DR SURE`S UNUSUAL PRACTICE MI 05.06 live at MS HEDI
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DR SURE`S UNUSUAL PRACTICE (AUS)
Dr Sure’s Unusual Prac/ce make modern punk music in the primordial sense of the word - no rules. Combining elements of
post-punk, new wave, full power rock n roll, avant-garde and surrealism. Their ethos is creaJve resistance - innovaJve and
poliJcally subversive - using music, performance, visual art and film to project a message that’s equal parts criJcal and hopeful.
Dr Sure’s Unusual Prac/ce is most oSen compared to luminaries Devo & Talking Heads or contemporaries Total Control &
Tropical Fuck Storm* (*who they’ve supported on mulJple occasion). Led by Dougal Shaw, Dr Sure was a nickname (Dougal’s
iniJals, D.R. Shaw) that became a mulJ-disciplinary alter ego - encompassing songwriJng, film-making, design, taZooing,
acJvism et al - which is disJlled into his Unusual Prac.ce.
“Dr Sure’s Unusual PracEce Are a Forward-Thinking Powerhouse’” - ROLLING STONE
“(DSUP) takes a hyperacEve New Wave approach to punk and uses their songs to document the dystopian state of the world and call for change. The mastermind behind this oujit is a guy named Dougal Shaw, who processes disappointment and dread through his lyrics, then wraps it all up in barbed,rubbery post-punk that’s enjoyable enough to make you forget you’re pogoing along to societal collapse.” - PASTE MAGAZINE
“Off the wall dystopian robo-punk - a limle bit absurd and a limle bit surreal, but also a whole lot of fun” - WEIRDO WASTELAND
“Melbourne’s weirdo punk masterminds, Dr Sure’s Unusual PracEce conEnue to forge their own path within the underground music scene with their unapologeEc and angular brand of post-punk music.” - FORTE MAGAZINE
“Peculiar post-punk; combining blistering guitar riffs with sharp lyricism and important themes to create music worth talking about.” - PILERATS
“Dr Sure’s Unusual PracEce have been earmarked as one of Melbourne’s most important products. Given their innate ability to synthesise dense poliEcal ideas in a truly engaging style, this label could (and probably should) extend to greater heights. DSUP’s wonky, dissonant instrumentals garner comparisons to heavyweights such as Tropical Fuck Storm and Total Control.
ComplimenEng this musical adventurousness is a relentless devoEon to hard-work.” - HAPPY MAG
A potent act of “laughEvism”, the saErical edge of Dr Sure’s Unusual PracEce cuts through Murdoch media manipulaEon, Canberra corrupEon, capitalist collapse and fossil fuel fuckery,” - MISTLETONE
“A freneEc indie rock ruckus, blazing guitar breaks and a snappy rhythm secEon” - ABC
“Dr Sure’s sound has always been experimental, but on this release, the music feels truly unbound, Shaw allowing himself to explore as many sonic curios as he wishes. The album bursts with excitably programmed drums and spiralling synths, touching heavily on Krautrock and new wave... like if
Krapwerk hung out at The CurEn.” - ROLLING STONE
“If you like Tropical Fuck Storm, you’re going to love Dr Sure’s Unusual PracEce” - Declan Byrne, TRIPLE J
NEW LP ON ERSTE THEKE RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON TOUR
Event Venue
Frau Hedi, Brücke 10, Bei den Sankt Pauli-Landungsbrücken, 20359 Hamburg, Deutschland,Hamburg, Germany
