T99

Belgian electronic music group

  • New beat
  • Belgian techno
  • breakbeat
  • electronic
Years active1989–1992, 2000LabelsColumbia/EmphasisPast membersPatrick DeMeyer
Olivier Abbeloos[1]

T99 were a Belgian music group best known for their song "Anasthasia",[1] which reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1991.[2]

T99 was initially Patrick DeMeyer,[1] who released three solo works under this pseudonym. However, he heard Olivier Abbeloos (also of Quadrophonia) working on the track "Anasthasia", and suggested that they jointly release it as T99.[1]

From then on, T99 was a duo made up of de Meyer and Abbeloos.[1] They experienced brief success with "Anasthasia" and the follow-up, "Nocturne".[1] Their only album release, Children of Chaos,[1] 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.[1]

"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)
  • Complete Works: The Best of T99 (2000)

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
BEL
(FLA)
NED SWI SWE IRE UK
[3]
US Dance
[4]
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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 333. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 545. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "Official Charts Company: T99". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. ^ "T99 - US Dance Club Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

External links

  • T99 at Discogs
  • UK Top40 chart
  • Musicmatic - for the release date
  • Soundcloud - Olivier Abbeloos (aka T99)
  • Holographic
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