A Point Too Far to Astronaut is the debut studio album by American hip hop producer Telephone Jim Jesus. It was released on Anticon in 2004. It peaked at number 150 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart.[2]
| A Point Too Far to Astronaut | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 8, 2004[1] | |||
| Genre | Instrumental hip hop | |||
| Length | 38:30 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
| Producer | Telephone Jim Jesus | |||
| Telephone Jim Jesus chronology | ||||
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Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Cokemachineglow | 81%[3] |
| Inthemix | favorable[4] |
| Splendid Magazine | favorable[5] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |    [6] |
Sarah Zachrich of Splendid Magazine gave the album a favorable review, saying, "Telephone Jim Jesus will appeal to fans of both instrumental hip hop and more ambient fare; A Point Too Far to Astronaut's music is fairly unstructured, but never floats too far into the stratosphere."[5] Chadwicked of Tiny Mix Tapes called it "a passive-aggressive album that makes a great impact with subtle nuances."[6]
Cokemachineglow placed it at number 47 on the "Top 50 Albums 2004" list.[7]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "War Toy" | 2:14 |
| 2. | "Bathroom Mirror" | 2:45 |
| 3. | "I'm Not OK" | 0:59 |
| 4. | "N=1 Trial" | 2:22 |
| 5. | "Failure to Fly" | 2:10 |
| 6. | "Untitled Private Landscape" | 2:00 |
| 7. | "Guessing Tubes" | 3:01 |
| 8. | "The Ouroboros Tongue" | 1:07 |
| 9. | "Struck by Falling Object" | 3:40 |
| 10. | "A Blindness Falls Pt. A" | 0:24 |
| 11. | "A Blindness Falls Pt. B" | 2:14 |
| 12. | "Blue in the Face" | 2:15 |
| 13. | "Convertible Stingray" | 1:31 |
| 14. | "Little Boy One Eye" | 2:41 |
| 15. | "Sometimes" | 3:44 |
| 16. | "Two Clasping What They Dream Is One Another" | 5:30 |
| Total length: | 38:30 | |
Personnel edit
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Telephone Jim Jesus – production, mixing, illustration
- Pedestrian – vocals (4, 6, 10, 11, 16)
- Passage – vocals (13)
- Odd Nosdam – additional mixing (1, 4, 5, 7, 16), art direction
- Jeremy Goody – mastering
References edit
- ^ "Discography". Anticon. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ "CMJ Radio 200". CMJ New Music Monthly (129): 37. 2004.
- ^ Newell, Aaron (November 10, 2004). "Telephone Jim Jesus: A Point Too Far To Astronaut..." Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ Xpose (December 18, 2004). "Telephone Jim Jesus - Point Too Far To Astronaught". Inthemix. Archived from the original on January 11, 2005. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ a b Zachrich, Sarah (January 4, 2005). "Telephone Jim Jesus: A Point Too Far to Astronaut". Splendid Magazine. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ a b Chadwicked (December 14, 2006). "Telephone Jim Jesus - A Point Too Far to Astronaut". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums 2004". Cokemachineglow. December 25, 2004. Archived from the original on March 30, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
External links edit
- A Point Too Far to Astronaut at Discogs (list of releases)