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Seattle’s SpaceWaster is the next great Seattle band
A meticulous and naturally progressing combination
of megafunk and hard core rock and roll will get anyone’s hips swaying and
smiling. In Seattle, one group of young men are attracting more and mo
A meticulous and naturally progressing combination
of megafunk and hard core rock and roll will get anyone’s hips swaying and
smiling. In Seattle, one group of young men are attracting more and more
attention in the underground music scene. Don’t let their name fool you though,
these guys are far from a waste of space. Roll up some Sour Diesel, grab a beer
and throw back a shot of whiskey because SpaceWaster’s hard-driving sound is
going to get you banging your head and kicking in the mosh pit in no time. Strong funk bass lines hold down a unique
heavy-duty sound that twangs into face-melting metal goodness. So be prepared to rock-and-roll at the next
SpaceWaster show and high five these rad guys as they pass through and funk the
music up in your city this summer.
Currently out on tour supporting their new album Whatever, Forever this trio from Seattle
is fusing the sounds of Frank Zappa and George Clinton with Les Claypool and
throwing a dash of Pennywise and The Ventures in to even it all out. Sonically,
that sounds like a lot, and it is. But
SpaceWaster is able to make a stand up bass rock and get you right out of your
seat and onto the dance floor.
SpaceWaster’s lead singer Meatpie wrote CULTURE via email saying that “The tour is going fantastic . . . we
haven’t killed each other yet, the new album is flying off the proverbial shelf
and we’re getting our feet wet quite nicely in the national scene.”
A lot of local Seattle musicians have been making a
major impact on the national music scene again, so it’s good to see that the
local heavy metal and rock scenes are still producing good music despite the
closure of local classic venues like The Funhouse. Seattle is one of today’s
most dynamic music cities, where a rich history inspires new generations of musical
innovation.
Seattle’s music community is fiercely independent
and is still constantly recognized as cutting edge while still keeping the
roots of Northwest music traditions alive. SpaceWaster is a quintessential
Northwest, pushing and pulling the boundaries that define genres and sounds.
Seattle continues to carry a strong D.I.Y. attitude ingrained in every aspect
of the Northwest character—and one that has energized our artists through the
decades.
When asked about their thoughts on the newly legalized
recreational cannabis laws in Washington State, drummer Eric had this to say,
“I smoke weed recreationally and the ever changing legality of weed hasn’t
really affected me much,” he says. “As long as they keep a ridiculous tax on
legal weed I probably will just continue to purchase it illegally from local,
trustworthy growers. I do support the
legalization movement in general though, because it’s extremely fucked up that
people face jail time for smoking a little bit of weed. However, the commercialization of weed—I’m
not too stoked on.”
SpaceWaster’s new album Whatever, Forever tip their hat to the great lo-fi jazz stylings
that came out of the ’80s and ’90s indie rock scene, while funking up the angst
and excitement of modern day subgenres.
These are three guys who are amped about making boundary-pushing music
that engages all your senses and gets you moving.
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