A Point Too Far to Astronaut explained

A Point Too Far to Astronaut
Type:	studio
Artist:	Telephone Jim Jesus
Cover:	A Point Too Far to Astronaut.jpg
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Instrumental hip hop
Label:	Anticon
Producer:	Telephone Jim Jesus
Next Title:	Anywhere Out of the Everything
Next Year:	2007

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]

Critical reception

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 Astronauts music is fairly unstructured, but never floats too far into the stratosphere." Chadwicked of Tiny Mix Tapes called it "a passive-aggressive album that makes a great impact with subtle nuances."

Cokemachineglow placed it at number 47 on the "Top 50 Albums 2004" list.^[3]

Personnel

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Discography. Anticon. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20041204165658/http://www.anticon.com/discography.htm. December 4, 2004. May 19, 2018.
2. CMJ Radio 200. CMJ New Music Monthly. 2004. 129. 37.
3. Web site: Top 50 Albums 2004. Cokemachineglow. December 25, 2004. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150330214129/http://cokemachineglow.com/category/top-50-albums-2004/. March 30, 2015. May 19, 2018.