The Grid formed in the late '80s when
Richard Norris -- who collaborated with
Psychic TV on the group's acid-house album
Jack the Tab -- hooked up with ex-
Soft Cell member
Dave Ball. The duo recorded the single "Floatation" in 1990 with vocalist Sacha; the debut album
Electric Head appeared the same year, fusing the best of late-'80s house and techno into a poppy yet danceable mix. Follow-up 456 (1992) included contributions from
Sun Ra and
Robert Fripp, among others.
Ball &
Norris rode the crest of their British hit single "Swamp Thing" for the 1994 album
Evolver, their slickest and most focused yet.
Music for Dancing followed one year later.
–
John Bush, Rovi