Opus III (band)

Opus III
Also known as	A.S.K.
Origin	London, England
Genres	Electronica, progressive house
Years active	1992-1994
Labels	PWL International
Past members	Kirsty Hawkshaw Kevin Dodds Ian Munro Nigel Walton

Opus III was an English electronic music group 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 Dodds, Ian Munro and Nigel Walton. The group members promoted a strong environmental and feminist message through their lyrics, album liner notes and photo and video imagery.

Prior to the forming of Opus III, Dodds, Munro, and Walton, who were members of the Spiral Tribe, signed with MCA Records UK under the name A.S.K. The act released their first single, "Dream," in 1990. It was also the same year that they noticed a rave dancer that they would add to the act as their visual dancer and afterwards become their lead singer, Kirsty Hawkshaw. The group would eventually become Opus III in 1992.

Their 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.

The 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. Hawkshaw appeared in the video for "Halcyon" playing a housewife who was 'under the influence'.

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