The Dischord label has a seemingly endless amount of good material from excellent little bands on its roster but alot of the label's earlier signings unfortunately broke up after producing little material. One of the biggest anomalies is the band Double O, whom are very hard to find any information about. I have also seen listed the title of this record as being "You've Lost EP", but I can't confirm this. Regardless, this little EP shows an enormous amount of promise. Double O have a very unique approach that I find sounds almost like Wire playing D.C. hardcore. Not suprising, as Minor Threat had previously done an excellent cover of Wire's "12 x U."
But it's no wonder the band didn't last long when listening to this record, as they don't fit in with the Minor Threat/Government Issue sound nor really with the Rites of Spring/Embrace style either. While there is definitely some of the conventions of 80s hardcore present, they really have a sound all their own in the context of the scene they were in with tempo shifts, melody and even use of a synthesizer at times. Just as a sidenote, I would also like to point out that the singer of this band (Eric) looks an awful lot like Duff McKagan. Seriously though, with only 5 songs and 12 minutes of music Double O still left quite a mark with this EP.
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