The Impossible Thrill
by Alpha
- Type: Album
- Released: 19 March 2001
- Label: Melankolic
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 50:52
- Community rating: 2.92/5 from 1 rating
Artists on this release: Bob Locke, Naked Voices, Sean Cook, Grant Marshall, Helen White, Martin Barnard, John Dent, Alex Lee, Elissa Noad, Corin Dingley, Pete Wild, Wendy Stubbs
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Alpha, the Bristol downtempo duo of Corin Dingley and Andy Jenks, released 'The Impossible Thrill' on Melankolic, the label founded by Massive Attack. Lush sampling, soulful vocals and abstract, atmospheric production connect it to the Bristol trip hop lineage.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, downtempo, sampling, soulful, dreamy
Tracklist
Credits
- Gavyn Wright - conductor [strings led by]
- Helen White - vocals, written-by
- Wendy Stubbs - vocals, written-by
- Martin Barnard - vocals, written-by
- Doris - written-by [sample]
- Nino Rota - written-by [sample]
- Rod McKuen - written-by [sample]
- Paul Hicks - engineer [orchestra]
- Corin Dingley - mixed by, producer, written-by
- Andy Jenks - photography by [video stills by], producer, written-by
- Allison Orbaum - arranged by [choir]
- Dan Jones - arranged by [orchestra]
- Emma Poole - art direction [art supervisor]
- Chris Clark - engineer [orchestra assistant]
- Elissa Noad - layout
- Paul Craig - management [at supervision management]
- Stephen Budd - management [at supervision management]
- John Dent - mastered by
- Stephen Gill - photography by [cover photograph by]
- Donald Milne - photography by [roof photograph by]