A Point Too Far to Astronaut A Point Too Far to Astronaut 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. 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." "Cokemachineglow" placed it at number 47 on the "Top 50 Albums
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