Jiezuberband

Jiezuberband is a group from the United Kingdom that forms in 2007 in Scotland. The band is a five-piece act built around keyboardist Mikey Grant and vocalist John Strachan, who put the project together as a rock super-group that avoids conventional rock stereotypes. The line-up is completed by Kenny McClean on bass, Scott Coulter on guitars, and Iain Duncan on drums and percussion.

Style and line-up

The band is associated with a mix of genres rather than a single style, and descriptions of its music include “Deep Tribal Rock”, “Psychedelic Warriors” and “Epic”. Its sound is presented as a blend woven into a rock framework, and the members are given distinctive role-based identities in the group’s presentation: McClean is described as a musicologist, Coulter as an archaeologist, and Duncan as a gynaecologist known as “Dr” Iain Duncan.

Releases and activity

In its first two years, Jiezuberband releases two EPs, Mile High Maniac and Eternal Chaos. The band giggs extensively across Britain, with around 100 live shows and radio performances in that period. It also builds a reputation through support slots with The Twilight Sad and Glasvegas.

Festivals and larger shows

Festival appearances include Dunstaffnage and Retrofest. At Retrofest, the group plays alongside acts including 10cc and Midge Ure at Strathclyde Park in front of a crowd of 15,000. The band also plays a 10,000-plus audience at a Johnny Walkers rally in Kilmarnock, as an invitation performance that also features Hue and Cry. In 2010, it begins the year with support slots at Glasgow’s O2 Academy and continues with further notable dates in cities across the UK.