Ali Love
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Ali Love | |
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| Birth name | Alexander Williams |
| Born | 15 September 1979 |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Electronica, House, Disco |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Back Yard Recordings, Dim Mak Records, Hot Creations, Defected, The Vinyl Factory, Crosstown Rebels |
Ali Love (born Alexander Williams; 15 September 1979) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Previously signed to Columbia Records as a solo artist, he is now a member of the house music band Hot Natured and the duo Infinity Ink.
About
[edit]In 2006, Ali Love released his first two singles, "K-Hole" and "Camera on a Pole" on his own independent label "I Love Records". He rose to the limelight providing vocals for The Chemical Brothers hit, "Do It Again", for their 2007 album, We Are the Night. "Do It Again" was synced to the worldwide commercial for Paco Rabanne's "1 Million"[1] and "Lady Million".[2]
In 2007, Ali released his first major single, "Secret Sunday Lover". This was followed by "Late Night Session" on Columbia Records.
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]- 2006: "K-Hole"
- 2006: "Camera on a Pole"
- 2007: "Do It Again" (with The Chemical Brothers) No. 12 UK, No. 2 Italy, No. 13 Japan, No. 16 Ireland
- 2007: "Secret Sunday Lover" (#45 UK, No. 22 UK Physical Singles Chart)
- 2007: "Late Night Session"
- 2009: "Diminishing Returns"
- 2010: "Love Harder"
- 2010: "Smoke & Mirrors"
- 2010: "Moscow Girl"
- 2011: "Different Morals" (with Luca C & Brigante)
- 2011: "Forward Motion" (Hot Natured (Jamie Jones and Lee Foss) song)
- 2011: "Civilization" (with Justice)
- 2012: "Infinity" (Infinity Ink )
- 2012: "Benediction" (Hot Natured (Jamie Jones and Lee Foss) song)
- 2012: "Playa/ Jungle"
- 2013: "Emperor"
- 2013: "Another"
- 2013: "Isis (Magic Carpet Ride)" (Hot Natured feat. The Egyptian Lover)
- 2013: "Reverse Skydiving " (Hot Natured feat. Anabel Englund)
- 2014: "What Can I Do?" (with Secondcity) No. 85 UK
- 2014: "Perfect Picture"
- 2014: "Deep into the Night"
- 2015: "EML Ritual" (with The Chemical Brothers)
- 2016: "The Rush" (Infinity Ink feat. Mr. V)
- 2016: "How Do I Love You" (Infinity Ink feat. Yasmin)
- 2016: "Full Capacity" (Infinity Ink)
- 2016: "Too Strong "
- 2016: "Till The Light" (Infinity Ink with Lee Foss)
- 2017: "Alienation " (Infinity Ink)
- 2017: "Blue is the distance" (with Lee Foss)
- 2017: "Throwing Stones" (with Freeform Five)
- 2018: "Dopamine Machine" (with CamelPhat)
- 2018: "Jacuzzi Rollercoaster" (with Róisín Murphy)
- 2018: "Rushing Back" (Infinity Ink feat. Yasmin)
- 2019: "Caught in the Middle" (Creative Principle (Dan Ward))
- 2020: "Stronger" (with Kaz James)
- 2020: "Everything" (with Acid Monday, The Show, Wolfgang Haffner)
- 2020: "My Life Muzik" (with Felix da Housecat)
- 2020: "Spektrum" (with CamelPhat)
- 2021: "Ubiquity" (with Nicky Night Time feat. Breakbot)
- 2021: "Confusion" (with &ME, Rampa, Adam Port, Keinemusik)
Albums
[edit]- 2007: Love Music
- 2010: Love Harder
- 2013: Different Sides Of The Sun (Hot Natured)
- 2014: P.U.M.P.
- 2019: House of Infinity (Infinity Ink)
Remixes
[edit]| Title | Year | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| K-Hole | 2006 | Mustapha 3000 |
| K-Hole | 2006 | SebastiAn |
| Secret Sunday Lover | 2007 | Sebastien Ledger |
| Secret Sunday Lover | 2007 | Jon Kahuna |
| Secret Sunday Lover | 2007 | Tom Neville |
| Secret Sunday Lover | 2007 | Playgroup |
| Late Night Session | 2007 | Paul Epworth |
| Late Night Session | 2007 | Superafly |
| Diminishing Returns | 2009 | Luca C and Brigante |
| Diminishing Returns | 2009 | Alvin Risk |
| Diminishing Returns | 2009 | LF10 |
| Love Harder | 2010 | Prins Thomas |
| Love Harder | 2010 | Mighty Mouse |
| Love Harder | 2010 | Jaymo, Andy George |
| Moscow Girl | 2010 | Jacques Renault |
| Moscow Girl | 2010 | Lee Foss |
| Moscow Girl | 2010 | Mustang |
| Smoke and Mirrors | 2010 | FuntCase |
| Smoke and Mirrors | 2010 | Villa |
| Smoke and Mirrors | 2010 | Fv0 |
| Smoke and Mirrors | 2010 | Bottin |
| Different Morals | 2011 | Danny Daze |
| Different Morals | 2011 | Clockwork (C/W) |
| Different Morals | 2011 | Mat Playford |
| Harder | 2013 | Kissy Sell Out |
| Emperor | 2013 | Waze & Odyssey |
| Emperor | 2013 | Maceo Plex |
| Emperor | 2013 | The Foreigners |
| Another | 2013 | Felix Da Housecat |
| Another | 2013 | Tuff City Kids |
| Deep Into The Night | 2014 | THercules & Love Affair |
| Deep Into The Night | 2014 | Hackman |
| Deep Into The Night | 2014 | Samo DJ |
| Perfect Picture | 2014 | Skream |
| Perfect Picture | 2014 | Dubka, Luca Cazal |
| Perfect Picture | 2014 | Route 94 |
| Perfect Picture | 2014 | Skream |
| SunKissed | 2016 | Mad Professor |
| SunKissed | 2016 | Apiento & LX |
| Throwing Stones | 2017 | Huxley |
| Throwing Stones | 2017 | Mickey |
| Throwing Stones | 2017 | Jamie Paton |
| Everything | 2020 | The Martinez Brothers |
| Stronger | 2020 | John Summit |
| Stronger | 2020 | DJ Tennis |
| Ubiquity | 2021 | ABCDJ |
| Ubiquity | 2021 | Eric Duncan |
| Ubiquity | 2021 | Lubelski |
| Ubiquity | 2021 | Happiness is Wealth |
| Ubiquity | 2021 | The Magician |
Music videos
[edit]| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| K-Hole[3] | 2006 | Aoife McArdle |
| Camera on a Pole[4] | 2006 | |
| Vincent Brain | 2007 | Aoife McArdle |
| Secret Sunday Lover[5] | 2007 | |
| Late Night Session[6] | 2007 | |
| Do it again (with The Chemical Brothers)[7] | 2007 | Michael Haussman |
| Diminishing Returns[8] | 2009 | Jayne Helliwell |
| Smoke and Mirrors[9] | 2010 | Jayne Helliwell |
| Love Harder[10] | 2010 | Trevor Jackson |
| Moscow Girl[11] | 2010 | Camille Bennett |
| Benediction (with Hot Natured )[12] | 2010 | Samy Mosher |
| Infinity (with Infinity Ink )[13] | 2012 | Dawn Shadforth |
| Infinity (Skream's 99 Remix) (with Infinity Ink )[14] | 2012 | |
| Isis (Magic Carpet Ride) (with Hot Natured Feat. The Egyptian Lover)[15] | 2013 | |
| Reverse Skydiving (with Hot Natured Feat.Anabel Englund )[16] | 2013 | |
| Another[17] | 2013 | Craig Murray |
| Emperor[18] | 2013 | Craig Murray |
| Deep into the Night[19] | 2014 | Adriano Vilanova & Georgie Curran |
| Perfect Picture[20] | 2014 | |
| What Can I Do[21] | 2014 | |
| Full Capacity (with Infinity Ink )[22] | 2016 | Ben Reed |
| Jacuzzi Rollercoaster (with Róisín Murphy)[23] | 2018 | Róisín Murphy |
| Rushing Back (with Infinity Ink Feat.Yasmin)[24] | 2019 | Adriano Vilanova & Georgie Curran |
Soundtracks and syncs
[edit]- Skins E4 Trailer – "Diminishing Returns"
- Paco Rabanne "1 Million" Advertisement – "Do it Again" (The Chemical Brothers)
- Paco Rabanne "Lady Million" Advertisement – "Do it Again" (The Chemical Brothers)
- Adidas 2011 "Adidas Is All In" Commercial – "Civilization" (Justice)
Television appearances
[edit]- Freshly Squeezed – Channel 4 (2007)
- MTV2 – Spanking New Sessions (2007)
- BBC2 – Warehouse Projects (2007)
References
[edit]- ^ "Paco Rabanne comecial film". 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Paco Rabanne comecial film". 23 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ali Love -K-Hole". 5 January 2007. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ali Love -Camera On A Pole". 5 September 2007 – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Ali Love -Secret Sunday Lover". 19 July 2007 – via Contactmusic.com.
- ^ "Ali Love -Late night session". 30 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "The Chemical Brothers – Do It Again feat. Ali Love". 27 February 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ali Love -Diminishing Returns". 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ali Love -Smoke & Mirrors". 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ali Love -Love Harder". 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ali Love -Moscow Girl". 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Hot natured-Benediction". 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Infinity Ink – Infinity (" – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Infinity Ink – Infinity (Skream's 99 Remix)". 21 May 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Hot natured-Isis (Magic Carpet Ride) Feat. The Egyptian Lover". 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Hot natured-Reverse Skydiving Feat. Anabel Englund". 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ali Love -Another". 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ali Love -Emperor". 19 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ali Love -Deep Into The Night". 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ali Love -Picture Perfect". December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Secondcity feat Ali Love – What Can I Do" – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Infinity Ink – Full Capacity". 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Roisin Murphy -Jacuzzi Rollercoaster feat. Ali Love". 3 October 2018 – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Infinity Ink -Rushing Back Feat.Yasmin". 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
External links
[edit]- Ali Love Beatport
- Ali Love Traxsource
- Ali Love Discogs
- Interview and live review in LeftLion Magazine
- Interview with Ali Love (including Audio)
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