Jimpster Explained

Jimpster (a.k.a. Audiomontage, a.k.a. Franc Spangler, real name Jamie Odell) is a British deep house producer and DJ. Together with Tom Roberts, he founded the labels Freerange Records and Delusions of Grandeur.^[1] While producing his own tracks and playing live shows, Jimpster has also worked on remixes, including a remix of the song 400 years by Bob Marley.^[2]

History

Born into a musical family, Jimpster was influenced and encouraged by his father Roger Odell who is the drummer in the jazz-funk band Shakatak. It was there that he was first exposed to electronic synthesizers and recording equipment at around age 10. He also has two children named Stan & Spike (Aged 16 & 13) He started Freerange records in 1996, a label that has since found a niche in deep house with artists like Shur-I-Kan and Milton Jackson.^[3] Jimpster played in a live electronica band, The Bays, from 2002 until 2007, but eventually decided to focus on djing and his record label.^[4]

In 2007 his label Freerange was voted Best British Label by Dj Mag, in 2010 he won the Beatport titles: Best Deep House Producer and Best Deep House Remix of the year.

Discography

Studio albums

• Martian Arts (1997), Instinct Ambient
• Messages From the Hub (1999), Kudos
• Live At Soundofspeed (2000), Soundofspeed
• Domestic Science (2002), Kudos
• Amour (2006), Freerange Records
• Porchlight and Rocking Chairs (2013), Freerange Records
• Silent Stars (2017), Freerange Records

Singles and EPs

• Initial EP (1996), Freerange Records
• Interconnect EP (1997), Kudos
• Deepdown EP (2001), Kudos
• Martian Arts (1996), Freerange Records
• Perennial Pleasures (1997), Kudos
• Seeing Is Believing (2000), Kudos
• State of Mind (2002), Kudos
• Armour LP Sampler (2006), Freerange
• Square Up (2006), Buzzin' Fly Records
• Dangly Panther (2008), Freerange Records
• Sleeper (2009), Freerange Records
• Forever And A Day EP (2010), Delusions of Grandeur
• Painted Lady EP (2014), Delusions of Grandeur
• The Sun Comes Up (2017), Freerange
• Crave (2017), Freerange
• Burning Up / Becoming Cyclonic (2018), Burn
• Curve EP (2018), Freerange

Compilations

• Special Double Artist Ten Inch Set (1997), Instinct Ambient
• Scrambled (2000), Shadow Records

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jimpster Biography . Beatport . 31 March 2015.
2. Web site: Rico . Zack . Bob Marley ‘400 Years’ (Jimpster Remix) . Beatportal . 2007-09-10 . 2010-08-31.
3. Web site: Interview: Jimpster by Juno Plus on 18.12.2009 at 12:49pm . Interview: Jimpster | Juno Plus . Junodownload.com . 2010-08-27 . 2010-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100920140140/http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2009/12/18/interview-jimpster/ . 2010-09-20 . dead .
4. Web site: Rico . Zack . When Jimpster met Ralph Lawson . Beatportal . 2010-02-25 . 2010-08-31.