Taste-maker, label boss, producer, DJ, remixer. Jamie Odell wears many hats and wears them well.
Under his Jimpster alias, he has become one the most revered deep house producer/DJs operating on the
scene today. His esteemed labels Freerange and Delusions Of Grandeur continue to help break incredible
new music and equally impressive acts such as Detroit Swindle, Tornado Wallace and Session Victim. From
his UK base, Jimpster has inadvertently become a standard-bearer and custodian of the authentic house
sound, and carries this flag to the four corners of the world.
As he puts it: "House music has been my first love and passion since hearing 'Strings Of Life' for the first time
at The Essex Barn in 1988 and I'm still inspired by the memories I have of that period when the whole
electronic music scene was so fresh and exciting as well as being really broad and eclectic. One minute we
were listening to Lil Louis' 'The Story Continues' and the next, freaking out to 'Radio Babylon' by Meat Beat
Manifesto. Every track seemed to have its own strong identity and unique sound and I guess that ethos is
something I try and carry through to my A&R for the labels as well as my DJ sets. Certainly as a producer I am
still striving to produce that perfect house track which will stand the test of time in the same way that those
early classics have. The blueprint is simple: to inject life, depth, soul, sincerity and attitude. This is what sets
the major players apart from the pretenders. That challenge is what keeps me focused and inspired 25 years
on and I'm sure it will keep me on my toes for many years to come."
His seminal LP 'Messages From The Hub' established Jimpster as an artist of note back in the late 90’s and the
music has flowed steadily and consistently since then, mostly on Freerange, with the 2006 excursion 'Square
Up' on Ben Watt’s seminal Buzzin Fly label proving to be a (temporary) transfer of one London-based deep
house icon to another.
Releases such as ‘English Rose’, 'Dangly Panther', 'A Love Like This' and 'Can't Stop Loving' continue to be
choice cuts for many DJ's whilst 'These Times' and 'Porchlight And Rocking Chairs', two more recent deep
house anthems, were remixed by Dixon and KiNK to serious effect. 2016 proved to be a landmark year with
Freerange celebrating 20 years in the business, a collaboration EP with Japan’s Kuniyuki, remixes for Galcher
Lustwerk and Mr V, and an EP on Systematic including remixes from Adam Port and Hyenah. 2017 is already
shaping up to be one of his strongest yet with his Silent Stars LP dropping in April and remixes for Adam Port
and Sisey Ey already causing serious damage from early promos.
Sterjimp? His current stat count as a remixer is touching a century and the acts to receive his midas touch
includes everyone from Osunlade (“Mommas Groove” still being hammered by Moodymann on a regular
basis), Solomun, Kollektiv Turmstrasse and Josh Wink ('Jus Right' stole the show at Dixon's 2015 Detroit
Movement set) through to Bob Marley, Seal and Terrence Parker. Recent remixes for Detroit Swindle,
Thatmanmonkz, Till Von Sein and Da Posse all show that the inspiration is still flowing thick and fast.
With Jimpster still doing the business at globally renowned hotspots like Output (New York), Womb (Tokyo),
and Watergate (Berlin), a slew of new music on the way, the ideas flowing freely from his studio and with over
two decades of experience to draw on we see clearly that the fire is still burning as brightly as ever.
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