bpitchcontrol Releases Telefon Tel Aviv’s “immolate yourself”
Ellen Allien’s Berlin-based label bpitchcontrol this week released Telefon Tel Aviv’s third album, which we’ve sadly just learned will be a posthumous release for the duo’s Charlie Cooper.
“immolate yourself“ unites ten tracks with the aim to give the term electro pop a new definition for 2009. although each track has its own story to tell, together they paint a bigger picture that encapsulates the telefon tel aviv sound. arguably the albums standout track “helen and troy“ was in fact the last track to be finished and in a way marked the studio climax. as telefon tel aviv state, “we knew, after completing this song, that we were in fact finished with the record“.
It’s a sad time, but I can’t think of any better way to honor someone’s memory than to hear their music. Thanks to both of these creative artists for that gift.
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Leave a Commentdead_red_eyes
EPIC SAD FACE.
:*(
Such sad news about Charlie. I am glad that they were able to release this album before his passing tho.
January 28, 2009 @ 1:06 pm
Dave
Uhh.. releasing an album called “immolate yourself” by someone who may have just committed suicide? Probably not a smart move.
January 28, 2009 @ 1:21 pm
Anonipotomous
3 out of the last 5 posts had NOTHING to do with creating digital music.
sad that your friend died, but you’re just shamelessly promoting his album. how does this help me create digital music?
January 28, 2009 @ 5:57 pm
Peter Kirn
For now and for all time:
This is not a tech news site. If you want that exclusively, please go elsewhere. I’ve always been a believer in the whole spectrum of what the medium is about; if anything, I haven’t done as a good a job as I’d like of covering that range.
In fact, it’s really a goal of mine to cover more music. Charlie Cooper is not someone I’m fortunate enough to claim as a personal friend. He’s someone whose music I find inspiring. And I hope that the music we care about is something that helps us create digital music.
It’s certainly not “shameless” promotion because I don’t get anything in return. And yes, as to the earlier comment, the title is incredibly unfortunate, but I hope we can connect to the music nonetheless.
Am I missing something?
January 28, 2009 @ 6:08 pm
c
the album was titled and released before this happened, has nothing to do with being a “smart move”. It’s also a masterpiece, and I’m sad to see this incredible musician go.
January 28, 2009 @ 6:28 pm
c.db.sn
“sad that your friend died, but you’re just shamelessly promoting his album. how does this help me create digital music?”
really??? what a jerk. go read something else.
personally, i think the new Telefon Tel Aviv is great. its def. a different direction for them (um, but wasn’t the last one too??), but a welcome one.
January 28, 2009 @ 7:53 pm
dead_red_eyes
Anonipotomous, you need to realize that Create Digital Music is practically a blog, not a music tech site. Also, go take a jump off of a huge cliff.
January 28, 2009 @ 9:51 pm
CV!
@ Dave and Anonipotomous, wow I didn’t know assholes read CDM too.
January 29, 2009 @ 7:39 am
jonnyfive
Yeah, go away. People are people too.
Its funny I *just* read this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html?scp=1&sq=troll&st=cse
And then came here to find this thread.
January 29, 2009 @ 10:20 am
Slaven
I also want to say thanks for posting this, I love TTV and was saddened to read this, but glad you did post it!
January 31, 2009 @ 8:12 pm
lady gaga music
Dave and Anonipotomous, wow I didn’t know assholes read CDM too.
February 1, 2009 @ 7:56 am
Spite
The title of this album was no mistake. Listen to the lyrics, sparse as they are. Listen to the emotion that the music evokes. Whoever said this album is a masterpiece was correct. Though it may be saddening, this was Charlie Cooper’s last message to a world he might’ve felt he had no other way out of. Just listen.
March 29, 2009 @ 12:40 am
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