[LIVE REVIEW] PARASYTES + DISPOSSESSED + CRÊAM SÖDA + EXPOSURE

at Freda’s, Sydney

Wednesday 8^th November 2017

Review by Derek J. Huckel

The crowd was pretty good for a Wednesday night in this relatively unknown hidden gem. Usually an art cafe / restaurant, this venue has been seconded for some punk rawk, like tonight...

First up was Exposure were a great slice of 80’s post punk, ala Joy Division stirred with some slices of Siouxsie and the Banshees and a teaspoon of Gang of Four thrown in. One could see this crew were new and maybe their first gig, but things looked to be gelling, and with another gig or two, I’m sure they will start to hit their stride.

Three-piece Nippon stylee noise terrorists Crêam Söda were a raging slab of metallic tinged hardcore, with Danny Deathcage (ex-Deathcage, Redstain etc) crunching it on the flying V bass, Ben (ex-Stanley Knife etc) smashing guitar, and Jase Spoonfed pounding the drums like… like a man not from here! Their eight tunes jammed into their set included ‘Lost, My Pride’, ‘Meaning’, ‘War Is Hell’, ‘Game of Life’, and ‘Destiny’. Crêam Söda will kick your ass!

This reviewer had been wanting to catch Dispossessed and I wasn't let down. Singer and messenger Harry began the Dispossessed set reading their ethos. More than a welcome to country, this is a statement of warning, and of intent of their actions and pain that’s been caused by Europeans. What they say is initially understood by some of those hooting and hollering but not fully it would seem. Intense growls emit the pain and convey the message Dispossessed want to get across, most apt with the initial spacious doom laden dirge. The sizable crowd, great for a Wednesday night, were fully engaged during their whole set. The latter tunes gathered speed and squally guitars, at the deft hand guitar of Serwah, these soon turn into, not quite but close, ala ‘Justice For All’ type era Metallica sounds, to hardcore, and the master drum strokes of Jarrod. This group are most musically deft - know their stuff - need to be heard to be believed, and listened to... Intense.

Their setlist included ‘PC Terrorist’, Thronebreaker’, ‘Black Gaze’, ‘Warpath’, and ‘FTP’, a punishing cover of the ‘Cop Killer’ by Body Count!

Soon on stage were the full of energy Parasytes. The Canadian punker contingent kicked into their set in a blitz! The 80's styled ala` GBH and Exploited band are energy all the way. They were playing Sydney tonight as a part of a seven-day east coast tour after a month of gigs in Asia. Front woman Janick is an energised box of nonstop power, ripping through their set off their E.P. ‘Straight Jacket Nation’, cover of Chaos UK’s ‘No Security’, and others. These included ‘Straight Jacket’, ‘Paranoid Visions’, ‘Boxed In’, ‘Winter Depression’, ‘Reckless’, and ‘Burning Down the City’. They wielded force energy and presence like a mob possessed. Not in your face would be out of place!

If you missed this gig, be sure to catch another show in this cool whole in the wall bar Freda's. It’s a shame you missed the Parasytes tonight but be sure to catch soon the local bands – you won’t be disappointed!


More on The bands....

Parasytes 
Here's their website to check them out... Check out their music here on Bandcamp

Parasytes - 'Paranoid Visions', Live at Katakombes, Montreal, Canada, 22 March, 2017

Dispossessed 

Here's their website to check them out... & some vision...


Dispossessed - 'Thronebreaker', Live at Black Wire, Sydney Australia, 2016 

Crêam Söda 
Here's their website to check them out... & some vision...

Crêam Söda at Small Show, Sydney Australia, 25 August 2017 

Epilogue...
**Some photos etc of the bands will be published at a later date. These have been impounded and are to be released soon.