TTY have today released new single ‘Buttercream‘ off of their forthcoming album Cry, But Go – out this Friday 7th June via Young Turks / Rhythmethod.
They definitely slept in the Young Turks studio for about 18 months. They would emerge from the studio, wrapped in blankets, looking like they’d been in there for a week straight. The whole EP was made that way; written, produced, the artwork made, pretty much everything done in that small room.
They used to throw pretty mad parties during the ‘Occupy’ phase. We’d find out last minute. Sampha DJed at one, RZA attended another, Obongjayar performed and Dean Blunt donated his smoke machine. London youth on a rooftop.
Things with TTY never follow a linear narrative. This is the second body of work made to be released on Young Turks but the first to see the light of day.
Around the time they were recording the first EP, they blew their entire marketing budget on flights to Japan, a trip they told us was for the purpose of taking some press photos and shooting a video. They requested that we provide the highest of high-end brands (mainly Prada) for an entire wardrobe for all members. They spent three weeks there, but we’ve never seen anything. The photos we are using now were taken in the bathroom at the office.
Usually EP deals take less than a week to complete and no more than a few hours of a lawyer’s time. But negotiations with TTY took over 18 months. Their lawyer actually quit half way through. TTY’s Deji Okeze took over lawyer duties and tried adding this clause into the deal:
– three (3) Maharishi “XL” jackets (one (1) size L and two (2) sizeXL);
– one (1) new iPhone 7;
– one (1) new MacBook Pro (most current version);
– two (2) Pioneer CDJ2000s and a Pioneer DJM 950 mixer (the one with the pitch option on the 4 buttons) in all white (or will accept office ones);
– two (2) Yamaha NS10M speakers;
– one (1) Prada Bag (Art. 2VZ136 /Materiale. NYLON LETTERING /Coloure. NERO M) ordered with the initials TT.
People sometimes ask how Deji finds the musicians in TTY, all of them gifted but relatively undiscovered young artists, and the honest answer is that he approaches people on buses and asks them “are you a musician?” Seemingly carefree TTY are built upon a solid foundation of patiently culminated skills. A combination of young talent, there’s no telling where they’ll go next, in what direction, or how long it will take. But the story of the next part of their journey is bound to be one worth re-telling.
Cry, But Go Tracklisting
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Open
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Let Me Go
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Act II
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Night Time
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Buttercream
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AB Interlude
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ABG
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Act III
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Fake Love
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Awake
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Go and Fly.
