[ArtistOTD] TC4

Artist: TC4

Genre: Experimental/Dubstep/Grime

Location: Dudley, Birmingham, UK

Label Type: Unsigned

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/tc4wolves

Twitter: http://twitter.com/tc4wolves

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/tc4wolves

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tc4wolves

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/tc4wolves

TC4 are a self-proclaimed programming/production duo consisting of Tom Calder and Kate Turley, hailing from the Midlands. The pair, who formed last year, tend to make their own beats as well as carrying out remixes and samples. Drummer Kate provides energy and vigour in abundance illustrated by some live drum performances that you can check out on their YouTube channel.

Their best song is undoubtedly ‘Exit’, an example of a masterfully constructed dubstep tune. If this song was released by a top famous artist, it would be a world beater for sure. It really is that good! The male and female vocals complement each other superbly, while the heavy drops are timed to perfection.

Probably the bands best remix, is their dubstep version of Ellie Goulding’s ‘The Writer’. The build up to the drop is so intense while the drop itself portrays the razor like sound that you can hear in most TC4 tracks. They have also managed to pick and choose parts of the vocals cunningly and reproduce them accordingly. Moreover, their dub mix of Heart's Under Fire’s ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’ is another one to take note of.

In addition, the twosome have since recorded a sick dubstep remix of Rage Against The Machine’s ‘Testify’, and an equally dope remix of Chiddy Bang’s ‘Truth’. This as well as their experimental remixes of such artists as Bomma B, Mr Vegas, Slick Don, Trilla, and Movez.

A collaboration that also deserves a mention is the jungle style ‘Babylon Warrior’ ft. Slam Coke. This creates a mash-up between grimy dub beats and reggae vocals.

However, away from their re-mastering, the band’s early songs are short and sharp providing in your face grime. Personally, I would love to see them go back to these roots as they give the band more personality and character. Recently they seem to have focussed more on mixing songs from other artists. Even though these are carried out well, it would also be good to see more of their own stuff again like ‘Hardbass’ ‘Drought’ ‘Reflex’ and ‘Dubchant’.

Feel free to check some of their songs for yourselves and see what you think!

Matthew Evans