Double 99, also known as R.I.P. Productions and 10° Below, were a UK garage duo which consisted of members Timothy Andrew Liken (Tim Deluxe) and Omar Adimora. They are best known for their sole UK chart hit single "RipGroove", which reached No. 14 in its second release on the UK Singles Chart in 1997.[1]
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| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 1995–2001 |
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Career
editActive since 1995, the duo recorded as R.I.P. Productions and 10° Below, releasing tracks and EPs on the Ice Cream label which they founded alongside Boogie Beat co-owner Andy Lysandrou (later of True Steppers).[2][3] Under the name R.I.P., their 1997 EP Double 99 first featured the track "RipGroove" with Double 99 later adopted as their alias for the single.
Both Liken and Adimora later continued to release solo material and remained active as DJs, remixers and producers under the names Tim Deluxe and DJ Omar / Omar Chandla, respectively. Deluxe had a hit in 2002 with his second solo single, "It Just Won't Do", which reached the top 20 charts in five countries including the UK where it peaked at No. 14.[4]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- 2001: 7th High (BMG/Arista)
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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UK Dance [6] |
EUR [7] |
SCO [8] | |||||||||||
| 1997 | "RipGroove" | 31 | — | 94 | 66 | 7th High | ||||||||
| "RipGroove" (featuring Top Cat) (re-issue) |
14 | 1 | 29 | 50 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | "Freakazoid" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Satisfied" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Scream" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2001 | "7th High" (featuring Sneaker Pimps) | 114 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "DOUBLE 99 - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
- ^ "Interview: DJ Omar (10 Below, Double 99 & R.I.P)". Ukgarage.org. 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Tim Deluxe - Attack Magazine". Attack Magazine. 7 October 2015.
- ^ "TIM DELUXE FEAT. SAM OBERNIK - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
- ^ UK chart positions:
- "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- *Chart Log UK "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: D> Double 99". zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ UK dance singles chart peaks:
- "RipGroove (re-issue)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ European singles chart peaks:
- "RipGroove" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- "RipGroove (re-issue)" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Scottish singles chart peaks:
- "RipGroove". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- "RipGroove (re-issue)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
External links
edit- Double 99 discography at Discogs
- R.I.P. Productions discography at Discogs
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