Jimpster
These Times (Dixon / Manuel Tur / Kyodai Remixes)
[Freerange]
Remix packages can often be a tricky feat to get right. Handing over your work for other people's sounds and styles to take hold can come with many pitfalls - artistic differences, repsect for the original and bog standard productions that could be classed as generic barrel scraping are all problems that reguarly feature in the battle to re-interpret a person's track properly. Freerange's first release for 2013 is head honcho Jimpster's 'These Times' remix package - thankfully, he hasnt had to fret too much about the resulting re-works, especially when the likes of Dixon and Manuel Tur chomp at the bit of this well-rounded package.
The original garnered a lot of love through my speakers back on its original release-date last year - with the rather stellar line up of remixers on offer, one assumes instantly that the original hs been placed in safe hands (in fact Dixon liked the original so much that he said that he had wished he'd signed it to his Innervisions imprint and offered to do the re edit - there's a reassuring sign if you ever need one). His refix stays true to the original vibe but strips it back into a more vocal, muscular and rolling version of the original.
Kyodai turns up the voltage of the subs and brings an earthy, organic weight to the track. The true star of the show for me though has got to be Manuel Tur, who has smashed it into the stratosphere and beyond. Bringing Jinadu's vocals to the fore in a purist and minimal-esque manner, he pushes forth a more nebulous version, one that highlights the groove with modulated chime FX and crisp finish. The overall result is a haunting, sexy track that invokes a sway down the spine and completes a package that'll keep the fans of the original happy.
Jimpster - 'These Times (Remixes)' is released on Monday 14th January through Freerange Records.