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Jimpster 'Silent Stars' (Freerange)
When describing Jimpster’s music, there’s a tendency to slide into descriptions that sound like they’ve been copied from a bottle of bubble bath – ‘luxuriant’, ‘smooth’, ‘comforting’. That’s how lush (there’s another one) an experience it is, a reputation that Jamie Odell has built up across two decades of deep house exploration. ‘Silent Stars’ – his seventh album – is best consumed in the small hours, when the jazz-flecked grooves and soothing percussive pitter-patter are at maximum efficacy. Take ‘Sun Comes Up’, with its impressive interplay between Jinadu’s fragile soul vocal, shimmering pianos and off-kilter congas, or the title track’s combination of an endless groove and seductive Brazilian vibes. Immerse yourself. Stephen Worthy
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