The Old Bar presents
GDP (USA)
With guests PARASITE FARM + SPROGDOG + CROPROT + REALNAME
The Old Bar (Fitzroy, VIC)
Friday, 20 November 2026 8:00 pm
GDP
Cross Off Matthew is New Jersey born emcee/producer GDP’s first solo album in over A decade. Entirely self-produced, it plays like a reintroduction as well as an expansion of what distinguished the cult rappers unique sound.
GDP came up in the respective punk/hardcore, hip-hop and skateboard communities of New Jersey and New York. He cultivated a decidedly punk ethos for his brand of neo boom bap, opting to release on labels such as Run For Cover and Ride the Fury Records instead of more traditional hip-hop outlets. Early releases like 2009’s Realistic Expectations and 2011’s Useless Eaters celebrated his youthful indiscretions while also alluding to the old soul lying just beneath the surface. Coupled with an ambitious DIY touring schedule, G carved out a dedicated fanbase throughout the early 2010’s.
As his following grew, so did the pressures of making ends meet as an independent artist. Feeling trapped by his own ambitions and in need of a new outlet, he turned to his film and photography work to scratch the creative itch. He published zines and books, shot and directed various video projects under the pseudonym George Douglas Peterson and even found his way into global health work, documenting medical missions to some of the most vulnerable regions in the world. But whether sporadic collaborations with peers, playing drums in the hardcore punk band Ankle Monitor or his electronic grind-core solo project Orange Crystal, he always kept music close. In late 2022, GDP and NJ-bred wordsmith Fatboi Sharif began working on music together sporadically, culminating in 2025’s ENDOCRINE. 7 songs in 19 minutes of pure creative freedom, produced by GDP and released on steel tipped dove’s Fused Arrow Records. Before long, G was quietly clawing his way towards a full length album.
Parasite Farm is a Naarm/Melbourne-based solo project blending dark, heavy production with punk elements and alternative hip-hop. Emerging from the city’s underground scene, Parasite Farm brings a raw, chaotic live presence and a sound that sits somewhere between hip-hop, punk and the darker edges of electronic music.
Sprog Dog (aka The Wendouree Train Track Kid) is a 3350 producer and lyricist from Ballarat.
His music is defined by raw delivery, offbeat humour, and unapologetically crass lyricism, earning him a cult reputation in Australia’s underground hip hop scene.
In early 2026 Sprog Dog dropped Ballarat’s Most Wanted, continuing his run as one of regional Australia’s loudest, loosest, and least apologetic voices. His next album Sprog Dog In Space was an instant underground classic and expanded his production style to deliver an intergalactic journey for the mad hogs.
CropRot’s indigestible like crop rot.
Realname, the rap equivalent of that rat from Ice Age ushers you into the realm of absurdity with a grim blend of dense flows & cryptic story telling, toeing the line between unbearable sincerity and off-putting sarcasm. Most likely queer & 100% neurodivergent, Naarm's alpha twink offers something for everyone, so long as everyone is a little bit cooked.
Cross Off Matthew is New Jersey born emcee/producer GDP’s first solo album in over A decade. Entirely self-produced, it plays like a reintroduction as well as an expansion of what distinguished the cult rappers unique sound.
GDP came up in the respective punk/hardcore, hip-hop and skateboard communities of New Jersey and New York. He cultivated a decidedly punk ethos for his brand of neo boom bap, opting to release on labels such as Run For Cover and Ride the Fury Records instead of more traditional hip-hop outlets. Early releases like 2009’s Realistic Expectations and 2011’s Useless Eaters celebrated his youthful indiscretions while also alluding to the old soul lying just beneath the surface. Coupled with an ambitious DIY touring schedule, G carved out a dedicated fanbase throughout the early 2010’s.
As his following grew, so did the pressures of making ends meet as an independent artist. Feeling trapped by his own ambitions and in need of a new outlet, he turned to his film and photography work to scratch the creative itch. He published zines and books, shot and directed various video projects under the pseudonym George Douglas Peterson and even found his way into global health work, documenting medical missions to some of the most vulnerable regions in the world. But whether sporadic collaborations with peers, playing drums in the hardcore punk band Ankle Monitor or his electronic grind-core solo project Orange Crystal, he always kept music close. In late 2022, GDP and NJ-bred wordsmith Fatboi Sharif began working on music together sporadically, culminating in 2025’s ENDOCRINE. 7 songs in 19 minutes of pure creative freedom, produced by GDP and released on steel tipped dove’s Fused Arrow Records. Before long, G was quietly clawing his way towards a full length album.
Parasite Farm is a Naarm/Melbourne-based solo project blending dark, heavy production with punk elements and alternative hip-hop. Emerging from the city’s underground scene, Parasite Farm brings a raw, chaotic live presence and a sound that sits somewhere between hip-hop, punk and the darker edges of electronic music.
Sprog Dog (aka The Wendouree Train Track Kid) is a 3350 producer and lyricist from Ballarat.
His music is defined by raw delivery, offbeat humour, and unapologetically crass lyricism, earning him a cult reputation in Australia’s underground hip hop scene.
In early 2026 Sprog Dog dropped Ballarat’s Most Wanted, continuing his run as one of regional Australia’s loudest, loosest, and least apologetic voices. His next album Sprog Dog In Space was an instant underground classic and expanded his production style to deliver an intergalactic journey for the mad hogs.
CropRot’s indigestible like crop rot.
Realname, the rap equivalent of that rat from Ice Age ushers you into the realm of absurdity with a grim blend of dense flows & cryptic story telling, toeing the line between unbearable sincerity and off-putting sarcasm. Most likely queer & 100% neurodivergent, Naarm's alpha twink offers something for everyone, so long as everyone is a little bit cooked.