The Time Frequency
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The Time Frequency are a techno group from Scotland
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Founded by Jon Campbell and Steve Nelson in 1988 as Thru The Fire, a synthpop
band, before renaming themselves The Time Frequency, they were one of Scotland's first techno groups. Campbell and Nelson were assisted on stage by fellow keyboard
players Paul Inglis and Colin McNeil, and later Kyle Ramsay, and lead by vocalist
Mary Kiani, later replaced by Jo Wilson, and more recently Debbie Millar. The Time Frequency played gigs
at Scotland's top venues like Barrowlands and Rezerection. They had chart
success with a number of hit singles
amongst which the biggest were "The Ultimate High", "New Emotion" and "Real Love" (the latter of which, after a remix
reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart
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Because Jive Records
would not pay session
singer
Mary Kiani enough money to be a full-time member of the act, she had to leave the group and was replaced with Debbie Millar, a 25-year-old singer from Bournemouth
.
A best of album was released on 7 May 2007, titled TTF – The Ultimate Collection. They released the follow-up to their 1994 album
Dominator, in 2008.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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Founded by Jon Campbell and Steve Nelson in 1988 as Thru The Fire, a synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
band, before renaming themselves The Time Frequency, they were one of Scotland's first techno groups. Campbell and Nelson were assisted on stage by fellow keyboard
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
players Paul Inglis and Colin McNeil, and later Kyle Ramsay, and lead by vocalist
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
Mary Kiani, later replaced by Jo Wilson, and more recently Debbie Millar. The Time Frequency played gigs
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
at Scotland's top venues like Barrowlands and Rezerection. They had chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
success with a number of hit singles
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
amongst which the biggest were "The Ultimate High", "New Emotion" and "Real Love" (the latter of which, after a remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
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Because Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
would not pay session
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
Mary Kiani enough money to be a full-time member of the act, she had to leave the group and was replaced with Debbie Millar, a 25-year-old singer from Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
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A best of album was released on 7 May 2007, titled TTF – The Ultimate Collection. They released the follow-up to their 1994 album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Dominator, in 2008.
Albums
- 1994 DominatorDominator (The Time Frequency album)Dominator is the first album from The Time Frequency, a Scottish techno band. It got to number 23 in the UK Album Charts in 1994.-Tracks:#"Euphoria"#"The Ultimate High"#"New Emotion"#"Jurassic Park"#"Supernature"#"Real Love"#"Retribution"...
#23 UKUK Albums ChartThe UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... - 2007 TTF – The Ultimate Collection
- 2008 Dominator 2
Singles
- 1990 "Futurama" EP
- 1992 "Real Love" #60 UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
- 1992 "New Emotion" #36 UK
- 1993 "The Power Zone EP" #17 UK
- 1993 "Real Love" (remix) #8 UK
- 1994 "Such A Phantasy EP" #25 UK
- 1994 "Dreamscape '94" #32 UK
- 1998 "U Got The Passion" – Tom Wilson vs. The Time Frequency
- 1999 "Give Me Your Lovin (Sweet Sensation)" – The Time Frequency vs. Tom Wilson
- 2000 "New Emotion"
- 2002 "Real Love 2002" #43 UK
Remixes
- 1992 Da Mian – "Supernature"
- 1993 Q-Tex – "The Power Of Love"
- 1993 Soul City Orchestra – "It's Jurassic"
- 1994 Marcha Fresca – "Love Is... An Ocean Wide"
- 1994 N-trance – "Set You Free"