First Home, by TC & The Groove Family

First Home

by TC & The Groove Family

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Peter Donnelly In terms of where Bossfight (featuring London soul vocalist Pariss Elektra) fits into the sonic scale, it is a very close cousin of Afrobeat – let’s call it Afrostep, with a conscious hip-hop fronting. Such is the beauty of a collective of this kind is that they can seamlessly transcend between genres such as jazz and dance. Favorite track: Bossfight ft. Pariss Elektra.

hurricane_edwards There was a glorious week when the whole rekkid was available to stream once you bought the vinyl. Going to have to wait until Cardiff and then the release before I can get my groove on again.

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1.	Tio 05:33		buy track
2.	Bossfight ft. Pariss Elektra 04:24	lyrics	buy track
Fight Fight Fight Stepping into the ring for the win I am sensai Cutting up beats on your heart like a stampede You can not persist cos this chick's on a rampage You cannot resist to uplift as I burn sage Keep on joking Your not fooling All the people In the room when You keep faking all the power that you never had Just stop it now I know we'll all be glad I'm feeling pretty low I moved a mountain today I got a couple words that will blow you away Your vibe is killing my meditation Step back your breath, is like an invasion Ruling class? You're a poor imitation Take a seat, I have no limitation I'm a one time hit of a high vibration I choose to fade away All manner of attack to black I am a dark night Hit hard and change your track Fight Fight Fight When there’s a war in the garden I sit among the roses Surrounded by the beauty All nature composes Come to your knees as your body decomposes To fertilise the soul and birth a white lotus I lit the match that set the phoenix on fire Burn to the ground so you can raise up higher The pain you feel is cos you can't let go The beast has a name it's called the Ego Switch up the controller Fight Fight Fight
3.	Dueno 02:06		buy track
4.	Duende ft. Pariss Elektra 06:51	lyrics	buy track
Calling out all them souls On a mission to take us home Calling out all them souls On a mission to take us home Colour me cloud light Temple I rain pure Walking devotion Into the ocean Under pressure to form a Better me Better me Better me Better me Better me Better me Better me Aaah, better me A better me Aaah, better me, better me Better me A better me, a better me, Better me Calling out all them souls On a mission to take us home Calling out all them souls On a mission to take us home Color me cloud light Temple I rain pure Walking devotion Into the ocean Under pressure to form a Better me Better me Better me Better me Better me Better me Better me Better me Better me Better me Better me Better me Better me Better me Better me
5.	Sleeping Lions ft. Pariss Elektra 05:26	lyrics	buy track
I'm in another world with you A star is born outside our window every night I'm in another world with you The days are filled with never ending light In this world with you People live to give the hand is kind In this world with you Peace isn't hard to find I'm in another state with you Consciously surrendering my heart I'm in another state with you Waves of healing lifting right from the start So why my I know This space when you go Cold and mundane Without your loving embrace You are My only light Every sleepless night Shadow crossing light Every falling leaf Let's me know summers passing by Every smiling face Is not yours walking by If I saw you I would cry
6.	Suckerpunch 03:50		buy track
7.	Weh Dem A Do? ft. Franz Von 04:41	lyrics	buy track
Weh dem a do? Weh dem a gwaan with? This one for the people deh deep on the grind Deep in the system a deeper design Deeper the test of the times Seizing your destiny tight, Keep it investing your time Feeding the best to the mind These are the lessons in life Blessings unfold Blessed the vibe Tell it we ready to rise Ready to ketch all the energy vibes Ready to better decide We got the power to better define Better definitive system Instilling the knowledge and wisdom Quality valid assistance All of my brothers and sisters. Wah Gwaan wid di people dem Wah Gwaan wid the politics Wah Gwaan wid the system Gwaan wid yuh bag a tricks. Wah Gwaan wid di people dem Wah Gwaan wid the politics Wah Gwaan wid the system Gwaan wid yuh bag a tricks Weh dem a do wid the power the money they take Weh dem a do for the people The minimum hourly rate Poverty power depraved Weh dem a do Weh dem a gwaan wid Weh dem a do wid the power the money they take Weh dem a do for the people The minimum hourly rate Poverty power depraved Weh dem a do Weh dem a gwaan wid Memba your mind be the illest Memba the sky be the limit Ride wid it life be the riddim Standardly ride with the realest God be the guide be the spirit Stimulus survival spirit Ready we go rise Head up in the sky Energy the vibe rise wid it Lost in the system killing us all All a the youth dem listen they saw Witness the day that Babylon fall Call it this generation large All on it everyday moving hard New delegation change of the guard Mind elevate man a raise up the bar Wah Gwaan wid di people dem Wah Gwaan wid the politics Wah Gwaan wid the system Gwaan wid yuh bag a tricks Wah Gwaan wid di people dem Wah Gwaan wid the politics Wah Gwaan wid the system Gwaan wid yuh bag a tricks Weh dem a do wid the power the money they take Weh dem a do for the people The minimum hourly rate Poverty power depraved Weh dem a do Weh dem a gwaan wid Gwaan Yessai
8.	Clipston Parade 04:33		buy track

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Soaring horns, jangly highlife guitars, Latin-Caribbean polyrhythms and rousing, socially/politically-charged lyrics collide in pulsing afrobeat and UK jazz conversation on First Home, the debut album by Leeds-raised 10-piece, TC & The Groove Family, forthcoming this June 2022 on the Gilles Peterson-approved, Bristol based label, Worm Discs.

Produced by Nubiyan Twist’s Tom Excell (Onipa, Ego Ella May, Nerija) and following in the footsteps of fellow Leeds-grown talents, Submotion Orchestra and Necktr, TC & The Groove Family’s First Home melds a divergent and international pool of influences whilst also telling the story of a group of friends returning to the city where they once assembled, to chant down the powers that be and further widen the British jazz sound through a distinct 2022 Leeds filter.

Comprising members who learnt their chops performing across Leeds’s thriving live-music circuit, the band formed as the brainchild of drummer/percussionist and Midlands-raised, Tim Cook. All but one of the group studied at the renowned Leeds College Of Music and through their communion on the dancefloors/streets of Leeds’ famous Subdub, Leeds West Indian Carnival and at Cosmic Slop parties, TC & The Groove Family’s mixed-gender and multicultural unit bring together a stylistic range that encompasses Soulful house/UKG-inspired vocals, King Tubby, post-punk/indie and DJ Shadow. Inviting such a disparate group of musicians might have seemed random at first but what was to follow was an unmatched sense of comfort and familiarity.

Recorded over the course of a hot early summer’s week in Sheffield at Yellow Arch Studios, First Home blends dexterous Latin percussion, Central African psychedelia and UK soundsystem culture across eight exchanges of cross-genre exploration, augmented by Tom Excell’s finessed production and studio engineering.

credits

released June 10, 2022

All tracks written and performed by TC & The Groove Family.
Track 1 featuring string arrangements by Jed Holland.
All tracks recorded and engineered by Tom Excell at Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield.
All tracks produced and mixed by Tom Excell.
All tracks mastered by Ben Shepherd at Optimum Mastering.
Artwork & Design by Patch D Keyes

TC & The Groove Family are:

Tim Cook - Drums
Paolo Mezzoni - Percussion
Mikey Scott - Guitar
Nath Sayers - Guitar
Beth O’Lenahan - Bass
Grifton Forbes-Amos - Trumpet
Hannah Mae-Birtwell - Tenor & Baritone Saxophone
Max Purcell-Burrows - Trombone
Pariss Elektra - Vocals
NikNak - Turntables

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TC & The Groove Family Leeds, UK

TC & The Groove Family are a 10-piece collective whose music celebrates the coming together of cultures, and the unity that music can provide for everyone.

They explore grooves from both the UK and around the world, including afrobeat, breakbeats, jungle and highlife. ... more

shows

May 30

Band On The Wall

Manchester, UK
May 31

Kendal Brewery Arts Centre

Cumbria, UK
Jun 1

Brudenell Social Club

Leeds, UK
Jun 2

The Crescent

York, UK
Jun 7

Jazz Cafe

Camden, UK
Jul 26

Bredy Farm

Burton Bradstock, UK

discography

We Have Each Other

Jun 2024
First Home: Remixes

Oct 2023
First Home

Jun 2022
Remixes EP

Dec 2021
Temple

Dec 2020
Let's Start

Oct 2020

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