From Beginning to End

One of the most earnest Dub followers & consistent commentors around this dump, a true Frenz of NSS, the legendary cultural geography Prof, the one & only Charlie T let it be known that even though I served up two separate servings of Alpha & Omega, he just couldn't get enough. 

 

I could instantly relate. I have a small collection of Christine & John's vast catalogue. I am wonderfully pleased to be able to serve up another serving of A&O. 

 

Alpha & Omega - Serious Joke, Alpha & Omega Records A&O2002, 2002.
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The Dub is Out There    
Alchemy    
Survivor    
Serious Joke    
Elementary My Selector    
One Love featuring Boney L & Vibronics ( A&O remix)
Only One Dub    
In My Dreams featuring Baxter
Who Jah Bless featuring Nishka
Bless This Dub    
Wolves in Sheeps Clothing featuring Messian Dread
Dub Files

 

 

 

 

Alpha & Omega - City of Dub, Alpha & Omega Records A&O2007CD, 2007.

Big Up Righteousness featuring Uprising & Jah Zebbi
Big Up Dub    
Nah Lef the Truth featuring Jonah Dan
Dub Roots    
Marching Warriors featuring Coz Tafari
Dub Warrior    
Massacre in Ghetto featuring Digitaldubs, Valnei Aine, & Jero Banton
Dub in the Ghetto    
This is My Prayer featuring Jonah Dan
Rhythm of Life featuring Juakali & Sparlha
Stop Your Lying featuring Nishka
Stop Your Lying Dub    
U Wrong featuring Gregory Fabulous

 

 

 

 

Alpha & Omega - One by One, Steppas A&OLP2017, 2017.

Poormans Style featuring Prince David
Walk Like a Warriah featuring Jane Warriah
Rough & Tough featuring Joe Pilgrim
One by One featuring Nai-Jah
Love Rastafari featuring Ras Tinny
Poorman Dub     
Dub Like a Warriah    
Rough & Dub    
Dub by Dub    
Love Dub

 

 

 

Jah Love,
NØ

Sound Systember 20

Alpha & Omega meets the Disciples 

 

 

Filling in a few links in the chain...

Alpha & Omega hooked up with the Disciples in 1998 to release the inovative The Sacred Art of Dub on which the two crews remix each others tracks to make a sublime melding of the minds. This one gets its own special share.

 

Alpha & Omega meets the Disciples - The Sacred Book of Dub, 

Alpha & Omega Records A&OCD2000, 1998.
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Prowling Lion (Alpha & Omega remix) - The Disciples

Philosophers Stone (Disciples remix)
Philosophers Dub (Disciples remix) - Alpha & Omega

 
Dancing on a Rainbow (Alpha & Omega remix)
Seven Colours of Dub (Alpha & Omega remix) - The Disciples

Elixir (Disciples remix)
No Peace in the City (Disciples remix)
Many Stories to Be Told (Disciples remix)
Book of Dub (Disciples remix) - Alpha & Omega

Poor Man's Prayer (Alpha & Omega remix)
Poor Man's Dub (Alpha & Omega remix) - The Disciples

The Oracle (Disciples remix)
The Tabernacle (Disciples remix) - Alpha & Omega

Roaring Lion (Alpha & Omega remix) - The Disciples

 

 

 

Bass culture,
NØ

Sound Systember 18

Alpha & Omega 

 

 

Alpha & Omega are the duo of Christine Woodbridge (bass & percussion) & John Sprosen (drums, guitar, other percussion). In the early 90s they pioneered a style of Dub that is uniquely British: massively thunderous bass lines; galloping drum tracks; & a willingness to tastefully adorn their Dubs with digital flutes & various other electronic sound washes.

John Sprosen worked with the Roaring Lion Sound System in the 1980s. He brought all of his Sound System styles to play in everything that Alpha & Omega created. Their production skills are on par with Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound & the Mad Professor's Ariwa studio. The duo has supplied numerous rhythm tracks for Jah Shaka.

It is extremely pertinent that Alpha & Omega's Sound System Dub was their first official U.S. release. As the U.S. was not directly exposed to UK Sound System culture, this set of tracks are all remixed versions of songs selected from their seven prior import-only releases. This is Alpha & Omega's Sound System Dub. 

 

Alpha & Omega - Sound System Dub, ROIR USA RUSCD8216, 1995.
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Rastafari    
Freedom Fighters    
Africa / Ethiopa    
Warrior    
Conscious Black Woman    
Dub Flute    
Fire    
Merciful Jah    
Sheba's Journey    
Who is the Ruler?    
Sharu Att Our Aunt    
Ancient African Dub    
Show Me a Purpose    
Pure & Clean    
Dub is a Principal Thing

 

 

 

 

Here's one that I highly recommend, a mixture of Alpha & Omega with Jonah Dan, together, solo, or with an eclectic blend of guest artists.

 

Jonah Dan + Alpha & Omega - Spirits of the Ancients, A&O Recrds ISAO 2004, 2003.

Sapno Mei - Alpha & Omega featuring Ital Lion + Sonia Panesar
Dub Feeling - Jonah Dan + Janice + Paul
Spirit of the Ancients - A&O featuring Brain Damage & Tennastillin
Meditation Rock (original mix) – Jonah Dan
Lift Up Mine Eyes - Alpha & Omega featuring Jonah Dan
Dub in the Hills - Alpha & Omega
Inner Sanctuary - Jonah Dan featuring Paul Fox
Dub Sanctuary – Jonah Dan
No More Sadness - Alpha & Omega featuring BR Stylers
Island of Dub - Alpha & Omega
Chinese Connection – Jonah Dan
Kongoman – Jonah Dan
African Drums - Alpha & Omega
World of Corruption – Jonah Dan
Dub of Correction – Jonah Dan
Captivity (Dubplate mix) - Jonah Dan featuring Dennis Joseph
Spearhead - Jonah Dan
Sapno Mei Dub - Alpha & Omega
Free Again Dub - Jonah Dan + Paul Fox with Shades of Black

 

 

 

Bass culture,
NØ

Dub September - 10th

Alpha & Omega - Dub Magic re-issue, Zion's Gate Records ZGR008, 2015.
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Side A -
The Roots
Pure & Clean    
Night & Day    
City of Dub    
Sacred Realm    

Side B -
Eternal Dub    
Rasta Far I
Words of Thy Mouth    
Merciful Jah    
Rightful Ruler

Enjoy,
NØ