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The Telephone Jim Jesus album, A Point Too Far To Astronaut, is a wonderful release reminiscent in parts of the creative, cinematic electronica that was coming out of Europe and Asia just a few years back before the emphasis shifted rather noticeably towards more accessible production techniques (blah house and all it’s subtle offshoots). A Point Too Far To Astronaut is as left of centre as the senseless album title would suggest, a heavily sound effect based collection of electronica which crawls along at a gentle pace, the delicate lull of the synth pads washing under a jarring assortment of bizarre instrumentation. Main man George Chadwick is clearly not afraid of challenging either himself or the listener. The unstructured feel of the compositions gives this a unique longevity. It’s certainly not an easy album to get a sense of flow with. But the superb production and unscripted nature of the arrangements carry it all to unexpected heights.

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