{"artistName":"Opus III","artistId":81191,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/250/250e96b433f6c065deea90c4c9116da9_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/250/250e96b433f6c065deea90c4c9116da9_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/250/250e96b433f6c065deea90c4c9116da9_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/250/250e96b433f6c065deea90c4c9116da9_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/250/250e96b433f6c065deea90c4c9116da9_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eOpus III were a techno and house music group from England who had success on the UK Singles Chart and on the U.S. Dance charts. The group consisted of vocalist Kirsty Hawkshaw and producers/musicians Kevin 'The Fly' Dodds, Ian Munro and Nigel 'Spider' Walton. The group members promoted a strong environmental message through their lyrics, album liner notes and photo and video imagery.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir debut album, Mind Fruit, produced the track \"It's a Fine Day\", a cover of a 1983 single by Jane, which topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1992 and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe song, now considered a house music classic, is the basis of Orbital's 1992 track \"Halcyon\" and its album version \"Halcyon + On + On\" included in 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHawkshaw returned the favour by appearing in the video for \"Halcyon\" playing a housewife who was 'under the influence'. 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpus III's second album Guru Mother surfaced in 1994 and produced another U.S. number-one dance song \"When You Made The Mountain\".[4] A third dance chart entry, \"Hand in Hand (Looking for Sweet Inspiration)\" hit number 14.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 into the opening years of the 21st century, including Delerium, Silent Poets, DJ Tiësto and again with Orbital.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Opus+III","playStationPath":"/stations/268156169/play","stationId":268156169,"bioPath":"/music/Opus+III/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/M+People","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a4d/a4dc76b5d5865756f318281e92388277_md.jpg","artistName":"M People","artistId":79950,"station_id":267609957},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Prodigy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0c0/0c0e1a1f33e4bd480fcf7af967b24ee1_md.jpg","artistName":"The Prodigy","artistId":756,"station_id":113268714},{"musicPath":"/music/LFO","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a3b/a3b64a7b3b8e40743faf9644cf7bae3c_md.jpg","artistName":"LFO","artistId":3386,"station_id":113398527},{"musicPath":"/music/Faithless","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ea5/ea57b34a30322deef2dcdcca4d467a36_md.jpg","artistName":"Faithless","artistId":400,"station_id":113292192},{"musicPath":"/music/Billie+Ray+Martin","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/91f/91f6f612e745e31f2673bfb3b38e414e_md.jpg","artistName":"Billie Ray Martin","artistId":106159,"station_id":281787463},{"musicPath":"/music/Planet+Funk","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/09b/09bc45891da70315f1911700dd36005c_md.jpg","artistName":"Planet Funk","artistId":91371,"station_id":273085133},{"musicPath":"/music/Interactive","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d83/d832b8a52e375e9a47e9f8c10f4f4fa3_md.jpg","artistName":"Interactive","artistId":134782,"station_id":286143348},{"musicPath":"/music/Chicane","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dba/dba742f94a1ef76b501ed6c62aad13dd_md.jpg","artistName":"Chicane","artistId":4163,"station_id":113365358},{"musicPath":"/music/Alice+DeeJay","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7a9/7a92546cf591e0f8c361279db797e859_md.jpg","artistName":"Alice DeeJay","artistId":55,"station_id":113268526},{"musicPath":"/music/Fluke","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fc0/fc0e75b1e853545751b6bf7deb36b9bc_md.jpg","artistName":"Fluke","artistId":3497,"station_id":113574161},{"musicPath":"/music/Global+Communication","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7a2/7a254d4180a64e21dfd06075a86c1d90_md.jpg","artistName":"Global Communication","artistId":1053,"station_id":114602709},{"musicPath":"/music/Sun+Electric","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6e7/6e7155633614409700a28c5cccbacdfd_md.jpg","artistName":"Sun Electric","artistId":3302,"station_id":113461015},{"musicPath":"/music/Carl+Craig","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a1c/a1c6151b3c7867b350bd389d24937ca9_md.jpg","artistName":"Carl Craig","artistId":251,"station_id":113294242},{"musicPath":"/music/Gala","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/76e/76e2afd18451754fb977fde57edfa976_md.jpg","artistName":"Gala","artistId":3540,"station_id":113533112},{"musicPath":"/music/Wink","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/261/261e1f0d209985691b3b71c8874ece89_md.jpg","artistName":"Wink","artistId":2044,"station_id":115274557},{"musicPath":"/music/Ian+Van+Dahl","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/efd/efd91a4ac25126256fbd82eb25243b7c_md.jpg","artistName":"Ian Van Dahl","artistId":2186,"station_id":113268572},{"musicPath":"/music/Sunscreem","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/969/96931552f495a9c071d3f4164d049c58_md.jpg","artistName":"Sunscreem","artistId":111300,"station_id":282283323},{"musicPath":"/music/Traci+Lords","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/188/188b8fa5568e135cf5b8cd45b40e99e2_md.jpg","artistName":"Traci Lords","artistId":6381,"station_id":116802229}]}