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This past Summer I had the opportunity to sit down with Chris, from SAOSIN on the Vans Warped Tour. We had a chat about tropical skittles, the bands beginnings, and their upcoming Japan adventures. Read on to find out more info on this Southern California quintet, who is steadily taking the rock music scene by storm.

A: How're you doing today?

C: I'm doing great. It's cool down here in beautiful Long Island so I'm stoked.

A: Thank God!

C: Yeahhh.

A: So we're on Warped Tour, How's it been going so far?

C: It's been good. We took quite some time off to record and write our last record so this is kind of like a hard tour to get right back into... Especially after being off tour a year. We're three weeks in and still struggling but it's cool to have a bunch of friends we grew up touring with and listening to on the same tour at the same time.

A: What's your favourite place you've gone to this tour so far?

C: Montreal. It's like a European city within North America. I had a good time.

A: That's definitely a cool spot. For people who don't know your music, describe your sound.

C: Aggressive alternative rock. We keep our structures simple and familiar but there's always a hint...that you don't really know how it sounds different, you just know that it does. I think that's how we build our sound.

A: Tell us about your album, what's it all about.

C: Album comes out on Sept 8^th of this year, called In Search of Solid Ground. 13 tracks, 5 of which we produced ourselves. We mixed the entire record ourselves and did the album artwork ourselves. Comes out on Virgin Records in a couple months so we're pretty stoked.

A: What's your favourite track on the record?

C: I dunno, I think A Still Small Voice. We produced it ourselves. Coincidentally when we were working on the song we were listening to older Michael Jackson tracks, where the backup vocals are really loud. It has this weird vibe too it. We tried to incorporate the idea of putting backup vocals way up front with the main vocals buried. MJ passed and that puts your influences way closer to home.

A: What's your favourite food joint to stop at that you can't get in your home town?

C: O0oh, hard one! In any college town there's a Jimmy Johns. It's not that great but there's a sandwich on there I just love.

A: How'd you get together as a band?

C: All of us kind of met in different ways. It's not like we all started the band together. Our guitar players got together in '02, working on music. They sent out tracks, found a singer and shortly after they were supposed to play their first show but ended up cancelling. I was at the show with a band I was in and met Justin out front.  He explained who he was and how they cancelled because there bass player quit. So I told him straight up I was there new bass player and that was it. Then Alex came into the picture. We lost our original singer who now sings for circa survive. Our present singer sent us some tracks and it just went from there. Now here we are!

A: What is your favourite skittle flavor and why?

C: Do any taste different?

A: Yeah!

C: Yano, I like the blue skittles in the tropical pack.

A: Hah, good choice. What's coming up for you guys in the future?

C: In about a week and a half we're going to be flying out to Japan to do a fest out there called Summer Sonic. Bands like Paramore and My Chemical Romance are playing. Then we'll probably release the record and tour for the next few years, I'm sure.

A: To end the interview, what would your advice be for fans who are trying to make it in the same business that you are?

C: Learn to do as much as you can yourself, and then hire someone. Cause that's how you really get screwed.

A: Great advice. Thank You, it's been a pleasure!

If you want more information on Saosin go to:

Saosin.com

myspace.com/saosin

...or just visit their buzznet page!