6-512: Electric Head is the debut album by English electronic group the Grid , released in 1990. An extended, double-CD version of the album is released on Cherry Red Records in August 2013. The second CD includes remixes of the singles from Andrew Weatherall , Robert Gordon and Farley and Heller. Alternative mixes of "Floatation" and "A Beat Called Love" were released as singles. Mixes were prepared for
12-526: A single release of "This Must Be Heaven" but remained unreleased until included on the 2013 reissue of the album. All tracks written by Grid members Richard Norris and Dave Ball . with: This 1990s electronic music album-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . The Grid The Grid are an English electronic dance group, consisting of David Ball (formerly of Soft Cell ) and Richard Norris , with guest contributions from other musicians. They are best known for
18-530: A string of ten UK hit singles and four albums, and toured the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. The group's 1994 album Evolver reached No. 14 in the UK Albums Chart . The lead single from this album, "Swamp Thing", features elaborate banjo lines played by Roger Dinsdale. "Swamp Thing" proved to be a commercial success in the UK, Europe and Australia, reaching No. 3 in the UK and Australia, and selling
24-456: A total of one million copies. In 1996, Norris and Ball agreed to a hiatus in order to pursue individual music interests. Norris formed The Droyds with Andy Chatterley , who went on to remix tracks by musicians including Armand Van Helden and Siobhan Fahey . Norris also wrote the official biography of Paul Oakenfold , published in 2007. Ball reformed Soft Cell with Marc Almond , and also wrote music scores for films. Norris has since formed
30-549: The hits " Swamp Thing ", "Texas Cowboys", "Crystal Clear", "Rollercoaster" and "Floatation". The Grid formed in 1988, after both Ball and Norris had worked with Psychic TV on the Jack the Tab – Acid Tablets Volume One album. They recorded the track "Meet Every Situation Head On" together as "M.E.S.H.". The Grid had their first success with their debut single, "Floatation", released on East West Records in 1990. They went on to release
36-456: The psychedelic duo, Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve, with DJ Erol Alkan, and has released a number of solo records and remixes under the name The Time and Space Machine. The duo reunited in 2005, initially playing two gigs under the name GDM with female singer Misty Woods, before writing and recording new material as The Grid. A single, "Put Your Hands Together", was released in 2007 and an album, Doppelgänger , followed in 2008. Both were released on
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