it rained in manhattan when i first played this

You can hear, in the songs of No Regular Play, hints at the sounds that inspired the duo to make music in the first place, and sonic whispers of the vast musical lexicon they share. Friends since the age of eight, Greg Paulus and Nick DeBruyn grew up listening to Native Tongues and underground hip-hop and jazz. That love of music never waned: the two traveled to Cuba together to study Afro-Cuban music and Paulus formally studied classical and jazz and toured with the band Beirut. That explains, then, why their output since they began releasing music in 2008 – mostly as part of the Wolf+Lamb collective – has so effectively married diverse sonic influences with smooth house. Nothing Less, their debut release on the HAKT label, very nearly glides through its four songs, bringing along elements and instruments give this release depth, richness and texture. 

On “Nothing Less,” the opener, Paulus plays trumpet against a backbeat that’s suddenly surrounded by cosmic synths and his own Prince-reminiscent vocals. Track two, “Night Ranger,” feels like an ‘80s summer night, with keys forming elegant patterns beneath Paulus’s vocals and sparse, mournful horns. “Ice Cold Bottle” toys with synthy funk, and fills out with murky keys, thumping beats and lyrics that are smirkily, playfully sleazy (And includes maybe the best lyric of late: “Don't bother with the bathing suit/’Cause that suit will drop.”) And “Indigo,” which starts off with stacks of handclaps and big bottomed bass, unexpectedly weaves in swooning cello and string swells that feel hopelessly romantic.

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Hypnotized - Dubtribe Sound System Open Heart Dub Version - Mateo & Matos

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Exclusive stream of Kim Brown's 'Wisdom Is A Dancer' LP, scheduled for April 22 release via Just Another Beat.

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Exclusive: Kim Brown - Everything But A Piano

King Of Calm EP

Phantom Swing

The title track from Jimpster's forthcoming "Silent Stars," out May 12, 2017 from Freerange.

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Jimpster - Silent Stars

part of the ZRecords Summer Sampler which is already out on vinyl

Akabu - Another World (Andre Lodemann Mix/ ZRecords) (Extract)

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no regular play - rain (all day), avenue 
Two tracks made at a time that defined their music development ... searching beneath the machines and software and influences that give a band a voice ..... here are the voices of exploration for all to hear. Nick and Greg are childhood friends from Minneapolis who relocated to New York to pursue their love for music. An interpretation of 'rain (all day)' premiered in September 12, 2011, as part of 'TimePiece', a large-scale work composed by Greg and his father Stephen Paulus and performed by the Minnesota Orchestra as part of the opening program of the Orchestra's 109th season. The piece received much acclaim will be commissioned for future performances in the USA.

No Regular Play - Rain All Day

Our search for real club music gems has led us to Hamburg where a young man and his Nord Modular has been attracting our attention for quite a while now: Benjamin Brunn. At least since his workshop 005 release, he has modulated his way straight in our hearts. Unlike other artists he knows how to let his sythesizers speak, and tells us little stories, while always searching for new romantic frequency ranges. So My Heart tells us a story, from the in-ear adapter straight into the heart.

Benjamin Brunn - My Heart - Ada Remix (IRR006)

'Dutch duo Lövestad may be a new name to many but probably not if you live in
Holland in which case you’ve more than likely caught them rocking their hardware- based live set at the likes of Into The Woods, Welcome To The Future, Wildeburg and Loveland. To say these guys have become local heroes in their own country is something of an understatement, but they won’t be a best kept secret for too long having already been booked to play at some of Berlin’s best spots including Panorama Bar, Katerblau and IPSE.  What makes Lövestad so unique is that releasing records has always been secondary to performing live - something Jimpster relates to from his years spent touring with The Bays. With only a handful of self-released EP’s appearing on Bandcamp Lövestad can be seen as taking the classic band approach of building a fiercely loyal and genuine fanbase through a tireless gigging schedule. Their infectious energy stands as a testament that good, honest musicianship, not to mention funk, is still alive and kicking in electronic music.

Here at Freerange, we’re proud and excited to be giving Lövestad their first ‘official’ release in the form of the Miles EP including an original full length version, Jimpster Edit and Jimpster Dub.  Focusing first on the original, we can hear how the duo’s hands-on, performance approach informs their studio productions.  Stemming from a live, improvised jam, Miles has a lovely loose feel and sprawling arrangement which imparts the sense of being created on stage in front of a packed dance floor.  The duo’s passion for jazz, fusion, funk, disco and house shines through with big stacks of analogue synths and Fender Rhodes flourishes adding to the warm, euphoric atmosphere of the track.

Jimpster took the stems from the live recording and got busy on an edit which sees him tighten up the arrangement and add a little extra punch to the drums and percussion but without losing the uplifting, soulful spirit of the original.

On his Dub Remix, Jimpster pushes deeper, taking a more minimal approach, reducing everything back to a dubby, heads down shuffling groove and bringing the filtered bassline into focus. The result is a classic slice of Freerange deep house  which gives us the perfect alternative to the blissed-out vibes of the original version.'

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Premiere: Lövestad - Miles (Jimpster Dub) [Freerange]

Bookings: 
North/South America 
Matthew Kingsley - Matthew.Kingsley@caa.com
Europe & RoW: 
Joanna Miles -  joanna@fmly.agency // +44 79 84 35 33 74

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