Orlando Tobias Edward Higginbottom (born 7 March 1986), known professionally as Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (or TEED), is a British electronic music producer, DJ and singer-songwriter based in the United States.
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Birth name | Orlando Tobias Edward Higginbottom |
Also known as | TEED |
Born | (1986-03-07) 7 March 1986 (age 36) London, England |
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Years active | 2008–present |
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Website | www |
Orlando is the son of Professor Edward Higginbottom, formerly conductor of the choir of New College, Oxford.[2] He was educated at the Cherwell School, Oxford.[3] A classically trained musician, he attended the Junior Royal Academy of Music in London. Orlando began listening to electronic music in his early teens, through borrowing audio tapes from his older siblings.[4]
Orlando commented to Spin that he was looking for a name that "couldn't be cool, couldn't be put into some kind of scene that gets hip for six months and then falls out of fashion."[5]
On 11 June 2012 TEED's debut album Trouble was released by Polydor Records. The album was well received, with favourable reviews from several well-respected music publications including the NME ("One of the UK's most exciting young producers"), Pitchfork[6] and the BBC. iTunes UK named Trouble as their 'Debut Electronic album of the year', was DJ Magazine's 'album of the year' and it was number 5 in the BBC's end of year album poll.[citation needed]
Trouble was also voted 'Best Album' in DJ Magazine's Best of British 2012,[7] with TEED also picking up the award for 'Best Live Act'.[8]
On 8 July 2013, Crosstown Rebels released Get Lost VI, a compilation of music curated and mixed by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs.[citation needed] Get Lost VI featured tracks from Underground Resistance, Tiga, Breach, Trus'me, Axel Boman, Dave Aju, Mathew Jonson and more. It was voted 'Best Compilation' in DJ Magazine's Best of British 2013.[9]
On 14 August 2014, TEED launched Nice Age, a cross-platform label.[citation needed] The first release, "Feels Like", is a collaboration between TEED and Anna Lunoe.[10]
TEED released an EP titled The Distance in 2021.[11]
On 30 March 2022, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs announced his second album When The Lights Go, which was supposed to be released on 22nd July 2022, but it was delayed to 9th September 2022 and was released on his own label, Nice Age.[12]
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Trouble |
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When the Lights Go |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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UK [15] |
UK Dance [16] |
BEL (Vl) [17] |
US Dance [18] | |||
"Trouble" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | Trouble |
"Garden" | 135 | 23 | 87 | — | ||
"You Need Me on My Own" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | |
"Tapes & Money" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Stronger / American Dream Part II" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Household Goods" (re-release)" |
— | — | — | — | ||
"Your Love" | — | — | 105 | — | ||
"Lion, the Lion" (with Eats Everything) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | Get Lost VI |
"Without You" (with Dillon Francis) |
— | — | — | 38 | Non-album singles | |
"Feels Like" (with Anna Lunoe) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | |
"Leave a Light On"[19] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | |
"Don't You Forget About Me" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Body Move"[20] | — | — | — | — | ||
"Energy Fantasy"[21] | — | — | — | — | ||
"Again" (with SG Lewis)[22] |
— | — | — | — | Dark EP | |
"Radical" (with Amtrac) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | Oddyssey |
"Heartbreak" (with Bonobo)"[23] |
— | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"6000 Ft." (with Bonobo)[24] |
— | — | — | — | ||
"Unfold" (with Porter Robinson) |
2021 | — | — | — | 19 | Nurture |
"Blood in the Snow" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | When the Lights Go |
"Crosswalk" | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Sleeper" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Forever" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Never Seen You Dance" | — | — | — | — | ||
"When the Lights Go" | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"My Life Is Complete" (Chad Valley featuring Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) |
2012 | Young Hunger |
"Without You" (Dillon Francis featuring Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) |
2013 | Non-album single |
"Again" (SG Lewis featuring Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) |
2018 | Dark EP |
"Radical" (Amtrac featuring Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) |
2020 | Oddyssey |
"Dawn" (Bronson featuring Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) |
Bronson | |
"Walking on Water"[25] (The Knocks featuring Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) |
2022 | HISTORY |
Year | Artist | Song | Album |
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2013 | Banks | "Warm Water" | Goddess |
2014 | "You Should Know Where I'm Coming From" | ||
"Fuck Em Only We Know" | |||
"Under the Table" | |||
"And I Drove You Crazy" | |||
"Bedroom Wall" | |||
2015 | Mark Ronson | "I Can't Lose" feat. Keyone Starr | Uptown Special |
2016 | Boys Noize | "2 Live" | Mayday |
2018 | Elderbrook | "Bird Song" | Old Friend EP |
2019 | Kelsey Lu | "Blood" | Blood |
Shura | "The Stage" | Forevher | |
"Tommy" | |||
2020 | SG Lewis | "Impact" with Robyn and Channel Tres | Times |
Elderbrook | "Why Do We Shake in the Cold?" | Why Do We Shake in the Cold? | |
SG Lewis | "Time" with Rhye | Times | |
2021 | "Fall" | ||
Shura | "T-Shirt" | Forevher: Deluxe Edition | |
Anna Lunoe | "Back Seat" feat. Genesis Owusu | Non-album single | |
Year | Artist | Song |
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2008 | Sugababes | "Denial" |
2009 | Asavioure & DJ IQ | "Cracked It" |
2010 | Fenech-Soler | "Lies" |
Professor Green | "Monster" | |
Sky Ferreira | "One" | |
Darwin Deez | "Constellations" | |
Tinashé | "Saved" | |
Wafa | "Ewid Disco" | |
Killa Kela | "Everyday" | |
Deathray Trebuchay | "No 6 Friend 1" | |
2011 | Fur Coat | "Space Ballad" |
Lee Mortimer | "Where the Party At" | |
Donae'o (featuring Terri Walker) | "When Angels Sing" | |
Katy Perry | "Firework" | |
Lady Gaga | "Marry the Night" | |
The 2 Bears | "The Lunatics" | |
Crystal Fighters | "Xtatic Truth" | |
Friendly Fires | "Hawaiian Air" | |
2012 | Jonquil | "It's My Part" |
2013 | Foals | "My Number" |
Zinc (featuring Sasha Keable) | "Only for Tonight" | |
Disclosure | "F for You"[26] | |
2014 | Little Dragon | "Paris" |
2018 | Low Island | "The Whole World Tucked Away" |
2020 | Lastlings | "Take My Hand" (Sky and Earth Remix)[27] |
Bag Raiders (featuring Panama) | "How Long" | |
Jessie Ware | "Save a Kiss" | |
LA Priest | "Beginning" | |
Darkstar | "Text" | |
Damian Lazarus | "Holy" | |
2021 | Silly Boy Blue | "The Riddle"[28] |
Jake Shears | "Do the Television"[29] | |
Gorgon City and Jem Cooke | "Dreams"[30] |
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