Level 9 was a short-lived British new wave band that existed from 1978 to 1980.
They were formed in Manchester by ex-Love Explosion frontman Ian Hamilton (guitar) and David Bale (bass guitar, keyboards), together with Andy Kanavan (drums) and singer Lori Hartley.
The band combined synthpop and post-punk styles into their songs.
The first, "Touch", was written over the course of a year by Andy Kanavan and Ian Hamilton, based on Kanavan's holiday in Tokyo two years earlier.
"Touch" spent one week in the German charts in 1979.