Come From Heaven

by Alpha

Come From Heaven cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 September 1997
  • Label: Melankolic
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:08:51
  • Community rating: 3.59/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Heavily supported by Massive Attack's label Melankolic, the British electronic duo's debut is a masterclass in melancholic trip-hop. 'Come From Heaven' utilizes lush, cinematic string samples and incredibly mellow downtempo rhythms, creating a profoundly soothing, sophisticated lounge-pop atmosphere.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, atmospheric, downtempo, sample-heavy, electronic

Tracklist

  1. My Things (4:09)
  2. Rain (5:07)
  3. Sometime Later (7:01)
  4. Delaney (4:55)
  5. Hazeldub (5:46)
  6. Slim (5:51)
  7. Come From Heaven (2:14)
  8. Back (5:02)
  9. Nyquil (6:55)
  10. Apple Orange (6:11)
  11. With (3:31)
  12. Firefly (4:46)
  13. Somewhere Not Here (7:18)

Credits

  • Gavyn Wright - leader [strings]
  • Alex Lee - performer [instrumentation on additional loops]
  • Angelo Bruschini - performer [instrumentation on additional loops]
  • Donald Skinner - performer [instrumentation on additional loops]
  • Dan Jones - score [strings scored by]
  • Percy Faith & His Orchestra - performer [sample from the april fools]
  • Bacharach And David - written-by [sample from the april fools], written-by [sample from what the world needs now is love], written-by [sample from a house is not a home]
  • Burt Bacharach - performer [sample from what the world needs now is love]
  • Alpha - Primary Artist, Producer
  • Andy Bradfield - Mixed By
  • Wendy Stubbs - Vocals
  • Helen White - Vocals
  • Martin Barnard - Vocals

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