London DJ, producer, remixer, and label boss Jamie Odell aka Jimpster is one of the key figures in the scene. Recently described by Ben Watt as a ‘future soul kingpin and bittersweet house don’, his love for the deeper sound of house, proved that it needs to be neither fast nor brash to induce that uncontrollable sense of musical intoxication that makes your heart sing and your feet bounce. This remix album is a soundtrack of extraordinarily powerful and emotive house music that could make even the most cold-hearted villain crack a smile.

Jimpster’s skill as a remixer lies not necessarily in his ability to turn an average track into a good one, but rather to hunt down a track that already sounds pretty much perfect, and take it to another level. He sprinkles his magical space dust on a tune, and in doing so manages to create a slow-building and extremely satisfying elation that hits you right in the pit of your stomach and warms you up from the inside… This is the sound of an artist very much at home in his own musical skin, who shows self-assurance and perfectionism in his remixes that shines through in every track.

Opening with the cosmic disco of Tam Coopers ‘Galactica’, builds up through the rousing pianos of Joris Voorns ‘The Deep’, the urgent strings of Kiko Navarros ‘Siempre’, and the beguiling US influenced grooves of Delano Smiths ‘Message For The DJ’, before the blissed-out, halcyon tones of Iz & Dizs ‘Love Vibe’ kick in. Jimpsters haunting mix of Justin Martin’s ‘The Sad Piano’ breaks your heart like your first girlfriend, before Akabus ‘I’m Not Afraid Of The Future’ picks you up, dusts you down, and gets you on your dancing feet again. Other artists getting the Jimpster treatment here include the excellent Motorcitysoul, Solomun, Kurd Maverick, Lo:Rise and Carlos Gibbs & Mike Acetate.

Over its 10 year life span, Freerange has continued to build a solid reputation and loyal fan base seeing it blossom into what many consider to be one of the most consistent and interesting UK based labels and been a label where quality has always overruled quantity , with its deep, techy , jazzy house sound .And this remix collection simply proves that house music should be pure, touching, and compelling music that makes you feel like you’ve not got a care in the world. the album is a selection of remixes some well loved, some possibly still undiscovered - that will serve to remind you what a great British house talent we have on our hands.

Jimpster Selected Remixes 2004-2008 [COMPILATION ALBUM] [Freerange Records]

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Track Listing

01. Lo:Rise - Life Goes On [Jimpster Remix]

02. Tam Cooper - Galactica [Jimpster Remix]

03. Motorcitysoul - Aura [Jimpster Remix]

04. Delano Smith ft. Diamondancer - Message For The Dj [Jimpster Remix]

05. Kurd Maverick - Lets Work [Jimpster Remix]

06. Akabu - I’m Not Afraid Of The Future [Jimpster Remix]

07. Kiko Navarro - Siempre [Jimpster Remix]

08. Joris Voorn - The Deep [Jimpster Remix]

09. Justin Martin - The Sad Piano [Jimpster Remix] | Buy

10. Hipp-E - Blacker Than [Jimpster Remix]

11. Iz & Diz - Love Vibe [Jimpster Remix]

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