Harmless Records keep up the pressure, with another top-notch ‘Watch The Ride’ from rising drum & bass superstar TC, accompanied by his MC partner in crime, Jakes, out January 21st. The high-octane mix features tracks by Sub Focus, Marky and Ben Westbeech, plus Lynx’s innovative anthem ‘Disco Dodo’ and three exclusives from TC himself.

As the quotes suggest, over the past year TC has joined the top-rank of drum and bass producers, gaining much well-deserved limelight for his turbo-fuelled anthems. When gracing the turntables, matters are no different, as the mix veers from the spiky synth lines of Crisssy Chris’ ‘Us’ and ‘Rubbish’ by Clipz, to classics (Marky & XRS’ ‘LK’), to the deep (‘Soul Time’ by TC and Jenna G’s ‘In Love’) to the cowbell insanity of ‘Druggy’ by Sub Focus and even old-school reggae jungle from Taxman (‘Too Bad VIP’).

TC on producing and DJing

‘I want to make music that can be enjoyed by anyone. I make every style of drum and bass because you never know where you are going to be playing. You might turn up to the gig and there’s 8000 people standing in front of you wanting you to smash it or maybe just 300, but you have to have the right tools in your box to get the job done and take them on a journey.’

TC brief biography

2007 has undoubtedly been TC’s year, verified by sales, awards, great press coverage, and extensive club and radio support from dance music’s elite. Each of the singles taken from his debut album ‘Evolution’ topped both BBC Radio 1’s national dance chart and BBC 1Xtra’s drum & bass chart. TC has garnered unprecedented radio support from Zane Lowe (the album was his record of the week) Annie Mac, Jo Whiley, Pete Tong, Mary Ann Hobbs, Grooverider, Eddy Temple Morris and DJ Hype.

TC left school and jumped straight into the studio with his Atari ST and sampler and started making music, before catching the ear of master producer Dillinja, who released some of TC’s early tracks on his Valve label.

TC draws a lot of inspiration from the music he heard growing up in St Paul’s, Bristol – a vibrant inner city community famed for its West Indian carnival, as much as its history of riots and ghetto

vibes. ‘St Paul’s is cool’, says TC. ‘You hear a lot of music. I can’t say I’ve never had trouble there, because I have, but I think that kind of thing just teaches you to keep your eyes open.’

TC feels very strongly that, despite his success, his work is far from over, and plans to spend many more nights ‘in the lab’ until everything is just right. In his own words, ‘the minute you get lazy, the whole thing falls apart around your ears. Sound is something that never stands still, it’s a vibration, if you want to work with sound, you’ve got to keep moving.’

Harmless/ Watch The Ride brief biography

Watch The Ride is Harmless’ new DJ mix series which features the best up-and-coming and established DJ talent that the UK, Europe and the rest of the World has to offer. Focusing on genres including hip-hop, breakbeat, drum & bass, house and techno, the emphasis is without doubt firmly on contemporary dance music. Kicking off the series were the Scratch Perverts, followed by Tom Findlay (Groove Armada) and Zinc.

Harmless Records, one of the first UK connoisseur collectors’ labels, showcasing over the past 10 years, boasts the most influential and amazing artists from the world of funk, soul and disco, through to the more contemporary sounds of today. Launching in 1996 with a much-acclaimed and first Masters At Work compilation, Harmless have gone on to release titles including their most popular series, Pulp Fusion, The Wonder Of Stevie, and the Lifestyles releases, headed up by Kenny Dope Gonzalez, Bugz In The Attic, 4 Hero, Coldcut and DJ Spinna. And, most recently the Gold Digging As Sampled by series, which featured artists Kayne West, Jay Z and 2 Pac. 

Catch TC in the following towns to support his Watch The Ride mix. More info will be sent to your inbox very soon.

Nov 29 2007 Herts Uni
Nov 30 2007 True Playaz @ Fabric London
Dec 1 2007 Leeds
Dec 1 2007 Birmingham
Jan 26 2008 Newquay
Feb 29 2008 Newcastle
Mar 1 2008 Breakin @ Fridge London
Apr 25 2008 Manchester

Tracklisting 

Crissy Cris - Us
Clipz - Rubbish
Sub Focus - Swamp Thing
DJ Marky & XRS – LK (Instrumental)
Friction - 3rd Degree Gurns (Dub)
Logistics - Together
The Force - Faithless
TC - Soul Time
Jenna G - In Love
TC - The Old Texaco Garage - Exclusive
TC Ft. Sub Focus – Borrowed Time (VIP) - Exclusive
Vital Elements - Gangster Sound
Xample - Lowdown
Sub Focus - Druggy
TC - Deep (Roni Size VIP Mix)
Ben Westbeech Ft. Die - Get Closer (Rockers Mix) 
Taxman - Too Bad (VIP)
High Contrast - If We Ever
Lynx - Disco Dodo
Monoman - Dirty Games (G Dub Remix)
TC Ft. Jakes - Raise The Roof
Hazard & D Minds - Mr Happy
TC - Electronic - Exclusive
TC - Rockstar
Shimah - Enter Our World