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Tim Chaplin

 Alternative / Indie / Lo-fi - UK
 


 

After working with local bands and musicians, Tim decided to go it alone in the late nineties. Working on solo singer/songwriter music under his own name and adopting the Luminous moniker for his electronic/experimental output soon afterwards. 
1998 saw the release of the self financed 'CD EP' - a solo four-song promo CD-R for the radio and press. The debut Luminous release in 1999, was the inclusion of 'It's Bass, Jim, But Not As We Know It', on the highly acclaimed '...Eclipse Of The Moon And Falling Star' compilation album on Fi Sci Records.
The official debut solo release was the 7" single 'Here Comes Down', on the well respected French label Plastic Pancake in 2000. Until 2003, Tim released music on various cassette and CD-R labels, including Bliss and Best Kept Secret. 2004 saw the release of the double A side download Luminous single 'Pull A Chain In Tune/Deevy', on the well known Oxford label Shifty Disco. The debut solo album 'Chrome Plated On Nickel Silver', was released on CD in Autumn 2005 on Tim's own label Tara Records. In early 2006, a new Luminous track 'Rub', was released as part of 'Paranoise One - Songs For A Paranoid Society', on the German label Paranoise. An ongoing series of themed Luminous download only EPs which began in 2006, is also available from archive.org. Early 2007 saw the release of the download Luminous album 'Against The Law - Volume I', on the Moscow based label Clinical Archives. Soon afterwards, the same label released the infamous Luminous track 'You Know What I Want', as part of their 'Clinical Sounds - Vol. 1' download compilation album. Canadian label The Beautiful Music, included Tim's cover of 'Stop And Smell The Roses', on 'I Would Write A Thousand Words' - the second of their tribute albums to The Television Personalities, in Spring 2007. The second solo album 'Slo-Mo Baby Doll', was released in Summer 2007 on the Cornish label Golden Pathway.
Tim continues to work with other musicians on and off and also does the odd remix here and there. 'Odd', often being the operative word. Recent releases include two brand new Luminous albums. 'Eve Was Weak' and 'Again Again' are available from Tara Records via iTunes and most major digital distributors. Swedish netlabel 23 seconds released 'The Watercolour Lane EP' in late 2007 and 'The '80's Girls EP' in Spring 2008. Early 2008 saw the release of the first Luminous album to make it onto CD.

 

 As Tim Chaplin:

CD EP self released CD-R 1998
1. Janglepop
2. The Same
3. Sudden Burst Of Nothing
4. Sophie Sometimes

Free cassette compilation with Shadders? On Me Lungs? UK fanzine volume 3 issue 1 1999
1. Janglepop

Beware Of The Ricochet Volume 2 cassette compilation album on the Best Kept Secret tape label (LIE 017) 2000
1. Janglepop

Here Comes Down 7" single on Plastic Pancake (Plastic Pancake 13) 2000
A1. Here Comes Down
B1. Better Yesterday?
B2. Shine Out

Bliss Volume Eighty Seven cassette compilation album on the Bliss tape label (Bliss 087) 2000
1.Janglepop
2.Sophie Sometimes

The 22nd Floor cassette album on the Best Kept Secret tape label (LIE 037) 2001
1. Hayley's Hurt My Feelings
2. Walk In The Sun
3. What Do I Do?
4. See You On The Other Side
5. Sophie Sometimes
6. Not What I Was
7. That Someone's Not You
8. All I Do Is Write It Down
9. Empty Blues
10. Back 2 U

We are not alone - songs for the lo-fi generation - volume six cassette compilation album on the Best Kept Secret tape label (LIE 043) 2002
1.Pale Into Insignificance

Chrome Plated On Nickel Silver CD album on Tara Records (TARA 001) 2005
1.Everybody In Here Loves You
2.Crash-Land
3.Try
4.Space In Time
5.The Truth
6.Accept Or Deny
7.This Road Was Made For The Rain To Run Down
8.Jemma With A J
9.Don't Know Why I Don't Know Why
10.Seems Like Sinking

Free download from timchaplin.com 2005
1. Don't Know Why I Don't Know Why

Exclusive download from myspace.com/timchaplinluminous 2007
1. Let's All Make Friends

I Would Write A Thousand Words Television Personaltities tribute CD/CD-R compilation album on The Beautiful Music (BEAUTY 015/BEAUTY 015B) 2007
1. Stop And Smell The Roses

Slo-Mo Baby Doll CD album on Golden Pathway (GPV030) 2007
1. Don't Take It To Heart
2. Close To Home
3. Drift
4. Suspended
5. Sarah Jane's
6. Endtimes
7. Believe You Me
8. Flicker And Die
9. Alonely
10. Disowned

Slo-Mo Baby Doll promo CD album - as above, but in plastic wallet with different inserts - on Golden Pathway (GPV030) 2007
1. Don't Take It To Heart
2. Close To Home
3. Drift
4. Suspended
5. Sarah Jane's
6. Endtimes
7. Believe You Me
8. Flicker And Die
9. Alonely
10. Disowned

The Watercolour Lane EP
[sec.009] Digital EP on 23 seconds netlabel

 1. Watercolour Lane

 2. The Man Who Made The Key

 3. The Stars Fell On Sally Brown

 4. Lost Cause

The '80's Girls EP
[sec.014] Digital EP on 23 seconds netlabel
1. Silver Mac
2. They Don't Know
3. Only You
4. It Must Have Been Love

Written and originally recorded by Westworld
2. Written and originally recorded by Kirsty MacColl
3. Written by Vince Clarke and originally recorded by Yazoo
4. Written by Per Gessle and originally recorded by Roxette
 

Guest Appearances:

Silver Blades by The Dave Kusworth Group - promo CD-R album on Monkey's Choice (MCLP003) 2005
1. Silver Blades - handclaps

Silver Blades by The Dave Kusworth Group - special Russian edition CD album on Jet Noise Records (JN-82-2) 2006
1. Silver Blades - handclaps

Suddenly Yours: A Tribute To Nikki Sudden - CD compilation album on Sunthunder Records (SUNTHUNDER RECORDS 002) 2007
1. Pistol In My Pocket - backing vocals

As Luminous:
...Eclipse Of The Moon And Falling Star CD compilation album on Fi Sci Records (FSC 001) 1999
1. It's Bass, Jim, But Not As We Know It

Beware Of The Ricochet cassette compilation album on the Best Kept Secret tape label (LIE 016) 2000
1. 52

Razorblades And Lemonades CD-R compilation on the Razorblades And Lemonades label (RTS 010) 2003
1. The White Maze

ILR Dance/Techno Hitdisc for Radio monthly industry sampler CD 2003/4?
1. Treez Leevz

Shifty Disco Singles Club double 'A' side download single on Shifty Disco 2004
1. Pull A Chain In Tune
2. Deevy

Nightmares In A Damaged Brain promo only CD-R album on Capp 2005
1. Little School
2. Spazmodik
3. Green And Red Leep
4. Slay
5. Bittersweet Sunday
6. Splat Science
7. Hitch Pop
8. Woodwork
9. Jupiter
10. TherMax
11. The Way Of The International Exploding Ninja
12. Sky Grid
13. Everything Right

Free download from timchaplin.com 2005
1. The Way Of The International Exploding Ninja

Paranoise One - Songs For A Paranoid Society CD compilation album on Paranoise Records (pnp10) 2006
1. Rub

The Instruction EP download only from timchaplin.com 2006
1. Emit
2. Eye Double U
3. Lazorex
4. Red Or Rec

The Electric EP download only from timchaplin.com 2006
1. Ice Factory
2. Foke
3. Insect Mute
4. Trasht

Against The Law - Volume I download only album on Clinical Archives (ca011) 2007
1. Streams
2. Spectrum
3. Hounding
4. Bought Spilt
5. Home
6. She Sees Shells
7. Hounded
8. J Lazer
9. Hampered
10. Hired Freak

Clinical Sounds - Vol. 1 download only compilation album on Clinical Archives (ca015) 2007
1. You Know What I Want

Exclusive download from myspace.com/timchaplinluminous 2007
1. Catfish Blues

The Instruction EP download only re-release from archive.org/details/TheInstructionEP
byLuminous 2007
1. Emit
2. Eye Double U
3. Lazorex
4. Red Or Rec

The Electric EP download only re-release from archive.org/details/TheElectricEPbyLuminous 2007
1. Ice Factory
2. Foke
3. Insect Mute
4. Trasht

The Acoustic EP download only from archive.org/details/TheAcousticEP
byLuminous 2007
1. FM
2. Strands
3. Outta It
4. Western Death

Eve Was Weak download only album from iTunes, etc (TARA 002) 2007
1. Treez Leevz
2. May 3
3. Ritual 12
4. Maybe Shopping's Wrong
5. On The Day
6. Just
7. Weight Off
8. Beeta Jam
9. Verse Chorus Verse
10. Toy Box
11. Ever Decreasing Harmony
12. Only A May Bee

Again Again download only album from iTunes, etc (TARA 003) 2007
1. Again Again

The Stalker EP download only from archive.org/details/TheStalkerEpBy
Luminous 2007
1. Part One - Contact
2. Part Two - Impact
3. Part Three - Love Act
4. Part Four - Backtrack

 


TIM CHAPLIN

 

 

 

 



               Tim Chaplin aka Luminous





The '80's Girls EP
Released 2008-04-14

1. Silver Mac
2. They Don't Know
3. Only You
4. It Must Have Been Love
   
Download Zip-file
(Music + art 45mb)
Visit: Release page



The Watercolour Lane EP
Released 2007-12-13

1. Watercolour Lane
2. The Man Who Made The Key
3. The Stars Fell On Sally Brown
4. Lost Cause

Download Zip-file
(Music + art 29mb)
Visit: Release page
 

More downloads

Music released by the netlabel Clinical archive, available for free:
● Against The Law Volume 1 (Album)
● Clinical Sounds Vol.1 (Compilation)

Also download The Themed EPs series by Luminous (Tim Chaplinīs electronic / experimental output)
Free download at archive.org

●  Luminous 1. The Instruction EP
●  Luminous 2. The Electric EP
●  Luminous 3. The Acoustic EP
●  Luminous 4. The Stalker EP

 





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