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TC Matic was a Belgian rock band founded in 1980 in Brussels. Centered on singer Arno Hintjens and guitarist Jean-Marie Aerts,[1] the band played a kind of music sometimes referred to as "eurorock", containing various styles including new wave, blues, funk, hard rock, avant-garde and French chanson. The band released four studio albums and attained a measure of commercial and popular success, and disbanded in 1986.
TC Matic | |
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| Origin | Belgium |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1980–1986 |
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History edit
The band has its origin in the duo Tjens-Couter, composed of Arno Hintjens and guitarist Paul Couter,[2] which played rhythm and blues[3] since the early 1970s, and in 1974 were augmented with Ferre Baelen (bass) and Rudy Cloet (drums), and in 1977 with Serge Feys (keyboards).[4] Two albums were released, Who Cares (1975) and Plat du Jour (1978).[5] In 1980, the group was renamed TC Matic after the Yugoslav surrealist poet Dušan Matić.[4] Decoutere was soon replaced by Jean-Marie Aerts, who cooperated with [6] Hintjens in the majority of the band's compositions and produced the first three albums.[4] Their debut album, TC Matic, was described as a mixture of Killing Joke and Gang of Four;[7] they scored an early hit in Belgium with "Oh La La La" in 1981,[1] and another with "Putain putain" from 1983's Choco.[8][9]
In 1984, the Dutch bass player Michael Peet replaced Ferre Baelen. In 1985, the band toured Europe, opening for the Simple Minds,[4] a tour which proved that Belgian bands could attain commercial success outside the country.[10] A final album, Ye Ye (1985), was produced by Howard Gray. The band broke up in 1986.[4]
After the breakup edit
Arno Hintjes started a solo career, under the name Arno. He continued to cooperate with Jean-Marie Aerts, who went on to work mainly as a producer (for Jo Lemaire and the Urban Dance Squad, among others), and with two other ex-TC Matic-members, drummer Rudy Cloet and keyboard player Serge Feys.
Members edit
- Arno Hintjens - vocals
- Jean-Marie Aerts - guitar
- Ferre Baelen - bass (1980-1984)
- Rudy Cloet - drums
- Serge Feys - keyboards
- Michael Peet - bass (1984-1986)
Discography edit
- TC Matic (1981)
- L'Apache (1982)
- Choco (1983)
- Putain Putain (1983)
- Ye Ye (1985)
References edit
- ^ a b Keunen, Gert (2002). Pop! : een halve eeuw beweging. [Tielt?]: Lannoo. p. 205. ISBN 9789020948714.
- ^ His last name is spelled variously, also as Decouter, Couter.
- ^ Mercier, Jacques (2006). Belges en France. p. 121. ISBN 9782873864781.
- ^ a b c d e Wangermée, Robert; Pascale Vandervellen (1995). Dictionnaire de la chanson en Wallonie et à Bruxelles. Editions Mardaga. p. 63. ISBN 978-2-87009-600-0. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ Jeffries, Stan (2003). Encyclopedia of world pop music, 1980-2001. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313315473.
- ^ book|last=Robbins|first=Ira A.|title=The Trouser Press guide to new wave records|year=1983|publisher=C. Scribner's
- ^ Robbins, Ira A. (1983). The Trouser Press guide to new wave records. C. Scribner's Sons. pp. 316. ISBN 9780684179438.
- ^ Mercier, Jacques (2006). Belges en France. Lannoo Uitgeverij. p. 121. ISBN 9782873864781.
- ^ Gerardy, Denis (1987). Histoire du rock et de la chanson française. Editions Dricot. p. 138. ISBN 9782870950470.
- ^ Grijp, Louis Peter (2001). "The opkomst van de Belgische rock in de international popmuziek". Een muziekgeschiedenis der Nederlanden. Amsterdam: Amsterdam Univ. Press - Salomé [u.a.] p. 866. ISBN 9789053564882.