Tough Love (duo)
Tough Love are a British duo who are best known for their debut single "So Freakin' Tight", which peaked to number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Now signed to Island Records through their own imprint Get Twisted Records.[2]
Tough Love have rapidly risen through the ranks of the house scene. Their distinct, recognisable productions together with energetic and bass-heavy DJ sets have created a cult following of hardcore fans across the UK and beyond. Favourites across national radio stations including BBC Radio 1, 1xtra, Kiss, Kiss Fresh, Capital, Capital Xtra and Rinse FM, Tough Love have earned support from broadcasters and DJs Annie Mac, Pete Tong, B Traits, Danny Howard, MistaJam, Target as well as gaining industry respect from DJs such as Duke Dumont, Solomun, Kenny Dope and Roger Sanchez.[2][3]
Labeled by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1 as "one of the production teams we're excited for in 2015"[4] & dubbed as "an act you need to look out for" by BBC Radio 1’s Danny Howard [5] The duo have released on a series of established international labels, including Toolroom, Off, Nurvous, Suara & Kenny Dope’s Dope Wax to name just a few, and their own imprint Get Twisted Records that is fast becoming one of the most talked about underground labels in the house scene. They also won 'Best Single' at the 2014 Bass Music Awards for "Lonely Highway".[6][7]
In 2014, Tough Love provided stand out remixes for Le Youth "Real" & "Dance With Me", Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne "Real Love", Meghan Trainor "All About That Bass" & Shift K3Y "I Know" [8]
Radio
Tough Love currently hold weekly radio shows on Kiss FM every Thursday at Midnight & Kiss Fresh Sundays from 9pm, showcasing the best their signature sound ‘The Best of Big & Bumpy Basslines’.[9]
Discography
Singles
- "So Freakin' Tight" (Get Twisted Records / Island Records)
Remix credits
- Le Youth - Real (Epic Records)
- Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne - Real Love (Atlantic Records)
- Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass (Epic Records)
- Borgeous - Invincible (Spinnin Records / Champion Records)
- Shift K3Y - I Know (Columbia / Sony)
- Donae'o & Carnao Beats - Gone In The Morning
- Le Youth - Dance With Me (Epic Records)
- Jaguar Skills - Hamburger
- Doorly - Rush (Toolroom)
- Ruby Goe - Badman
EPs
- Closed the Door featuring Nastaly (LouLou Records)
- Amine Edge & Dance VS Tough Love - The Perfect Love (Get Twisted Records)
- Dreams (Toolroom Records)
- Bring the Heat Volume 1 (Get Twisted Records)
- Loving You / Hating Me (Get Twisted Records)
- Tough Love & Taylor - In My Way (Off Recordings)
- Keep It Burning (Nervous Records)
- The Night Is Calling (Runnin' Wild Records)
- You've Been Cheating
- Taking Over
- Cold Blood
References
- ↑
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tough Love | Artists". Islandrecords.co.uk. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Tough Love - About". Toughloveofficial.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Annie Mac's Mini Mix: Tough Love's 'Time Machine' Mini Mix by BBC Radio 1 + BBC 1Xtra - Hear the world’s sounds". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Reviews - Tough Love - So Freakin Tight Hannah Wants And Tough Love Remix". Inhale.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Tough Love - About". Toughloveofficial.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "2014". Thebassmusicawards.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Tough Love - About". Toughloveofficial.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "KISS FM UK Radio Player | The Beat of the UK". Radioplayer.kissfmuk.com. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2015-03-30.