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Infobox musical artist | name = Telefon Tel Aviv| image = Telefon Tel Aviv (Seattle 2006).jpg| caption = Joshua Eustis (left) and Charles Cooper (right) at Decibel Festival (September 2006)| image_size = | landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = New Orleans , Louisiana , United States|USA | genre = intelligent dance music|IDM Clicks & Cuts Ambient techno Glitch (music)|Glitch | years_active = 1999–present| label = Hefty Records BPitch Control | associated_acts =| website = http://www.telefontelaviv.com/ www.telefontelaviv.com| current_members = Joshua Eustis| past_members = Charles Cooper (deceased)| Telefon Tel Aviv is a New Orleans , Louisiana -derived, 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.
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 Records 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 magazine|Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart.Allmusic|class=artist|id=p509580/charts-awards|pure_url=yes Billboard, Allmusic
On March 10th, 2012, Eustis confirmed on his Twitter account that he was "trying" to work on new Telefon Tel Aviv material.https://twitter.com/#!/telefontelaviv/status/178523076210855936 No further information about a possible release has been given.
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.cite news | url= http://cbs2chicago.com/local/Police.Continue.Search.2.917238.html | accessdate=9 February 2009 | publisher= CBS Broadcasting | date=25 January 2009 | title=Police Continue Search For 'High Risk' Missing ManDead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBotcite news | url= http://cbs2chicago.com/local/charles.cooper.musician.2.918857.html | accessdate=28 January 2009 | publisher= CBS Broadcasting | date=27 January 2009 | title=Musician Missing Since Last Week Found DeadDead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBotcite news | url= http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendId=42233895& blogId=501650855 | accessdate=22 July 2009 | publisher= Joshua Eustis | date=22 July 2009 | title=Myspace post " Charlie, in finality."
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.cite news | url= http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendID=42233895& blogID=467458298 | accessdate=9 February 2009 | publisher= Joshua Eustis | date=30 January 2009 | title=Myspace post "Thank you"
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.cite news | url= http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendId=42233895& blogId=478231693 | accessdate=24 March 2009 | publisher= Joshua Eustis | date=22 March 2009 | title=Myspace post "Update, the future, etc."
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.cite news | url= http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendId=42233895& blogId=501650855 | accessdate=22 July 2009 | publisher= Joshua Eustis | date=22 July 2009 | title=Myspace post "Charlie, in finality."
Production
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.cite web|url= http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php? id=syntheticdrums2_us |title=Products : Sound Line : Synthetic Drums 2 |publisher=Native Instruments |date= |accessdate=2009-10-15
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".cite web|url= http://remixmag.com/artists/remix_tapeheads/ |title=Remix talks to Telefon Tel Aviv about the gear and recording for their latest album, Immolate Yourself & #124; Josh Eustis and CharlieCooper sit down with Remix to discuss the gear and techniques used to create Immolate Yourself |publisher=Remixmag.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-15
