The Grid formed in 1988 and had their first success with debut single, the Balearic classic "Floatation" on East West in 1990. They went on to release a string of singles and four albums, and toured the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. Their 1994 single "Swamp Thing", which featured elaborate banjo lines (played by Roger Dinsdale) over house beats was widely popular in the UK, Europe and Australia, reaching #3 in the UK and Australia, as well as charting highly throughout the world. The single sold a million copies. The Grid's 1994 album "Evolver", which contained the "Swamp Thing" single, reached number fourteen in the UK album charts. Other hits by The Grid include "Texas Cowboys", "Rollercoaster" and "Flotation".
Contrary to popular belief, The Grid never actually split up, they just mutually agreed to put the act "on ice" so they could both pursue individual music interests they felt would help them to expand musically & that would eventually enhance The Grid in the long term when they decided to continue with the act.
Dave Ball reformed "Soft Cell" with Marc Almond (another act that has never officially split up) and released a new album on "Cooking Vinyl Records" to critical acclaim as well as a live version of classic "Soft Cell" material and new tracks. He was also seen to be writing music scores for films.
Richard Norris went away and formed The Droyds which went on to remix the likes of Armand Van Helden amongst others. He has also just finished writing the official biography of Paul Oakenfold which is published by Bantam Press on 24th Sept 2007.
By 2005 the pair were back together and were reportedly to have been in the studio recording new tracks for an eagerly awaited return. They also played two gigs under the name GDM with female singer Misty Woods.
The album "Doppelganger" was signed to the Some Bizzare Records which is scheduled for a 2008 release.
The act is managed exclusively by Angel Artists.
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