Fahrenheit Far Away

January 30, 2009 12:13 PM

One half of Telefon Tel Aviv has died.Charlie Cooper was part of the well respected electronic/IDM group that has been releasing music and remixing since 2001.
posted by plexi (26 comments total)

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posted by sloe at 12:18 PM on January 30

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posted by ageispolis at 12:20 PM on January 30

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posted by Arbac at 12:21 PM on January 30

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posted by juv3nal at 12:24 PM on January 30

this is really a tragedy for someone so young & talented. they made some great music.

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posted by msconduct at 12:26 PM on January 30

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Their website is currently a plain black page stating the full name, birth date and date of death for Charlie. Their low resolution version is still available, and requires flash. Their wiki page is pretty brief. Their Discogs page elaborates on their discography.

Josh posted a nice obit for Charlie on their (hard to read) MySpace page, and a follow up thanks post (which makes me glad Meta doesn't have avatar icons next to posts - it kind of ruins the heartfelt comments when the user pics are less than somber).

For some reason, I classified them with older groups. Charlie was only 31, and they had only made 3 albums (plus a remix compilation). They were Telefon Tel Aviv for less than 10 years. A new story adds some detail, but not much.
posted by filthy light thief at 12:30 PM on January 30 [1 favorite]

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posted by Blazecock Pileon at 12:37 PM on January 30

I wasn't going to . because I don't know them very well. Guess who just came up in my Last.fm recommended radio. A track called Introductory Nomenclature.

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posted by nthdegx at 12:53 PM on January 30

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posted by _aa_ at 12:59 PM on January 30

Oh man, this is awful. These guys were so good and unique. The only group I know of to effectively blend together Warp-ish buzzes and blips with soft, soothing organic sounds. They could've done so much more. A real tragedy.

Also, the "releasing music" link is the title track from their new record, which just came out a few days ago.
posted by DecemberBoy at 1:35 PM on January 30

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I used to run into them a lot at shows in Chicago and they were both really nice guys. Terribly sad news.
posted by p3t3 at 1:46 PM on January 30

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'Without music, life would be a mistake' - Nietzsche

And what beautiful downtempo music TTA made.
posted by numberstation at 1:54 PM on January 30

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posted by Hutch at 2:46 PM on January 30

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Very sad to hear this.

I deeply loved everything they released. Their remix of "The Green Green Grass" is one of the most amazing songs I've ever heard.
posted by pandaharma at 3:07 PM on January 30

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What it was will never again...
posted by paradoxflow at 3:29 PM on January 30

I used to fall asleep to their first album in college. Six months they were my antidote to insomnia.

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posted by saysthis at 4:01 PM on January 30

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posted by man vs sun at 4:49 PM on January 30

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posted by mariolapinski at 5:33 PM on January 30

Fahrenheit Fair Enough has been in my top 10 rotation since I first heard of them last summer. I was looking forward to catching them on tour.

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posted by GratefulDean at 6:05 PM on January 30

Dang, that sucks. I just discovered them recently via the Last.fm IDM radio station. :-(
posted by wastelands at 11:49 PM on January 30

oh shit, this is really awful. They made some beautiful music.
posted by saul wright at 1:50 AM on January 31

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posted by like_neon at 4:06 AM on January 31

TTA have left a huge mark on my life. I listened to Fahrenheit Fair Enough and Map of What is Effortless on my cd walkman on repeat while wandering around aimlessly after my first messy breakup during college. It's some of the most emotional electronic music I've had the pleasure of hearing, I really hope that history will honor them for their talents. I'm glad I was able to see them perform live before Charles' passing, I will miss him.
posted by ryaninoakland at 4:23 AM on January 31

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posted by vellocet at 9:51 AM on January 31

new orleans DIY scene pictures

R.I.P.
posted by eustatic at 11:50 PM on January 31

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posted by Smart Dalek at 5:26 PM on February 1