THE DEATH SET
(Backspace, 115 NW 5th) Above all else, the Death Set are fun. Sounding like some jacked-up blend of 90 different styles, they manage to combine together Dan Deacon’s happy hardcore mind-fuck, the Go! Team’s cheerleader squad dance party, the lo-fi broken machinery electro of the Tigerbeat6 label, and the hipster punk that was late ’90s Southern California spazz-core—all while doing so with an insane amount of youthful exuberance. Their live show tends to lose a lot of the electronic flourishes and falls more on the punk and hardcore side of things, but don’t let that deter you: They are going to scream, sweat, and destroy everything in their path, especially the dance floor. RS

MP3:
The Death Set - Around the World

Photo: Tod Seelie