Telefon Tel Aviv
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Telefon Tel Aviv is a Chicago
, Illinois
-based American electronic music
act. Formerly comprising Charles Cooper and Joshua Eustis, Telefon Tel Aviv continues with Eustis as the sole official member since Cooper's death in 2009.
Immediate Action label. In 2004, the duo released their second full-length album, and a compilation album
of remixes appropriately titled Remixes Compiled in 2007.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On July 22, 2009, Eustis posted on the group's MySpace in order to clarify some rumours about Cooper's death, stating that three autopsy reports ruled it was not a suicide but possibly an accidental mix of sleeping pills and alcohol.
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.
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".
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
-based American electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
act. Formerly comprising Charles Cooper and Joshua Eustis, Telefon Tel Aviv continues with Eustis as the sole official member since Cooper's death in 2009.
History
Telefon Tel Aviv was 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 RecordsHefty Records
Hefty Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois . Founded in 1995 by John Hughes III , the label releases a range in genres that include post-rock, IDM, down-tempo, nu jazz, experimental music, and hip-hop.-History:...
Immediate Action label. In 2004, the duo released their second full-length album, and a compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of remixes appropriately titled Remixes Compiled in 2007.
The group released its third full length album on January 20, 2009 on the BPitch Control
BPitch Control
BPitch Control is a German techno record label founded in 1999 in Berlin by DJ and producer Ellen Allien. In 1992 she became resident DJ at the legendary Tresor club in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz...
label. Immolate Yourself peaked at #17 on the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart.
Death of Charles Cooper
On January 22, 2009, Eustis announced on the group's MySpaceMySpace
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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.
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.
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.
On July 22, 2009, Eustis posted on the group's MySpace in order to clarify some rumours about Cooper's death, stating that three autopsy reports ruled it was not a suicide but possibly an accidental mix of sleeping pills and alcohol.
Production
In interviews, Cooper and Eustis have stated that they use the following software: DigidesignDigidesign
Avid Audio is an American digital audio technology company. It was founded in 1984 by Peter Gotcher and Evan Brooks. The company began as a project to raise money for the founders' band, selling EPROM chips for drum machines. It is a subsidiary of Avid Technology, and during 2010 the Digidesign...
Pro Tools
Pro Tools
Pro Tools is a digital audio workstation platform for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, developed and manufactured by Avid Technology. It is widely used by professionals throughout the audio industries for recording and editing in music production, film scoring, film, and television...
, Native Instruments
Native Instruments
Native Instruments is a technology company that develops software and hardware for music production and DJing. The company has originally been identified mostly with software instruments, but has also expanded to various other music equipment segments in recent years.Current products of Native...
Reaktor
Reaktor
Reaktor is a graphical modular software music studio of proprietary license developed by Native Instruments. It lets musicians and sound specialists design and build their own instruments, samplers, effects and sound design tools. It is supplied with many ready-to-use instruments and effects, from...
/Electronic Instruments 2 XT, and Ableton Live
Ableton Live
Ableton Live is a loop-based software music sequencer and DAW for Mac OS and Windows by Ableton. The latest major release of Live, Version 8, was released in April 2009. In contrast to many other software sequencers, Live is designed to be an instrument for live performances as well as a tool for...
.
Additionally, the band has contributed samples to the Native Instruments
Native Instruments
Native Instruments is a technology company that develops software and hardware for music production and DJing. The company has originally been identified mostly with software instruments, but has also expanded to various other music equipment segments in recent years.Current products of Native...
Synthetic Drums 2 sample library.
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".
Albums
- 2001: Fahrenheit Fair EnoughFahrenheit Fair EnoughFahrenheit Fair Enough is the first full-length album by American IDM band Telefon Tel Aviv, released on Hefty! Records.-Track listing:#"Fahrenheit Fair Enough"#"TTV"#"Lotus Above Water"#"John Thomas on the Inside Is Nothing but Foam"...
- 2002: Immediate Action#8 EP
- 2004: Map of What Is EffortlessMap of What Is Effortless-Bonus Tracks:- Personnel :* Joshua Eustis* Charles Cooper* Damon Aaron* Lindsay Anderson...
- 2007: Remixes CompiledRemixes CompiledRemixes Compiled is a 2007 compilation of remixes done by musical duo Telefon Tel Aviv.-Tracklisting:#Even Deeper [Telefon Tel Aviv Remix] - Nine Inch Nails#All Around [Telefon Tel Aviv Remix] - Bebel Gilberto...
- 2009: Immolate YourselfImmolate Yourself- External links :*...
Remixes
- 2000: John Hughes - "Got Me Lost / Driving In LA" (Immediate Action#6)
- 2000: Nine Inch NailsNine Inch NailsNine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
– "Where Is Everybody?" (Things Falling ApartThings Falling Apart-Vinyl version:-Chart positions:-External links:* * * * * *...
) - 2001: Phil RanelinPhil RanelinPhil Ranelin is an American jazz and experimental music trombonist.Ranelin was born in Indianapolis, and lived in New York before moving to Detroit in the 1960s...
- "Time Is Running Out" (RemixesRemixeSRemixeS is a compilation of French singer Mylène Farmer's singles by various famous DJ's, including JXL, Felix Da Housecat and Paul Oakenfold.-Brackground, writing and release:...
) - 2003: Midwest Product - "A Genuine Display" (Idol Tryouts : Ghostly International Vol. 1)
- 2004: Slicker - "Knock Me Down Girl" (Knock Me Down Girl)
- 2005: Marc Hellner - Asleep On The Wing (Asleep On The Wing)
- 2005: ApparatApparatApparat can mean:* Apparatchik, a functionary in the Soviet Union* Apparat , Sascha Ring, a German electronic musician* Apparat Organ Quartet, an Icelandic band* Apparat Singles Group, a fictional comic book publisher...
- Komponent (Silizium EP) - 2005: Oliver NelsonOliver NelsonOliver Edward Nelson was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger and composer.-Early life and career:...
– "Stolen Moments" (Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz ReworkedImpulsive! Revolutionary Jazz ReworkedImpulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked is a compilation of music originally released on Impulse! Records, remixed by contemporary hip hop and electronic musicians and released in 2005 on CD and LP for the same label.-Tracklisting:...
) - 2005: Bebel GilbertoBebel GilbertoBebel Gilberto is a Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. Her uncle is singer/composer Chico Buarque...
– "All Around" (Bebel Gilberto Remixed) - 2005: AmmonContact - "BBQ Plate"" (Microsolutions To Megaproblems)
- 2005: Nitrada - "Fading Away" (Four Remixes)
- 2007: 刀郎 - "艾里甫與賽乃姆" (Dancing With Dao Lang (與刀郎共舞))
- 2008: ApparatApparatApparat can mean:* Apparatchik, a functionary in the Soviet Union* Apparat , Sascha Ring, a German electronic musician* Apparat Organ Quartet, an Icelandic band* Apparat Singles Group, a fictional comic book publisher...
- "Arcadia" (Arcadia Rmxs) - 2008: Genghis TronGenghis TronGenghis Tron is a three-piece experimental metal band formed in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA, and currently based in Brooklyn, New York and San Francisco, California. Genghis Tron signed to Relapse Records after releasing two recordings on Crucial Blast. The band is noted for its creative...
– "Relief" (Board Up The House Remixes Volume 4Board Up The House Remixes Volume 4Board Up The House Remixes Volume 4 is the fourth of five in the Board Up The House Remix Series by Genghis Tron. It was released by Anticon Records on December 9, 2008. The first 1000 copies are on coloured vinyl...
) - 2008: Barbara MorgensternBarbara MorgensternBarbara Morgenstern is a German electronic music artist who has released seven full-length albums and seven EPs.-Biography:...
– "Come To Berlin" (Come To Berlin Mixes) - 2009: Art Of TranceArt of TranceSimon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. In addition to his work as an artist, Berry was the co-founder and head of...
– "Swarm" (SwarmSwarmSwarm behaviour, or swarming, is a collective behaviour exhibited by animals of similar size which aggregate together, perhaps milling about the same spot or perhaps moving en masse or migrating in some direction. As a term, swarming is applied particularly to insects, but can also be applied to...
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