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A&O Reviews

"restless, raw & unapologetic"

"Alpha & Omega released their debut album Daniel In The Lions' Den in 1990 and have helped forge a new genre of unique music. The heady sounds of A&O help define new territory, slipping as easily into the home hi-fi as the ultimate 'chilled', meditational dub, or to be heard thundering out of the more orthodox reggae sound-systems like the mighty Jah Shaka"

"Enter a path few can follow, but many can appreciate. A studio or sound's dub-plates are like a Shaolin monk's sacred teachings. London-based Alpha & Omega take us into their world of mesmerising roots and divulge their exclusive 'specials' on this album" MUZIK

"Alpha And Omega have been making some of the most spiritually charged roots reggae of the contemporary heavyweight UK dub persuasion" NME

"Premier Brit dub with a spooky Coptic ambience from the respected Christine / John partnership. Best enjoyed at sound system volumes accompanied by the herb that is not basil" Q MAGAZINE

"Start anywhere on the board with A&O - the quality of their output remains undiminished" STEVE BARKER WIRE

"Dub Plate Selection Vol. 1 comes as a timely reminder that throughout the decade no-one has done more to breathe life into roots dub than Alpha and Omega." TIME OUT

"Alpha And Omega are clearly on to something, the compelling presences at the heart of these airy sonic worlds have a harder darker edge than some of their ancestors." THE WIRE

"Alpha And Omega, the leaders in the UK's dub scene are gaining the respect of critics, contemporaries and public alike with their spiritually charged, bass-heavy modern-day rockers" GREENSLEEVES

"Heavy dub sound system inna your own living room! Exclusive dub-plates epitomise Alpha & Omega's inimitable rolling, rumbling bass lines and classic UK roots style. All are mashed up in true dub style with plenty of spacey echoes and FX, sirens, skanks and squirly sounds. No home or chill-out room should be without one!' WAX

"Pure listening pleasure for lovers of thick, languid and intentionally intense international dub" THE BEAT

"There is a certain playfulness-a lightness-in the reverb and echo that pushes back the darkness and bleakness, relying on the haunting distortion of their vocals, they serve up twelve smooth dub plate delights. Their dub infection is bottled sunlight uncapped in a darkened room" MARK TEPPO

"Alpha and Omega create a sound that is the heaviest dub around. The riddims and melodies at the center combusting in domino fashion, while oscillations and echoes hurtle outward in funnels of sharded noise. Mystical Things is full of new signs: crawling tempos, buzz-sawing bass lines, stormy waves of guitar and melodica, agitated wakes of reverb" SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN

"This prolific London-based duo is responsible for some of the most convincing dub to come from the first world. Their 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 recommended" ALL - MUSIC GUIDE

"Talking about roots and culture, ALPHA & OMEGA have come back, more mystical than ever on Mystical things, discover with pleasure Christine's sensual and swinging bass game and as usual John is handling the rhythmics and effects at the same time. Massive & large!! HYPERTUNEZ

"The UK-based Alpha & Omega have been at the forefront of the genre since entering the scene in 1990, chilling heads with both their original platters and remixes for other electronic artists. Their latest and first with BSI Mystical Things, sees them playing with noise and distorting vocals to create an overall picture of the politics on the inside and outside of humanity"