Opus III had a few hit songs in the early-'90s
ambient house scene before lead vocalist
Kirsty Hawkshaw embarked on a successful venture later on in the decade as a freelance vocalist, working with some of dance music's most successful artists. The group's debut album for Atlantic, Mind Fruit (1992), featured the popular songs "It's a Fine Day" and "I Talk to the Wind." The group attained notoriety for merging ethereal female vocals with the
ambient house sound synonymous with similar popular groups from the era like
The Orb and
Enigma. Also in 1992, while
Opus III was experiencing their peak popularity, Hawkshaw worked with
Orbital on their second album, the landmark Orbital 2.
Opus III returned in 1994 with the follow-up album Guru Mother, which was a disappointment relative to the group's promising debut album, though it did feature the single "When You Made the Mountain." With the group's future put on hiatus, Hawkshaw returned to session work during the late '90s, working with producers like
BT,
Delerium,
The Silent Poets,
DJ Tiësto, and again with
Orbital. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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Guru Mother