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Kelli Ali singer and songwriter was born June 30th 1974 in England. As lead singer of
Sneaker Pimps for the
'Becoming X' album, Kelli became known for her unique vocals. After being dismissed from the band in 1998, Kelli changed her name from
Kelli Dayton to
Kelli Ali and embarked on a solo career.In 2000
Kelli Ali signed a solo recording deal with
One Little Indian Records and embarked on a diverse and explorative musical career which has seen Kelli explore all kinds of musical genres in her endeavors to create original songs and music.
Kelli's album '
Rocking Horse' has received critical acclaim and was produced by composer
Max Richter. - '
Rocking Horse' is a collection of dark modern dream folk songs.
The
Rocking Horse album which was released in November 2008 and was Produced by
Max Richter (composer of The '
Blue Notebook' '
Memory House' and producer of
Vashti Bunyan's '
Lookaftering' album) is a change in musical direction from Kelli's earlier records.
Rocking Horse was Kelli's first completely independent album which was released through her website and also through the One Little Indian Record label.
In 2009, Kelli recorded and produced her
Butterfly album with her partner Metso.
Butterfly is an acoustic album which came about through Kelli's desire to capture the songs from her Rocking Horse album in their metamorphosis as she and her band reworked the songs for the live stage show. This is Kelli's second independent release which is sold through her website and online.
Her earlier solo albums,
Tigermouth and
Psychic Cat saw Kelli move from the trip-hop influences of her first successful band
Sneaker Pimps, to a more dreampop electronic sound.
The
Tigermouth album includes songs such as “
Sunlight in the Rain” and “
Kids,” which featured ex-Doors drummer
John Densmore. Kelli toured with
Garbage in 2003 and released her follow-up album,
Psychic Cat, in mid-2004.
Psychic Cat saw a return to Kelli’s electro/rock and roll roots, and featured musician turned author
Tony O’Neill on keyboards and
Andrew Innes of
Primal Scream on the song '
Ideal'.
Kelli's collaborations include her co-writing The
Paul Oakenfold (featuring
Brittany Murphy) Hit song '
Faster Kill Pussycat',
Satoshi Tomiie's '
Up in Flames' and '
Love in Traffic' and
Bootsy Collins' '
Play With Bootsy' lead single track from his album '
Play with Bootsy', on which Kelli wrote and sang lead vocals.
After leaving London in 2005 to go traveling around Mexico and California, Kelli began learning to play the acoustic guitar and writing songs for what would become her
Rocking Horse album. Inspired by the beauty of nature and her travels, Kelli wrote songs such as '
One Day at a Time' and '
Urique'. Her new vocal approach and sparse arrangements creating the dream folk sound of
Rocking Horse.
Kelli returned to the UK and began recording the
Rocking Horse album with
Max Richter in Scotland in Spring 2008.
Marc Pilley played the guitars on the record and
Max Richter played the B3 organ and piano, with a quartet playing the string parts and
Ruth Morley on flute.
In her live set, Kelli and her band combine cello, flute and acoustic guitar with Kelli's ethereal vocals to interpret the songs from her
Rocking Horse album and an original cover of
Willows Song from the cult classic
Wicker Man film soundtrack.
You can hear and buy tracks from Rocking Horse and Butterfly albums on Kelli's official website
http://www.kelliali.com/
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