s the figure suggests, Jumbledat are an amalgamation of assorted musical talents and genres, which together, equate to a very energetic but smooth, jazzy hip hop sound. The group itself has 6 core members who soulfully play the percussion, keys, guitar, trombone and drums respectively plus 2 emcees who adorn the tracks with intelligent rhymes and wordplay. In fact, the sole thing not jumbled about these musicians is their shared talent.Luke who plays the keys for Jumbledat was kind enough to save a few minutes to do some questions for Bark Magazine.Liquid Lyrics:Let's go backwards to the forming of Jumbledat - how did you guys meet?Luke: Initially we met in high school and we were certainly mates before band-mates, though the music definitely forged a stronger bond between us. A few of us had been jamming together for a while in our last days and distinct to bring a pair of shows at some parties and local venues in K-Town (Katoomba in the low mountains). Our initial musical uniting stemmed from a shared love of jazz and hip hop. At that period I loved jazz but knew little about hip hop, and Perrin (our co-front man) loved hip hop but knew little about jazz so the combination just seemed to work. Although we were very musically naive, there was something very exciting about fusing two styles that take such experimental possibilities.Liquid Lyrics: When that light came for you all to jam together for the start time, did you always believe that you would all be capable to gel so well?Luke: I believe we gelled so easily at the part because of our musical innocence! We only had fun, and never placed too much stress on what was good or wrong. Later refine the cross we became more critical, but the connexion we share always stems back to our interplay onstage, and in feeding off each other's musical spontaneity.Liquid Lyrics:With all of the different musical influences involved, how do you guys manage the creativity and song creation?Luke: Our song writing is a very collaborative process. Everyone has the chance to put their own input into the music. In price of so many people with such diverse tastes, I would say it's more good than not. At times it can create clutter, in which face we possess to clean everything back and beginning with a mere concept, but overall we bounce off each other when jamming and flourish on each other's ideas to publish material. The songs generally rise from a personal idea, or concept, and so we layer our songs instrumentally much care a produced song. I think you could say our songs are very reflective of hip hop production, just transposed into a live context.Liquid Lyrics: Does Jumbledat have any plans to admit more instruments or musical genres in the future, or do you find the strait is jumbled enough for now?Luke: We saw a reclamation of sorts in the preceding few months as a resolution of band members leaving. Consequently, we now work with a lot of different musicians so our style and instrumentation is always evolving. It would be stupid to box them in by forcing them to see the existing songs mark for note and to simulate the styles of the master musicians, so we let them make their own sound. This approach makes every gig different. In the next we're considering using live production elements in our show, like turntables or a triggered MPC, though it's still very often in it's experimental stages. As farsighted as it's pushing our creativity, anything can happen!If you have always been a fan of A Kindred Called Quest or The Roots, if you are generally a fan of Australian hip hop or if you simply need to keep raw musical talent, then get on board! If you're up for a fun night, make certain you get out and bear these guys at their gigs. To catch a Jumbledat gigs, check them out and read them some love at www.myspace.com/jumbledat. Also make certain you see out the video clip to "Momentus"One LoveIngers
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