New Death Set Music Video

The Death Set debuted their latest music video for "Slap Slap Slap Pound Up Down Snap" earlier this week. Answer me this: Who doesn't like a double-headed tiger setting stuff on fire while driving a moving truck?

The track is the first single from Michel Poiccard. It's available for download now while the rest of the album can be pre-ordered. Just check out the video and the song because they are both awesome. You can also get brought up to speed with the prequel instructional video from last week.

"Slap Slap Slap Pound Up Down Snap" Handshake

Handshake pioneers The Death Set, Ninjasonik and Cerebral Ballzy are here to show you the latest in the handshake world: the Slap Slap Slap Pound Up Down Snap. It sounds complex (because it is) but fear not! SHAKE IT UP has made an easy to follow, step by step instructional video featuring the guys. Thanks to SHAKE IT UP, you and your friends can be up on the latest handshaking trends.

Merry Christmas from The Death Set and Spank Rock!

The Death Set and Spank Rock just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas by taking their own spin on oh-so-famous Bing Crosby and David Bowie's "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth." Unless you want eggnog pouring out of your nose from laughter, may I suggest setting it aside before watching this:

The Death Set's Latest FREE Mix CD

We love The mothereffing Death Set. Not just because they are amazing, but they are always giving us (and you) free music!

The Death Set has teamed up with Мишка to release Artificially Sweetened. This mix has an astounding 43 tracks- all for free. There's going to be something for everyone on this one. If not, you must not listen to any music...so shame on you.

Check out the low-down on this album:

This mix is so much more than raps and rocks getting jumbled around. There’s a good melange of everything that would possibly get people pumped. There’s some salsa, the Zombies, The Jackson 5, some Fugazi, Angry Samoans, The Misfits, Descendents, Waka Flocka, Black Sheep, Cee Lo – you know what, it’s mostly just punk and rap. But there’s a ton of great mixing in this thing.

Sounds like a party, right?! Get it today! We can verify this is a trusted download link.

The full track list is below.

Мишка Presents The Death Set – Artificially Sweetened
1. Mario Shows Pee Wee Some New Items In the Magic Shop vs. MFDS (Pee Wee Herman vs. The Death Set)
2. Brooklyn to Baltimore (Scottie B vs. Notorious B.I.G.)
3. I Want You Back (Jackson 5 and a Sprinkle of S & P)
4. 52 Girls vs. Shimmy Shimmy Ya (B52′s vs. O.D.B.)
5. Born Free (Ninjasonik vs. M.I.A. vs. Suicide)
6. Aussie Bogan Chick on Train (Some Dumb Skank)
7. Deformative vs. Circumstances (Black Eyes vs. Buju Banton)
8. I-10 vs. Terrorist (Japanther vs. DJ Vadim)
9. Ballzy Anthem Summertime (Crystal Fighters and a Spinkle of Cerebral Ballzy)
10. Chew It Like a Gun Gum [Mixtape Teaser Edit] vs. 1800 Suicide (The Death Set vs. Gravediggaz)
11. Perversion For Profit (George Putnam)
12. My Shadow vs. Pass the Mic (Jay Reatard vs. The Beastie Boys)
13. Hybrid Moments (The Misfits)
14. Suburban Home (The Descendents)
15. The Choice is Yours (Black Sheep)
16. Be Faithful (Crooklyn Clan)
17. Diamond Sea vs. Be Faithful vs. Hunter S. Thompson Lecture on Herpes & Disco (Sonic Youth vs. Crooklyn Clan vs. Hunter S. Thompson)
18. Pico Pico (Los Pico Pico)
19. Baltimore Collage (Ponytail, Double Dagger, Ecstatic Sunshine, Dan Deacon, Video Hippos, Spankrock, MFDS)
20. They Come to Get Us (The Death Set & XXXChange)
21. Earth Fwend Fire vs. O Lets Do It (Best Fwends vs. Waka Flocka Flame)
22. Mind Ya Buisiness (Rod Lee)
23. Black Metal vs. Lights Out (Ascii Disko vs. Angry Samoans)
24. Kittens Inspired by Canonball, Black Metal, Should I Stay or Should I Go, Get to the Point (The Breeders vs. Ascii Disko vs. The Clash vs. Sizzla)
25. Shot a Fire (Shabba Ranks)
26. Loving You Sometimes (The Outkasts)
27. Time of the Season (The Zombies)
28. Windowlicker (Aphex Twin)
29. Mashed Potato Time vs. He Hit Me vs. In the Clear (Dee Dee King vs. The Crystals vs. Cap’n Jazz)
30. Deep Cover (Hollywood Holt)
31. Subliminal (Suicidal Tendencies)
32. Public Witness (Fugazi)
33. Hypnotize vs. Brown Paper Bag vs. Blitzkrieg Bop (Notorious B.I.G. vs. Roni Size vs. The Ramones)
34. Grinding Halt (The Death Set Covering the Cure)
35. Ya Fat Bugger! (Wigan Fatty Fuck)
36. Chick Habit (April March vs. Zap! Pow! Die!)
37. Fair Weathered Friends (Daedelus)
38. Fair Weathered Friends (Daedelus, The Death Set Wonk Remix)
39. Hello Miss (Cee Lo, XXXChange Remix)
40. At the Movies (Bad Brains)
41. Zombie (The Death Set, Baby Giraffes Remix)
42. Michel Poiccard Prefers the Old (Breathless)
43. Gut Feeling vs. It’s Just a Ride (Devo vs. Bill Hicks)

The Death Set at Jelly NYC's Pool Parties

The Death Set played Jelly NYC's Pool Parties at East River Park last Sunday July 25th in Brooklyn. Dan, Johnny, and Jahphet aka Roofeeo, of course, were batsh*t crazy. Our friend Colin Devin Moore shot a bunch of photos of their set. Then, he ran them down for the most uninformative interview in the history of man.



At some point shortly after this interview the crowd went over to Brooklyn Bowl where Johnny threw a bowling ball at Japhet.





So what the hell is going on with them? Here's a state of The Death Set email Johnny Sierra sent out this week:

"The big news is that we have finished our new album! Its called "Michel Poiccard". Some may recognize that name as the bad ass lead character from the French New Wave movie "Breathless". Dedicated to the rough and tumble dude he is.

 The record was mixed and executively produced by XXXChange, producer for Spankrock, The Kills and remixer of a gazillion from Thom Yorke to Kylie Minogue. We are super psyched on it! Includes a collaboration with Diplo on a track and Spankrock on another.

Expect a mixtape in October, singles with videos from November and the record to drop in January. Coming out on Counter records. The rock sibling of Ninja Tune."

The Death Set will be playing The Mad Decent Block Party tomorrow in Philly with buds, Ninjasonik. Shortly after, they're getting all fancy & going to France to break a bunch of really old, historical stuff after drinking a lot of beer. The France tour dates are listed on The Death Set's site so have yourself a look.

The Death Set's "Far Weathered Friends" Video

We are excited to have the official music video for The Death Set's "Far Weathered Friends," a reworking of Daedelus' "Fair Weathered Friends." The video is directed by LAZLO, illustrated by J. Penry and animated by Wealthy Pictures.

On top of the video, we can (luckily) be expecting more stuff from The Death Set this year- including a documentary, a mix tape of the band's favorite tracks and unreleased material....and all before a new fall album. Score.

After the unexpected death of founding member Beau Velasco in late '09, I applaud the band for their choice to continue their writing, touring and general badassery. No doubt that 2010 will wrap up to be a solid year, so here's to many more awesome musical endeavors by TDS!

As details unfold about the year's planned releases, you know where to look.

Gifting at SXSW

Check out who we caught up with when we did our massive gifting at SXSW:



Ninjasonik, Tumbledown, Hey Monday, The Cab, Zlam Dunk, Riverboat Gamblers, Rise Against, The Death Set, Shawn Fisher, Hill Valley, Conditions, Title Fight, Every Avenue and of course, Oliver Peck.

Night 4 at SXSW: Sets galore!

Friday was a rad day for us. Earlier, we decided to head out for lunch with Zach (Rise Against) and Ben (Dillinger Escape Plan) for some ridiculously good tacos away from the chaos downtown. Got to hear the full, in-depth background about GWAR. Little did I know Zach used to be in it! We found a sweet store close by, too. Check it:

First up was The Death Set. Or should I say The mutha f**kin' Death Set! I can NOT get this out of my head. At all. Even if I wanted to. Which, honestly, I don't. They have to have the best time ever on stage- you can just tell. I absolutely love these guys. And I think you should too.

We hopped over afterward to see Foxy Shazam. I saw them in '08 so I was amped to see them again with their new songs. This is going to be their year. I knew anyway, but by the amount of older, industry people there, you just know. They have to keep their pulse on stuff like that. So look out for Foxy in 2010 because they'll hit you in the face. I guarantee it. Get familiar with them now so you can tell your friends you already knew. And thanks, Eric, for giving me a freakin' heart attack with your dead on water shot. But at the same time, thanks for the photo op!

After, Kurt took me to two bands that I hadn't even heard of. The first being Les Savy Fav. What I like about these guys...is basically everything. They just do not look like they belong in a band. I had noooo idea what to expect, but came out a fan.

We wrapped up at a small bar with Huecco. These guys came all the way out from Spain. Fantastic show, great people. I wanted to dance really bad...and I don't normally dance.

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Remember that really bad MPFree's joke I made?

I'm about to bring it up again because we have yet another rad track featuring some of our buddies mixed by DJ Teenwolf of Ninjasonik.

I seriously can't remember the last time I wanted to get up and shake my stuff this much. If you are having a party or get together, all you need to do is let this baby play. I'm serious.

The song is called SEX DRUGZ N ALCOHOL and is a sweet danceable mix of:

Soundwavve feat. Ninjasonik - Sex Drugz And Alcohol
Buraka Som Sistema - IC19 (Toadally Krossed Out Remix)
Kidstreet - Penny Candy
The Death Set - Distressed (Bonde Do Role Remix)
DJ Teenwolf feat Zelda - Wassshup (demo)
Hasil Adkins - Chicken Walk (Dirty Finger Remix)
Scott Melker - Give It Up/Push The Feeling Blend
Roxy Cottontail - Double Dare (Woo Hoo Remix)
Michael Jackson - Workin Day & Night (Funktomas Regroove)
What? Cheer Brigade - Saiyan Re Saiyan
Ninjasonik - Bastardmore (Shimmy Shimmy Ya Remix)
The Death Set - Around The World (Karn Remix)
DJ Webstar - Dancing On Me (Morsy Remix)
James Nasty feat. Ninjasonik - I Wanna Fuck
Ninjasonik - Somebody Gonna Get Pregnant (Gumar's Italo Magic Mix)
Hydroponic Sound System - Saturday Night Dread
Ludacris - Splash Waterfall
Armand Van Helden - I Want Your Soul
Mr. Andersonic - Doin Coke, Gettin High
Mikix The Cat - Freeze (Kanji Kinetic Remix)
Fully Fitted - It's A New Day
Neil Young - Rockin In The Free World/Planet Rock (Teenwolf Blend)
Sanitgold vs Ninjasonik - L.E.S. Tight Pants
Rye Rye vs. Ninjasonik - Hardcore Art School Girls

The track is available to download for free! And as always, from a secure download site- we promise.

And in the instance you sadly missed my lame-o MPFree's joke from my previous post about getting some free tunes, I suggest you get on that.

Major Christmas party on the East Coast

Guess what East Coast? We get a sweet Christmas party! The Baltimore Bass Connection presents XMas Part 6: CHOPPED AND SCROODGED taking place this year on Christmas Eve's Eve. Don't think too hard kids- its just December 23rd. There's a sweet bill of artists performing, including our buddies The Death Set and Ninkasonik, as well as some sick DJ sets. According to Spin Magazine, it's the "funnest party in America" so it should be good! I just may be taking the trek up there to partake in the festivities myself.

The party will be held in honor of original Death Set member Beau Velasco who passed away this September.

The party features live performances from:

SPANK ROCK
THE DEATH SET
AMANDA BLANK
NINJASONIK
SICK WEAPONS

And DJ sets from:

BLU JEMZ
DAVE NADA
DJ HOFF
CULLEN STALIN
ADAM GONZO
D LAKE

The event is 18+ and tickets are available now for $15. Day of show, it'll be $20. Bring your friends celebrate the holidays while you dance your little butt off!