Alpha & Omega

As the duo Alpha and Omega, Christine Woodbridge and John Sprosen forged a distinctly British variant of dub, the remix-oriented branch of reggae. Though their starting point lay in the foundational recordings of Lee "Scratch" Perry, King Tubby and Augustus Pablo, the pair steadily refined a signature approach of their own. "Option" magazine explained, "through minimal manipulation, (Alpha and Omega) deliver the listener to a place of great sonic peace". "The Wire" observed that "The compelling presences at the hear of these airy sonic worlds have a harder edge than some of their ancestors'." "Pulse!" characterized the music even more precisely as "massively thunderous bass lines, galloping drum tracks and a willingness to tastefully adorn dubs with digital flutes and various electronic sounding washes".

Bassist Woodbridge, among reggae’s rare female instrumentalists, joined forces with keyboardist Sprosen after the two first crossed paths in the southwestern coastal city of Plymouth in Devon, England. Each had already performed with multiple reggae ensembles, and Sprosen had additionally collaborated with the Roaring Lion Sound System. Combining their efforts, the musicians spent several years laying down rhythm tracks before issuing their debut album, Daniel in the Lion's Den, on cassette through their self-founded label A & O in 1990. Two years later they secured a deal with Greensleeves while retaining the A & O imprint as part of the arrangement.

Alpha and Omega have frequently joined forces with fellow British reggae acts, furnishing rhythm tracks for Jah Shaka and contributing to the indie-dance band Flowered Up’s single “The Reggae Song”. The Disciples accompanied the duo on the 1997 release Sacred Art of Dub; Mystical Things followed three years afterward, and Dub Philosophy appeared in summer 2001.