The Death Set – Worldwide
The Death Set are a new indie band from Baltimore who have just released their debut album “Worldwide.” The Death Set are a hard band to pigeon hole and I was not even doing them justice by calling them just an “indie” band. They throw you elements of punk, electronic, metal and some of the finest lo-fi noises you will hear this year.
The band are not afraid to incorporate as many different sounds and styles into one song. Like on the early track “Listen To This Collision” starts with a robotic and then turns into this loud wall of noise. It is like an anti pop song. “Negative Thinking” sees a diversion to something a little bit more structured with a vocal in the background so fuzzed out and the occasional sample. “Impossible” then moves the album into a 8bit hardcore hybrid with an intense one minute track.
“Worldwide” is a short, fiery and punchy record that never takes a second off. It covers 18 tracks in just over 25 minutes. There is enough variation in the record so you won’t end up with a lot 8bit screaming mess. A must grab for those into the indie/hardcore/8bit/punk scenes out there.
By John Siwicki
