Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs has come up with a fresh roar of energy far from prehistoric. Making rapid tracks, TEED’s debut album ‘Trouble’ hit the Top 5 iTunes album chart in June, just two months ahead of ‘Household Goods’ August 13^th re-release [Polydor Records].

Behind trendy TEED is Oxford alumni Orlando Higginbottom. Not so stereotypical. Formerly a music teacher but now too cool for school, Mister Higginbottom (and that’s a mouthful too) booms out rhythms that any choir master father would be proud of, certainly making an Example. ‘Household Goods’ originally got TEED’s babyface (and voice) on our screens back in 2010 with Hot Chip member Joe Goddard’s Greco-Roman label, yet now comes five for the price of one, talent oozing. The dino’s “you look shit, all alone, so give me a shot cause I could be the dog to your bone, or something” awkward advances remain, but the extra flavour of dance remix stirs TEED (with a little help from disc jockeys  Zinc, Mano Le Tough, Enei, Lil Silva and Zeds Dead) into true house material. Ibiza central. 

With ‘Household Goods’ already a TEED live hit, it’s easy to imagine the remixes also going down particularly well. Zinc and Lil Silvia enhance the percussions with infectious beats as well as synth alterations, dancefloor oomph recreated. Enei heavies the bass, toying with speed and lyrics. Mano Le Tough puts the hardcore into house, with emphasis on the instrumental.  Last but not least, Zeds Dead. A personal favourite, satisfyingly enough electro.

Dubstep, but better. Vocals guaranteed.

OCTOBER – UK tour:

Wed 10 Oct        O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London

Thu 11 Oct          Open, Norwich

Fri 12 Oct            Concorde 2, Brighton

Sat 13 Oct           Pyramids Centre, Portsmouth

Sun 14 Oct          O2 Academy, Bristol

Tue 16 Oct          Stylus, Leeds University, Leeds

Wed 17 Oct         The Empire, Middleborough

Fri 19 Oct             Liquid Room, Edinburgh

Sat 20 Oct           QMU, Glasgow

Sun 21 Oct          O2 Academy, Liverpool

Tue 23 Oct          Rock City, Nottingham

Wed 24 Oct         HMV Institute, Birmingham

More dates to be announced.

L.Potter