“Ulysses Trash is brilliantly conceived, shockingly under produced and a worthy testimony to one man’s trip. Over in the blink of an eye in a gloriously extended WTF moment of unbridled chaos “Ulysses Trash” is a triumph and will comprehensibly add more aural colours to your sonic palette." All Music [9/10]
"It's a wild mix of classic garage rock, psychedelic elements (Hawkwind says hello), typical punk riffs of the late 1970s, noise rock à la Sonic Youth or Fugazi, repetitive, shamanic recitations. 34 captivating minutes over thirteen songs from one cast." Amplified [8/10]
"Ulysses Trash, is above all else, a fun album, and nobody sounds like they are having as much fun as Dez Dare himself." Distorted Sound [7/10]
"With this album he has perhaps made his best work of his whole career." Gonzo
"He is waking up the neighbours with monolithic riffs, and fighting off his demons with his guitar and singing his heart out" Here Comes The Flood
"The lone fighter is something like the punky-grungey and above all a few years younger version of Bevis Frond, offering fuzzy psychedelic noise rock on 'Ulysses Trash'." OX [8/10]
"Ulysses Trash is a dirty mean sleazy garage punk rock affair that sounds like a real CBGB kinda record, so it's something for the fans of the underground sound." Strutter'zine [8/10]
"Long live Brighton's psychedelic sorcerer! Enter the fantasy world of a true underground cult artist!" Il Pozzo dei Dannati
"Pulsating with a Stooges and Mudhoney blessed garage grit" The Punk Site
"This balance - between big and small, between composure and fury - is what makes the record so engaging, Smallman's gaze of disdain flitting from universal issue to idiosyncratic bugbear without pause. On "Tyrannosaurus Shake" he spits lines about obnoxiously tight handshakes, moving immediately to "Bloody Sea, Holy Fuck” which seethes over ocean pollution. Where the emotive weight could easily be lost within the tumult of post Geelong guitars, here it is high and bold, registering with intimacy and wit." The Wire
"I would say if Hawkwind wrote two-three minute punk songs, they would sound just like this and that’s a hell of a compliment!" Über Rock
"It shakes, it scratches, it excites and it irritates, it is even sometimes a little disturbing, to say the least, destabilising, but it is exciting!" Voix de Garage Grenoble
"The guitars romp and saw all over the place like a swordfish spearing its prey with a Kyuss on acid feel to it." whisperinandhollerin.com [8/10]
Cover illustration x MALMALL
Mastered x Greg Obis via Chicago Mastering Service
Backing vocals x Mike Peregrino
Everything else x Dez Dare
"It's a wild mix of classic garage rock, psychedelic elements (Hawkwind says hello), typical punk riffs of the late 1970s, noise rock à la Sonic Youth or Fugazi, repetitive, shamanic recitations. 34 captivating minutes over thirteen songs from one cast." Amplified [8/10]
"Ulysses Trash, is above all else, a fun album, and nobody sounds like they are having as much fun as Dez Dare himself." Distorted Sound [7/10]
"With this album he has perhaps made his best work of his whole career." Gonzo
"He is waking up the neighbours with monolithic riffs, and fighting off his demons with his guitar and singing his heart out" Here Comes The Flood
"The lone fighter is something like the punky-grungey and above all a few years younger version of Bevis Frond, offering fuzzy psychedelic noise rock on 'Ulysses Trash'." OX [8/10]
"Ulysses Trash is a dirty mean sleazy garage punk rock affair that sounds like a real CBGB kinda record, so it's something for the fans of the underground sound." Strutter'zine [8/10]
"Long live Brighton's psychedelic sorcerer! Enter the fantasy world of a true underground cult artist!" Il Pozzo dei Dannati
"Pulsating with a Stooges and Mudhoney blessed garage grit" The Punk Site
"This balance - between big and small, between composure and fury - is what makes the record so engaging, Smallman's gaze of disdain flitting from universal issue to idiosyncratic bugbear without pause. On "Tyrannosaurus Shake" he spits lines about obnoxiously tight handshakes, moving immediately to "Bloody Sea, Holy Fuck” which seethes over ocean pollution. Where the emotive weight could easily be lost within the tumult of post Geelong guitars, here it is high and bold, registering with intimacy and wit." The Wire
"I would say if Hawkwind wrote two-three minute punk songs, they would sound just like this and that’s a hell of a compliment!" Über Rock
"It shakes, it scratches, it excites and it irritates, it is even sometimes a little disturbing, to say the least, destabilising, but it is exciting!" Voix de Garage Grenoble
"The guitars romp and saw all over the place like a swordfish spearing its prey with a Kyuss on acid feel to it." whisperinandhollerin.com [8/10]
Cover illustration x MALMALL
Mastered x Greg Obis via Chicago Mastering Service
Backing vocals x Mike Peregrino
Everything else x Dez Dare