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production duo, consisting of

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and Chad Petree. Dawson and Petree grew up in

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, and met when they were teenagers. They played together in various bands, before separating to pursue other projects. Dawson began Cloud2Ground as a solo project and released his first demo under the name in 1996. In 1997 he signed to N*Soul Records and released the album ''E-Majn'' the same year. In 1998 he was rejoined by Petree, and in 1999 they moved to

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. In 2000, they released a second album, ''The Gate (Beautiful)''. Cloud2Ground's music encompassed a wide range of dance music styles, such as

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. Dawson has stated that their favourite groups were

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; he has also named

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amongst his own personal musical influences. Dawson's Christian beliefs also played a fundamental role in the band's music. The liner notes of the 1996 demo album read: "All music is created under the influence of Jesus Christ" and the liner notes of ''E-Majn'' read: "Love through Music, Through Christ Everlasting, Not through doctrine, legalism, or fundamentals, religion and its leaders, denominations, closed minds, homophobia, and the fear of the unknown, nothing more exists but your body, your spirit, your bible, and a God that loves you". Equipment used by the band included the

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. Dawson and Petree were also known as Slyder, a side project through which they released harder, techno-oriented music. Other aliases included R.R.D.S. and Right Bros. Two Slyder tracks – "Neo (The One)" and "Score (Original Mix)" – and the R.R.D.S. track "Innerbattle" featured in the 2001

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''. As of 2010, Dawson and Petree are members of the band

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, which they formed in 2003.

Releases

As Cloud2Ground

* "cloud2ground" (Album, 1996) * "E-Majn" (Album, 1997) * "The Gate (Beautiful)" (Album, 2000)

As R.R.D.S.

* "Innerbattle" (Single, 2001)

As Slyder

* "Score" (Single, 2000) * "Multiple Cats / Jetscream" (Single, 2001) * "Neo (The One)" (Single, 2001) * "What Happens" (Single, 2002) * "The Valley of Sound" (Test Pressing, 2003)

References

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