Derryberry

Derryberry is one of my favorite words I have ever heard. Not only does it roll off the tongue in a most unusual and satisfying way, but it is also a last name that belongs to a dear friend with the first name Tyler. Tyler is quite brilliant and is 1/3 of my band Longknives (the other third consists of another good friend John Burgess).

John, Tyler, and myself started longknives in early 2005 or something. Most people consider it more on the noisy side, but I remember our intentions leaning more towards psychedelic and even new/no wave, though we were once placed in the "prog" section of a Boston newspaper. Regardless, we only play about one or two shows a year and it is always a blast for me. Playing with John and Tyler is one of my favorite things in life. Tyler plays synths and other interesting electronics while also doing the vocals. John plays drums and sometimes some strange percussion. I play the guitar and more interesting electronics. We enjoy putting on a stage show with lights controlled in real time by us. Below is a little press blurb that Courtney wrote for us a long time ago:

Harsh. Primal. Psychedelic. Three black-clad men march you to the interrogation room. Martial music overwhelms you - propaganda for the age of intrusion. They stomp on pedals. Lights turn on, strobing or shining straight in your face, blinding you.

You shriek. Their machines shriek back. They step again and the lights disappear, plunging you into the disorienting black. A thin curl of fog seeps across the room, chilling you. Tribal rhythms overcome your resistance. Longknives wants answers. And you will tell them everything.


John Burgess – Drums

Tyler Derryberry – Analog synthesizers, electronics, vocals

Bill Trevaskis – Guitar, electronics


Here are some audio files from our never released record and a video from our first show:

Sewn Together
Hell's Ocean
March Red

Video is from February 2005 I believe




We are playing our first show in almost a year in Boston at a club called Church with some amazing bands (Neptune being one of them and a band that I adore very much). The show is 23 May 2009.