It’s been a busy year for Jimpster, with his ‘Soul Spectral’ and ‘This Thing’ EP’s both being amongst the best received and highest-selling releases of his to date. He has also added his touch to The Sunburst Band, Soichi Terada, Feiertag, Baiana System, The Secret and Retromigration in the form of some massive remixes to boot, as well as having just released an Anthology spanning 4 vinyl. To help celebrate 25 years of Freerange and Jimpster they invite some of Jamie’s personal favorites to dig through the vaults and give their own spin on his sound.
Kicking things off we have Oakland’s Space Ghost taking on ‘One ft. Casamena’ brings his deft, musical touch to the track complete with layers of digital synths, punchy bass, and vintage drum machine groove. Next up it’s Detroit’s own Jon Dixon of Timeline and Galaxy 2 Galaxy fame. The student of Mike Banks and long-term Underground Resistance cohort turns ‘Smile For A While’ into a late-night, piano-driven, fusion masterpiece with all that Detroit sonic trickery we know and love so much. LA duo Aaron Paar and Dave Fogg aka Teflon Dons released a slew of incredible 12’s in the mid to late 90’s before almost completely disappearing for most of the 00’s. Thankfully things are reactivated and we’re so happy to have them bring a tough, jacking, bass-heavy warehouse workout to the package.
Atlanta’s Kai Alce is someone we’ve hoped to have contribute to Freerange for some time and finally it happened. Bags of smooth and soulful deepness drive Jimpster’s ‘Inside The Loop’ in a classic direction with Wurli pads and Moogy solo all adding to that vintage sound. Man of the moment Kareem Ali takes the baton as he reworks ‘Bought To Bare’ into a Balearic beauty worthy of playing during the most perfect sunset. If you’re a fan of Kareem Ali you’ll know the magic he brings and why he’s been hotly tipped as RA’s breakthrough artist of the month and included in Pitchfork’s best releases of 2020. Closing out the release we have the inimitable Solid Gold Playaz bringing their rolling, techy flavour to ‘Echoes In My Head’.
You can now listen to the full premiere of Jon Dixon’s remix exclusively on When We Dip. Enjoy!
Release Date: September 17th, 2021. Buy Here