Ground Level was an

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performance and production duo: David John Walker (

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, Australia) and Jean-Marie Guilfoil (

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, United States). Their single, "Dreams of Heaven" was an underground dance club release which peaked at No. 54 on the mainstream

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in January 1993. They released an album, ''New Moon'' in 1995.

Background

Ground Level formed in Melbourne as the electronic duo of David John Walker and Jean-Marie Guilfoil. In 1990, they issued their first single, "Deputy of Love", as a 12" three-track under the name, Ground Level featuring D J Walker, on an independent label. By 1992, they had signed with Vicious Vinyl and released "God Intended" in January, which was written and produced by Walker. "Out of Body" appeared in June, followed by Ground Level's fourth single, "Dreams of Heaven", which peaked at No. 54 on the

in January 1993. According to Vicious Vinyl label owner, Andy Van (aka Andy Van Dorsselaer see

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), the single was one of their biggest successes " twas a very, very big hit. It got to No. 3 on the dance charts in the UK." The group released six singles and an album, ''New Moon'' (1995), through Vicious Vinyl in Australia. Their singles were released in the UK and

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through Faze 2 on the

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record label, Intercord Tontrager GmbH (merged with the EMI Electrola roster in 2000) and Sonic Records, part of

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. Ground Level's singles also appeared on

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s in Europe,

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, and the United States, where "God Intended" was featured on Sonic Records' ''Killer Techno'' US compilation. Their sixth single, "Searching for the Truth" was performed with co-writer John Kenny (ex-

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Discography

Singles

* "Deputy of Love" (1990) Independent vinyl release * "God Intended" (1992) * "Out of Body" (1992) * "Dreams of Heaven" (1992) * "As We Journey" featuring Lisa Maxwell / "Lucid" (1993) * "Searching for the Truth" featuring John Kenny (ex-

) (1995) * "Pray" (1996)

Album

''New Moon'' (1995), Vicious Vinyl VVLP003CD Personnel *Jean-Marie Guilfoil – performer, producer *David Walker – performer, producer *David Briggs – mastering (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7) at The Production Workshop *Tony Espie – engineer (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9, 10) at EMI 301 studios *Lisa Maxwell – vocals (track 8) *John Kenny – vocals (track 10)

References

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