The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘You Are’ by Jimpster

November 10, 2025

This Pick of the Week comes from British electronic mainstay Jimpster.

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What’s up, Detroit. Chris Campbell here with The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week.

This one comes from British electronic mainstay Jimpster, known offstage as Jamie Odell. He grew up in a musical household. His father is Roger Odell, the drummer from jazz-funk outfit Shakatak, and those early sessions around synths and tape machines set Jamie on his path.

Jimpster became a keys-first producer who could move a crowd and a studio with equal skill. He co-founded Freerange Records, carved a lane in deep house, and kept stretching into nu-jazz, ambient, and left-field electronica. The live-band approach in his sets gave the music extra lift and helped make him a go-to remixer for names like Coldcut, Kirk Degiorgio, Lamb, and Airto Moreira.

We dive back into his breakthrough album, “Messages from the Hub” with the cut “You Are.” Lush pads, a patient groove, and a melody that sneaks up on you makes it my Pick of the Week.

Catch Jimpster performing live alongside Detroit’s Sillygirlcarmen and Bruce Bailey on Saturday, Nov. 15 at the TV Lounge.

If ethereal electronica and nu-jazz hit your sweet spot, lock in every Saturday at 6 p.m. on 101.9 WDET and at wdet.org. We take a full-spectrum trip through electronica, nu-jazz, deep house, nu-funk, B-sides, and rare grooves.

For The Progressive Underground, I’m Chris Campbell. See you next time.

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