The late 1990s was a fertile time in the American electronic
underground. A growing body of artists, spread around the nation,
were engaging in the latest round of a decades-long transatlantic
musical conversation. At the convergence of hip-hop, electronic, and
soul music, these artists sought to carve out their own lane. In
September 2001, New Orleans’ Telefon Tel Aviv, high school friends
Joshua Eustis and the late Charles Cooper, joined the conversation
with their debut album, Fahrenheit Fair Enough, released by Hefty
Records. A labour of love, Fahrenheit was an attempt by the pair 'to
contribute something meaningful' Eustis says today, 'something
definitely American, and kinda southern too.' On the fifteenth
anniversary of its release, Ghostly International is reissuing Fahrenheit
Fair Enough with a vinyl edition and bonus digital materia