Derayernah - Siberian Scopes

Derayernah (pronounced de-ra-ya-na) are a two-piece art rock band from Glasgow. They formed in 2017 and consist of Drue Marsland (guitars, vocals, production, drums) & Jhau Watema (vocals, percussion, lyrics, composition).

To describe their sound I am going to quote the information provided by their promoter Quite Great Communications.

They are a Scottish experimental rock duo and they're pioneering 'mumble rock' and have a really different, original sound.

Derayernah’ s sound can be described as unruly whirling dervish daymare of 1920s Dadaism, lyrical surrealism and knowing humour (sometimes lost on humans) of their recorded work, Derayernah is proud to present, though bullishly indifferent to judgement, a glimpse of what would happen if Gregorian monks met prog yetis in a boxing ring in the Middle East via a scenic route taking in Turkey. To quote the band’s slogan, Derayernah are finally ready to Unveil the Arm.

Their new single Siberian Scopes is released today, Thursday 12 March, the track itself is a short blast of prog/ heavy rock lasting just over 2 mins.

It leads off with a great guitar riff, before upping the pace as harmonies and drums enter the fray. And then we get the “mumble lyrics”, which although difficult to make out might be perfect for a live event for those songs you can never remember the lyrics. It finishes off with by reverting to an instrumental finish.

“Mumble Rock” is certainly a little bit different but the instrumentation demonstrated by the guys is first class, the mumbled lyrics for me may take a bit of getting used to.

But please judge for yourselves by giving the track a listen here:

https://open.spotify.com/track/2OCMKsYQlDZMnrhHtXM82z?si=FlOSoSADQDqiDgjlJ8KfDQ

The guys can be followed on Facebook or on their own website.