Re: Jimpster..wow!/ audio tape stickers?

Colin Millar (millar@maths.ed.ac.uk)
Mon, 27 Apr 1998 08:42:47 +0100

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> Greetings all. Just wanted to rave about a new split double 10" i
> picked up by Jimpster and Kosma(?). This group Jimpster is just
> amazing. Anyone into Air would be down with em'. Their songs are so
> deep. This 10" is kind of like LTJ Bukem meets Air. It's got that
> LTJ Bukem vibe (harps, flutes, seagulls, organs, sweeping
> atmospheric sounds etc.) yet it is less repetitive. Each layer of
> sound is constantly changing and the beat is always doing something
> new. Plus they have (sparingly) very cool vocal samples in certain
> songs. I'm on this experimental laid back spacey trip right now and
> this is the best thing i've come across yet (although i can't wait
> to get that Waiwan full length) It might have something to do with
> the fact that the people in the group play the instruments,
> therefore have their foot in the door compositionally before it goes
> into that "cold metal box". Anyone have any info on these guys and
> where they came from? I have the EP as well, but they have a full
> length that i could use some feedback on....
>
> argo

I don't know much about Jimpster but have djed before them when they
played live and they're a great band and a great bunch of people. If
you ever get the chance to see them live do so. They're a four piece
band playing a wide range of stuff all jazz influenced stuff of all
styles from dub to drum'n'bass. I did find out from them that they've
got quite a few releases on Freerange records (theres a discography at
http://www.twi.tudelft.nl/~s623797/ad/freerang.html). Apart from that
they're from Manchester and a couple of their live jams were turned
into 'Rubyiat' and 'Wild About That Thing' on Coldcut's 'Let Us Play'
LP.

Colin.

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