JIMINI is French. Apparently. He takes his coffee black. Allegedly. And he
has never stayed at my place [twice]. Oh no. Because that might
render this review a tad impartial and that would never do.
Especially if the whiff of nepotism detracted from the fact the
increasingly-prolific Lille-based DJ and producer otherwise known as Jimmy
Crispyn has turned out yet another cracking EP, this time once again for Fox
Trax. It’s his second solo outing with the Moscow label – the classy leftfield
deep house twelve Experimental Nature was released a couple of years back
[listen/buy here] – but this self-titled latest offering is simply a cut above.
No More Notes, the fabulous opening track, is in many ways
typical Jimini and certainly showcases what he does best; deep, emotive house
with a sprinkling of glitterball funk. Rhythm Ballad In My Soul is of a similar
ilk but with a more leisurely, low-slung groove.
The b-side features a pair of impressive slower jams, When Love Is Back
and Who Want To See. The former has a bluesy, dusky Moodymann-esque quality
about it, never a bad thing, whilst the latter is a rather pleasing drifting,
ethereal affair.
Très bien, mate.
Très bien, mate.
Check out:
Jimini EP @ Juno
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