13 QUESTIONS WITH… Jimi Jules

Released through the house music institution that is Innervisions, the minimally monikered + forgoes the crisp and sleek stylings that typify the music of label heads Âme and Dixon. Instead, the new album explores a varied palette that stretches from exultant electro to moody deep house, with unexpected detours into dub techno and experimental hip-hop, making for some of the audio project's most arresting moments.

We caught up with Jimi following the record's release to hear a whole heap more about his studio set-up, favorite plugins and how he keeps his electronic music feeling intensely human.

1 Tell us about how you first got into music-making.

I started playing the trumpet after my grandfather gave me one for my second or third birthday. I played in a lot of bands and orchestras, and had multiple different