Dan Friel and BJ Warshaw of Parts & Labor met while working at the Knitting Factory, an iconic Manhattan venue, just before the turn of the century. While more overtly political and less commercially successful than their contemporaries, Parts & Labor stood alongside bands like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and LCD Soundsystem while owing more to free jazz and avant-garde. Anyone expecting age to have mellowed them on Set of All Sets, their first record in 15 years, should know better. From a less skillful band, the album’s longest track, “Indecision Tree,” could come across as an indulgent mess. With Set of All Sets, the band wants to prove that the old machine runs hotter, louder, and messier than ever.