The Death Set Kills for Fun
Beau Velasco and Johnny Siera are The Death Set. These two, who met in Sydney but now live in Baltimore, play punk over lo-fi electro. Live, this translates to them thrashing guitars and screeching into old harmonica microphones or rotary telephone receivers while a mechanical rhythm chugging in the background. To add to the mess, they both sing at the same time. Their robo-rhythm section pulls together all sorts of noises from Casios, toys, synths, old records, to kitchenware into disco, b-more, and electro beats. That may seem a little bare, but all the while, Beau and Johnny are spazzing out in smack dead in the middle of the crowd.
I have never seen them live but the two are so notorious that Baltimore City Paper named them Best Live Band of 2006. The Death Set has played shows with Japanther, Lifetime, Matt & Kim, Spankrock, and Best Fwends. They are playing tonight at Uncle Paulie's in Greenpoint. The have an EP To from 2005 on RabbitFoot Records, which clocks in as a ten-minute electric jolt of abrasive punk rock. If you can't go tonight, you'll have to wait till May.
UPCOMING SHOWS
The Death Set / Team Robespirre / JuiceBoXXX / Naked Boys Makin Noise!
Uncle Paulie's (directions) in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Friday, March 9th (8:00 PM doors) $6 at door
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The Death Set / Abstract Artimus / Team Robespierre
Venue TBA by Todd P – In Brooklyn
Thursday, May 10th
DOWNLOADS
Intermission (MP3)
Paranoia (MP3)