- (This page is about the British garage/hip hop group. For the American hip hop group of the same name, see Alliance. For the American house group of the same name, see Alliance(2)).
Alliance (previously known as Alliance Crew and Alliance Underground) were a UK garage/hip hop collective from Ipswich predominant in the early 00's. Initially consisting of ten people [1], they later shortened down to Eli Turay (music producer for the group), DJ Marley and Nomis, Del-P & Alizé who were the rappers who performed the tracks. Their music were similar to acts who were popular in the early 00's such as the So Solid Crew and girl group Mis-Teeq.
Links to Peel[]
Peel supported the group's music with airplay between 2001 and 2002 and may have sympathised with them partly due to them coming from Ipswich, which was not far from where he lived. He also nominated their single, 'Let's Party', as one of his singles for November 2001 (Peel's Record Box) and their album, 'Skyz Da Limit' for December 2001 (Peel's Record Box). He also invited the group to do a session for his show in 2002, where they performed four tracks.
Sessions[]
ALLIANCE UNDERGROUND John Peel 23rd January 2002
1. Recorded: 2002-01-23. First Broadcast: 08 May 2002
- Lets Party / Ready 2 Roll / Represent We / Make Me Feel
Other Shows Played[]
- 2001
- 14 November 2001: Dirty Rhymes (LP – Skyz Da Limit) white label demo
- 28 November 2001: Let's Party (demo LP – Skyz Da Limit) white label demo
- November 2001 (FSK): Dirty Rhymes (LP – Skyz Da Limit) white label demo
- 06 December 2001: Dis Is Da One (LP – Skyz Da Limit) demo
- 12 December 2001: 'Ready To Roll (demo CD-Skyz Da Limit)'
- 2002
- 23 May 2002: Ipswich (LP – Sound Of Foundtree, Vol. 1) Famtree
- 30 May 2002 (Radio Mafia): Ipswich (LP – Sound Of Foundtree, Vol. 1) Famtree
- 06 June 2002 (BBC World Service): Ipswich (LP - The Sound Of Famtree Recordings Vol.1) Famtree
- 03 July 2002: Ipswich (LP - The Sound Of Famtree Recordings Vol 1) Famtree
- 17 July 2002: 'Ipswich (LP - The Sound Of Famtree Recordings Vol. 1)' (Famtree)
- 26 December 2002: 'Ipswich (LP - The Sound Of Famtree Recordings Vol. 1)' (White Label)