)
* ''Lockdown'' (2020)
Singles
* "Sometime Later" (1997)
* "Slim" (1998)
References
External links
Official websiteBandcamp*
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Trip hop groups
English electronic musicians
Downtempo musicians
Musical groups from Bristol