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Putting Off Death

Putting Off Death (2017, LP and CD)

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It had been six years since the previous full-length, so the only real reason that this album exists is because it had to. Drums, guitars, pianos, air organs, violins, brass, woodwinds and the human voice are the tools with which to put off death. Whiling away the hours? No, these instruments are utilized in an incisive manner, taking a three-decade expanse and compressing it into 37 minutes of concision. With a great amount of emotional depth, and a unique, nuanced attention to sonic detail, this is perhaps CHEER-ACCIDENT’s richest consolidation yet. A great place to begin a 35-year journey in reverse.

Listen to Immanence from Putting Off Death.
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CD, $17.00

 

LP, $30.00

 
 
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While

While (1996, CD)

Thymme Jones

Five piano “quartets” (recorded on 4-track) with hypnotically intertwining phrases.

Listen to a clip of Open from While.

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Title

Title (1999, 7″)

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Recorded in 1998 and 1999, this looks like a single, but is in fact the shortest (and smallest) album ever made:
Seven songs on each side, totaling less than ten minutes. Wistfully sung by a great vocalist who also happens to be a great tennis player. Lyrics by Scott Rutledge. The second to last recording to be engineered by Phil Bonnet. (The last being “Salad
Days.”)
 

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The Goal Of Action Is Contemplation

Thymme Jones – The Goal Of Action Is Contemplation (2014)

 
Thymme’s first solo album in eighteen years.  This one is a bit of a companion to “While” (the
piano fest from 1996), in that it is atmospheric/meditative in nature. And vocals-less. The one
big glaring difference is: It is almost completely lacking in piano. This scarcity is compensated for,
however, with many synthesizers, banjos, air organ and several other sonically strange bedfellows.
Entirely homemade and handwritten.
 
 

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Stopped Clocks

Stopped Clocks (2012, CD)

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A meeting of the hearts: Scot Ashley (guitar) and Thymme Jones (drums, vocals, trumpet, etc.) come together to craft a delectable collection of meditative/melancholy instrumentals, heavy rockers, and poignant pop songs. Guest spots by bass-playing luminaries Bob Lizik (of Brian Wilson’s band) and Chip Z’nuff.