# Double 99

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1995–2001 UK garage duo

Double 99 Also known as 10° Below R.I.P. Productions Origin London, England Genres UK garage speed garage Years active 1995–2001 Labels Ice Cream Records Satellite Recordings Past members Timothy Liken Omar Adimora

**Double 99**, also known as **R.I.P. Productions** and **10° Below**, were a [UK garage](/source/UK_garage) [duo](/source/Electronic_music_duo) which consisted of members [Timothy Andrew Liken](/source/Tim_Deluxe) (Tim Deluxe) and Omar Adimora. They are best known for their sole UK chart [hit single](/source/Hit_single) "[RipGroove](/source/RipGroove)", which reached No. 14 in its second release on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) in 1997.[1]

## Career

Active since 1995, the duo recorded as R.I.P. Productions and 10° Below, releasing tracks and [EPs](/source/Extended_play) on the Ice Cream [label](/source/Record_label) which they founded alongside Boogie Beat co-owner Andy Lysandrou (later of [True Steppers](/source/True_Steppers)).[2][3] Under the name R.I.P., their 1997 EP *Double 99* first featured the track "[RipGroove](/source/RipGroove)" with Double 99 later adopted as their alias for the [single](/source/Single_(music)).[4]

Both Liken and Adimora later continued to release solo material and remained active as DJs, remixers and producers under the names [Tim Deluxe](/source/Tim_Deluxe) and DJ Omar / Omar Chandla, respectively. Deluxe had a [hit](/source/Hit_song) in 2002 with his second solo single, "[It Just Won't Do](/source/It_Just_Won't_Do)", which reached the top 20 charts in five countries including the UK where it peaked at No. 14.[5]

## Discography

### Albums

- 2001: *7th High* (BMG/[Arista](/source/Arista_Records))

### Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album UK [6] UK Dance [7] EUR [8] SCO [9] 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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["DOUBLE 99 - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company"](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3055/double-99/). *Officialcharts.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Interview: DJ Omar (10 Below, Double 99 & R.I.P)"](http://ukgarage.org/3028/interview-dj-omar). *Ukgarage.org*. 6 April 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Tim Deluxe - Attack Magazine"](https://www.attackmagazine.com/features/interview/tim-deluxe/). *Attack Magazine*. 7 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Rob McCallum (24 January 2023). ["How Double 99's 'Ripgroove' lit the fuse for speed garage in the UK"](https://djmag.com/features/how-double-99s-ripgroove-lit-fuse-speed-garage-uk). *[DJ Mag](/source/DJ_Mag)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["TIM DELUXE FEAT. SAM OBERNIK - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company"](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/768/tim-deluxe-ft-sam-obernik/). *Officialcharts.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-UK_6-0)** UK chart positions: - ["UK chart peaks"](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3055/double-99/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 9 October 2020. - *Chart Log UK ["Chart Log UK 1994–2010: D> Double 99"](http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_D.HTM). zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** UK dance singles chart peaks: - ["RipGroove (re-issue)"](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/19970525/104/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 9 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** European singles chart peaks: - ["RipGroove"](https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/97/MM-1997-06-07-OCR-Page-0017.pdf) (PDF). [Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media). Retrieved 9 October 2020. - ["RipGroove (re-issue)"](https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/97/MM-1997-11-08-OCR-Page-0024.pdf) (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Scottish singles chart peaks: - ["RipGroove"](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19970525/41/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 9 October 2020. - ["RipGroove (re-issue)"](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19971026/41/). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

## External links

- [Double 99](https://www.discogs.com/artist/Double%2B99) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

- [R.I.P. Productions](https://www.discogs.com/artist/44691-RIP-Productions) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

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