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Jimmy Edgar has been experimenting in sound structure and design since the early 2000s, utilizing an array of digital and analog hardware on releases for Warp, !K7, and Hotflush. The Detroit--born space-cadet launched his enigmatic Ultramajic label in 2013, and now presents Shine. dealing in pulsating chunky house chords with an industrialized varnish. The gargantuan brawn and weight of "Let Me Tell U" delivers crowd-pleasing thump, which then slightly diverts with the synthetic minimalism of "The Dip Chair" and "Two of Wands." Edgar harkens back to earlier influences with "Feel What It Is," embodying Detroit house through R&B elements.
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Saline is the third installment in a series of records from Ultramajic boss Jimmy Edgar. Saline is aligned with earth -- specifically to the earthly compound salt, as desalination is an integral metaphysical process that helps to hone the third eye. "Burn" is a blazing, acid-tinged banger that boasts dry drums and a strangled wail. "Decalcify" invokes a process closely related to desalination, as both play a role in making the body more attuned to supernatural experiences. DJ Rashad's voice can be heard in the sampled squawk on metallic tune "Walk Show," and "Who's Watching" features Jimmy's vocals, coy bleep-bloop instrumentation and hissing hi-hats.
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Ultramajic is a label fronted by Berlin-via-Detroit producer Jimmy Edgar and Travis "Machinedrum" Stewart. The label's first release is Edgar's EP, Hot Inside. This EP struts with libidinous abandon and oozes supernatural essence. The title-track opens Hot Inside with a filtered diva wail, cavernous beats, and warped techno grooves. "Shout" is a pulsating electro stomper, riddled with vocal loops, oscillating synths, and shuffling syncopation. "Strike" is a stripped-down, jacking track that soars into an infinite fade. Each Ultramajic release is housed in deluxe hand-crafted packaging inspired by ritual magick, meditation, and alchemy.
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Jimmy Edgar returns to his own occult-inspired Ultramajic imprint with the Mercurio EP, three tracks of throbbing sampladelia as undeniably robotic as they are irresistibly funky. "Mercurio" is a flurry of competing crescendos and fractured vocal samples over a bulbous bassline. "Qlinda" is equally celebratory, utilizing microtonal shifts in the stereo field and exuberant sampling before morphing into a half-time ooze. "Ultraviolet" highlights Edgar's special skill with modular synthesis to craft an electro-tinged jack, machines on the edge of collapse.
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After a two-year break, Detroit producer Jimmy Edgar debuts on Scuba's Hotflush Recordings armed with an album full of futuristic sleaze. Known for his unique take on jacking house and electro funk, recently he's been splitting his time between the U.S. and Berlin, exploring transcendental meditation and the boundaries of the non-physical. This offering is an extension of that journey, bringing 11 tracks of erotic robo-pop to the table. Titled Majenta, this LP is a departure from his past sound, marking a shift in his own ever-expanding consciousness, as well as another exciting chapter of his musical career. Each track is an aural manifesto, giving well-deserved nods to his varied musical influences. Close encounters with Detroit legends Derrick May and Juan Atkins, Jimmy's 2004 signing to Warp Records, and his early exposure to Kraftwerk have all acted as lynchpins in the cultivation of his sound. With a number of releases on Glasstable, Semantica, Nonplus, and album releases on both Warp and !K7, Majenta reflects Jimmy's evolution as both artist and child of the cosmos.
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ITEM 004EP
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Detroit-based Jimmy Edgar brings his unique electronic vision to Items & Things for their fourth release. "Funktion" kicks off with sweet chord stabs and laid-back laser sweeps. A gentle background melody will draw bodies to the dancefloor like bees to honey. Dark acid tones abound on "Young Thing" with dirty vocals posturing over a sparse, razor-sharp 808 groove. The beats get nasty as Seth Troxler reforms "Funktion," and Edgar's own acid remix offers a more toxic take.
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