Telefon Tel Aviv
is a Chicago-based electronic-music artist that was formerly a group, primarily known for their past work in electronica.
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History
Telefon Tel Aviv were formed in 1999 by Charles Cooper and Joshua Eustis, with their first album released in the fall of 2001 to positive reviews. In 2002, the group released an EP on the
Hefty Records Immediate Action label. In 2004, the duo's second full-length album, and in 2007, it released a
compilation album of remixes appropriately titled
Remixes Compiled
.
The group released its third full length album on January 20, 2009 on the
BPitch Control label.
Immolate Yourself
peaked at #17 on the
Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart.
[1]
Death of Charles Cooper
On January 22, 2009, Eustis announced on the group's
MySpace blog that Charles Cooper had died. The information also appeared on the band's website: "Charles Wesley Cooper III / April 12, 1977 - January 22, 2009". Two CBS2 Chicago articles about Cooper's death specify that he went missing on January 21 before being found dead by suicide
[2] [3], news which would be later denied by Joshua Eustis.
[4]
On January 30, 2009, Eustis posted on the group's
MySpace blog that all tour plans have been cancelled and the future of the band is uncertain.
[5]
On March 22, 2009, Eustis posted on the group's
MySpace blog that he will perform on stage with a close friend of the group, Fredo Nogueira.
[6]
On July 22, 2009, Eustis posted on the group's
MySpace in order to clarify some rumours about Charles' death, stating that three autopsy reports ruled it wasn't a suicide but possibly an accidental mix of sleeping pills and alcohol.
[4]
Production
thumb (June 2009).
In interviews, Cooper and Eustis have stated that they use the following software:
Digidesign Pro Tools,
Native Instruments Reaktor/Electronic Instruments 2 XT, and
Ableton Live.
Additionally, the band has contributed samples to the
Native Instruments Synthetic Drums 2
sample library.
[8]
For their latest album the band drastically changed their production style, reverting to analog tape and analog synthesizers, claiming this method to "sound more real".
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Discography
Albums
- 2001: Fahrenheit Fair Enough
- 2004: Map of What Is Effortless
- 2007: Remixes Compiled
- 2009: Immolate Yourself
Remixes
- 2000: Nine Inch Nails - "Where Is Everybody?" (Things Falling Apart
)
- 2005: Oliver Nelson - "Stolen Moments" (Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked
)
- 2008: Puscifer - "Indigo Children (JLE Dub Mix)" ("V" Is for Viagra. The Remixes
)
- 2008: Genghis Tron - "Relief" (Board Up The House Remixes Volume 4
)
- 2009: Art of Trance - "Swarm"
References
- Billboard, Allmusic
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