2008
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Dec 17 Release of the single: ’Quicken Belts’. This is the first single to be taken from Jumpel's forthcoming sophomore album Deuxieme Bureau. Hidden Shoal says: The track is another gorgeously crafted piece from Jumpel, weaving beautifully delicate sounds into an immersive, deeply affecting miniature. Rhodes piano, marimba and rustling rhythms bounce amiably against the sounds of neon fireflies, tiny springs, and electrical flickering, before they are submerged in a pond of metallic particles.
Oct 10 Today the German Television shows a brand new episode of the famous crime series TATORT for which Jumpel with his partner Rene (ddmusik) wrote the wonderful score.
Jul 31 Release of the Original Soundtrack CD Selbstgespraeche for which Jumpel and his partner Rene wrote all pieces of music and for which they had awarded the accolade of ’Best Film Music’ in Saarbruecken in January 2008. This CD is availabe at amazon and was reviewed by NDR kultur
Jul 9 The big German film fund Filmstiftung NRW presented a feature-article about Jumpel and his partner Rene in their monthly magazin ’NRW-newsletter’, issue August 2008.
April 18 Release of the Original Soundtrack CD ’Up! Up! To The Sky’ for which Jumpel and his partner Rene, who together go under the name DDMusik, wrote all pieces of Music.
Mar 15 The alternative Radio Station WWUH out of Hartford, Connecticut released the CD compilation ’Euphony 1’ which contains the unreleased track of Jumpel ’A Minute Later’.
Mar 9 ’CLEO’. Music Video is featured on the music channel Crackle video site.
Mar 7 New Jumpel Music Video ’CLEO’. released. The video is also available for purchase in high quality Ipod ready Mpeg-4 format from the HSR Store.
Feb 17 ’Rainday’ from Jumpel is featured on a fantastic compilation of new ambient/downtempo music put together by excellent music zine Sonic Frontiers. Entitled Reveries, the collection is available for free download.
Jan 20 Max Ophuels Preis, the most important film festival for upcoming talent in Germany, has just awarded Jumpel and his partner Rene, who together go under the name DDMusik, the accolade of ’Best Film Music’.
Jan 12 DJ Luke Stokes from the Abstract Science show on Chicago’s WLUW has voted Jumpel’s RAUM from Samuel Jason Lies on the Beach as one of the top tracks of 2007. Pop along to the Abstract Science MySpace page to read the lists in full, and tune in to Abstract Science in 2008.
Jan 6 1LIVE, Germany’s largest radio station, has featured Jumpel’s SIMPLER, from his Samuel Jason Lies on the Beach album, on the 1LIVE Fiehe show . Tune in Sunday nights from 11pm until 1am, or stream online.
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