Perth legend Dom Mariani is back with a new LP with his blues rock outfit Datura 4. The bands new LP, Neanderthal Jam, is a mix of 13 th Floor Elevators and 70s Australian rock blues, plus throwing up current day topics we can all relate to. From the Stems to the 4, Dom Mariani always brings something new to every release he does and while the Stems reform for the odd show now and then, he’d prefer look forward releasing new music rather than rest of his brilliant back catalogue. Munster: I’ve been enjoying the new Datura 4 single Black Speakers, got a real 70s, Roky Erickson sound to it. Dom: It’s one of those songs that came out of a jam. We put it together, we have a keyboard player, Bob Patient, who brings a lot to the jam, and it was created out of the rehearsal room. Most of the songs on the LP were done that way, hence the title of the album. Munster: You say it came from a jam, did you bring a riff to the practice room, present it to the band and take it from there?