Dec 06, 08 - Sophisticated with Jimpster (Freerange, UK)

@ SASS Music Club
Karlsplatz 1
A - 1010 Vienna

Jimpster (Freerange, UK)
Steve Sass + Simonlebon


Jamie Odell Biography

Jamie Odell aka Jimpster and Audiomontage has been producing, remixing and Djing for the last 15 years and co-running his Freerange Records label for the last 10 of those. His musical upbringing and open-minded attitude to all types of music have meant his productions have found fans across the globe in the electronica/downtempo as well as house music scenes.

His seminal Jimpster LP Messages From The Hub (1997) as well as his more dancefloor orientated Audiomontage 12"s really helped establish Jamie as an artist of some merit and he quickly became in regular demand as a remixer (over 50 at the last count!) and co producer on a wide range of underground projects. His third Jimpster LP Amour was released 2 years ago on Freerange to great critical acclaim and appeared in various published Top 20 LP's of the year (eg. No.17 in IDJ). He has also recently released his first original track for another label, choosing Ben Watt's Buzzin' Fly for Square Up. This became a big underground house track which sat in the top 5 of DJ Mag's Hype Chart for 2 months.

Jamie has also built up his reputation as a highly regarded dj in the UK and around the world. With an emphasis on the deeper end of electronic house music, but never afraid to stray from the path, he retains a freestyle approach that has seen him booked for gigs as diverse as Fabric and Plastic People in London, Cocoon in Frankfurt and 11 in Amsterdam. Other recent gigs have included Shindig in Newcastle, Cielo in NYC, Yellow in Tokyo and Crystal in Istanbul. He also runs
the monthly Freerange night as his London residency at AKA.

Jamie is also a member of highly acclaimed live outfit The Bays, whose performances on John Peel sessions have confirmed them as one of the most important live acts around today. Their spontaneous and totally improvised gigs have been building up a buzz with recent headlining gigs including many of the worlds best festivals such as Glastonbury, The Big Chill, Womad, Lowlands, Bestival and many others.

For up to date news and gig schedules visit http://www.myspace.com/jimpster

For more info on The Bays visit: www.thebays.com


Selected Releases:
(Freerange unless stated)
Jimpster – Dangly Panther
Jimpster – Square Up –(Buzzin' Fly)
Jimpster – A Love Like This
Jimpster – Amour LP
Jimpster – Messages From The Hub LP (Kudos)
Jimpster – Seeing Is Believing EP (Kudos)
Jimpster – Deep Down EP (Kudos)
Jimpster – Domestic Science LP (Kudos)
Audiomontage – The Darkness/The Lightness
Audiomontage – Heaven/Movin' On
Audiomontage – Flying High/Fly Baby
Audiomontage – Fun Kit EP
Audiomontage – Naughty Neighbour EP
Tea Dancers – Cosmic Dance

Selected Jimpster remixes:

Sandy Rivera – Freak (Defected)
Akabu – Not Afraid Of The Phuture (Z Records)
Chuck Love – Livin' At Night (Om)
Kiko Navarro – Siempre (Pacha)
Delano Smith – Message For The DJ (Still Music)
Iz and Diz – Love Vibe (Aesoteric)
Ken Ishii – Awakening (Exceptional)
Fred Everything – Not A Club Song (2020 Vision)
Hipp-e – Blacker Than (Nightshift)
Lisa Shaw – Let It Ride (Naked Music)
Charles Webster – Be No-One (Peacefrog)
Swag – Drill Bit (Odori)
Switch – Get Ya Dub On (Freerange)
John Beltran – Felicidad Nova (Ubiquity)
Georg Levin – When I'm With You (Sonar Kollektiv)
Coldcut – Rubyat (Ninjatune)
Lamb – Gorecki (Fontana)
Airto Moriera – See Ya Later (MELT 2000)


Here are some of the comments attributed to Jamie's work:

'Amour' 2006

"Enticingly warm, sun-kissed Freerange sound... Easily Jimpster's best album yet. A must." 5/5 IDJ
"His best work so far, a future classic." Notion
"Soul-infused electronic soundscapes crafted with love. Jimpster has surpassed himself yet again." One Week To Live
"The fact that it's so easy to get lost in Jimpster's world is testament to his talent." Record Collector
"A superb, shimmering collection of solid-gold electronic musicianship." Blowback Magazine
"Really deep & soulful. Its great. Really, really good!" Metro
5/5 DMC Update


'Domestic Science'

"Jimpster album is amazing! I'm gonna cane it on my radio one show. Music doesn't get much better than this!" Rob Da Bank, Radio 1
"This record sparkles from start to finish. Immaculately produced, and not short of a good tune or two, this is one rewarding album." Pete Lawrence, The Big Chill Magazine
"This album is a classic. Astounding moments of pure, emotive musicality" Tom Middleton (Jedi Knights, Cosmos)
"Contender for album of the year in my book. soulful. solid. essential music." Nik Weston
"Domestic Science is an instant beauty. Timeless!" ***** Plastiks Magazine
"A future classic and make no mistake." Knowledge Mag


'Messages From the Hub'

"Deeply musical, hauntingly beautiful, orgasmically orchestrated and furiously funky. A seriously briliant album that you'll want to leave on autoplay." Mixmaster Morris, i-D Magazine
"Jamie Odell deserves to be walking with his head in the clouds and a large sandwich board proclaiming himself '100% genius'….six tracks that prove Jimpster-man to be a producer of infinite greatness…do not miss!" 9/10 Muzik
"Jimpster has been turning heads after his outstanding production contributions to the Coldcut album. Here his live drum 'n' bass group stands head and shoulders above the crowd…" Richard Hector Jones, Jockey Slut
"Occasionally records descend that are in a quality league of their own, this is one of them…Serious music that really moves us." DJ Magazine
"This lad's mam must be so proud of him; he's a talented little soul. Every kind of genre of our hallowed dance music he turns to, he hits the nail right on the head." Yogi Houghton, DJ Magazine

http://www.freerangerecords.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/jimpster
http://play.fm/playfm_artists.php?p_id=5910
http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature-read.aspx?id=802