Fahrenheit Fair Enough
{{Infobox album
| name = Fahrenheit Fair Enough
| type = studio
| artist = Telefon Tel Aviv
| cover = Telefon Tel Aviv - Fahrenheit Fair Enough.jpg|border=yes
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| released = {{start date|2001|09|18}}
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| genre = IDM
| length = {{duration|m=40|s=55}}
| label = Hefty
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| next_title = Map of What Is Effortless
| next_year = 2004
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Fahrenheit Fair Enough is the first studio album by Telefon Tel Aviv, an American electronic music duo consisting of Joshua Eustis and Charles Cooper. It was released on Hefty Records in 2001. The reissue edition of the album, with additional bonus tracks, was released on Ghostly International in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2016/10/11/telefon-tel-aviv-fahrenheit-fair-enough-reissue/|title=Telefon Tel Aviv announces 15th anniversary reissue of IDM classic Fahrenheit Fair Enough|work=Fact|first=John|last=Twells|date=October 11, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://ra.co/news/36790|title=Ghostly International to reissue Telefon Tel Aviv's debut, Fahrenheit Fair Enough|work=Resident Advisor|first=Matt|last=McDermott|date=October 12, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2022}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fahrenheit-fair-enough-mw0000433764|title=Telefon Tel Aviv - Fahrenheit Fair Enough|work=AllMusic|first=Kenyon|last=Hopkin|access-date=December 16, 2022}}
| rev2 = BBC
| rev2score = favorable{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bn8c/|title=Telefon Tel Aviv - Fahrenheit Fair Enough|work=BBC|first=Peter|last=Marsh|date=2002|access-date=December 16, 2022}}
| rev3 = Exclaim!
| rev3score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/telefon_tel_aviv-fahrenheit_fair_enough|title=Telefon Tel Aviv - Fahrenheit Fair Enough|work=Exclaim!|first=Daniel|last=Sylvester|date=November 23, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2022}}
| rev4 = Pitchfork
| rev4score = 6.8/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7962-fahrenheit-fair-enough/|title=Telefon Tel Aviv: Fahrenheit Fair Enough|work=Pitchfork|first=Paul|last=Cooper|date=October 10, 2001|access-date=December 16, 2022}}
| rev5 = PopMatters
| rev5score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/telefon-tel-aviv-fahrenheit-fair-enough-2495406296.html|title=Telefon Tel Aviv: Fahrenheit Fair Enough|work=PopMatters|first=Andrew|last=Dorsett|date=December 5, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2022}}
| rev6 = Stylus Magazine
| rev6score = D+{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/telefon-tel-aviv/fahrenheit-fair-enough.htm|title=Telefon Tel Aviv - Fahrenheit Fair Enough|work=Stylus Magazine|first=Todd|last=Burns|date=September 1, 2003|access-date=September 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061215080822/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/telefon-tel-aviv/fahrenheit-fair-enough.htm|archive-date=December 15, 2006|url-status=dead}}
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Kenyon Hopkin of AllMusic called the album "a soothing listen and one that'll bring you down gently." Peter Marsh of BBC commented that "Apparently the pair came together through a shared love of 'innovative classical music' and while that's not maybe immediately apparent, there is a linear progression to the pieces here that transcend the usual piling up and subtraction that passes for structure in much electronica." Paul Cooper of Pitchfork said, "Though Fahrenheit Fair Enough includes nothing incisive or insightful, it's nonetheless an intriguing release." He added, "it's somewhat frustrating because, while the duo occasionally displays the beauty they're truly capable of, they generally settle for a disappointing simulacrum."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Fahrenheit Fair Enough
| length1 = 6:40
| title2 = TTV
| length2 = 3:34
| title3 = Lotus Above Water
| length3 = 3:33
| title4 = John Thomas on the Inside Is Nothing but Foam
| length4 = 5:14
| title5 = Life Is All About Taking Things In and Putting Things Out
| length5 = 4:45
| title6 = Your Face Reminds Me of When I Was Old
| length6 = 6:55
| title7 = What's the Use of Feet If You Haven't Got Legs?
| length7 = 4:15
| title8 = Introductory Nomenclature
| length8 = 4:37
| title9 = Fahrenheit Far Away
| length9 = 1:22
| total_length = 40:55
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{{Track listing
| headline = 2016 reissue edition bonus tracks
| title10 = Reak What (Archive '99)
| length10 = 4:38
| title11 = Fahrenheit Fair Enough (Archive '99)
| length11 = 4:00
| title12 = Cliccum (Archive '99)
| length12 = 2:48
| title13 = 7 8 (Archive '99)
| length13 = 3:51
| title14 = Eight Track Project Cut (Archive '99)
| length14 = 3:48
| title15 = Rittle Alpha (Archive '99)
| length15 = 3:20
| title16 = Rittle Beta (Archive '99)
| length16 = 1:56
| title17 = What's the Use of Feet If You Haven't Got Legs (Archive '99)
| length17 = 3:43
| total_length = 69:11
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Joshua Eustis – music
- Charles Cooper – music
Additional personnel
- Alfredo Nogueira – additional drums (4), acoustic guitar (4)
- Roger Seibel – mastering
- Graphic Havoc – design
- Francesco Clemente – artwork
- Dorothy Zeidman – photography
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|9583|Fahrenheit Fair Enough}}
{{Telefon Tel Aviv}}
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Category:Telefon Tel Aviv albums