TTC (band)

TTC
TTC performing live in Paris, 2001.
Background information
Origin	Paris, France
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1998–2013
Labels	Big Dada
Members	Tido Berman Teki Latex Cuizinier Orgasmic Para One Tacteel

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]

History

In 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

• Tido Berman - vocals
• Teki Latex - vocals
• Cuizinier - vocals
• Orgasmic - DJ
• Para One - production
• Tacteel - production ^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

• Ceci N'est Pas Un Disque (2002)
• Batards Sensibles (2004)
• 3615 TTC (2006)

EPs

• Elementaire (2001)
• Danser (2002)
• Trop Singe (2003)
• Girlfriend (2006)

Singles

• "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

• 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

1. 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.
2. Hermann, Andy (21 March 2007). "TTC: Antics Roadshow". XLR8R . Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
3. Hancox, Dan (9 April 2007). "Living colour". New Statesman . Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
4. 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.
5. Glazer, Joshua. "TTC - Batards Sensibles". AllMusic . Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
6. Macia, Peter (26 May 2005). "TTC: Batards Sensibles". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
7. "TTC - 3615 TTC". Hung Maiden. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

External links

• TTC discography at Discogs