TCTS

TCTS
Birth name Sam O'Neill
Origin Manchester, England
Genres House[1]
Occupation(s) Producer
Instruments Keyboard
Years active 2011–present
Labels

MTA Records (2014–present)
Greco-Roman (2013–14)
Just Us (2012)
Cool Kid Music (2012)

[2]
Website Official website

Sam O'Neill, known by his stage name TCTS, is an English DJ and producer from Manchester.[2][3] He is signed to Chase & Status' record label, MTA.[4] O'Neill is best known for his 2014 song "Games", which reached number 29 on the UK Dance Chart.

Career

TCTS' debut EP, Hands, was released on 15 May 2012 through Cool Kid Music. He released a single, "1997", through Bondax's label Just Us on 10 September 2012. The signing came about after he submitted the song to BBC Introducing and Bondax heard it played on Huw Stephens' BBC Radio 1 show.[5] His second EP, These Heights, was released on 11 November 2013 through Greco-Roman.[6] Pitchfork's Larry Fitzmaurice described the release as "warm and weird".[6]

His third EP, "Games", was released through MTA Records on 8 July 2014.[7] The title track features vocals from K. Stewart, the sister of Example's ex-band-member David Stewart. Earmilk described the song as "a choppy synth-driven production with bouncy dance floor appeal".[7] It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 117. Stereogum described "You", a promotional single from the EP, as "an effervescent house cut built around melancholy piano, rubbery synths, and an assured yet emotionally wrecked vocal".[4] His next EP, Body, was released on 29 March 2015 and was preceded by its promotional singles "Thinking About You" and "Coupe de Ville".

O'Neill has received extensive airplay on BBC Radio 1Xtra,[7] received support from Huw Stephens,[5] Annie Mac and Rob da Bank's BBC Radio 1 shows[8] and also appeared for a guest mix on Triple J.[9]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Track listing
Hands
  • "And So We Find Ourselves"
  • "I'm Gonna Lose My Baby"
  • "Hands"
These Heights
  • Released: 11 November 2013
  • Label: Greco-Roman
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma)
  • "Over" (featuring Holly Partridge)
  • "Lose Control"
  • "Do It Alright"
These Heights (Remixes)
  • Released: 13 January 2014
  • Label: Greco-Roman
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma) (Greco-Roman Soundsystem Remix)
  • "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma) (Detroit Swindle Mile High Club Remix)
  • "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma) (Kry Wolf Remix)
Games
  • Released: 8 July 2014
  • Label: MTA Records
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "Games" (featuring K. Stewart)
  • "You" (featuring Sam Sure)
  • "Trust"
  • "Forward"
Games (Remixes)
  • Released: 19 August 2014
  • Label: MTA Records
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) (Doc Daneeka Remix)
  • "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) (TIEKS Remix)
  • "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) (Josh Butler Remix)
Body
  • Released: 29 March 2015
  • Label: MTA Records
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "Thinking About You" (featuring Leo Kalyan)
  • "Coupe de Ville" (featuring Aniff Akinola)
  • "For Life"
  • "House Lights On"
  • "Thinking About You" (featuring Leo Kalyan) (Booka Shade Remix)
  • "Thinking About You" (featuring Leo Kalyan) (Few Nolder Remix)

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK Dance
[10]		 UK Singles
[11]
2012 "1997" — — Non-album single
2014 "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) 29 117 Games EP
2015 "Thinking About You" (featuring Leo Kalyan) — — Body EP
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes

Year Song Artist
2013 "Here" Syron
"Bind Me" ETML
"On & On" Snakehips
"Forever" Haim
"Alive" Chase & Status
featuring Jacob Banks
2014 "Freeze" Moko
"Flicker" Shivum Sharma
"Gangsters" Lolo
"Somebody New" Jakwob
featuring Tiffani Juno
"Half Light" Wilkinson
featuring Tom Cane
"All I See" Bondax
featuring Tanya Lacey
"Mother & Father" Broods
"Go Deep" Jax Jones
"If I Go" Ella Eyre
2015 "Champagne Kisses" Jessie Ware
"King" Years & Years
"The Thrill" Nero

References

  1. ↑ Roper, Tamara (24 July 2014). "Cat Aliases And YouTube Misogyny: MTV Meets TCTS". MTV UK.
  2. 1 2 Swift, Patrick (10 May 2014). "TCTS is playing 'Games' on his new EP". Mixmag.
  3. ↑ "RA: TCTS". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 DeVille, Chris (7 May 2014). "TCTS - "You" (Feat. Sam Sure) (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum.
  5. 1 2 McGinley, Shan (19 June 2014). "Behind the Decks ::: TCTS talks MTA Records, Annie Mac and 'Games' EP". IAmMusic.TV.
  6. 1 2 Fitzmaurice, Larry (11 November 2013). "TCTS: "These Heights"". Pitchfork.
  7. 1 2 3 Dessa, Kate (4 June 2014). "TCTS and KStewart come together for some "Games"". Earmilk.
  8. ↑ "TCTS (Greco-Roman) in the Lab". Mixmag. 18 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Playlist: Mix Up Exclusives 01/3/2014 SURECUT KIDS, KINGDOM, AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA & TCTS". Triple J. 1 March 2014.
  10. ↑ Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK:
  11. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "CHART: CLUK Update 14.08.2014 (wk34)". Zobbel. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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