''Immolate Yourself'' is the third studio album by

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, an American electronic music duo consisting of

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and Charles Cooper. It was released on

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in 2009. It peaked at number 17 on the '' Billboard''

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chart. Two days after its release, Cooper died of an accidental overdose of sleeping pills and alcohol.

Background

In a 2016 interview with '' Huck'', Joshua Eustis recalled that they were listening to

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(OMD) a lot during the making of the album. He added: "We were listening to a lot of

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and stuff like that. A lot of krautrock and psychedelic stuff – all of these things that we loved but we still wanted to have some element of futurism and romanticism and that's kind of what came out."

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Jesse Cataldo of '' Slant Magazine'' stated that "it's the rare electronic work that feels entirely alive, exhibiting shocking versatility and a strong feel for creating vibrant, engaging environments." David Abravanel of ''

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'' called the album "the most consistent release from the duo."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

– performance, production, design, photography * Charles Cooper – performance, production Additional personnel * Turk Dietrich – performance (5), production (5) * Ryan Rapsys – drums (10) * Rolan Vega – some sounds (10) * Roger Seibel – mastering * Wolfel – design * James Hughes – typography

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2009 albums Telefon Tel Aviv albums BPitch Control albums