Ignition

Ignition

Name: Ali Love, Marcus J Knight, EON

1gntion are Ali Love (lead vocals/guitar) and Marcus J knight (bass/synthesizers) with EON on production. 1gnition were formed in Sept of 2003 when Ali met Marcus during a heavy drinking session at London's sleaziest east end night club On The Rocks. They quickly realised they had a lot of mutual interests, drinking, strip clubs, womanising and 80's black American soul music with the attitude of LA's finest, motley crew.

From the start they knew that they wanted a dance floor based sound with a retro pop edge steering clear of the much-repeated sample based dance culture whilst retaining the toughness and tightness of today's dance music production. To do this EON, electro techno producer extraordinaire and close friend of Marcus J's was bought in. With this strong rhythmic foundation they set about recording original songs using live bass, vocals, analogue synths, and guitars all sprinkled with live string and horn sections.

With influences ranging from Chic, Duran, Prince, Kraftwerk and The Sugar Hill Gang, 1gnition are receiving rapturous acclaim for their first two 7' releases, 'Nightflight/Planet69' and 'Daddy's Girl/1gnition FM' which have both featured special guests including none other than the legendary guitarist Simon Bartholomew who is better known for his association with the massive Brand New Heavies and Jamiroquai. The band's initial release on Kingsize, 'Love is War' received plays from everyone from Josh Wink to Mr Scruff and is one of the label's most requested releases.