Split Level were a Christian rock

Christian rock

Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...

 band from Ireland

Ireland

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, whose career began in the mid-1980s and stretched into the 2000s.

History

Split Level first began their career in the mid-1980s, playing local Christian gatherings and festivals in Ireland. A song of theirs appeared on a 1985 Word Records

Word Records

Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...

 compilation called The Buzz on the Streets. Their debut recording appeared in 1986 on Big Feet Records, followed by the 1987 release Sons of Liberty on What/Word

Word Records

Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...

. They began playing events in England

England

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 soon after; by the end of the decade the group decided to move to England permanently. In 1991 they released View of a World, their first record to be pressed on CD, on German

Germany

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 label Pila Records. The full-length Boomerang followed in 1992 to critical acclaim in the Christian music press. The European Christian Booksellers' Journal named Boomerang Album of the Year in 1993. Their 1994 EP Call Me White Call Me Black was first recorded with the intent of selling during their Artists Against Racism tour in Germany, but was later tapped for general release. In 1995, the European Christian Booksellers' Journal gave Split Level its award for Best Christian Rock Band. Their next full-length, glo.bal, was released in both the UK and the U.S. in 1997 on the American label Organic Records. Their 2000 live release was recorded in Ennepetal

Ennepetal

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, Germany

Germany

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 at the Christmas Rock Night

Christmas Rock Night

Christmas Rock Night is a Christian music festival held annually during December in Ennepetal, Germany. The festival does not focus on particular styles of Christian music, but leans toward harder forms including metal and alternative.-Background:...

festival 1998.

Members

• Adrian Thompson - vocals, guitar
• Rob Craner - drums
• Gary Preston - bass
• Barry Kennedy - vocals, drums
• Derek Currie - vocals, bass

Discography

• Break the Chains (1986)
• Sons of Liberty (1987)
• Bootleg Demos (1989)
• View of a World (1991)
• Boomerang (1992)
• Call Me White Call Me Black EP (1994)
• glo.bal (1997)
• Live (2000)