The year was 1997, the station was KCRW in Santa Monica and the DJ was Jason Bentley, from which I was first introduced to Olive. Olive came out of the Trip Hop scene that had launched in the mid 1990s in Bristol, England. I was in love upon first listen and was hungry for anything Trip Hop related. Portishead and Massive Attack were already playing on mix tapes I created and I was in dire need of new material. Olive fit the bill nicely with it’s dark hip hop beats, pulsating bass, and heart wrenched vocals from Ruth-Ann Boyle.
Olive was formed in 1994 and consisted of Ruth-Ann on vocals, Tim Kellet (songwriter and producer) and Robin Taylor-Firth of Nightmares on Wax fame. “You’re Not Alone” went to number one on the UK in 1997.
Rumor has it that Olive is set to release a new album in 2011, only time will tell.
Side note: Olive shot and released three different videos for “You’re Not Alone”.
From wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You’re_Not_Alone_(Olive_song)
Three entirely different music videos were filmed for “You’re Not Alone”. The first video features all three band members Ruth-Ann Boyle, Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth appearing in spectral forms in a hotel room. The second video is the version which is seen the most and is set in a dark nigh-time setting in France. It features all three band members and includes scenes in a public restroom, and by a road with glowing headlights of cars. A third video (which also includes elements from the second) is a montage of the band members in dark, moody urban settings. This video only features the remaining two band members, Ruth-Ann and Tim