So I went to see The Deathset at Social last night. They are an incredibly intense band. The whole idea is a punk band for the club scene, and I think they do a really good job of it. They're a three-piece (guitar, singing, drums) + dj, and they set up right on the dance floor (I don't know if this was out of necessity or choice, but it definitely added to the effect). The singer was constantly in motion, one minute he'll be moshing with the crowd, next he'll be dancing on top of a pile of speakers which are nearly falling over, the next he's climbing a pole and singing upside down.
The result of all of this is the crazy throwbacks (Jackson 5?) and seamless transitions we all love from electronic music, and the raw intensity and anger we love about punk music. The crowd just ate it up, doing an odd combination of dancing and moshing. I think it's a really awesome idea, adds some feeling to an often frivolous club-scene, and is much more fun than modern punk, which is almost always 'political' and way too fucking serious. The highlight of the set for me was their finale, a cover (or 'remix') of Nirvana's "Tourette's", which pretty much sums them up for me. If you like that song, you'll probably enjoy a death set.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1a5irwpURkk - check out the video for "Negative Thinking"
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maybe it's my shitty laptop speakers but these guys really need a bassist
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