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Posted by Rememberence_ on Jan-28-2009 20:59:

RIP Charlie Cooper

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/charle...n.2.918857.html

Telefon Tel Aviv will never be the same

Rest in peace Charlie. Deepest condolences to Joshua Eustis.

Posted by Lizandrooo on Jan-29-2009 00:02:

man that sucks. i remember when i was finally leaving chicago transfering to virginia telefon tel aviv had a concert at millenium park and i missed it. that was around the time they remixed apparats 'arcadia'

man that really sucks... now im listening to arcadia and it hits me differently.

Posted by Carlos Pereira on Jan-29-2009 00:59:

Aww shit.

RIP Charlie Cooper

Tel Aviv FTW

Posted by ryan3243 on Jan-29-2009 01:07:

man, that's sad to hear. i loved their sound.

Posted by Rememberence_ on Jan-29-2009 05:55:

quote:
Originally posted by Lizandrooo
man that sucks. i remember when i was finally leaving chicago transfering to virginia telefon tel aviv had a concert at millenium park and i missed it. that was around the time they remixed apparats 'arcadia'

man that really sucks... now im listening to arcadia and it hits me differently.

Fuck man I know how you feel. A few months back I was almost going to fly up to Chicago for the weekend to see Telefon Tel Aviv and The Flashbulb (Benn Jordan) at some lounge... I didn't end up going though and now I'm kicking myself :/

Posted by vinnie97 on Jan-29-2009 11:32:

This has really hit me hard even though I didn't know the guy. His music oozed with emotion and his production skills were off the chart. I also never had the opportunity to see them live...I can't believe they were never booked to play in Dallas (to my knowledge).

Posted by Lizandrooo on Jan-29-2009 15:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Rememberence_
Fuck man I know how you feel. A few months back I was almost going to fly up to Chicago for the weekend to see Telefon Tel Aviv and The Flashbulb (Benn Jordan) at some lounge... I didn't end up going though and now I'm kicking myself :/

Yea man this sucks. My heart still has that sinking feeling. I'm definately going to purchase their new album.

Posted by Ph03n1x on Jan-29-2009 15:51:

I Lied - Telefon Tel Aviv

Posted by shaw on Jan-30-2009 05:00:

that sucks.

Posted by Carlos Pereira on Jan-30-2009 05:30:

TTA's sickest release and the one that got me to listen to them more often was with one of my favorite vocalists ever, Esthero.

Telefon Tel Aviv - Too Rude

Posted by vinnie97 on Jan-30-2009 11:10:

They've got too many good releases...but I just checked discogs and didn't see them credited on that track (which only appears on a full-length Esthero album). Did they do a remix?

Posted by Carlos Pereira on Jan-30-2009 19:12:

quote:
Originally posted by vinnie97
They've got too many good releases...but I just checked discogs and didn't see them credited on that track (which only appears on a full-length Esthero album). Did they do a remix?

Actually Esthero remixed + vocalized the track.

pretty interesting imo.

Posted by Carlos Pereira on Feb-02-2009 08:50:

UPDATE:

Musician Missing Since Last Week Found Dead
CHICAGO

A 31-year-old Louisiana-born musician -- missing from a Wicker Park residence since an argument with his girlfriend last week -- has been found dead in the Near Northwest Side neighborhood.

Charles Cooper went missing last Wednesday night after an argument with his girlfriend. He had been staying with a friend in the Wicker Park neighborhood when he got into the argument, according to Grand Central Area detectives.

Cooper left the residence, located near 1400 N. Milwaukee Ave., before midnight on Jan. 21 and had no contact with friends or family members since, police said. He reportedly has a history of threatening suicide, but did not make such threats last week.

"Back in October, he took off for Louisiana, where he is from, for a month," a Grand Central Area detective said Sunday.

Cooper was found Monday at 2306 N. Lawndale Ave., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. Pronouncement information was not available and an autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday to determine the cause and manner of death.

With bandmate Joshua Eustis, Cooper formed the electronic duo Telefon Tel Aviv in New Orleans in 1999, according to allmusic.com. The duo has contributed to several other projects, including remixes for a Nine Inch Nails EP. In 2001, they composed the score for the feature film "New Port South," and they had planned a tour of the United States and Europe in support of a new album.

On the band's myspace blog, Eustis wrote, "We have been friends since high school, and began making records together a decade ago. We have been so fortunate to tour the world together, while at the same time having a massive amount of laughs at one another's expense.

"Aside from Charlie's singular genius and musical gifts, I can tell you that he was a total sweetheart of a guy, and a loving friend and confidant to people everywhere. His musicianship was surpassed only by his greater gift to the world -- his warmth, his generosity, his unquenchable humor and his undying loyalty to those whom he loved."

(Source: Sun-Times News Group Wire � Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved.)

Posted by Matthias on Feb-04-2009 00:34:

Man... RIP

This might not be the right time or place to post this, but at my last jobsite there was this old senile toothless foreman who's name was also Charlie Cooper. The crazy thing was he was 60 and looked 85. It was hard not to laugh whenever he said something.

-exits the thread