Jens Berents Christiansen (born in 1978 [1]), also known as Rumpistol, is a Danish producer and musician, who writes and performs electronic music. He has been releasing music since 2003 and has received positive reviews from magazines such as Intro.de [2] De:Bug [3] and Danish magazine GAFFA. The latter gave Rumpistol 6/6 for his 2008 album Dynamo. [4]
Rumpistol creates music ranging from neoclassical music to electronic music in the electronica-genre with inspiration from ambient, dub, IDM, techno and dubstep, made for both the dance floor and for sitting audiences.
Christiansen also plays keyboards and produces for the band Kalaha [5] and has produced or contributed to releases from Lukkif [6] and collaborating with artists like Baiana System (BZ), [7] Efterklang, [8] Blue Foundation [9] and Indians. [10]
In 2019 Kalaha won Carl Prisen in the category Best Roots Composer (for the EP Mama Ngoma). [11] In 2016 Christiansen co-wrote and co-produced the album Masala [12] which won a Danish Music Award Jazz for Best Special release [13] and was also nominated for Carl Prisen in 2018. [14] In 2016 his music was used for the opening ceremony for the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. [15] Rumpistol has played live at Roskilde Festival (DK) in 2006 and 2009, at MUTEK Montréal (CAN) in 2012, [16] at Multiplicidade (BZ) in 2015 [17] at Boiler Room UK in 2012. [18]
Rumpistol has released on several labels including his own label Rump Recordings, [19] The Rust Music, [20] Øen Records, [21] Project: Mooncircle [22] and Iboga Records. [23]
Title | Label | Year |
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Rumpistol | Rump Recordings | 2003 |
Mere Rum | Rump Recordings | 2005 |
Dynamo | Rump Recordings | 2008 |
Floating feat. Red Baron | Project Mooncircle | 2012 |
Floating Remixes feat. Red Baron | Rump Recordings | 2013 |
Away | Rump Recordings | 2014 |
Eyes Open Wide Rmxs | Iboga Records | 2016 |
After The Flood | Øen Records | 2020 |
Isola | Raske Plader | 2022 |
Title | Label | Year |
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Copenhagen Jazz feat. Splitbeat | Auditory Designs | 2004 |
Talk To You | Rump Recordings | 2011 |
It's Everywhere feat. John LaMonica | Rump Recordings | 2013 |
Asleep | Rump Recordings | 2013 |
Away Rmxs | Rump Recordings | 2014 |
Eyes Open Wide | Rump Recordings | 2016 |
Drops | Rump Recordings | 2017 |
Drops Remixes | Rump Recordings | 2018 |
In My Room | The Rust Music | 2019 |
(There is no) There There | Øen Records | 2020 |
Aurolac | Øen Records | 2020 |
Løvfald | Raske Plader | 2021 |
Vindheks | Raske Plader | 2022 |
Gniben | Raske Plader | 2022 |
New Beginning (Collaboration w. Kill J) | Raske Plader | 2022 |
Title | Label | Format | Year |
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Hahaha | Rump Recordings | Digital Album | 2014 |
Masala | Rump Recordings | Vinyl & Digital Album | 2016 |
Masala – Extra Spicy | Rump Recordings | Vinyl & Digital Album | 2018 |
Mandala | DME | Vinyl & Digital Album | 2019 |
Mystafa | April Records | Vinyl, CD & Digital Album | 2021 |
Title | Label | Format | Year |
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Quarquaba | Rump Recordings | Digital EP | 2016 |
Wahwahwah | Rump Recordings | Digital EP | 2016 |
Dragon Jenny (Extended Version) | Rump Recordings | Digital Single | 2018 |
Mama Ngoma | Rump Recordings | Digital EP | 2018 |
Çok Küstüm feat. Hilal Kaya | DME | Digital Single | 2019 |
Eymen feat. Hilal Kaya | DME | Digital Single | 2019 |
Eymen feat. Hilal Kaya (Junglelyd & Merlyn Silva remix feat. Huaynot) | Sofa Beats | Digital Single | 2019 |
Dans Det Op feat. Uffe Lorenzen / Eymen feat. Hilal Kaya | April Records | 7" Vinyl | 2020 |
Vivo | April Records | Digital Single | 2020 |
Özgürüm Ben feat. Hilal Kaya | April Records | Digital Single | 2020 |
Hurt You Once Again feat. Hjalte Ross | April Records | Digital Single | 2021 |
Artist | Title | Label | Year |
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Magtværk | Rumpistol meets Freja in Dub | MVR | 2004 |
Analogik | So Many Musicians (Rumpistol Meets Analogiks Many Musicians) | Auditory Designs | 2005 |
Acustic | T.P.Ø. (Rumpistol Remix) | RKRLHJ | 2006 |
.tape. | Late, Vague, Wrong (Rumpistol Remix) | spa.RK | 2008 |
Keramick & Lobo | Answers (Rumpistol Remix) | Freaky Beats Productions | 2010 |
Efterklang | Modern Drift (Rumpistol Remix) | Flow Records | 2010 |
System | Alpha (Rumpistol Remix) | Rump Recordings | 2011 |
Blue Foundation | Hoshi No Tame No Kmoruta (Rumpistol Rmx) | Dead People's Choice | 2012 |
Indians | Magic Kids (Rumpistol Remix) | 4AD | 2013 |
Cirkular | Girl (Rumpistol Remix) | Pattern Abuse | 2016 |
Rumpistol | Swing Drops (Rumpistol Ambient Remix) | Rump Recordings | 2018 |
Roel Funcken | Bloid Fraxton (Rumpistol Remix) | Touched Music | 2018 |
IKI | Reflex (Rumpistol Remix) | DME | 2020 |
After starting his career playing keyboard and guitar for the band Magtværk, Christiansen moved on to launch his solo career as Rumpistol in 2003. [25]