Dot Allison

Dot Allison
Born
Dorothy Elliot Allison

(1969-08-17) 17 August 1969
OriginEdinburgh, Scotland
GenresTrip hop[1]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1990–present
Labels
Formerly ofOne Dove
Websitedotallison.co.uk

Dorothy Elliot "Dot" Allison (born 17 August 1969)[2] is a Scottish singer and songwriter, known for her contributions to electronic music, most notably as a result of her tenure fronting the band One Dove in the early 1990s.

Career

In addition to solo ventures, Allison's career has concentrated on collaborative efforts, and has seen her work beside Scott Walker, Massive Attack, Paul Weller, Hal David, Arab Strap, Mick Harvey, Pascal Gabriel, Kevin Shields, Pete Doherty, Xenomania, and Gary Mounfield.[3]

She started her career with Scottish proto-indie-dance outfit One Dove, before she released her debut album, Afterglow, in 1999 to generally positive reviews.[4][5] It was followed by We Are Science in 2002.[6] In 2007, she released Exaltation of Larks.[4] Allison's touring group includes members of The Fall, Tindersticks, The Bad Seeds, Massive Attack, and Tokyo Windbag. Stylistically, her music has been described as "trip-hop".[4]

Allison released Room 7½ in 2009.[4][7] It featured guest appearances from Pete Doherty and Paul Weller.[8]

She contributed vocals to the track "Without Discord" on the soundtrack to the Channel 4 series Henry 8th: The Mind of a Tyrant, written by Philip Sheppard. Allison was the vocal soloist on the film Triangle, directed by Chris Smith. It opened Frightfest at The London Film Festival in 2009. Allison was also the vocal soloist in the film Black Death, starring Sean Bean, released in May 2010. Allison is the vocal soloist in the film The Devil's Double starring Dominic Cooper, which was due for release in 2011. Part of Allison's recording of "Message Personnel", a single taken from the Afterglow album, was used in the fourth episode of the sixth series of the sitcom Ideal. Most recently, Allison wrote the track "Ember", which featured in November 2012 in episode 7 of Channel 4's Fresh Meat alongside Graham Coxon's "Implodium Implodes".

Allison also released the solo albums Heart-Shaped Scars (2021)[9] and Consciousology (2023).[10]

Personal life

Allison got married to the composer Christian Henson in 2011.[11] She moved back to Edinburgh from London in 2015 to raise her family.[11]

Discography

See also: One Dove discography

Studio albums

  • Afterglow (1999)
  • We Are Science (2002)
  • Exaltation of Larks (2007)
  • Room 7½ (2009)
  • Heart-Shaped Scars (2021)
  • Consciousology (2023)

Compilation albums

  • Acoustic (2003)
  • Acoustic 2 (2009)
  • Pioneers 1 – Dot Allison (2012)
  • Demo​-​itis (2024)

Remix albums

  • Subconsciousology (2025)

EPs

  • Beneath the Ivy (2006)

Singles

  • "Tomorrow Never Comes" / "I Wanna Feel the Chill" (1999)
  • "Mo' Pop" (1999) UK No. 81[12]
  • "Colour Me" (1999)
  • "Message Personnel" (1999)
  • "Close Your Eyes" (1999)
  • "Substance" (2002) No. 79[12]
  • "Strung Out" (2002) No. 67[12][13]
  • "Sampler" (2002)
  • "Cry" (2010)

Remixes

  • Saint Etienne – "How We Used to Live (Dot Allison Remix)" (2000)
  • Ruby – "Beefheart (Dot Allison Remix)" (2001)

References

  1. ^ Timberg, Scott (26 February 2009). "Scott Walker, musical mystery man". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Dot Allison Biography". NME. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Death in Vegas Vocalist Dot Allison Joins Air-Edel Roster | LBBOnline". Lbbonline.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Dot Allison Confirms Album Plans". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Circle of friends: Dot Allison". The List. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ^ "We Are Science by Dot Allison". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  7. ^ Brody, Gideon (7 September 2009). "Dot Allison – Room 7½". MusicOMH. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  8. ^ Carino, Paula. "Room 7 1/2 - Dot Allison". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Heart-Shaped Scars by Dot Allison". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Consciousology by Dot Allison". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  11. ^ a b Jamieson, Teddie (25 July 2021). "From One Dove to nature cure: The return of Dot Allison". The Herald. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  12. ^ a b c "DOT ALLISON". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  13. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 20. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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