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Latest revision as of 08:05, 21 December 2024

For other uses, see TCTS (disambiguation).

TCTS
Birth nameSam O'Neill
OriginManchester, England
GenresHouse[1]
Occupations
  • DJ
  • record producer
InstrumentsKeyboard
Years active2011–present
Labels
  • MTA (2014–present)
  • Greco-Roman (2013–14)
  • Just Us (2012)
  • Cool Kid (2012)[2]
WebsiteOfficial Soundcloud

Sam O'Neill, known by his stage name TCTS, is an English DJ and record 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

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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 Rob Adcock's BBC Introducing from Stoke radio show 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 KStewart, 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

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Extended plays

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Title Details Track listing
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

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Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK Singles
[10] 		UK Dance
[11]
2012 "1997" — — Non-album single
2014 "Games"
(featuring K. Stewart) 		117 29 Games EP
2015 "Thinking About You"
(featuring Leo Kalyan) 		— — Non-album singles
2016 "Jelly" — —
"Live for Something" — —
"Icy Feet" — —
2017 "Do It Like Me (Icy Feet)"
(featuring Sage the Gemini and Kelis) 		— 39
"Slow Motion"
(with The Magician featuring Sam Sure) 		— —
2019 "Back to Me"[12]
(with The Aston Shuffle featuring Blush'ko) 		— —
2023 "Take It Back" — —
"Never Know" — —
"Better"

(with Decades)

— —
"Tearing Up My Heart"

(with Sophia Quinn)

— —
"Say No More"

(featuring Ellenor)

— —
2024 "Push Me"

(with Manyfew)

— —
"Amnesia"

(with Ekko and Hyzteria)

— —
"Losing My Mind"

(with Hayley May)

— —
"Take Me Home"

(with Nu Aspect and RAHH)

— —
"Dance Away"

(with GotSome and Raphi)

— —
"Desire" — —
"Favourite" — —
"US"

(with Marshall Jefferson and Byron Stingily)

— —
"Sarge" — —
"Paperwork"

(with Audio Bullys)

— —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes

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Year Song Artist
2013 "Here" Syron
"Bind Me" ETML
"On & On" Snakehips
"Forever" Haim
"Alive" Chase & Status
featuring Jacob Banks
"Dance Floor" SLOWOLF
featuring Raekwon
2014 "Freeze" Moko
"Flicker" Shivum Sharma
"Gangsters" Lolo
featuring Giggs
"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
"Everything for a Reason" TC
2015 "Champagne Kisses" Jessie Ware
"King" Years & Years
"All My Love" Watermät, Becky Hill & TAI
"The Thrill" Nero
"Body Talk" Foxes
2016 "The Vibe" Motez (producer)
featuring Scrufizzer
2017 "Golden" SAINT WKND
featuring Hoodlem
"In Your Arms" Crystal Fighters
"Kryptonite" George Maple
featuring Jevon
"Gassed" WESLEE
"Breathe" Astrid S
"Window Seat" Fuse ODG
"My Love" Wale
featuring Major Lazer, Wizkid and Dua Lipa
"Either Way" Snakehips & Anne-Marie
featuring Joey Bada$$
"Jealousy" Disciples
2018 "Mistakes" Basenji
featuring Tkay Maidza
"On You" Michael Calfan
"Inhale" Duke Dumont
featuring Ebenezer
"Don't Wreck My Holiday" Black Saint
featuring Kelli-Leigh
"Falls" ODESZA
featuring Sasha Sloan
2021 "Remember" Becky Hill and David Guetta

References

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  1. ^ Roper, Tamara (24 July 2014). "Cat Aliases And YouTube Misogyny: MTV Meets TCTS". MTV UK.
  2. ^ a b Swift, Patrick (10 May 2014). "TCTS is playing 'Games' on his new EP". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ "RA: TCTS". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b DeVille, Chris (7 May 2014). "TCTS - "You" (Feat. Sam Sure) (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum.
  5. ^ a b McGinley, Shan (19 June 2014). "Behind the Decks ::: TCTS talks MTA Records, Annie Mac and 'Games' EP". IAmMusic.TV. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b Fitzmaurice, Larry (11 November 2013). "TCTS: "These Heights"". Pitchfork.
  7. ^ a b c 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. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Playlist: Mix Up Exclusives 01/3/2014 SURECUT KIDS, KINGDOM, AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA & TCTS". Triple J. 1 March 2014.
  10. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "CHART: CLUK Update 14.08.2014 (wk34)". Zobbel. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  11. ^ Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK:
  12. ^ "Back To Me (feat. Blush'ko) - Single by The Aston Shuffle on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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