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The Time Frequency (TTF) are a Scottish
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group, founded by Jon Campbell in early 1990. Members that TTF have included are fellow
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players Paul Inglis, Steven Nelson, Kyle Ramsay and later Colin McNeil.
Mary Kiani Mary Kiani, usually spelled Märy Kiani on her records, is a Scottish singer who first had hit songs as vocalist for dance music act The Time Frequency (TTF) in the early 1990s and later a solo career. Before TTF, Kiani was a session musician ...
was the lead singer of TTF, followed by Jo Wilson, Debbie Millar and Lorena Dale. During the 1990s, they had chart success with a number of singles and EPs, amongst which the biggest were ''The Power Zone EP'', ''Such a Phantasy EP'' and " Real Love", which, after a remix, reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.


History


Formation and ''Dominator'' (1990—1994)

Jon Campbell was the frontman of the
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band Thru the Fire from 1987 to 1990. He described Thru the Fire as "trying to be
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". He later dissolved the band to form The Time Frequency, while keeping the initials. Their first release was the
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EP, ''Futurama''. In 1992, the band released the single " Real Love" through the record label
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. They released more singles and EPs until 1994, when they released their first album, '' Dominator'', which included many of the singles that had been released prior to 1994, as well as new tracks.


Kiani's departure, Debbie Millar joining and ''Dominator 2'' (1994–2012)

In 1994, session singer Mary Kiani was replaced with Debbie Millar, a singer from
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. Millar sang "Dreamscape '94", TTF's two singles with Tom Wilson released in 1998 and 1999 respectively, and most songs on the second album ''Dominator 2''. During this period, an album titled ''Escape'' was completed and planned to be released on
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, although this fell through due to disagreements with the label. It was later slated for a release in 2000, although it did not get released until 2022. A greatest hits album was released in 2007, titled ''TTF – The Ultimate Collection''. It includes remixes and tracks by other artists that sampled TTF tracks. While it was originally planned to be released in late 2004, its release was delayed to 2007. In 2008, TTF released their second studio album, a follow-up to ''Dominator'' titled ''Dominator 2''; no singles were released from the album. It had been in production for roughly 10 years; it was first announced in 2002 for release in early 2003 under the name ''Deliverance''.


''Futurelands'' and other singles (2013–present)

The Time Frequency returned to performing gigs in 2013. After 7 years of no new releases, the band released a new single "I Can Feel It" with vocals by Cheryl Barnes in 2015, "Come Alive" / "United" in 2015, and the album ''Futurelands'' in 2017. On 10 September 2016, TTF's former singer Debbie Millar died. In 2018, the Time Frequency released two non-album singles, "Home" and "In Heaven", with the latter featuring posthumous vocals by Millar.


Discography


Albums


Singles and EPs


Remixes

* 1992 Marc Smith – "Breakdown" * 1992 Da Mian – "Supernature" * 1993 Q-Tex – "The Power of Love" * 1993 Soul City Orchestra – "It's Jurassic" * 1993 Marcha Fresca – "Love Is... An Ocean Wide" * 1994 N-Trance – "Set You Free" * 1994 Saidflorence – "Buy Me"


Notes


References


External links


Official website
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