T99
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T99 | |
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| Origin | Belgium |
| Genres | New beat, breakbeat, electronica |
| Years active | 1989–1992, 2000 |
| Labels | Columbia/Emphasis |
| Past members | Patrick de Mayer Olivier Abbeloos |
T99 were a Belgian music group best known for their song "Anasthasia", which reached #14 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1991.[1]
T99 was initially Patrick de Meyer, who released three solo works under this pseudonym. However, he heard Olivier Abbeloos (also of Quadrophonia) working on the track "Anasthasia", and suggested that Abbeloos release it as T99.
From then on, T99 was a duo made up of de Meyer and Abbeloos. They experienced brief success with "Anasthasia" and the follow-up, "Nocturne". Their only album release, Children of Chaos, contained seventeen tracks which varied from hardcore techno to ambient techno, along with a spoken-word performance art piece. Their sound was sampled in tracks by 2 Unlimited, Kylie Minogue, and The Chemical Brothers
"Anasthasia" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1999 film, Human Traffic.
De Meyer later went on to write material for Technotronic and 2 Unlimited, while Olivier Abbeloos started the label Holographic.
Discography
Albums
- Children of Chaos (1992)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (FLA) |
NED | SWI | SWE | IRE | UK [2] |
US Dance [3] | |||
| 1988 | "Invisible Sensuality" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| "Slidy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Too Nice to Be Real" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | "Anasthasia" | 9 | 4 | 23 | — | 22 | 14 | 5 | Children of Chaos |
| "Nocturne" | 39 | 19 | — | 27 | — | 33 | — | ||
| 1992 | "Gardiac" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Maximizor" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "The Rhythm of the Groove" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Complete Works (The Best of T99) |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 545. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Official Charts Company: T99". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
- ^ "T99 - US Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
External links
- T99 at Discogs
- UK Top40 chart
- Musicmatic - for the release date
- Soundcloud - Olivier Abbeloos (aka T99)
- Holographic
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