Jumbled & Eben Dennis "Hit It Out of The Park" with CodyCodyJones, Sarah FM & Swampwalk-assisted ORSULAK EP (Harford Reckord Tapes)

We've been repping Jumbled AKA John Bachman here at The Witzard ever since his 2018 release, [I wish it was longer] or simply, WIWL. Self-described as "somewhere between Madlib & Mike Watt," the teacher, husband, father, beat-maker, dish-washer has been nothing short of productive these last four years. Bachman is a huge component in both the Baltimore and East Coast Hip-Hop music scenes and has, personally, been a great ally here at The Witzard. Jumbled has released action shots ep, The Ghost of Len Bias with UllNevaNo, THE INSULT with Dwell as Bully Preston, Merry Christmess, YOU DON'T KNOW?!, You Best Not Miss with Lace Berriez, Padre, and August Heat all on his own imprint, Harford & Reckord Tapes since WIWL. His latest effort, ORSULAK, definitely doesn't disappoint either; here, Jumbled has joined forces once more with his long-time friend and collaborator, Eben Dennis, for something that's a little more Mike Watt-leaning than his typical output. John Bachman was approached to create a Film Noir-style song for use in a film and soon reached out to Dennis to supply some guitar riffs for use as sample sources.


Lo and behold, said film was never, actually, released, but Jumbled managed to turn the 15-20 isolated guitar licks Eben Dennis sent into the nine tracks now featured on ORSULAK. Bachman & Dennis had previously collaborated on "Sam Adams" from [I wish it was longer], as well as a track for a Twin Peaks tribute album, and were/are in Baltimore-based Indie Rock band, Soft Peaks, together. ORSULAK is, of course, an homage to lesser-known baseball journeyman, Joe Orsulak, who played for both The Pittsburgh Pirates and The Baltimore Orioles. Jumbled & Eben Dennis reached out to a few friends for vocal embellishments: emcee CodyCodyJones from Pittsburgh, singer Sarah FM from Baltimore, and singer Swampwalk from Pittsburgh. Also, in tribute to Joe Orsulak's tenure with The Orioles & The Pirates, ORSULAK is available on a super-limited edition 8-inch lathe-cut vinyl available with either orange or yellow logo variants designed by salk. AKA clint. Nichols. There were only 15 total 8" lathes made and there are currently just EIGHT left on Jumbled's Bandcamp page. Jumbled & Eben Dennis' ORSULAK EP is currently only available on Bandcamp, but should be gong live on streaming services later this week.

"In Summer of 2018, Jumbled was approached about creating a Film Noir-style song for use in a film... so, he reached out to friend and old bandmate, guitarist, Eben Dennis. The two had collaborated on tracks before; including "Sam Adams" from Jumbled's first album, [I wish it was longer], creating a track for a Twin Peaks tribute album, and playing in Baltimore band, Soft Peaks. While the film never came out, Jumbled is proud to present a new project called ORSULAK (a nod to lesser-known baseball journeyman, Joe Orsulak.) Instead of collaborating on just one track, Dennis sent 15-20 isolated guitar tracks that Jumbled chopped up into these nine songs.

Adding some bass and other layers, he, then, reached out to a few friends for vocals. This is his first time adding sung vocals to his beats, working with Swampwalk & Sarah FM. While each take a different approach, both flow over the tracks. The final track on the EP, "Swing & A Miss," is another "home run" from Jumbled & CodyCodyJones. The performances from Swampwalk & CodyCodyJones (both living in Pittsburgh,) alongside Baltimore's Jumbled & Sarah FM, make a fitting tribute to Orsulak—who spent time with The Pirates, as well as The Baltimore Orioles."

- Jumbled (@NapalmDef) ⚾