TTC is a French hip hop group from Paris.[1] It consists of Tido Berman, Teki Latex, Cuizinier, Orgasmic, Para One, and Tacteel.[2] In 2007, Les Inrockuptibles described it as "one of the most fascinating developments in French music of the past ten years."[3]
TTC | |
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 TTC performing live in Paris, 2001. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1998–2013 |
| Labels | Big Dada |
| Members |
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History
editIn 2002, TTC released the first album, Ceci N'est Pas Un Disque, on Big Dada.[4] In 2004, the group released the second album, Batards Sensibles.[5] It featured vocal contributions from Busdriver and Radioinactive.[6] The third album, 3615 TTC, was released in 2006.[7]
Members
edit- Tido Berman - vocals
- Teki Latex - vocals
- Cuizinier - vocals
- Orgasmic - DJ
- Para One - production
- Tacteel - production[2]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Ceci N'est Pas Un Disque (2002)
- Batards Sensibles (2004)
- 3615 TTC (2006)
EPs
edit- Elementaire (2001)
- Danser (2002)
- Trop Singe (2003)
- Girlfriend (2006)
Singles
edit- "Game Over 99" b/w "Trop Frias" (1999)
- "Leguman" b/w "Subway" (2000)
- "De Pauvres Riches" (2003)
- "Dans Le Club" (2004)
- "Telephone" b/w "Paris, Paris" (2006)
- "Travailler" (2007)
Guest appearances
edit- DJ Vadim - "L'art D'ecouter" from U.S.S.R. The Art of Listening (2002)
- Para One - "Beat Down" from Beat Down EP (2003)
- Stacs of Stamina - "Donne Moi Un Poisson" from Tivoli (2005)
- Modeselektor - "Dancingbox" from Hello Mom! (2005)
- Daedelus - "Cadavre Exquis" from Exquisite Corpse (2005)
- Kid Rolex - "Trop in Love" (2006)
- Para One - "Musclor" from Epiphanie (2006)
- dDamage - "Feed the Fish" from Shimmy Shimmy Blade (2006)
- Mr. Flash – "Champions" (2006)
- Ghislain Poirier - "Pour Te Rechaufffer" from Rebondir EP (2006)
- Radioclit - "Mature Macho Machine" (2006)
- Modeselektor - "2000007" from Happy Birthday! (2007)
- Edit - "Crunk De Gaulle" from Certified Air Raid Material (2007)
References
edit- ^ Day, Elizabeth; Solomons, Jason (28 October 2007). "Meet France's creative kings and queens". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ a b Hermann, Andy (21 March 2007). "TTC: Antics Roadshow". XLR8R. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ Hancox, Dan (9 April 2007). "Living colour". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ Haywood, Brad (21 May 2002). "TTC: Ceci N'Est Pas un Disque". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ Glazer, Joshua. "TTC - Batards Sensibles". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ Macia, Peter (26 May 2005). "TTC: Batards Sensibles". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "TTC - 3615 TTC". Hung Maiden. Retrieved 5 March 2020.