Kristy Hawkshaw

marta014@yahoo.com (Marta) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:49:27 -0500

ICE QUEEN: Kristy Hawkshaw
BAND: Opus III, Solo artist
ORIGIN: London, England
GENRE: Techno, house
ACCOMPLICES: Ian Munro, Kevin Dobbs, Nigel Walton
DISCOGRAPHY: OPUS III: "Mind Fruit" (1992), "Guru Mother" (1994); SOLO: "O U T" (1998), "Meta-Message" (2005).
INFLUENCES: Something I didn't know, "It's a Fine" is a cover of a 1983 song by Jane & Barton (how can we have survived all this time without wikipedia?)

IMHO: I wanted to add Kristy in this blog in case one day you wonder: "Who was the girl that sang that techno song that went 'La Da Da Deeee Da Dee Da...' that was on the radio in the early nineties? And what was the name of that song?" The song was called "It's a Fine Day", and the band behind it was Opus III, with Kristy Hawkshaw on vocals. Orbital sampled it later on their song "Halcyon".

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WHAT OTHERS SAY: Besides her work with Opus III and her solo albums, Kristy is very well-known in the techno/house/trance/electronica world for her collaborations. Find ahead a couple of paragraphs from her own website where she talks about these collaborations:
"After being sampled by Orbital for their original 1992 track 'Halcyon', Kirsty would contribute to the tracks 'Halcyon & On & On' and 'Lush', both taken from their much vaunted 'Orbital 2', or the 'Brown' album as it is more commonly known, widely regarded as the best work of their career by their fans and music lovers alike."

"Following the release of her album, Kirsty's career blossomed as she would lend her infectious melodies, hooks and lyrics to numerous tracks that have since gone on to become defining classics of their respective time periods. Having contributed four tracks to Tiesto's first two albums, with 'Urban Train' and 'Battleship Grey' gracing his debut album 'In My Memory' and 'Walking On Clouds' and the title track 'Just Be' on the follow up second album, she has also worked with such names as BT, Swayzak, Way Out West and Swansea's Hybrid, a partnership that has seen her contribute to their albums 'Morning Sci Fi' and 'I Choose Noise'. Hybrid have returned the favour by assisting Kirsty as she develops an expansive body of solo work, some of which has already been included in material for TV and radio, further showcasing the wide range of her musical appeal."

Ice Queens - Kristy Hawkshaw

Kristy Hawkshaw