I arrived earlier than initially planned to the Beauty Bar and therefore was completely unprepared for the first act to grace the stage after I arrived. Turns out “grace” would be a completely inaccurate word to describe The Death Set. After some funky samples and playful interchange during their setup I was getting tenatively ready for a blend of electronic, hip-hop and rock. My thought 55 seconds later? “Holy Fuck.” The group rapidly moved from the electronic samples and some hip hop vocals of the opening minute into some hardcore punk rock, during which I lost track of any lyrics lead singer Johnny Siera might have been singing or yelling, though the crowd seemed quite familiar and I began to suspect this is the type of group that has a devoted following and is known for their live performance antics. The crowd immediately formed a mosh pit and proceded to thrash about non-stop until the set ended. Most entertaining to this reviewer was the crowd surfing antics of both guitarists, including a back dive off the stage with guitar in hand and several trips atop the crowd in which Siera managed to actually to walk across the ceiling.
Upon listening to them via the internet after seeing the live performance I’ve found that about half of their recorded stuff seems to be much lighter on the punkrock side and heavier on the electronic influences which suits my style a bit more as I’m not much into the noiserock punk scene (I tend to prefer to be able to understand lyrics I hear.) I will say they did do a effective job of incorporating catchy electronic samples and beats into the first 45seconds of several of their songs but the hip-hop vocals were largely lost as most of the group was busy jumping around hugging one another rather than actually singing into the microphones. The drunken crowd managed to completely engross themsleves in the whole event, at times even moving onto the stage. If you are at all inclined to go to any sort of show where you can vent energy and slam into others while listening to enjoyable punk music with the real possibility of things getting broken then you probably should check out the The Death Set if you havent found them already.
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way to get good pics out of the doug fir! that’s a tall order.
by colin on Mon Nov 30, 2009 at 02.29 pm from the entry: Russian Circles + Young Widows - Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR; Nov. 17, 2009)
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by sincerious on Sun Nov 29, 2009 at 11.28 am from the entry: Ginuwine's "Pony" Deconstructed Through Dubstep (Remix)
LOL I love the accent.
by Vicente E. on Sun Nov 29, 2009 at 04.26 am from the entry: We Were Promised Jetpacks - "These Four Walls" - Buy It
Chopin and Òlafur Arnalds aren’t even really worth a comparison. Their music is nothing alike.
by sylviadarling on Sat Nov 28, 2009 at 07.22 pm from the entry: Òlafur Arnalds - "Found Songs" - Borrow It
glad everybody is diggin’ it. And Dre Ja Vu, send us your mixes when you’re done. If they are good we’ll post one.
by Colin on Sat Nov 28, 2009 at 05.49 pm from the entry: Ginuwine's "Pony" Deconstructed Through Dubstep (Remix)
There was definitely a guy surfing in a wheelchair. I tried to capture it with my camera, but it was a total blur. He came over the barricade 3 times. The first time, he came over AFTER his wheelchair.
by Jill Rachel on Fri Nov 27, 2009 at 03.24 pm from the entry: Motorhead + Reverend Horton Heat + Nashville Pussy - Showbox Sodo (Seattle, WA; Oct. 02,2009)
Sick I was mixing the original in my dubstep mixes, but this just kicks it up. Thank you!!!
by Dre Ja Vu on Thu Nov 26, 2009 at 09.13 pm from the entry: Ginuwine's "Pony" Deconstructed Through Dubstep (Remix)
