The Death Set
Encyclopedia
The Death Set is an art punk
music group formed in 2005 in Sydney
, Australia
. Six months after its inception the band moved to the East Coast of the United States
, living in Baltimore
, Philadelphia and Brooklyn
respectively, where the band found an audience for its style of experimental, cross genre, punk rock
. Moving after less than two years in each city the band has been nomadic, yet thrived in each base. All members now currently live in Brooklyn. The band fuses punk rock sound and energy, electronic music
production and hip hop
sampling into their recordings. Their live shows are high energy events often played at crowd level with the audience surrounding the band.
The band was originally formed with Johnny Siera and Beau Velasco sharing vocal, guitar and production duties. The current lineup features Siera in the same role, Jahphet Landis
playing drums and Daniel Walker on guitar and vocals.
of Australia, Johnny Siera met Beau Velasco at a show where Velasco's band "Black Panda" was performing. Drawn to the energy of the show, Siera contacted Velasco and was soon asked to join for a tour of the East Coast of Australia with Brooklyn
band Japanther
. Inspired by the tour, the two decided to move to Sydney
and focus on the band as a two piece group, renaming themselves The Death Set.
Velasco and Siera converted a central Sydney warehouse space into a makeshift recording studio and wrote and recorded what would become their debut EP, to. Having a sound both electronic as well as rock, their first shows around Sydney would be at the electronic night "Bang Gang", the rock night "Gimme Gimme Gimme", and an art opening for pop artist Ben Frost
.
The pair was contacted by Baltimore label Morphius Records to release their first EP. Subsequently the band moved to Brooklyn, then Baltimore, bought an old work van and toured The United States
constantly.
. The subsequent full length album Worldwide was released on March 25, 2008 to very positive reviews and widely praised in the alternative music press including an Artrocker
Magazine cover and album of the month and Allmusic's album pick.
After their performance at the 2008 Reading and Leeds Festivals. The U.K. music magazine NME
called them the #1 biggest hope of the future.
. Although completely devastated, the band decided to keep going as they believed Velasco would have wanted them to continue. Many songs on the album "Michel Poiccard" are meant as a celebration of Velasco's life and positive influence on the band.
. Produced by XXXChange
and including collaborations with Diplo and Spankrock. BBC describes Michel Poiccard as "full-tilt, power-pop catharsis, ecstatic blaze-of-glory euphoria and notes of blissed-out poignancy... Producer XXXChange has helped broaden the band's range from tin pot to wide screen". The album mixes influences of early punk with hip-hop and electronic elements often compared to early Beastie Boys marked with their own distinctive adrenaline twin guitar driven dynamic. Baltimore City Paper describes Michel Poiccard as "the best thing the Death Set's ever done".
, the United States
, Canada
, the United Kingdom
, Japan
, Europe
, Scandinavia
, Puerto Rico
and Mexico
including spots at the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan, the Reading / Leeds Festivals, Secret Garden and Love Box Festivals in the United Kingdom, Dour Festival in Belgium, Oya Festival in Norway, North by Northeast music conference in Canada, Pohoda Festival in Slovakia, Pantiero, Cabaret Vert, Marsatac and Le Grand Souk Festivals in France, Festival Nrmal in Mexico and five years showcasing at the South by Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas. Live, the band is also known for its use of hip hop
, Baltimore club
and rock music
samples played in between their original songs. In the end of 2011, they performed as support band for the German punkrock band Beatsteaks
which included their Berlin show at Max Schmeling Halle to 15000+ fans.
Art punk
Art punk or avant punk refers to punk rock of an experimental bent, or with connections to art school, the art world, or the avant garde....
music group formed in 2005 in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Six months after its inception the band moved to the East Coast of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, living in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Philadelphia and Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
respectively, where the band found an audience for its style of experimental, cross genre, punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
. Moving after less than two years in each city the band has been nomadic, yet thrived in each base. All members now currently live in Brooklyn. The band fuses punk rock sound and energy, electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
production and hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
sampling into their recordings. Their live shows are high energy events often played at crowd level with the audience surrounding the band.
The band was originally formed with Johnny Siera and Beau Velasco sharing vocal, guitar and production duties. The current lineup features Siera in the same role, Jahphet Landis
Jahphet Landis
Jahphet Landis , known professionally as Roofeeo, is a Panamanian drummer, DJ, and producer. He is known for his participation in the Art Punk band The Death Set. He has played for such artists as TV On The Radio, Bjork, Santigold, Spank Rock, Amanda Blank, Ninjasonik, and Theophilus London.Landis...
playing drums and Daniel Walker on guitar and vocals.
History
First meeting in their home town of the Gold CoastGold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
of Australia, Johnny Siera met Beau Velasco at a show where Velasco's band "Black Panda" was performing. Drawn to the energy of the show, Siera contacted Velasco and was soon asked to join for a tour of the East Coast of Australia with Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
band Japanther
Japanther
Japanther is an art project, established by Matt Reilly and Ian Vanek, then students at Pratt Institute. Japanther was featured in the 2006 Whitney Biennial and the 2011 Venice Biennale, and has collaborated with a diverse pool of artists such as gelitin, Penny Rimbaud, Gee Vaucher, Dan Graham,...
. Inspired by the tour, the two decided to move to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and focus on the band as a two piece group, renaming themselves The Death Set.
Velasco and Siera converted a central Sydney warehouse space into a makeshift recording studio and wrote and recorded what would become their debut EP, to. Having a sound both electronic as well as rock, their first shows around Sydney would be at the electronic night "Bang Gang", the rock night "Gimme Gimme Gimme", and an art opening for pop artist Ben Frost
Ben Frost (artist)
Ben Frost is a visual artist whose work seeks to challenge contemporary norms and values of Western culture and society...
.
The pair was contacted by Baltimore label Morphius Records to release their first EP. Subsequently the band moved to Brooklyn, then Baltimore, bought an old work van and toured The United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
constantly.
Signing to Counter Records (Ninja Tune)
In January 2008, the band signed to Counter Records, the rock offshoot of the U.K. label Ninja TuneNinja Tune
Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
. The subsequent full length album Worldwide was released on March 25, 2008 to very positive reviews and widely praised in the alternative music press including an Artrocker
ArtRocker
Artrocker is a UK-based collective involved in music promotion and publishing. It was started by Paul Cox and Tom Fawcett who had been co-promoters of a London night called The Sausage Factory...
Magazine cover and album of the month and Allmusic's album pick.
After their performance at the 2008 Reading and Leeds Festivals. The U.K. music magazine NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
called them the #1 biggest hope of the future.
Death of Beau Velasco
On September 27, 2009 Beau Velasco, Death Set guitarist and co-songwriter, was found dead in his studio in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Although completely devastated, the band decided to keep going as they believed Velasco would have wanted them to continue. Many songs on the album "Michel Poiccard" are meant as a celebration of Velasco's life and positive influence on the band.
Michel Poiccard
The Death Set released their second LP titled "Michel Poiccard" on March 15, 2011 again on Counter Records / Ninja TuneNinja Tune
Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
. Produced by XXXChange
Xxxchange
Alex Brady Epton, better known as XXXChange, is a Brooklyn-based musician, record producer, remixer and DJ. He is mostly known for his work with the musical group Spank Rock, whose debut album YoYoYoYoYo he produced.-2006:*Spank Rock - "YoYoYoYoYo"...
and including collaborations with Diplo and Spankrock. BBC describes Michel Poiccard as "full-tilt, power-pop catharsis, ecstatic blaze-of-glory euphoria and notes of blissed-out poignancy... Producer XXXChange has helped broaden the band's range from tin pot to wide screen". The album mixes influences of early punk with hip-hop and electronic elements often compared to early Beastie Boys marked with their own distinctive adrenaline twin guitar driven dynamic. Baltimore City Paper describes Michel Poiccard as "the best thing the Death Set's ever done".
Touring
The band has played over 500 live performances in AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
including spots at the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan, the Reading / Leeds Festivals, Secret Garden and Love Box Festivals in the United Kingdom, Dour Festival in Belgium, Oya Festival in Norway, North by Northeast music conference in Canada, Pohoda Festival in Slovakia, Pantiero, Cabaret Vert, Marsatac and Le Grand Souk Festivals in France, Festival Nrmal in Mexico and five years showcasing at the South by Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas. Live, the band is also known for its use of hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
, Baltimore club
Baltimore Club
Baltimore club, also called "Bmore Club" or "Club Music" is a breakbeat genre. As blend with hip hop and chopped, staccato house music, it was created in Baltimore, Maryland, United States in the late 1980s by 2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell, Frank Ski, Big Tony , Scottie B...
and rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
samples played in between their original songs. In the end of 2011, they performed as support band for the German punkrock band Beatsteaks
Beatsteaks
Beatsteaks are a punk rock band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 1995.- History :Peter Baumann, Stefan Hircher, Alexander Rosswaag and Bernd Kurtzke founded the Beatsteaks in 1995. Shortly after Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß joined the band as a singer and additional guitarist...
which included their Berlin show at Max Schmeling Halle to 15000+ fans.
Albums
- Worldwide (Counter / Ninja Tune, 25 March 2008)
- Rad Warehouses to Bad Neighborhoods (collection of two initial EP's + remixes) (Counter / Ninja Tune, 24 March 2009)
- Michel Poiccard (Counter / Ninja Tune, 15 March 2011)
EPs & Singles
- To EP (Self released)
- To EP (RabbitFoot, 2005)
- 7" split with Best FwendsBest FwendsBest Fwends are a musical group from Fort Worth, Texas. All but unknown in the United States, the duo have attracted much more notice in Europe, having been featured in a Bacardi commercial in the United Kingdom and performing with bands such as Bloc Party, Grizzly Bear, of Montreal, !!!, Deerhoof,...
(The Arm/VLXO, 2005) - Intermission/Negative Thinking (Modular, 2006)
- Rad Warehouses Bad Neighborhoods EP (RabbitFoot, 2007)
- Limitations Can Make You Creative Double EP (Every Conversation/We Are Busy Bodies, 2007)
- MFDS EP (Counter, 2008)
- Around the World/Heard It All Before 7" (Counter, 2008)
- Around the World UK 7" (Counter, 2008)
- OIB split 7" with Best Fwends, Knife Hyts and Lovvers (O.I.B., 2008)
- Slap Slap Slap Pound Up Down Snap (Counter, 2011)
- We Are Going Anywhere Man (Counter, 2011)
- Can You Seen Straight? (Counter, 2011)
Official Remixes of The Death Set
- Hawnay TroofHawnay TroofHawnay Troof is the electronic indie solo project of Vice Cooler formed in late 2001.Regardless of the bands American punk and electronic background, many untraditional ideas have been incorporated into its sound...
Remix of "Listen to This Collision" - Free Download at www.thedeathset.com (2007) - The Death Set Remix 12" - Remixes by G.L.O.V.E.S., Bonde do RolêBonde do RolêBonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky...
, Treasure FingersTreasure FingersTreasure Fingers is a DJ / producer based in Atlanta USA, who is signed to Fool's Gold Records.Born Ashley Jones, in a small town in Oklahoma, is originally of the drum 'n' bass band Evol Intent....
and The Bumblebeez (Bang Gang 12 Inches, 2008) - Bonde do RolêBonde do RolêBonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky...
Remix of "Distressed" - Off the EP Rad Warehouses Bad Neighborhoods EP (RabbitFoot, 2007) & * Rad Warehouses to Bad Neighborhoods (Counter / Ninja Tune, 24 March 2009) - Dan DeaconDan DeaconDan Deacon is an American composer and electronic musician based out of Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2003, Deacon has released eight albums under several different labels...
Remix of "Impossible" - Off the EP Rad Warehouses Bad Neighborhoods EP (RabbitFoot, 2007) & * Rad Warehouses to Bad Neighborhoods (Counter / Ninja Tune, 24 March 2009) - Best FwendsBest FwendsBest Fwends are a musical group from Fort Worth, Texas. All but unknown in the United States, the duo have attracted much more notice in Europe, having been featured in a Bacardi commercial in the United Kingdom and performing with bands such as Bloc Party, Grizzly Bear, of Montreal, !!!, Deerhoof,...
Remix of "Negative Thinking" - Off the Album * Rad Warehouses to Bad Neighborhoods (Counter / Ninja Tune, 24 March 2009) - Etan Positve Outlook Remix of "Impossible" - Off the Album * Rad Warehouses to Bad Neighborhoods (Counter / Ninja Tune, 24 March 2009)
- NinjaSonik Remix of "Negative Thinking" - Off the Album * Rad Warehouses to Bad Neighborhoods (Counter / Ninja Tune, 24 March 2009)
- Best FwendsBest FwendsBest Fwends are a musical group from Fort Worth, Texas. All but unknown in the United States, the duo have attracted much more notice in Europe, having been featured in a Bacardi commercial in the United Kingdom and performing with bands such as Bloc Party, Grizzly Bear, of Montreal, !!!, Deerhoof,...
Remix of "Slap Slap Slap Pound Up Down Snap" - - Free Download at www.thedeathset.com (2011) - Nadastrom Remix of "Can You Seen Straight" - Off the single * Can You Seen Straight? (Counter, 2011)
- Designer Drugs Remix of "They Come To Get Us" - Off the single * Can You Seen Straight? (Counter, 2011)
- Nadus & Steel Remix of "They Come To Get Us" - Off the single * Can You Seen Straight? (Counter, 2011)
Remixes by The Death Set
- Best FwendsBest FwendsBest Fwends are a musical group from Fort Worth, Texas. All but unknown in the United States, the duo have attracted much more notice in Europe, having been featured in a Bacardi commercial in the United Kingdom and performing with bands such as Bloc Party, Grizzly Bear, of Montreal, !!!, Deerhoof,...
" "Aaww Some" (Moshi Moshi, 2007) - Robots in DisguiseRobots in DisguiseRobots in Disguise are an English electropunk band. The group is composed of Dee Plume , Sue Denim , and a rolling live line-up of backing musicians...
"Sex Has Made Me Stupid" (President, 2007) - Nicky Van She and Dangerous Dan remix of Daft PunkDaft PunkDaft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
"Around the World" remix (Every Conversation, 2008) - Little BootsLittle BootsVictoria Christina Hesketh, also known by her stage name/pseudonym Little Boots, is an English electropop singer-songwriter. Her stage name comes from a nickname given to her by a friend, a reference to her unusually small feet...
"New in Town", (Elektra, 5 Jan 2009) - DaedalusDaedelus (musician)Alfred Darlington is a music producer based in Los Angeles, California. Daedelus pioneered using the Monome in conjunction with Max/MSP for live performances. He is a part of the groups Adventure Time and The Long Lost...
"Fair Weathered Friends" Punk and Electro remixes (Ninja Tune, 2008) & * Rad Warehouses to Bad Neighborhoods (Counter / Ninja Tune, 24 March 2009) - Hawnay TroofHawnay TroofHawnay Troof is the electronic indie solo project of Vice Cooler formed in late 2001.Regardless of the bands American punk and electronic background, many untraditional ideas have been incorporated into its sound...
"Said Once", The Death Set Vs. ZAP! POW! DIE! remix (2009) - Robots in DisguiseRobots in DisguiseRobots in Disguise are an English electropunk band. The group is composed of Dee Plume , Sue Denim , and a rolling live line-up of backing musicians...
"Chains", The Death Set Club Remix (President, 2011) - The CureThe CureThe Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
"Grinding Halt", The Death Set (Counter / Ninja Tune, 4 April 2011) - The Death Set Club Remix of They Come To Get Us - Off the single * Can You Seen Straight? (Counter, 2011)
- Spank RockSpank RockSpank Rock is an American hip-hop group consisting of rapper Naeem Juwan and producer Alex Epton . Their style is generally described as a mix of underground alternative rap and electro and rock.- Biography :...
"#1 Hit" (Scion, 2011) - DZ Deathrays" "The Mess Up", (I OH YOU, 2011)
Compilation
- Bang Gang DJ's - Light Sound Dance (Modular, 2007)
- This Was meant to be a Celebration (Mauled by Tigers, 2007)
- Scion Sampler - I Heart Comix remixed" (Scion, 2008)
- Wham City Box #1 (Wham City, 2008)
- Ninja Cutz - "You Don't Know"" (Ninja Tune, 2008)
- Ninja Tune XX - (Ninja Tune, 2010)
Official Music Videos
- "Negative Thinking" directed by Danny Baxter rel Jan 2008
- "Around The World" directed by Demonbabies/Jesus Riviera rel Jul 2008
- "Intermission" directed by Dan Santiago rel Jan 2009
- "The Death Set cover / remix of DaedalusDaedelus (musician)Alfred Darlington is a music producer based in Los Angeles, California. Daedelus pioneered using the Monome in conjunction with Max/MSP for live performances. He is a part of the groups Adventure Time and The Long Lost...
- "Fair Weathered Friends" directed by Lazlo, presented by Project Fathom. Drawn by J. Penry. Amimation by J. Millowe. rel Jul 2010 - "Slap Slap Slap Pound Up Down Snap" directed by Colin Devin Moore rel Jan 2011
- "We Are Going Anywhere Man" directed by Evan Wunsch rel Apr 2011
- "Can You Seen Straight?" directed by Offner Aurelien rel Jun 2011
- "It's Another Day" directed by Autista Collective rel Jul 2011
- "The Mess Up - DZ Deathrays Rmix" directed by Johnny Siera & Sly Pilot rel Nov 2011
Documentary
- Todd P Goes to Austin - (FVMMO FILMS, LLC, 2010)
- The Adventures of Quanni Cannonz - (Dan Santiago, 2011)
Clothing Collaborations
- The Death Set x Stussy Tee - (Stussy Japan, Jul 2008)
- The Death Set x Mishka NYC Tee - (Mishka NYC, Nov 2010)
Interviews
- http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/da/67321 An interview with Fact Magazine (UK)
- http://www.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=10048 An Interview with City Paper newspaper in Baltimore, MD
- http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/49072-the-death-set-to-open-for-bonde-do-role-on-us-tour Pitchfork Media
- http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2008/04/top-10-booka-shade-benga-death-s XLR8R reviews The Death Set's "Worldwide"
- http://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=1365 Paper Thin Walls reviews "Negative Thinking" and interviews Johnny Siera