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  • The Sky Is Black

    Finally going to see a release:


    I was hoping for a vinyl of this, but it looks like a no go?

    Also - the track was never fully finished, so I just mixed it in the state that we left it pre-apocalypse.  It's got Robin Guthrie playing guitar on it but we never sorted out all of the parts so it's probably "missing" some more of his magic.  I feel like I should do an alternate version of this track with pretty much only his guitar parts.

    I'll see about getting this out on vinyl, but I guess I can't really promise anything.

    peace,

    _J_
    4:20 AM
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      • Elizabeth Cooper

        Happy Birthday Charlie, We Love you.
        April 12,1977 ---January 22,2009
        You always be missed! also your good Music!!!

        2 years ago
      • Robert Smith

        boiiiiiiiiiiiiiingggg

        2 years ago
      • Lala Chen

        Good post and welcome to my website: http://www.joyfax.com

        2 years ago
      • Sam Sascha

        So good.

        2 years ago
      • Chris Wolters

        hey somehow i think i heard your name by ´apparat, anyway i like your sound :)
        finix

        2 years ago
      • Louis D'Antonio

        I listened to the version that is on youtube and pretty much went crazy when i found out it wasn't available for purchase and can't wait to get my hands on it, and why did you guys have to make "Fahrenheit far away" so damn good? anyways amazing job on your music, Huge eye opener into what music is.

        2 years ago
      • SUBLUNARY

        ever wondered what the genesis of a star sounds like. come listen

        2 years ago
      • oxy

        Magnifique!!!great sound!!!!

        2 years ago
      • Paris Grissett

        thanks you :))

        2 years ago
      • JP

        Glad to see it finally get a proper release. Sad to know it will never truly be finished. RIP.

        2 years ago
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  • TTA News

    Hey You All,

    Just an update of what's going on in the studio, etc.  I haven't fallen off the Earth completely yet.

    I just finished the first new Telefon Tel Aviv song in two years, and it will be appearing on Apparat's DJ Kicks thing.  You can find the tracklisting and details here:


    I think K7 is making a 12" out of it also, with a new Apparat song as the A-side.  Fun stuff; his song is fantastic and very weird.

    As well, I'm nearly finished the writing process for a new full length - not sure if it's going to Telefon Tel Aviv, or something else, but the songs are nearly done.  I just need to "produce" it now, to determine whether or not it will be appropriate as a Telefon Tel Aviv release, or whether it's on to other things.

    Also working on a Boogie Bytes DJ mix for BPitch Control, that will feature quite a bit of "vintage" electronic music, as well as some modern stuff that no one has heard of yet that I feel pretty strongly about getting out into the world in one way or another.

    That's it.  Thanks for reading this really self-aggrandizing bullshit.

    Love,

    _J_
    2:46 PM
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      • Keith Meldrum

        Thats good to hear your making more songs. Good job josh :)

        2 years ago
      • Sam Sascha

        Your rants are always welcome my friend. Super excited to hear the new material. Love the new track -- and the Apparat DJ Kicks altogether.

        2 years ago
      • The Coma Calling

        Gret news! looking forward to it.

        2 years ago
      • Paris Grissett

        lol im still excited. i canNOT wait

        2 years ago
      • Paris Grissett

        hell ya!im so excited. glad you're still on earth. cant wait to hear the new stuff :)

        2 years ago
      • ......................

        just glad to hear an update, can't wait to hear some new stuff...

        2 years ago
      • DERIVANDO

        love


        (a)

        2 years ago

  • finally some good news!

    I'm rarely on here anymore, but this news is too good to pass up.

    Alfredo Nogueira, long time best friend and TTA collaborator, finally has released his debut record "Stella Australis" under the Endian name.  This record was finished in early 2005, pre-Katrina, and I worked on it considerably with Fredo and Turk Dietrich from Belong, who pretty much helmed most of the production over a 5 year period.

    It features another long-time TTA collaborator Brett Calzada on drums, the Loyola University Chamber Orchestra, a real harpsichord recorded on location at Trinity Church, New Orleans, and more over-the-top production and honest songwriting than is heard these days.  It also reminds my friends and I of a time before so many apocalypses ravaged our lives - things were simple, life moved slowly, the sun was shining, and things were right.


    Please pass this along!
    6:16 PM
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      • Christina

        Its beautiful work.

        2 years ago
      • The Dawn Armada

        hell yeah!

        2 years ago
      • Sam Sascha

        Awesome news. I will definitely check it out.

        Other than the new track you worked on in the Ghostly By Night comp -- anything else on the horizon? Should I be checking a different resource to keep afloat on that info?


        2 years ago
      • DERIVANDO

        yes....finally!


        hugs


        a.

        2 years ago

  • "Show Dick some respect!" - John W. Hughes, II

    John W. Hughes, born February 18th, 1950, visionary, father, grandfather, husband, storyteller, oracle, has passed away.

    This man was my "other" father, and I have forgotten more kindness, generosity, and love that this man has shown me than most people receive in an entire lifetime.

    A lot of folks say that the candles that burn the brightest burn the fastest.  I agree.  To pass on at 59 years old is far too early, far too tragic.  But I think of things a bit differently, after the miserable year that I've had, in which Mr. Hughes's sons, John III and James (who are both more dear to me than our modern words can portray), have really had my back and come through for me in the most massive way that friends can.  I think of someone passing too soon in terms of their life's work, their calling - these people, especially Mr. John, have made so many people's lives richer, fuller, happier, that they have completed the tasks set out for them.  Whether you believe in God or an afterlife has nothing to do with it, this applies to everyone in this world.

    I can only hope that you all remember with fondness all of the things that Mr. John has done for us in his life - all of those films, my goodness!  I've had stomach aches from laughing at Uncle Buck and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles more times than I can count.  That's just getting warm.  To be part of the flock of our generation and to have such a perfect spokesman for our heartache, our angst, our unrequited love, our sense of humor - this is a blessing to all of us, and we may never, ever have another.  

    Keep this man and his family in your heart and grieve as though you lost a dear friend, because believe me, if anyone in this world understood you without ever meeting you, it was John W. Hughes, II.




    9:45 PM
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      • JAAAHWS

        Nice words, Josh.

        I never met John Hughes but I feel that I have through many of his films. I'm sure it must have been quite a gift to have known him in real life. I'm sorry for our loss.

        3 years ago
      • My Aural Fixation

        John Hughes put my adolescence on the big screen, at a time when kids couldn't afford fancy digital cameras or video cameras to record it themselves. "The Breakfast Club" was the first film of his to REALLY grab me, because I related so much to Ally Sheedy's character. The way he captured the essence of adolescent vulnerability was in such a respectful manner. He never seemed to be condescending, as many films about teenagers are these days. I then went back to "Sixteen Candles", then forward to "Pretty in Pink", "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Some Kind of Wonderful", and so on. But those are his films which touched me the most. If you're interested, when I discovered John had passed away the only way I could express my sadness was through 'blipping' a DJ set online of some of my favourite songs which I discovered through his film soundtracks. It's located here: http://blip.fm/myauralfixation (you just need to skim through my last blips about Billy Idol ;). So yes, I loved him madly as a film fan. Think of all the actors who were discovered through his films: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, John Cusack, James Spader, Andrew McCarthy, Eric Stoltz, Ally Sheedy, Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Joan Cusack, Jon Cryer...the list goes on. The world will be a more cynical place without him.

        3 years ago
      • A o)))

        Much respect.


        A

        3 years ago
      • pa.sys.tematic.

        We love you.

        3 years ago
      • Paul Allen

        Aw man this is sad as hell. Ferris Bueller's Day off? That movie was perhaps a bigger part of my childhood than any other film or TV show I saw as a kid. 


        But you said it best, he did what he was put here to do. And for that I'm sure you - and all those closest to Mr. Hughes - feel incredibly proud.

        My thoughts and consolation go out to all his family and friends. 

        3 years ago
      • brickhouse

        you said it perfectly.

        and what a rough year it has been. 

        *hugs*

        3 years ago
      • Go Head

        great words can never fully capture what those special people in our lives really mean.
        however from your words i can understand what a great man he must have been.
        my mother TOMiKO passed away at the age of 60(your right far to early to leave this world)
        not a day goes by that i dont love & miss her. my friend i send my love and respect to you and JOHN W. HUGHES II. and even though i never met him and just learned of him today reading your blog, you both will be in my prayers. iN LOViNG MEMORY 2 ALL OUR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED WAY 2 EARLY.

        3 years ago
        • Go Head

          great movies!

          3 years ago

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