Nota: Agregué hace unos días al blog que mantenemos mi chica y yo (no les diré el url), este artículo, dedicado a la memoria de Charles Cooper (si, el chico de Telefon Tel Aviv que desafortunadamente falleció el mes pasado). He aqui, íntegro y sin edición, mi post…
well, bebé… if trying lonkero didn’t success, then you should try with wyworowa and orange. you know it’d be much much better, don’t you?
anyway, eventhough this space is supposed to be only for you and me, today i must say that i feel sad about a loss in the world of music that i’ve jut got to know: charles ‘charlie’ cooper (one of the telefon tel aviv guys) passed away last month. i just found it out yesterday, which is quite strange for someone like me who’s always on the web and listening to them really really frequently.
the saddest part of all this situation is that the duo had just released their third album under the ellen allien’s label, bpitch control. so that means that cooper died in the interval between their album was released in europe and america. remember while dancing with ellen allien i was so much excited when she played telefon tel aviv’s ‘you are the worst thing in the world’? well, now it makes a bit more of sense to me. it actually was her own way to say goodbye to a music-colleague, wasn’t it?
the whole truth about cooper’s death is actually irrelevant. his friend and music-partner josh eustis posted a brief letter explaining the situation in the band’s blog in myspace. here the content is…
Charles Wesley Cooper, III
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
tragic loss the cooper’s one. but hey, that’s actually another motif to keep dancing and singing his music. life goes on, and the last thing that he possibly wanted in life, was a sea of sadness caused by him. he’ll live forever in all our hearts.
anyway, here i’ll post my fave song, featured in their last album (immolate yourself) and some remixes made by important djs and music-producers, along with ‘helen of troy’, another fave song of mine as well…
