singer Ray Mayhew is perhaps best known in music history as being the
mad drummer for pop-cyberpunk band Sigue Sigue Sputnik from 1983 to
1990. When Sputnik disbanded in 1990 he quickly formed Mayhem Deranged –
a vehicle for Ray to show his abilities both as a singer & a
songwriter. Early versions of “50 Megaton Love” and “Kept Woman”
featuring John Liesk on guitar were recorded during 1990.
Mayhem Deranged – Here I Go Again
Later that year guitarist Kevin Prockter comes on board and a large
body of material is amassed until mid 1993. Regrettably, the master
recording sessions never took place and the demos were shelved until
recently. Another albums worth of material was written in 1996 with a
new line up and an all new sound. Again, masters were not achieved and
all the material shelved.
Ray sporadically performed in a variety of different incarnations of
Mayhem Deranged over the years since, most of it under the radar… Until
Now.
It wasn’t until March 2008, when guitarist Kevin Prockter returned to
the group and bassist Robert Godfrey was added to record the track
“Here I Go Again” (above). Mayhem Deranged then played their first
official public gig in September 2008.
Mayhem Deranged’s sound is what we love: old school rock, mixed with
some old school punk. Proper vocals, with meaningful yet catchy lyrics,
sang over the top of some crunky electric guitar riffs, not forgetting
the drumming – of course. Check out Here I Am Again above, and if you
like what you hear head on over to their website:
here.
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