Touring behind their 2024 album Sorcs 80, Osees stomped over and flattened the Cabaret Sauvage, a venue shaped like a circus tent in the north east of Paris. The two-hour sonic assault felt more like a ritual than a gig, with the ever-maniacal John Dwyer as the High Priest of noise and distortion, presiding over a five-piece lineup — including two drummers, a bassist and a synth player. The band conjured a feral storm of white hot psychedelic fury with shards of noise, flashes of Krautrock, and the relentless rhythm section made for a shamanic experience that was as loud as it was exhilarating.
The venue was sold out and brimming with tension, the kind that snaps the moment sound erupts. And erupt it did — one chord in and the crowd was a frenzy: dancing, shoving, climbing over each other, limbs everywhere. It didn’t slow down, not for a second. The set ended only when the last squeal of feedback faded into the warm Paris night, leaving a room transformed, wrecked, and grinning.
