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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.
The first official Luminous CD is due in
early 2008...
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