Telefon Tel Aviv

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Telefon Tel Aviv
Eustis of Telefon Tel Aviv
Background information
Origin	New Orleans, LA, USA
Genre(s)	IDM Ambient techno
Years active	1999 - Present
Label(s)	Hefty Records
Website	http://www.telefontelaviv.com/
Members
Joshua Eustis Charles Cooper Lindsay Anderson

Telefon Tel Aviv is a Chicago-based electronic music group (relocated from New Orleans in 2001) primarily known for their work in the intelligent dance music genre.

Formed in 1999 by Charles Cooper and Joshua Eustis, their first album was released in the fall of 2001 to rave reviews. In 2002 they released an EP under the Hefty Records Immediate Action label where vocalist Lindsay Anderson (from L'Altra) was added to the group.

1 Discography
2 Production info
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Fahrenheit Fair Enough (2001)
Map of What Is Effortless (2004)

[edit] EPs

Immediate Action #8 (2002)
My Week Beats Your Year (2004)

[edit] Notable Remixes

Apparat - Komponent (2005)
Bebel Gilberto - All Around (2001)
Carmen Rizzo - Too Rude
Oliver Nelson - Stolen Moments
Nine Inch Nails - Where Is Everybody? (Things Falling Apart, 2000)
A Perfect Circle - Three Libras
A Perfect Circle - Judith
Slicker - Knock Me Down Girl
Phil Ranelin - Time Is Running Out
Midwest Product - A Genuine Display
Marc Hellner - Asleep on the Wing

[edit] Production info

In interviews, Cooper and Eustis claim to use the following software:

Digidesign Pro Tools
Native Instruments Reaktor and Electronic Instruments 2 XT
Ableton Live

Additionally, the band has contributed samples to the Native Instruments Synthetic Drums 2 sample library.

[edit] Trivia

Josh Eustis has a tattoo on his arm of bands of increasing width depicting the Fibonacci sequence.
Telefon Tel Aviv are huge fans of video games. Their top 10 lists always include (not necessarily in this order) Ocarina of Time, Link to the Past, Mario 64, Metroid Prime, Super Metroid, and Symphony of the Night.