A Point Too Far To Astronaut...:Telephone Jim Jesus

Title: A Point Too Far to Astronaut…

Label: Anticon

Genre: instrumental hip-hop

Rating: 6.5 of 7

Though you may have never heard the name Telephone Jim Jesus, aka George Chadwick of the Northeast (the only sane part of the country), his production skills have already graced many respectable underground artists including Restiform Bodies (which he is one third of), Sole and Passage. Armed with a bass, guitar and a number of drum machines, synths and effects pedals, T.J.J. has created a psychedelic collage of catchy beats, spacey samples, subtle guitar riffs and pretty piano melodies. The end result is an instrumental hip-hop album that touches on every feeling that your moody little head can throw at it. The album is also laced with early-60s vocal samples that create just enough of a narrative to make T.J.J.’s a.d.d. stricken musical style (read – a diverse selection of songs that run about 2 minutes each) into a cohesive record. I especially like #8. Give it the spins it deserves, because its not like it’ll take that much time.

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