I-Ting Tings yiqembu lase-UK. I-duo yasungulwa ngo-2006. Bekuhlanganisa abaculi abafana noKatie White noJules De Martino. Idolobha laseSalford lithathwa njengendawo okwazalelwa kuyo iqembu lomculo. Basebenza ezinhlotsheni ezifana ne-indie rock ne-indie pop, i-dance punk, i-indietronica, i-synth pop nemvuselelo yangemva kwe-punk.
Ukuqala komsebenzi wabaculi be-Ting Tings
UKathy White usebenze emaqenjini amaningana omculo. Ekuqaleni komsebenzi wakhe wokudala, wayeyingxenye ye-TKO. Laba badlali abathathu abasebancane bavulele izihlwele ngesikhathi kunandisa amaqembu afana neFive neSteps. Iqembu elincane lalihlanganisa abaculi abafana no-Emma Lelli noJoanne Leaton. Kodwa njengoba babengenazo izinkontileka, bahlukana ngokushesha.
UJules waqala umsebenzi wakhe womculo eBabakoto. Leli qembu lishaye elilodwa kuphela. Ngo-1987 leli qembu lahlukana. U-Martina uba yilungu le-Mojo Pin. Kodwa nalapha sikwazile ukukhipha amathrekhi ama-2 kuphela.
Ngaphambi kokunyamalala kweqembu le-TKO, uMhlophe wahlangana noMartino. Bekanye noSimon Templeman bakha i-trio Dear Eskiimo. Kulokhu bakwazile ukusayina isivumelwano neMercury Records. Ngokushesha isitudiyo sokuqopha sashintsha abaphathi. Lokhu kuholele ekutheni kube nokungaboni ngaso linye nalaba abathathu abasebasha.
Ngenxa yalokho, iqembu lahlukana. U-Katie wahamba wayosebenza njenge-bartender. UJules De Martino waqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe wokudala. Ube ngumbhali wezingoma eziningi ezadlalwa ngabaculi abadumile.
Ukudalwa kwe-duet ethi The Ting Tings nezingoma zokuqala
Abafana bakwazi ukucabangela kabusha izici zokudala kwabo. Bazama ukuzivulela bona. Lo mzamo uphumelele. Ngemva kokuqoshwa kwengoma ethi “Akulona Igama Lami” ngu-Great DJ, kwavela ukuqashelwa kokuqala. Baqala ukumenywa ukuthi bazocula emicimbini yangasese e-The Engine House.
Kancane kancane baba ngabadlali abajwayelekile eThe Mill. Ngaphezu kwalokho, zivela emoyeni ku-XFM. Eyesibili eyodwa ethi "Fruit Machine" iba yingoma yangempela. Ukuduma kwayo kuholele ekutheni le ngoma ibonakale kuBBC 6 Music.
Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi ingoma eshisa izikhotha ikhishwe ngohlelo olulinganiselwe, isaletha udumo kulaba ababili. Lokhu kuholele ekutheni bamenywe estudio sakhe nguMark Riley. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokhu, i-duo ithatha uhambo olufushane. Abafana badlala endaweni yangakubo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, babingelelwa yizigcawu ezivela eNew York naseBerlin.
Ngemuva kwemicimbi yakamuva, bajikeleza noMfundisi kanye noMenzi. Basebenza ezikhungweni zemfundo eGreat Britain. Ngemva kokuvakasha okuphumelelayo ezigabeni zesiNgisi, i-Columbia Records isayine isivumelwano neqembu. Baqala ukumenywa ukuba bavele kumabonakude. Ikakhulukazi, ekupheleni kuka-2007 babamba iqhaza embukisweni wethelevishini Kamuva noJools Holland.
Ukukhuphukela esiqongweni sodumo
Ukuqala kuka-2008 kwaba yimpumelelo kakhulu ku-duo. Ekuqaleni konyaka, bakleliswe endaweni yesithathu ohlwini lwamaqembu omculo angcono kakhulu asemasha ngokwencwadi ethi Sound. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngoFebhuwari bamenyiwe ukuthi bazocula eShockwaves NME World Tour. Phakathi nenyanga, laba ababili badlale enhlokodolobha yase-England ku-MTV Spanking New Music Tour.
Ukuqala kokubambisana nesitudiyo esisha kwaphawulwa ukukhululwa kwengoma ethi "Great DJ". Lo msebenzi waziswa kakhulu ngochwepheshe be-NME. Ukwakheka ku-TOP 40 UK Singles Chart. Ezinyangeni ezi-2 kamuva, i-albhamu ethi "Asiqalanga Lutho" yakhululwa. I-debut ibonakale iyimpumelelo.
Iculo elithi “Akulona Igama Lami” liletha ukuduma okukhethekile ebhendini. Kuthatha ukwethulwa kwe-albhamu kuye phezulu eshadini lama-albhamu ase-UK. Ithimba liyaqhubeka nokusebenza ekudaleni izingoma ezintsha. Kodwa ekupheleni kuka-2009, i-disc yokuqala yathola umklomelo ku-Ivor Novello. Yaziwa njenge-albhamu ehamba phambili.
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi ngoMeyi 2008 bacula njengengxenye yekhonsathi ebukhoma ye-New Music We Trust, eyahlelwa eKentucky. Umcimbi usakazwe ku-BBC iPlayer. Ngemva kwenyanga, ngoJulayi, laba ababili basebenza eklabhu yaseLondon i-KOKO. Banikeza izingoma zabo ku-iTunes Live.
Ekupheleni konyaka ophumelelayo, abafana bavele kuHootenanny. Kakade ehlobo lika-2009, iqembu laba abahlanganyeli kuphrojekthi eGlastonbury. Ngaphezu kwalokho, benza njengengxenye ye-Isle of Wight Festival.
Ukuthuthukiswa komsebenzi wokudala
Irekhodi lesibili likhishwe eParis. Lokhu naphezu kokuthi ukuqala komsebenzi wakhe wokudala kwenzeka hhayi e-UK kuphela, kodwa naseBerlin. Ekupheleni kuka-2010, iqembu lakhulula ingoma edumile ethi "Hands". Umsebenzi waba umholi we-Billboard Dance Chart. Kancane kancane abafana bathuthela emsebenzini eSpain. Lapho, umsebenzi weqembu wathonywa umsindo weSpice Girls noBeastie Boys.
Kancane kancane, abahlanganyeli bathwebula amavidiyo amathrekhi abo. Ngo-2011, ividiyo yengoma ethi "Hang It Up" yasakazwa ku-YouTube. Ngemva kwenyanga, kukhishwe ividiyo ye-remix yengoma ethi "Thula". Ekuqaleni kuka-2012, "Ukubulala Umphefumulo" kwaqoshwa. Kodwa okuqukethwe kwevidiyo kugcine kungatholakali ukuze kubukwe umphakathi jikelele. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-albhamu entsha, "Sounds from Nowheresville," yakhululwa.
Ubuciko be-duo esikhathini sethu I-Ting Tings
Ekuqaleni kuka-2012, i-Ting Tings yathuthela e-Ibiza. Yilapho baqala khona ukwenza i-albhamu yabo yesithathu. Ngemuva kweminyaka emi-2, kuvela ingxube yekilabhu engalungile. Ngasekupheleni kuka-2014, abalandeli banikezwa ukukhululwa "I-Super Critical". Ngo-2015, i-duo yaphoqeleka ukuba ithathe ikhefu elincane. Kuhlobene nokugula kukaKatie. Kodwa kakade ngo-2018, i-LP "The Black Light" ivele.
Ngakho, iqembu elincane liyaqhubeka nokudala kwalo. Basebenzela ekwakhiweni okusha nama-albhamu. Amavidiyo amathrekhi adume kakhulu ayakhululwa kancane kancane. Abalandeli balwela ukuthamela yonke imidlalo ebukhoma yeqembu.
Kodwa-ke, kusukela ngo-2019 abakaze basebenze ngenxa yezinyathelo zokuhlukaniswa. Umsebenzi wabo ungalandelwa ku-inthanethi kuphela. Amathrekhi amaningi we-Ting Tings afakwe ezihlanganisweni ezidumile. Laba bobabili okwamanje basebenzela ukwakha i-albhamu ephikisana nokuhlukaniswa.
