CHAOS BEFORE PREDICTABILITY

The table wobbles a hell of a lot, but it’s ok. We’re in the Green Dragon (myself and captain Halliday, of south-London label Audio Anti-Hero) waiting for Superman Revenge Squad to deliver a dose of linguistic piracy. Sharp as a cutlass, he cut the air with perfectly placed swipes at the world around him.

Half of the underground phenomenon Nosferatu D2, this renegade of rhetoric – code name Ben Parker – has been doing the round around folk-town. With a string of EPs and die hard fans, he’s frequently proclaimed as a name to watch. So there I was, watching him for the second time. And it was good, as expected.

As one act did a Shergar, there were just two performers until it was time for SRQ to take the stage at the pub’s Freedom of Expression Night (free).

The first act was largely missed by an overly interesting monochrome beverage. Though, I’m pretty sure he played the same song twice. The second however, caught my ear. I believe the name was Frivolous Laura. Her real name, I cannot be sure. But with a hint of Amanda Palmer or Regina Spektor, as she sang serenely over minimalistic and at times dark piano playing, it was a nice surprise. After all, I’d largely come to hear why Ben was ever so slightly spontaneous in a crisis.

I got my answer to this shortly after, along with several others. And if you’ve ever wondered what’s going through the man of an old man reading porn, go and see him too.

With percussive and understated guitar work as his platform, SRQ employed a unique and almost spoken word style to make sure every one of his words were heard. They’re worth hearing. Go HERE to hear them for yourself and get a slice of Croydon life.

You can also purchase a copy of his album in former guise Nosferatu D2 HERE. Posthumously released by Audio Anti-Hero, it provides an added bite to his lyrics through raw drumming and guitars.