Kelli Ali's musical career began with the iconic 90's trip hop band Sneaker Pimps. With Kelli the lead singer of the unforgettable 'Becoming X' album, Sneaker Pimps enjoyed instant fame and their hits '6 Underground' and 'Spin Spin Sugar' graced the airwaves to worldwide critical acclaim.

In 2001 Kelli signed a solo recording deal with One Little Indian Records, her debut solo album, 'Tiger Mouth (which Kelli co-produced with legendary producers, Rick Nowels and Marius De Vries)  featured 'The Doors' drummer John Densmore on the Armand Van Helden remixed 'Kids'. Kelli's follow up album 'Psychic Cat' (produced by Dave McCracken) featured Primal Scream guitarist Andrew Innes.

Diverse and original, Kelli Ali’s list of collaborations is impressive and this illusive artist has continued to strive and succeed in making innovative and powerful records. Kelli's voice is unmistakably unique and her song writing so fluent and stylish that she has been sought by many respected artists to add her remarkable talent to their songs and albums. (Paul Oakenfold, Marylin Manson, Bryan Ferry,  Bootsy Collins, Satoshi Tomiie)

In 2005, Kelli left London in order to travel around Mexico and California and write new songs for her 'Rocking Horse album'. She finished writing the album in 2007 and asked Max Richter (Producer of folk legend, Vashti Bunyan's recent album,’ Look Aftering'  and composer of 'Memory House', 'Songs From Before' and 'The Blue Notebooks,') to produce 'Rocking Horse'

Max Richter and Kelli Ali recorded the album in Edinburgh over a three-month period in Spring 2008.

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Two things make this album stand out, superb songwriting by Kelli and masterful arrangements by Max Richter. Kelli wrote much of the album whilst travelling across California and Mexico, she must have had a revelatory time as the songs she came back veer from whimsy to dark melancholia.

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