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TC Matic

Belgian rock band (1980–1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

TC Matic
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TC Matic (also stylised as T.C. 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.[2]

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History

The band has its origin in the duo Tjens-Couter, composed of Arno Hintjens and guitarist Paul Couter,[3] which played rhythm and blues[4] since the early 1970s, and in 1974 were augmented with Ferre Baelen (bass) and Rudy Cloet (drums), and in 1977 with Serge Feys (keyboards).[5] Two albums were released, Who Cares (1975) and Plat du Jour (1978).[6] In 1980, the group was renamed TC Matic after the Yugoslav surrealist poet Dušan Matić.[5] Decoutere was soon replaced by Jean-Marie Aerts, who cooperated with [7] Hintjens in the majority of the band's compositions and produced the first three albums.[5] Their debut album, TC Matic, was described as a mixture of Killing Joke and Gang of Four;[8] they scored an early hit in Belgium with "Oh La La La" in 1981,[1] and another with "Putain putain" from 1983's Choco.[9][10]

In 1984, the Dutch bass player Michael Peet replaced Ferre Baelen. In 1985, the band toured Europe, opening for the Simple Minds,[5] a tour which proved that Belgian bands could attain commercial success outside the country.[11] A final album, Ye Ye (1985), was produced by Howard Gray. The band broke up in 1986.[5]

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After the breakup

Arno Hintjes started a solo career, under the name Arno.[12] 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.[13][14]

Members

  • Arno Hintjens - vocals
  • Jean-Marie Aerts - guitar
  • Ferre Baelen - bass (1980-1984)
  • Rudy Cloet - drums
  • Serge Feys - keyboards
  • Michael Peet - bass (1984-1986)

Discography

  • TC Matic (1981)[15]
  • L'Apache (1982)
  • Choco (1983)
  • Putain Putain (1983)
  • Ye Ye (1985)

References

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