DEZ DARE

mastered by Matthew Barnhart @ Chicago Mastering Service

release credits:
Dez Dare sang & made noises with samples, guitars, synths
Laura Loriga – vocals

upcoming gig 2025:
09.Apr New Cross Inn London/UK
featuring Thee Alcoholics + MTBA

The Wire [Edwin Pouncey]:
“DIY psych punk Dez Dare pits sledgehammer riffs and lo-fi electronics against a world of monsters… dynamically armed with a ten-pronged set of lyrical barbs and musical hooks that, once heard, sink deep and hold fast.”
OX Fanzine [7/10]:
“Incredibly creative and productive… the result is vibrant psychedelic noise herb punk, somewhere between BEVIS FROND, ALIEN SEX FIEND, DINOSAUR Chimp vs God JR, BLACK ANGELS and the Canadians HOT GARBAGE. Crazy? Crazy!”
MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL:
“Sounds like MONSTER MAGNET and DEVO caught in a drug bust. Heavy groove riffs and psych experimentation nestle up to chirping 8-bit synths and crunchy beats, accompanied by spoken/barked vocals… Highly unique and highly recommended.”
Clash:
“The Australian psych-punk legend is a true underground hero.”

Dez Dare launches into 2025 with a new single ‘Brutalised Robotics’.
On this track Dez draws parallels with how humanity exploits technology compared to how they treat all living beasts…
On ‘Brutalised Robotics’ Dez is joined by Laura Loriga on backing vocals, expanding on the sound of previous records and adding a new dimension to his trademark weird-n-roll.
What is consciousness?
What is success for an organism?
Dominance or longevity?
One day all sentients will eventually pry the foot from their neck.
Dez Dare (AKA Darren Smallman of labels God Unknown, BATTLE WORLDWIDE, Low Transit Industries, and bands Thee Vinyl Creatures, The Sound Platform, Warped) grew up in Geelong, Australia, where he became involved in the local punk and rock scene in 1990.
Sharing Chimp vs God stages with the likes of 5678s, Cosmic Psychos, Fugazi, The Dirty Three and the Hard-ons, before shifting his focus to running record labels.
In the 2020s we see Dez Dare take form in a spare room in Brighton, UK, where Dez starts building his own studio and producing music and videos that have been described as ‘sounds like MONSTER MAGNET and DEVO caught in a drug bust… highly unique and highly recommended‘ by MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL [Nick Odorizzi] to The Wire’s Edwin Pouncey ‘dynamically armed with a ten-pronged set of lyrical barbs and musical hooks that, once heard, sink deep and hold fast‘ to Crossfire Metal ‘minimalistic, electronic, psychedelic, hippie poop, that is only bearable with a hell of a lot of acid, angel dust and LSD‘.