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R.I.P. Charlie Cooper (Telefon Tel Aviv) (1977—2009)
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| Quadlow |
Know we have a few fans on here so i thought i would share this unfortunate news:
http://www.filter27.com/archives/20...telefon_tel.php
This just in from Joshua Eustis of Telefon Tel Aviv:
Hello, Everyone.
It breaks my heart to inform you all that Charlie Cooper, my better half in Telefon Tel Aviv, passed away on January 22nd.
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. In the spirit of honorable mention, however, I should mention that he had a shoe collection that was marvelous, knowledge of hip-hop that was profound, and knowledge of wine that was subtle.
He is survived by a sister, a neice, a nephew, his mother, his stepfather, me, and more adoring friends than the Universe has dark matter. As such, his family and I ask for your discretion and consideration of our privacy during these extremely turbulent waters.
Yours in Music,
Joshua Eustis |
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| winston |
| I just heard this, terrible news. |
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| Blake_Jarrell |
Just played pool with him last Monday night. Charlie is such a hero and inspiration to me as an artist and as a person. I will always remember him for the kind hearted genius he was. I hope that wherever he is, he still gets to see the success of the beautiful record he left us with that was just released this week. He will always be here in the music of everyone writing electronica, in all forms, because his influence was just that strong. He will always be here in the hearts of those that got to meet him, because his heart was just that big.
The brightest stars shine half as long. |
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| delobbo |
| oh my gosh... that is so sad. :( |
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| burnedwithin |
| man, so depressing! |
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| lücid |
| that's horrible. my thoughts go out to his friends and family. |
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| techhouse_junky |
| Awfully sad... |
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| 17thfloorplumbe |
| my week beats your year ... na na na na na na na na |
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| hexadecimal |
| Incredibly depressing. One of the few remaining true innovators out there. Sorry for your loss, Blake... and condolences to all his family and friends. |
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| tolgar |
I can't say I know anything about Charlie or the group personally...but I can testify that their music was and is incredible. It's perception altering in the purest sense... scrambling all your senses and rearranging them as if someone took a very dirty window and cleaned it to a sparkling state. Definitely very sad news. :(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3j6ZXEAe70 |
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| Yuris |
I did not know this man personally but I have always enjoyed their music tremendously. I am glad I got to see them together before this happened.
Truly a sad day for the world. |
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