Lovingly pinched from The Sleeping Shaman: Danish noise-rock wrecking crew Double Space give your ears a good ol’ fashioned 1-2 PUNCH on this self-titled 12”. Two tracks of heavy-ass rawkin’ sludge that should definitely appeal muchly to fans of the Melvins, Unsane, 16, Harvey Milk, High On Fire and Mastodon.
Despite forming in 2003 this is Double Space’s first release, something that, upon reading their bio, seems to have been down to colossal amounts of bad luck and no fault of their own – labels collapsing, people absconding with master-tapes and a whole litany of woes. Saddening it may be to think of all the smashing noise-rock we COULD have had years earlier, one positive to come from their misfortune is that the two tracks on this record – ‘The Rock‘ and ‘Bent’ respectively – have a sense of real urgency and hunger that a younger band may not have been able to express so vitally.
These guys have been around the block and are just straining at the leash, eager to show us exactly what they can do. They’ve had a good 7 years to hone their craft and sharpen their edge into a deadly weapon, and that is exactly what is on show here.
Continue reading: The Sleeping Shaman – Double Space – ST 12″ 2010.
Tags: Album of the day, Double Space, Paul Robertson, sludge, The Sleeping Shman
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This is really one of the best bands in the danish underground scene. When you have experienced them live, your ears are bleeding but your soul screams for more!
5 stars out of 6!!