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我们总是容易遗忘,很少有人还记得Opus III在90年代初发表的两张专辑.1992年的“mindfruit ”是一张精美的氛围舞蹈音乐CD.Opus III清新的曲风，音乐的节奏，时尚而不乏情调.女主唱Kirsty Hawkshaw，用她纤细唯美的天使般声音，跟灵动的音乐相结合，给人绝美的感官享受。对于90年代的DJ界这张专辑是绝对的前卫和创新。即使在今天专辑里的"It's A Fine Day"" I talk to the wind " , " Stars in my pocket " 和 " Up " 如果他们在如今发布，将很容易的登上电音排行榜.在英国Opus III还致力于绿色环保运动,通过他们的歌词，专辑说明和照片和视频图像。 Opus III was a techno and house music group from England who had major success on the UK singles charts and on the U.S. Dance chart. The group consisted of vocalist Kirsty Hawkshaw and producers/musicians Kevin (The Fly) Dodds, Ian (Shitpipe) Munro and Nigel (Spider) Walton. Kevin Dodds previously played with cult gay garage band The Happy Bras. The group members also promoted a strong environmental message through their lyrics, album liner notes and photo and video imagery. Their debut album Mind Fruit produced the track "It's a Fine Day", a cover of a 1983 single by Jane & Barton, which topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1992 and reached number five on the UK singles chart. The song, now considered a house music classic, is the basis of Orbital's 1993 track, "Halcyon + On + On", found on their second eponymous album (the "la la la" section of the "It's A Fine Day" chorus was backmasked and sampled throughout the song). Norwegian artist Erlend Øye also covered the song on his album that was part of the DJ-Kicks series. Interestingly enough, Hawkshaw, impressed with the Orbital track, returned the favour by appearing in the video for "Halycon + On + On" playing a housewife who was 'under the influence' (even though she looked like she was daydreaming, but that could be disputed). The other single release from "Mind Fruit", was "I Talk To The Wind". This was not a big chart success in the UK, only reaching number 52. Opus III's second album Guru Mother surfaced in 1994 and produced another number-one dance song "When You Made the Mountain". A third dance chart entry, "Hand in Hand (Looking for Sweet Inspiration)" hit number 14. The group disbanded after their second album. Hawkshaw is still a major presence in dance music, lending her vocals to a number of electronic and dance music artists and tracks well into the 21st century. Chances our few of you remember Opus III who released two albums in the early 90's . 1992's " Mindfruit " is a beautifully-crafted , atmospheric dance music cd . Opus III acted smart enough to sit and write structured songs and didn't lost control over their music flirt with techology . So , as a result we have a strong tracklist to cherish and not some techno delerium stricly for dance clubs . More important of all though , we have Kirtsy Hawkshaw , a woman with an angelic voice whose solo album " on Ultimate Things " is one of the best pieces of music i ever had the chance to hear . Songs like " I talk to the wind " , " Stars in my pocket " and " Up " could have easily topped the charts if they were released today .
Opus III -《Mind Fruit》 英文名称：Mind Fruit 专辑曲目： 1. It's A Fine Day
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