#thedeathset

Daily Song - Day 121

Negative Thinking - The Death Set - To (2005)

When I was living in Charlottetown, working on my Masters, I attended a house show in someone’s basement; this high-energy trio was one of the bands playing that night… and they stood out. Their songs were super short, super fast, and the whole set was a frenetic kick in the teeth. Guitars, drums, samples and electronics melded in an energetic sonic blast. Honestly, it was kind of hard to properly separate one song from another through the experience, with the singer literally hanging from the ceiling, and jumping through the crowd. I picked up a couple of their albums after the set.

THROWIN' BACK 

Morphius Records founder David Andler, heard the first minute of “Negative Thinking” by Australian punk band The Death Set in 2005, looked over at A&R Director Emily Rabbit and immediately said “Call 'em up, we should sign this band.” Soon after the conversation, Johnny Siera & Beau Velasco were on a flight to Baltimore. 

Once settled, they played their first US show at the Talking Head Club on Davis Street (the original Ottobar spot) and finished up mixing and mastering for their To EP, which was released on the newly formed Rabbitfoot/Morphius imprint, spearheaded by Emily Rabbit herself. 

Morphius loved working with The Death Set, and we dearly miss Beau. Before his untimely passing just over five years ago, Beau helped Johnny leave an unforgettable impression on the band's audiences, most of whom wondered how long into the set it would be before most of their gear was destroyed.  The answer was usually "not very."  Beau also helped us complete the construction of Lord Baltimore Recording Studio, where the band's next release Rad Warehouses, Bad Neighborhoods was mixed and mastered.

Following the great success of the band, Emily left to form Rabbitfoot PR and work with Spank Rock, Ami Dang other great artists.  Now based out of Brooklyn, The Death Set is still touring. They came through Baltimore and played a packed show at The Crown last summer.

Some may know this song from the stupid Google chrome commercial.  Regardless of the fact that Google hijacked this great band, this band and song are still killer.  If you ever get the chance to see MFDS (The MotherFucking Death Set) live...do it. You will not be disappointed...