Downset

Downset
Surnom	Social Justice
Pays d’origine	États-Unis
Genre musical	Hardcore Fusion
Années d'activité	1989–2009
Membres	Rey Oropeza Ares Schwager Chris Lee Rico Villasenor
Anciens membres	Don Ward Rogelio Lozano Andrew Klein James Morris Chris Hamilton

Downset est un groupe de Hardcore Fusion originaire de Los Angeles. Le groupe fondé en 1987 s'appelait au départ "Social Justice", il prit le nom de Downset en 1992.

Leur premier album Unity Is Strength est sorti en 1989. Le titre Anger, paru en 1994 sur l'album Downset. a connu un certain succès. Downset est considéré comme un des premiers groupes à mélanger des influences Hip-hop au Hardcore.

Discographie

Albums

• Downset. (1994)

01 - Anger
02 - Ritual 
03 - Take 'Em Out
04 - Prostitutionalized
05 - Downset
06 - My American Prayer
07 - Holding Hands
08 - About to Blast
09 - Breed the Killer
10 - Dying of Thirst

• Do We Speak A Dead Language? (1996)

01 - Intro 
02 - Empower
03 - Eyes Shut Tight
04 - Keep On Breathing
05 - Hurl A Stone
06 - Fire
07 - Touch
08 - Against The Spirits 
09 - Sickness
10 - Pocket Full Of Fatcaps
11 - Sangre De Mis Manos
12 - Horrifying
13 - Sickness (Reprise)
14 - Permanent Days Unmoving
15 - Ashes In Hand

• Check Your People (2000)
• Universal (2004)

EPs

"Rarities (2000)

01 - Heart Of A Rebel (Feat. DJ Muggs & Ray Oropeza)
02 - Body Cry (Live Short Version) 
03 - Prostitutionalized (Live In Houston Texas)
04 - Global Domination (Feat. Rey Oropeza)
05 - Iron Man (Alternate Version)
06 - Touch (Unreleased Version)
07 - Supertouch & Shitfit (Bad Brains Cover)

• Code Blue Coma (2000)

01 - Code Blue Coma
02 - Act Of Faith
03 - Wreck It
04 - Iron Man 

• Eyes Shut Tight EP' (Live At CBGB's) (1997)

01 - Eyes Shut Tight 
02 - Eyes Shut Tight (Live)
03 - Empower (Live)
04 - Fire (Live Version)
05 - Burning Fight (Live)

• No More Freedom In A Cage (1996)

01 - Downset
02 - A Cry For Truth
03 - Prostitutionalized (Live)

"Live At Foundation's Forum (1995)

01 - Downset (Radio Edit)
02 - Touch (Live)
03 - My American Prayer (Live)
04 - Body Cry (Live Radio Edit)

• Generation Of Hope (With Shootyz Groove) (1995)

01 - Touch (Live At CBGB's)
02 - Body Cry
03 - The Craze (Live At CBGB's)
04 - Soul Freak 

"Downset EP' (1995)

01 - Downset (Radio Edit) 
02 - Downset (Album Version)
03 - Anger! (Live)
04 - Prostitutionalized (Live)
05 - Breed The Killer (Live)

• Our Suffocation (Demo) (1994)

01 - Anger!
02 - Breed The Killer
03 - Body Cry
04 - About To Blast
05 - Spoken Protest (Ritual)

Singles

"Split With Mindbug 7 (1999)

01 - Annihilation
02 - Bring Meaning

• Empower (1996)
• Anger (1994)