Jumbled Returns with Third Bmore Club EP YOU DON'T KNOW?! with Berko Lover & Posthumous Miss Tony Feature (Harford & Reckord Tapes)
John "Jumbled" Bachman is a Baltimore-based "teacher, husband & father, beat-maker, and dish-washer," who personally describes his music as something falling "somewhere between Madlib & Mike Watt." We've thoroughly enjoyed and previously featured every Jumbled release since 2016's [I wish it was longer] AKA WIWL, including Action Shots EP, The Ghost of Len Bias EP with Baltimore emcee UllNevaNo, Bully Preston's full-length debut THE INSULT, and holiday-themed Hip-Hop comp. Merry Christmess on The Witzard. Now, Bachman, the proud new father of a beautiful baby girl, has effectively returned with his latest release, YOU DON'T KNOW?!; not entirely unlike his two 2015 EP's, Club Classics and BOOM! YOU DON'T KNOW?! is a long-in-the-works sample-based Bmore Club-leaning collection. For those who may be unaware, Baltimore/Bmore Club music is "a Breakbeat genre; a blend of Hip-Hop and chopped, staccato House Music, it was created in Baltimore, Maryland, United States in the late 1980's by 2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell, Frank Ski, Miss Tony (known as Big Tony, after he ceased presenting in drag,) Scottie B. and DJ Spen," according to Wikipedia.
"Baltimore Club will always be sample-based music. Taking Dance grooves and pairing them with high-tempo drums have shaped this genre for decades. Jumbled approaches Baltimore Club the same as the people that [have] influenced him: Scottie B. Rod Lee, and KW Griff (and many more,)" John Bachman writes within an album press release. YOU DON'T KNOW?! showcases not just one, but two collaborations from frequent Jumbled collaborator Berko Lover, as well as a posthumous collaboration, by way of sample, with Bmore Club originator Ms. Tony AKA Miss Tony AKA Big Tony on "Don't try it." Littered amongst the three aforementioned vocal-led tracks are 10 additional sample-based instrumental tracks, all tediously created and fine-tuned by Jumbled over the course of the past year. "YOU DON'T KNOW?! is Jumbled's assertion into the Baltimore Club scene. While it seems there aren't many new (local) artists, the music lives on," John Bachman asserts. Jumbled's YOU DON'T KNOW?! EP is currently available on Bandcamp, along with his solo and collaborative back catalog. A super-limited run of YOU DON'T KNOW?!/Club Classics/BOOM! combo-CD's will be available for purchase at Jumbled's next gig: MODEM at The Crown in Baltimore this upcoming Thursday, July 12, 2018.