Jumbledat - Turn It Upside Down

3D takes a seat with Perrin Moss, MC of the Jumbledat collective, and gets spun right round, baby, right round.

Jumbledat has been through many incarnations and members; what's the current line-up?
Perrin Moss (MC/percussion), Matthew Kirkis (MC/percussion), Luke Saunders (keys) Marc Brown (trombone), Jess A'hern (drums), Taylor Crawford (bass), Kevin Kerr (trumpet), Eugene Baker (saxophone), Joseph Heks (guitar), Bobby Damelian (bongos/percussion).

I see you've got an album out currently on CD Baby, have you been working on recording anything further recently?
Yes, we've never really stopped writing and we're in the pre-production stage for the next album.

How do you guys write, is it through jam sessions or do you have one or two main song writers?
Kirkis and myself are the main lyric writers but the whole band puts the songs together usually in rehearsals and through jam sessions. It's a great dynamic.

You'll be heading off for some Melbourne dates soon - is it difficult to organise and justify tours like that with so many members in the band?
It's always going to be hard with 10 members in a band. We have just signed up with the premier/harbour agency, which makes the booking of our shows easier. As for justifying tours- writing music, performing and touring justifies every thing when you love what you're doing.

You've got a stack of gigs coming up in Sydney, what's fresh in your live show these days?
The band is on a big high at the moment. We've got new songs and a great vibe when we play. Every show is completely different and we really get into it.

Finally, what other big things are happening for Jumbledat this year?
The new video for our first release Momentus is now completed, some airplay in the USA is a big vibe and there's possibly a tour into Japan. But the big thing is we are going to be on the road touring our show and music to new audiences.

WHO: Jumbledat
WHAT: Self-titled EP available through cdbaby.com / playing The MAC / The Sandringham / Candy's Apartment / Park Hotel, Bathhurst / Triselies, Katoomba
WHEN: Out now / Wednesday 23 July / Thursday 24 July / Saturday 26 July / Sunday 27 July
MORE: myspace.com/jumbledat