TTC (band) explained

TTC
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Paris, France
Genre:	Hip hop
Years Active:	1998–2013
Label:	Big Dada
Current 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)

Notes and References

Web site: Elizabeth. Day. Jason. Solomons. Meet France's creative kings and queens. The Guardian. 28 October 2007. 19 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150813201716/http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/oct/28/paris.features2. 13 August 2015. live.
Web site: Andy. Hermann. TTC: Antics Roadshow. XLR8R. 21 March 2007. 19 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20131026183940/http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2007/03/ttc-antics-roadshow. 26 October 2013. live.
Web site: Dan. Hancox. Living colour. New Statesman. 9 April 2007. 19 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20130601052435/http://www.newstatesman.com/music/2007/04/hip-hop-french-rap-ttc-latex. 1 June 2013. live.
Web site: Brad. Haywood. TTC: Ceci N'Est Pas un Disque. Pitchfork. 21 May 2002. 19 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20130506112605/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8177-ceci-nest-pas-un-disque/. 6 May 2013. live.
Web site: Joshua. Glazer. TTC - Batards Sensibles. AllMusic. 19 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222202829/http://www.allmusic.com/album/b-acirc-tards-sensibles-mw0000139291. 22 December 2015. live.
Web site: Peter. Macia. TTC: Batards Sensibles. Pitchfork. 26 May 2005. 19 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20131229111042/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8178-batards-sensibles/. 29 December 2013. live.
Web site: TTC - 3615 TTC. Hung Maiden. 5 March 2020.