The DeathSet - Worldwide

This messy splatter of a record is a rare thing: Fun, dammit, fun!

Album Review by Matt Gollock | 01 Apr 2008
Album title: Worldwide
Artist: The DeathSet
Label: Counter
A recent Wire article highlighted Baltimore as the home of underground parties run by messy electronic outfits. Well, say hello to The DeathSet.
In an era where albums are frequently going on just that little bit too long, TDS's boast of '18 songs in 26 minutes' is refreshing; no time to be bored here, this is ADHD: The Musical. Musically, it veers all over the place with gleeful abandon; there are flashes of metal, electro beats and synths, and bratty pop sing-along vocals. Intermission is 1.56 of punktronica knees up, and MFDS is a sub-one minute hip-hop interlude that is there to remind us, that they are, indeed, The Motherfucking DeathSet. Similar to contemporaries such as the delightful Mae Shi, and hometown hero Dan Deacon – whose sound they hint at occasionally here - this messy splatter of a record is a rare thing: Fun, dammit, fun! [Matt Gollock]
Release Date: 7 Apr
Playing Snafu, Aberdeen on 7 Apr http://www.myspace.com/thedeathset