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Dot Allison
Person · female · United Kingdom · Edinburgh · born 1969 · recording since 1996
Scottish singer, songwriter, DJ, writer and poet
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Also known as Dorothy Elliot Allison · Dot Alison
Timeline
10 events▣ Album 8◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Close Your Eyes
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography488 words · 8 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1372099438
Biography
Dorothy Elliot "Dot" Allison (born 17 August 1969) 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.
She started her career with Scottish proto-indie-dance outfit One Dove, before she released her debut album, Afterglow
AfterglowSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Colour Me4:332Tomorrow Never Comes4:293Close Your Eyes4:054Message Personnel6:265I Wanna Feel the Chill3:206Morning Sun8:177Did I Imagine You?4:208Mo’ Pop4:029Alpha Female3:4510In Winter Still3:39, in 1999 to generally positive reviews. It was followed by We Are Science in 2002. In 2007, she released Exaltation of Larks.
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".
Allison released Room 7½ in 2009. It featured guest appearances from Pete Doherty and Paul Weller.
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
Message PersonnelSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Message Personnel (Arab Strap Radio Edit)4:292Message Personnel (Album Mix Radio Edit)3:523Message Personnel (Death In Vegas Remix)7:054Message Personnel (Arab Strap Remix)6:475Tomorrow Never Comes4:29", 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) and Consciousology
ConsciousologySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Shyness of Crowns4:242Unchanged5:043Bleached by the Sun5:324Moon Flowers4:515220Hz2:246Double Rainbow6:157Milk and Honey3:478Mother Tree5:089Weeping Roses4:07 (2023).
Allison is a member of the group All Seeing Dolls, along with Anton Newcombe of the Brian Jonestown Massacre. The duo released a studio album, Parallel, in 2025.
Personal life
Allison married composer Christian Henson in 2011. She moved back to Edinburgh from London in 2015 to raise her family.
Studio albums
Afterglow (Heavenly Recordings, 1999)
We Are Science (Mantra Recordings, 2002)
Exaltation of Larks (Cooking Vinyl, 2007)
Room 7½ (Arthoused, 2009)
Heart-Shaped Scars (SA Recordings, 2021)
Consciousology (Sonic Cathedral, 2023)
Parallel (with Anton Newcombe, as All Seeing Dolls; A Recordings, 2025)
Compilation albums
Acoustic (2003)
Acoustic 2 (2009)
Pioneers 01: Dot Allison (2012)
Demo-itis (2024)
EPs
Beneath the Ivy (2006)
The Entangled Remix EP (2022)
Singles
"Tomorrow Never Comes
Tomorrow Never ComesSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksATomorrow Never ComesBI Wanna Feel the Chill (instrumental)" / "I Wanna Feel the Chill" (1999)
"Mo' Pop" (1999) UK No. 81
"Colour MeColour MeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Colour Me4:332Message Personal (Arab Strap long version)6:523Tomorrow Never Comes4:364Melted (edit)6:11" (1999)
"Message PersonnelMessage PersonnelSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Message Personnel (Arab Strap Radio Edit)4:292Message Personnel (Album Mix Radio Edit)3:523Message Personnel (Death In Vegas Remix)7:054Message Personnel (Arab Strap Remix)6:475Tomorrow Never Comes4:29" (1999)
"Close Your EyesClose Your EyesSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Close Your Eyes4:082Mr. Voyeur5:023Close Your Eyes (Slam Pressure Funk mix)7:09" (1999)
"Substance
SubstanceSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Substance3:532Substance (Felix da Housecat remix)7:523Lo-Fi Love Song3:26" (2002) No. 79
"Strung Out
Strung OutSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Strung Out (single mix)4:042Stolen Kisses4:073Sweet Surrender6:44" (2002) No. 67
"SamplerSamplerSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1I Think I Love You (Radioactive Man Dirt Remix)7:122Strung Out (Single Mix)4:043Lover5:52" (2002)
"Cry" (2010)
"Ghost Orchid" / "Love Died in Our Arms" (2022)
Remixes
Saint Etienne – "How We Used to Live (Dot Allison Remix)" (2000)
Ruby – "Beefheart (Dot Allison Remix)" (2001)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 21 | 87.5th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 29 | 64th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (21 release groups · 8 studio albums)
Albums · 8
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 46:56
1Colour Me4:332Tomorrow Never Comes4:293Close Your Eyes4:054Message Personnel6:265I Wanna Feel the Chill3:206Morning Sun8:177Did I Imagine You?4:208Mo’ Pop4:029Alpha Female3:4510In Winter Still3:392002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 47:44
1We're Only Science5:232Substance3:523You Can Be Replaced4:514Performance7:085Wishing Stone3:036Make It Happen4:107Strung Out4:028I Think I Love You4:209Hex5:0510Lover5:502007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 49:25
1Allelujah5:212Thief of Me5:113Sunset4:314In Deep Water3:405You Dropped Your Soul5:186M’Aidez Call4:447Tall Flowers4:098Quicksand5:199Shivering5:0710The Latitude and Longitude of Mystery6:052009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:48
1Cry3:192Paved With a Little Pain3:163I Wanna Break Your Heart4:094Buzzing Round the Honey Pots4:445Room Seven and a Half5:076Fall to Me4:527Love’s Got Me Crazy2:598Montague Terrace (in Blue)3:249Jonny Villain4:1110While She Sleeps3:5111Portrait of the Sun3:562012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 51:55
1She's a Mystery4:102Escapology5:343Flying4:174You Give Me Everything2:415Light Up Your Soul3:296Torch4:097Wistful Summer3:068Tokyo Dream3:249Sunrise4:0010Cellular (piano)3:4011Call to Grace2:3712Ghostly Voices3:5013Autobahn4:0214When Love Comes Alive2:562021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 50:17
1Long Exposure5:502The Haunted6:203Constellations4:324Can You Hear Nature Sing?4:185Ghost Orchid4:306Entanglement0:427Forever’s Not Much Time4:068Cue the Tears4:029One Love5:4810Love Died in Our Arms4:4611Goodbye5:232023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 41:32
1Shyness of Crowns4:242Unchanged5:043Bleached by the Sun5:324Moon Flowers4:515220Hz2:246Double Rainbow6:157Milk and Honey3:478Mother Tree5:089Weeping Roses4:07Subconsciousology [Lomond Campbell remixes]
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:27
1Shyness Of Crowns [Lomond Campbell remix]4:482Unchanged [Lomond Campbell remix]4:403Bleached By The Sun [Lomond Campbell remix]5:204Moon Flowers [Lomond Campbell remix]4:225220Hz [Lomond Campbell remix]2:556Double Rainbow [Lomond Campbell remix]4:097Milk And Honey [Lomond Campbell remix]3:538Mother Tree [Lomond Campbell remix]5:089Weeping Roses [Lomond Campbell remix]5:12
Single · 10
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Close Your EyesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 16:191Close Your Eyes4:08 2Mr. Voyeur5:02 3Close Your Eyes (Slam Pressure Funk mix)7:09 | 1996 | ||
| 1999 | Tomorrow Never ComesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksATomorrow Never Comes BI Wanna Feel the Chill (instrumental) | 8 February 1999 | ||
| 1999 | Mo'PopSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 14:191Mo'Pop3:52 2Melted (edit)6:12 3Blind4:15 | 15 March 1999 | ||
| 1999 | Colour MeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 22:121Colour Me4:33 2Message Personal (Arab Strap long version)6:52 3Tomorrow Never Comes4:36 4Melted (edit)6:11 | 18 May 1999 | ||
| 2002 | SubstanceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 15:111Substance3:53 2Substance (Felix da Housecat remix)7:52 3Lo-Fi Love Song3:26 | 2002 | ||
| 2002 | Strung OutSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 14:551Strung Out (single mix)4:04 2Stolen Kisses4:07 3Sweet Surrender6:44 | 5 August 2002 | ||
| 2002 | VisionsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 33:291Visions (Vitalic mix)4:52 2Visions (Two Lone Swordsman mix)7:04 3Visions (Ewan Pearson remix)8:39 4Visions (Phil Kieran mix)7:30 5Visions (Hystereo remix)5:24 | 11 November 2002 | ||
| 2005 | Kill the PainSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 27:371Kill the Pain (Marc Houle dub)5:47 2Kill the Pain (Marc Houle vocal mix)6:14 3Bright Lights Fading (Alex Smoke dub)6:16 4Kill the Pain (instrumental mix)4:40 5Kill the Pain (original mix)4:40 | 22 August 2005 | ||
| 2022 | Switch On the SkySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 9:551Switch On the Sky (edit)4:25 2Switched On5:30 | 20 July 2022 | ||
| 2022 | SundowningSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 17:381Sundowning4:42 2Sundowning (Richard Norris remix)6:59 3Sundowning (Richard Norris ambient remix)5:57 | 28 October 2022 |
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Message PersonnelSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 26:421Message Personnel (Arab Strap Radio Edit)4:29 2Message Personnel (Album Mix Radio Edit)3:52 3Message Personnel (Death In Vegas Remix)7:05 4Message Personnel (Arab Strap Remix)6:47 5Tomorrow Never Comes4:29 | 7 June 1999 | ||
| 2002 | SamplerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 17:081I Think I Love You (Radioactive Man Dirt Remix)7:12 2Strung Out (Single Mix)4:04 3Lover5:52 | 2002 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | TriangleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 48:171Lullaby3:23 2Gathering Clouds1:10 3Storm2:47 4Open Seas1:33 5Dead Calm0:56 6Aeolus1:33 7Blood Drops1:02 8Accusation2:03 9The Armoury1:39 10The Arrival1:38 11Jess Spots Downy2:11 12Lockets3:20 13Jess Eavesdrops5:02 14Vic's Trail of Blood2:07 15Loop 32:09 16Cabin Executions2:14 17Let Her Go1:16 18Sallys2:51 19Jess Carries Out Execution2:13 20Jess Returns Home3:27 21The Driver3:43 | Soundtrack | 19 October 2009 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Dot Allison head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 21 | 87.5th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 29 | 64th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Dove(band) | — | present | |
| The Professionals(band) | — | present | |
| The Dark Flowers(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a0cb6773-0c16-4557-b66b-c14cae51fd61discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a0cb6773-0c16-4557-b66b-c14cae51fd61core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3037376genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3037376seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_Allisonbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_Allison
Why this artist is in the database
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Wikidata: Q3037376 · MusicBrainz: a0cb6773-0c16-4557-b66b-c14cae51fd61
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