Farce

ORIGINS: Newtown, NSW

GENRE: Punk

YEARS ACTIVE: 2002-2003

 

MEMBERS:

• Spider Death - Vocals
• Derek Martin - Guitar
• Jade - Bass
• Danny Sano - Drums
  

RELEASES:

• Demo (2002) - Download Here.
• 1. Stop the Nuclear Reactor
• 2. Spike Your Hair, Not Your Vein
• 3. War is a Black Hole to Avoid

SUMMARY: Farce was a short-lived punk band formed after some of the members' previous bands Sewer Cider and World on Welfare finished. The band broke up after a handful of shows and an unreleased demo was recorded.

 

SHOWS: 

• The Midnight Star, Homebush - 30th March, 2002
• Punx Picnic, Sydney Park, St Peters - 13th July, 2002
• Green Square, Zetland - 19th April, 2003

ORAL HISTORY: 

SPIDER: When Sewer Cider finished I started Farce with Jade, Derek, and Danny. We played maybe six shows, recorded a demo, and then broke up. My previous issues in Sewer Cider were the cause of this also.  

Spider (Vocals), Noise Levels correspondence, 2025

 

DANNY: I was in Sewer Cider as a drummer in a very last moment before they disbanded, and then we started Farce.

Danny Sano (Drums), Noise Levels correspondence, 2025 

DEREK: I was living with Spider. We wanted to do a confused style of Japanese punk stuff. We played two shows and Danny recorded a demo at Zen Studios with his little 4-track and produced the shit out of it. Still sounds pretty cool.

Derek Martin (Guitar), Noise Levels correspondence, 2025

DANNY: In that moment of the Sydney punk scene I was seeing a bit of an ugly phase of chemicals floating around. I didn't like it. I left Sydney and that was it.

Danny Sano (Drums), Noise Levels correspondence, 2025

RELATED BANDS: Stalin's Organ, Zeitgeist, Red Stain, Bastardos, World on Welfare, Dead by Dawn, Stanley Knife, Deathcage, Cream Soda, Kermit the Fascist, Sewer Cider, Smash 'n' Grab, Nobody's Driving, Fatalitas, Degenerate

A Farce shirt in the wild.