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Interview with Mystery

Drummer legend Kapil Trivedi from British band The Mystery Jets makes BBM roll on the floor laughing with some cracking chat with Frankie Salt. As they are about to set sail and leave the UK to perform at the Fat As Butter Festival after 5 albums being released and a change of name from The Misery Jets to The Mystery Jets, their Indie sound is unique and unforgettable. The Mystery Jets are buzzing to come to Australia and why wouldn’t they be? With koalas and beers on the agenda again, they cannot wait to perform to their huge following. Read our exclusive Mystery Jets interview!

Good morning, how are you today? What have you been up to the past few weeks?

HOWDY! We’ve just been working on new songs, and working on a potential EP. We’ll see how things go; also thinking about how we’re going to go about making the video for our next single ‘Saviour’… We want to shoot it somewhere in North Africa!

You are heading back to Australia for a grand tour mid September – how have tours gone down in the past Down Under?

We love going over to your side of the world! The shows we’ve played in the past have been some of the best we’ve played anywhere. It’s almost like playing to a UK crowd, although you guys are more sun-kissed and chiselled.

What else do you plan to see and do whilst you are over this side of the World?

Well last time we were over there we ticked a few things off our list… hugged koala bears, fed kangaroos, drank lots of beer, ate blue eye fish, drank some more beer, hung out on some beaches, drunk some more beer. As we only get to spend a maximum of 2 days at a time in any one place it becomes difficult to fulfill an agenda. But someone told me that I had to climb Sydney Bridge. I’m sure it would be awesome but, it probably means that we would have to get up early which are going to be more unrealistic than climbing the bridge itself.

You moved to America for the recording of the latest album, what made you want to leave the UK to do this?

I think for two reasons, firstly anybody in a band would have been influenced by American culture in some way. You understand that culture from afar, which will give you a different angle on the culture. But I think it’s only when you live in a place and immerse yourself in it, you really start to understand what makes it tick. The second reason was that we needed to lift ourselves out of our environment and day-to-day routine in order to change as a band, and also put ourselves under the microscope to see what it is that makes us tick.

If you could collaborate with any artist? Present or in the past, who would it be and why?

I’ve been a big fan of Mount Kimbie, I would love to be able to do something live with them. I think what they have done to rhythm and the way that they have done it is refreshing and exciting… and very South Londaaaaaan!

You have just released your fourth album, how long did it take to produce? Do you have a favourite track from the album?

The album was produced in two half’s, the first half was in America, where we recorded around 30 songs. It was only when we got back to London that we heard a thread of songs that we thought was exciting new territory for us. So we continued working in London, and booked a month in a studio with Dan Carey! All in all, it took about 6 months.

A couple of members of the band have come and gone, do you think the current set up on the band is here to stay for a good time to come?

If I thought that of the last line up I guess I would be pretty distraught when the partnership terminated. Its like any relationship…. take every day as it comes, never forget birthdays, wear clean underwear. “Yesterday is history, tomorrows a mystery”, but right now is a gift, that’s why they call it the present”, – Turtle, Kung Fu Panda!

What is your best Mystery Jets moment?

I have two, the first one being playing the park stage at Glastonbury. and the second one, hanging out in Varanasi, India with Kai, William and Blaine.

I have to ask, ‘Half In Love With Elizabeth’ (one of my ultimate favourite tracks of yours). Where did the inspiration come from for the story of the track?

It was a long time ago and, if our current girlfriends are reading, it was something some of us MAY have felt in PREVIOUS relationships, it’s about being in love with two people at the same time… and no…. it’s not about the Queen of England if that’s what your thinking!

Do you favour any of the remixes people have done of your music? Such as the FOAMO remix of ‘Half in Love with Elizabeth’?

I love Switch’s remix of ‘Hideaway’. The day we received that in our inbox was like Santa Claus descending from heaven on a unicorn and handing us a magical lamp.

Do you have a favourite artist/album that you love to listen to at the end of the day?

I have fazes, but right now I’m listening to ‘Slum Village’, it’s what ganja would sound like if it could make noise. R.I.P J Dilla.

When you lot go on a night out, what genre of other kinds of music do you love to have a dance to?

Right now, it’s straight up Hip Hop, NO DIGGADY NO DOUBT. I grew up listening to Hip Hop, but hadn’t listened to much of it for about 10 years. Recently William’s been getting into his Hip Hop and I’ve revisited all the old songs I used to know and love.

You did a remix of Woodkid’s ‘Iron’ how did that collaboration come about?

He actually directed our “Dreaming Of Another World” video, before he was working with the likes of Katy Perry and drake. We became friends and he asked if we would be up for doing a remix, Blaine stepped up to the plate and made shit happen. BOOM!

What else can we expect from you this year? After the Australia tour you also have a UK tour? Busy busy busy!

Yes, we’re really excited about that tour. We finish off at the Royal festival hall, which is a special venue, and I’m sure we’ll manage to throw in something extra for that show. Plus, we may have an EP and a new video in an exotic location with some partial nudity!?

By Frankie Salt

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