Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Orlando Tobias Edward Higginbottom, unter dem Künstlernamen Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED) bekannt, ist ein Englischer Dance-Produzent und DJ.[1][2] Er befindet sich momentan beim Label Polydor.[3] Sein Debüt-Album Trouble erschien am 11. Juni 2012. Das Album beinhaltet fünf vorher erschienene Singles, inklusive "Household Goods" und "You Need Me On My Own". Bekannt geworden sind seine Live-Auftritte auch für seine ausgefallenen Kostüme und oftmals kostümierte Fans.
History
Orlando ist der Sohn von Professor Edward Higginbottom, Dirigent des New College Chors in Oxford.[4] Er selbst arbeitete früher als Musiklehrer in Schulen.[5]
TEED fertigte Remixe an für Künstler wie Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Professor Green.
TEED veröffentlichte neben Garden verschiedene Singles seines Albums.. Darunter Trouble, Tapes and Money, Household Goods,You Need Me On My Own and Stronger/American Dream Part II, welche als Doppel-Single veröffentlicht wurde. I März 2013 wurde TEED als einer von Fuse TV's "30 must-see artists at SXSW" bestimmt..[6] Seine Single "Stronger" war iTunes Single der Woche im Sommer 2012.
In Deutschland trat er bisher unter anderem auf dem Immergut Festival, dem MS Dockville und dem Berlin Festival auf. Außerdem verwendete Nokia das Lied Garden für die Werbespots seiner Lumia-Serie.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Trouble |
|
Extended Plays
- All In One Sixty Dancehalls (2009), Greco-Roman
- All In Two Sixty Dancehalls (2010), Greco-Roman
- Household Goods (2010), Greco-Roman
- Prehistory (2011), Greco-Roman
- Prehistory II (2011), Greco-Roman
Singles
| Titel | Jahr | Höchste Chart-Position | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
UK Dance [8] |
BEL (Vl) [9] | |||
| "Trouble" | 2011 | — | — | — | Trouble |
| "Garden" | 135 | 23 | 87 | ||
| "You Need Me On My Own" | 2012 | — | — | — | |
| "Tapes & Money" | — | — | — | ||
| "Stronger / American Dream Part II" | — | — | — | ||
| "Household Goods (re-release)" | — | — | — | ||
| "Your Love" | — | — | — | ||
| "Lion, the Lion" (with Eats Everything) | 2013 | — | — | — | Get Lost VI |
| "Without You" (Dillon Francis featuring Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) | — | — | — | Vorlage:N/a | |
Other albums
- Kinshasa One Two as part of DRC Music led by Damon Albarn (2012), Warp
Remixes
| Jahr | Künstler | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sugababes | "Denial" |
| 2009 | Asavioure & DJ IQ | "Cracked It" |
| 2010 | Fenech-Soler | "Lies" |
| Professor Green | "Monster" | |
| Sky Ferreira | "One" | |
| Darwin Deez | "Constellations" | |
| Tinashé | "Saved" | |
| Wafa | "Ewid Disco" | |
| Killa Kela | "Everyday" | |
| Deathray Trebuchay | "No 6 Friend 1" | |
| 2011 | Fur Coat | "Space Ballad" |
| Lee Mortimer | "Where the Party At" | |
| Donae'o | "When Angels Sing" | |
| Katy Perry | "Firework" | |
| Lady Gaga | "Marry The Night" | |
| The 2 Bears | "The Lunatics" | |
| Crystal Fighters | "Xtatic Truth" | |
| Friendly Fires | "Hawaiian Air" | |
| 2012 | Jonquil | "It's My Part" |
| 2013 | Foals | "My Number" |
| Zinc feat. Sasha Keable | "Only for Tonight" | |
| Disclosure | "F For You"[10] |
References
External links
- ↑ Murray, Robin (2011) "Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs: On his debut album and the Scottish folk mafia...", Clash, 7 February 2011, retrieved 2012-01-28
- ↑ "Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs announce 2012 headline tour – ticket details", NME, 24 November 2011, retrieved 2012-01-28
- ↑ Petry, Daniel (2011) "Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs in Oxford", Resident Advisor, 29 November 2011, retrieved 2012-01-28
- ↑ Gilgrass, Will (2010) "Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs interview", BBC, 25 October 2010, retrieved 2012-01-28
- ↑ Langlois, Jill (2011) "Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Hates 'Trendy' Acts -- Top 100 Acts at SXSW 2011", spinner.com, 2 March 2011, retrieved 2012-01-28
- ↑ http://www.fuse.tv/galleries/2013/02/sxsw-2013-must-see-bands-south-by-southwest#12
- ↑ Peak positions for singles in the UK:
- For "Garden": New Chart Entries > 29 October 2011. Zobbel.de
- ↑ Peak positions for singles on the UK Dance Chart:
- For "Garden": Chart Archive > 29 October 2011 >. Official Charts Company
- ↑ Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Belgium (Flanders) Charts. ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien
- ↑ Disclosure - F For You. Indie Shuffle