Geelong punk scene legend Dez Dare releases new video, single Brutalised Robotics
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27.01.2025

Geelong punk scene legend Dez Dare releases new video, single Brutalised Robotics

Image credit: Steve Gullick
words by Frankie Anderson-Byrne

On this track Dez draws parallels with how humanity exploits technology compared to how they treat all living beasts…

What is consciousness? What is success for an organism? Dominance or longevity? One day all sentients will eventually pry the foot from their neck.

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The new single Brutalised Robotics is out now, to warm our ears and rewire our brains and boy does it do just that. A chiming electro rock track that makes you think, keeps you static and is jus straight weird in the best possible way.

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 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.

On this single 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.

Keep an eye on dezdare.com for all the release and touring news for 2025.