Dez Dare releases new single/video ‘Talk, Clown’ + announces new album
Dez Dare launches into 2025 with his 5th album ‘CHERYL! Your Love Shines Down Like A Supernova's Death' along with his second single and video, ‘Talk, Clown.’.
This track looks at those frustrating people who talk loud, and a lot, Dez says: "Just coz you talk a lot + loudly, doesn't make you right or smart. You best have a getaway plan for these exact people." The video answers the question, "what would it look like if Dez Dare flew around exploding people with laser eyes." Maybe no one asked, but you're getting the answer anyways
This album looks at those morsels of time and the bits that fill them, soaking existence… as well as manspreaders. Those people should be added to the 7th circle of hell… or suburbia. Either is probably a similar commute!
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 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".
On this album Dez was joined by Laura Loriga on backing vocals and Jonny Halifax on group vocals and lap steel, expanding on the sound of previous records and adding a new dimension to his trademark weird-n-roll.
Never too far from the creative edge of rock music, Dez has intertwined pretty and odd melodies, with synth leads, guitar riffs, big beats and sing-along choruses, that will make you feel like dancing moodily in the corner of your living room all day and night.
‘Talk, Clown.’ is out March 28th via all the digital outlets [Pre-save][Pre-order]
‘CHERYL! Your Love Shines Down Like A Supernova's Death' is out June 6th on limited edition vinyl, CD and digital on God Unknown Records [Pre-save][Pre-order]
Quotes
"[Brutalised Robotics] Chiming electro rock that goes beyond the ideas Wire have explored in their later years." Sun 13
The Australian psych-punk legend is a true underground hero." Clash
"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." MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL
"Incredibly creative and productive... Darren Smallman has once again single-handedly created a crazy sound universe... the result is vibrant psychedelic noise herb punk, somewhere between BEVIS FROND, ALIEN SEX FIEND, DINOSAUR JR, BLACK ANGELS and the Canadians HOT GARBAGE. Crazy? Crazy!" OX Fanzine [7/10]
“Dez Dare is one of those artists not afraid to push the boundaries of musical exploration and integration so far beyond the boundaries of the existing maps." Über Rock
"Pulsing electro-punk" Vive Le Rock
Tracklist
CHERYL! [Loading...]
Brutalised Robotics
Talk, Clown.
Notopia
Your Love Shines Down Like A Supernova’s Death
Rights Down 50
What Ya Gonna Do With Yr Days
Light Touch Of The Man Spreader
Golden Cerebellum
I Only Cry From a Distance x Time = Frustration
Blistered Eyeballs
Release Credits
Dez Dare sang + made noises with samples, guitars, synths + noise boxes.
Laura Loriga sang on tracks.
Jonny Halifax attacked his lap steel and sang stuff.
Recorded + produced + designed x Dez Dare @ CH!MP
Laura + Jonny were recorded x Giles Barrett @ Lightship Studios.
Mastered x Matthew Barnhart @ Chicago Mastering Service.
Illustrations x Lily Blakely.
Photography x Steve Guillick.
Design x Dez Dare.
