Get around this Fijian-born Melbourne guitarist Narayan's new track/video!

Fiji-born, Melbourne-based guitar instrumentalist Narayan has released ‘Narrative’, the follow up single to 2021’s hard hitting instrumental EP, ‘The Reptile Mind’, accompanied by an epic video.

‘Narrative’ was derived from investigating one's own self-talk: “How do I communicate with myself in my own intimate company? Is it helpful or harmful? How much of this dialogue is actually mine and how much of it do I already believe?” 

The instrumental features a lush introduction of synthesizers and acoustic guitars that evolve into an incredibly powerful and catchy guitar riff, set to the rhythmic backdrop of an intensely advancing shuffle with luminescent synth tapestries that ascend into an explosive conclusion. 

‘Narrative’ is the follow up single from Melbourne-based guitarist Adrian Narayan, who debuted a crushing 3 track EP, ‘The Reptile Mind’ in mid 2021, aiming to encapsulate on the emotional intensity and storytelling behind episodes of tv shows such as ‘Love Death Robots and Black Mirror’.

The single art was hand painted by Ash Darq, a Melbourne based dark surrealist who creates art to use as a vehicle for self-healing. She fuses highly textured, abstract techniques with elements of realism portraiture to create evocative and often beautifully eerie work to explore and forge a deeper connection with her subconscious. With Narayan handling production, bass, guitar and synth programming duties, the track was mixed/engineered by Orpheus Omega frontman, Chris Themelco (Monolith Studios) and mastered by Forrester Savell (Karnivool, Twelve Foot Ninja) along with former Teramaze, Damnations Day drummer, Dean Kennedy.

The video was shot and directed by Sam Tan (Hit Me Up Creative) in the Victorian Alps - The Horn is the most prominent peak on the Mount Buffalo plateau in Victoria, Australia with an elevation of 1,723 meters (5,653 ft).

“We filmed in a literal cloud for 30 minutes, 3 degrees and 0 visibility,” recalls Narayan. “The narrow road on the way up was dangerously icy, and our equipment and clothing were drenched while capturing the footage.”