Excerpt: “More quality rainy day music from German ambitronic auteur… Jumpel knows how to extract emotion from technology. Delicate, as if feather-painted, his sophomore release Deuxième Bureau further develops the template set by 2007 debut Samuel Jason Lies On The Beach… the album reads like an Ambient 101… melancholic music box patterns and string washes channel exquisite Lost In Translation ennui… Put this on, turn off your mind, relax and float downstream”

Rave

Excerpt: “The soundscape is minimalistic, discreet, and yet also provocative, inspiring avenues of thought and imagery. It is meticulous, without losing freedom. It is surreal without losing a sense a purpose. It is sublime without drifting off course. It takes you to places that are buried in your mind but are rarely visited amid all the chaos of today’s life… Delicate terrains of sound are created and laced intricately together. This album should, and could be prescribed to help us through the grime of the day’s madness. ‘Joe Couldn’t Make It Tonight’ is a superbly constructed counter-balance between the dark and unsettling voice repeating the title above delicate and melancholic piano. The result is a memorable album highlight begging to have its story unearthed and revealed… The album’s journey continues through the sublime minimalism of ‘Matter Of Time’. Both ‘Rag Magnetic Flag’, and ‘Dense Dust’ provoke further mind trips before the final magical track ‘The Sea / Friends’ brings it all to an end.”BlogCritics

Excerpt: “The key to so many records is how they begin. ‘Leaves’ opens with some lovely jazz textures and continues on a journey of warm electronics with the minimum of fuss. ‘Considering The Kicker Knows It’ combines Bark Psychosis’ immaculate sense of space with the nostalgically-inclined arrangements of Gnac… There’s even a couple of nods to the oft-imitated Boards Of Canada on the final two tracks but Dürbeck is such a classy performer, even this supposed homage is carried out in his own, quietly seductive style. Jumpel is like the electronic equivalent of Talk Talk; adhering to the Mark Hollis theory of ‘Before you play two notes learn how to play one note and don’t play one note unless you’ve got a reason to play it.’ Deuxième Bureau isn’t initially attention grabbing but like a lot of great albums it gradually takes hold of your ears and refuses to relinquish its grip.”

Leonard’s Lair

Excerpt: “mastery over form and distillation of complexities into intricate miniatures… Beyond all the concepts possibly construed through listening and recognition there remains a document that is emotional, soulful and heartfelt... Deuxieme Bureau is an immersive and emotional ride through micro environments of sound from separate, discrete and inter-referential parts… the ride leads the listener to the outro track ‘Sea/Friends’ whose bird-like references, warm piano and cathedral ambience, childlike grace and austere minimalism satiates the ear with both the simplicity of youth and the distilled wisdom and knowledge of experience.”

Cyclic Defrost