Atach Tatuq was a Canadian hip hop group from Montreal, consisting of musicians DJ Naes, Égypto (Fisdelhom), 1-2 d'Piq, L'Intrus (Jim Lee), Virus, Dee, Khyro, R.U., Casco, Arnak and Haikai. The group's music contains lyrics in both English and French.[1]

History edit

Originally known as Traumaturges,[2] the group was formed in 1998 by Rass, Égypto, L'Intrus, Khyro et DJ Naes,[3] and released its first album, Suce mon index (Suck My Index Finger) in 2000.[4] The group evolved into Atach Tatuq, which literally translates to "Attach Your Beanie" (a Québécois expression used before embarking on an intense and unpredictable venture), in 2001 when the remaining musicians joined the collective.[5] In 2002 Atach Tatuq released the album La guerre des Tuqs (The War of the Tuqs).[6]

Their album Deluxxx,[7] which contained elements of funk and jazz,[8] won the Félix Award for Hip Hop Album of the Year in 2006.[9] [10]

Discography edit

  • Suce mon index (2000, as Traumaturges)
  • La guerre des Tuqs (2002)
  • Deluxxx (2005)

References edit

  1. ^ "Atach Tatuq Deluxxx". Exclaim!, By Claire Marie Blaustein. Feb 01, 2006
  2. ^ "Big crew, big stage" Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Montreal Mirror, July 29, 2004[dead link]
  3. ^ Olivier Boisvert-Magnen (14 April 2016). "Il y a 10 ans : Atach Tatuq – Deluxxx". voir.ca. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016..
  4. ^ "Traumaturges – Suce Mon Index". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ^ Atach Tatuq profile Archived November 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at MusiquePlus.
  6. ^ "Atach Tatuq – La Guerre Des Tuqs". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Atach Tatuq – Deluxxx". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Atach Tatuq : le luxe de relancer Deluxxx". Le devoir. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016..
  9. ^ "Album de l'année - hip-hop". ADISQ, Gala de l'ADISQ 2006. October 23, 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
  10. ^ "Top 15 des rééditions en vinyle pour la Journée des disquaires 2016". Journal de Montreal, Stéphane Plante et Frédéric Guindon. 12 April 2016