Jiminy Hop - Squared EP incl. CJ Art, Trent McDermott pres. Trenna Mac [SMD204]

Originally part of the three-track “Le Mans” EP in February 2017, Jiminy Hop lit up the progressive house scene with his pulsating “Squared”. Full of shining arpeggios and emotive bass line, the St. Petersburg based artist’s work was a marriage of dynamic rhythm and melody combined with loquacious vocal sample. Now, “Squared” sees a full release of its own, with remixes from Poland and Australia sitting proudly alongside Jiminy Hop’s original.

Polish producer, Artur Fabianski, has found great success with his CJ Art alter-ego. Running a host of monthly radio shows including, “Spectrum” on Frisky and “Deepersense” on Digitally Imported, he has acquired a growing base of listeners and fans. Building upon that success in the production arena, the CJ Art name can be found against over 250 Beatport production credits that has seen the Polish producer featured on the catalogues of Mistique Music, Bonzai Progressive and JOOF Recordings, with a blend of remix and original production material. Indeed, it was for the latter that the “Dark Chemistry” EP hit the virtual shelves in 2015 after a debut for John 00 Fleming’s label almost a decade earlier. A regular on Suffused Music between 2013 and 2015, we are delighted to welcome him back to the label with a scintillating new rerub. Working his magic, the CJ Art remix takes “Squared” on a typically impressive journey, as multiple layers of pads and synth lines combine to create a luscious offering. Making intelligent use of Jiminy Hop’s components, the trademark bassline is heard in full at a stripped back breakdown as the vocal sample also provides a unique audio stamp. Full of rhythmic intricacy and driving beat, the use of additional melodic production material has created an impressive CJ Art reworking.

Trent McDermott’s career highlights read like the ‘wish-list’ of every budding DJ/producer. Having played alongside trance heavyweights from Paul Van Dyk and Ferry Corsten to BT and Tiesto, McDermott was official support for the Dutch icon on both his “Kaleidoscope” and “Elements of Life” tours. Simultaneously, a production career that has seen the Australian remix Rank 1’s “L.E.D. There Be Light” with tyDi, has seen McDermott supported by the DJ elite including Armin Van Buuren, Sean Tyas and Ali & Fila. A regular across the likes of 405 Recordings, since an April 2009 debut, additional work for Black Hole and Solarstone’s Molecule spinoff, has seen McDermott continue to command attention. Now making his Suffused Music debut and presenting his new alter-ego, the Trenna Mac remix takes “Squared” on a throbbing, pulsating voyage that creates a new and vibrant direction for Jiminy Hop’s work, finding an anchor at the breakdown in the spoken vocal sample of the original. Evolving elegantly over its six-minutes, the third movement combines a wonderfully created arpeggio sequence that rises and falls in pitched glory as cutoff and release filters open up into an aural storm.

A pair of remixes from CJ Art and Trenna Mac complete the circle of Jiminy Hop’s “Squared”.

Jiminy Hop - Squared [Suffused Music]

Jiminy Hop - Squared (CJ Art Remix) [Suffused Music]

Jiminy Hop - Squared (Trent McDermott pres. Trenna Mac Remix) [Suffused Music]

Nick Warren
Love the original

John 00 Fleming
Original hits the spot for me.

Tripswitch
Loving CJ's remix

Armin van Buuren
Class!

Praveen Achary
Lovely release

Dale Middleton
CJs remix is pretty cool here, nice work!

Text by James Warren

Mastered by Pangea Mastering, Cid Inc. mastering

http://pangeamastering.com

http://cidincmastering.com

http://suffusedmusic.com

http://facebook.com/suffusedmusic

http://instagram.com/suffusedmusic

http://myspace.com/suffusedmusic

http://twitter.com/suffusedmusic

http://youtube.com/suffusedmusic

Beatport: http://bit.ly/SuffusedMusic