The Time Frequency (TTF) are a Scottish electronic dance music group, founded by Jon Campbell in early 1990.[1]
The Time Frequency | |
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  Top: Classic logo, used from 1994–present Bottom: Modern logo used from 2014–present | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | Dance, techno, rave, hardcore techno |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Members | Jon Campbell Paul Inglis Lorena Dale Gavin McCloy |
| Past members | Mary Kiani Jo Wilson Steven Nelson Colin McNeil Kyle Ramsay Debbie Millar |
| Website | www |
Members that TTF have included are fellow keyboard players Paul Inglis, Steven Nelson, Kyle Ramsay and later Colin McNeil. Mary Kiani was the lead singer of TTF, followed by Jo Wilson, Debbie Millar and Lorena Dale.[citation needed]
During the 1990s, they had chart success with a number of singles and EPs, amongst which the biggest were The Power Zone EP, Such a Phantasy EP and "Real Love", which, after a remix, reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
History
editFormation and Dominator (1990—1994)
editJon Campbell was the frontman of the synthpop band Thru the Fire from 1987 to 1990. He described Thru the Fire as "trying to be Depeche Mode".[2] He later dissolved the band to form The Time Frequency, while keeping the initials. Their first release was the white label EP, Futurama.[1] In 1992, the band released the single "Real Love" through the record label Jive Records.[1] They released more singles and EPs until 1994, when they released their first album, Dominator, which included many of the singles that had been released prior to 1994, as well as new tracks.[citation needed]
Kiani's departure, Debbie Millar joining and Dominator 2 (1994–2012)
editIn 1994, session singer Mary Kiani was replaced with Debbie Millar, a singer from Bournemouth. Millar sang "Dreamscape '94", TTF's two singles with Tom Wilson released in 1998 and 1999 respectively, and most songs on the second album Dominator 2.[citation needed] During this period, an album titled Escape was completed and planned to be released on Virgin Records, although this fell through due to disagreements with the label.[3] It was later slated for a release in 2000,[4] although it did not get released until 2022.
A greatest hits album was released in 2007, titled TTF – The Ultimate Collection. It includes remixes and tracks by other artists that sampled TTF tracks.[citation needed] While it was originally planned to be released in late 2004,[2] its release was delayed to 2007.
In 2008, TTF released their second studio album, a follow-up to Dominator titled Dominator 2; no singles were released from the album. It had been in production for roughly 10 years;[3] it was first announced in 2002 for release in early 2003 under the name Deliverance.[5]
Futurelands and other singles (2013–present)
editThe Time Frequency returned to performing gigs in 2013. After 7 years of no new releases, the band released a new single "I Can Feel It" with vocals by Cheryl Barnes in 2015, "Come Alive" / "United" in 2015, and the album Futurelands in 2017.[citation needed]
On 10 September 2016, TTF's former singer Debbie Millar died.[6] In 2018, the Time Frequency released two non-album singles, "Home" and "In Heaven", with the latter featuring posthumous vocals by Millar.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO [7] |
UK [8] | |||||||||||||
| Dominator | 7 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| The Ultimate Collection |
|
71 | — | |||||||||||
| Dominator 2 |
|
— | — | |||||||||||
| Futurelands |
|
68 | — | |||||||||||
| Escape |
|
— | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles and EPs
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO [9] |
UK [8] |
UK Dance [10] |
UK Indie [11] | |||||||||||
| 1990 | Futurama EP | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| 1992 | "Real Love" | — | 60 | — | — | Dominator | ||||||||
| New Emotion EP | — | 36 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1993 | The Power Zone EP | — | 17 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Real Love '93" | — | 8 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1994 | Such a Phantasy EP | 2 | 25 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Dreamscape '94" | 2 | 32 | 36 | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| 1998 | "U Got the Passion" (Tom Wilson vs The Time Frequency) |
37 | 92 | — | 22 | |||||||||
| 1999 | "Give Me Your Lovin (Sweet Sensation)" (TTF vs Tom Wilson) |
41 | 133 | — | 42 | |||||||||
| 2000 | "New Emotion 2000" | 40 | 117 | — | 24 | |||||||||
| 2002 | "Real Love 2002" | 12 | 43 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2015 | "I Can Feel It" | 46 | — | — | — | Futurelands | ||||||||
| 2016 | "Come Alive/United" | 78 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2017 | "Keep Holding On" | 50 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2018 | "Home" | 92 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| "In Heaven" | 80 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Remixes
edit- 1992 Marc Smith – "Breakdown"
- 1992 Da Mian – "Supernature"
- 1993 Q-Tex – "The Power of Love"
- 1993 Soul City Orchestra – "It's Jurassic"
- 1993 Marcha Fresca – "Love Is... An Ocean Wide"
- 1994 N-Trance – "Set You Free"
- 1994 Saidflorence – "Buy Me"
References
edit- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 347. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ^ a b "Interview with JON CAMPBELL". Scottish Hardcore. September 2004. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ a b Campbell, Jon (2008). Dominator 2 (CD). The Time Frequency. Enigma Music.
- ^ "TTF Biography". The Time Frequency. Archived from the original on 12 April 2001.
- ^ "The Time Frequency - Thhe future is here". The Time Frequency. 16 April 2002. Archived from the original on 21 June 2003.
- ^ "Debbie Millar-Wookey". Bournemouth Echo. 16 September 2016.
- ^ Scottish studio albums chart peaks:
- "Dominator". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "The Ultimate Collection". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Futurelands". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ a b UK chart positions:
- "The Time Frequency UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- *Chart Log UK "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: T> The Time Frequency". zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Scottish singles chart peaks:
- "Such a Phantasy EP". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Dreamscape '94". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "U Got the Passion". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Give Me Your Lovin (Sweet Sensation)". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "New Emotion 2000". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Real Love 2002". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "I Can Feel It". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Come Alive/United". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Keep Holding On". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Home". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "In Heaven". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ UK dance singles chart peaks:
- "Dreamscape '94". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Real Love 2002". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ UK independent singles chart peaks:
- "U Got the Passion". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Give Me Your Lovin (Sweet Sensation)". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "New Emotion 2000". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Real Love 2002". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2020.