Offset Records

Making Mayhem WithThe Death Set

Why use a perfectly good stage to play a gig when there’s an even better dance floor to play on? You may well ask! If The Death Set gigs are anything to go by, the answer is to create sheer and utter mayhem. When it comes to wreaking havoc, the compelling New York trio deface it with crudeness, screw it up and throw it back in your face. For starters the three-piece in reality are actually a four-piece, but the sample guy can’t be arsed to travel. Still, he doesn’t need to really. What they lose on quality of sound they make up for with passion and - well, chaos. On record The Death Set are noted for the innovative samples and engaging electro melodies, and though this is predominantly lost at a live showing, the ferocious energy and raucous punk overlays more than make up for the polished article. Playing their set on the dance floor amongst the audience tends to do that! Thus, as the Death Set launch into their ’death set’, converged around two guitarists and a drummer, literally inches away, well maybe a foot, okay two at most, rabid revellers simply can’t help themselves to start moshing. It’s that type of gig so why not. What ensues however, is the crowd begin to encroach on the band’s space, singing into the mic, crashing into them and knocking them to the ground where they continue to play on the floor anyway, even giving them bear hugs between songs. It was all very sweet, extremely exciting and quite funny - oh and did I mention exhausting. After all the pogo hopping and spilled beer, a good majority of the crowd were dripping in a combination of sweat and ale which didn’t go down too well with the folks on the bus ride home. Still we’d had fun - and you will too!

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