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General Info

  • Genre: Alternative / Pop / Rock

    Location PORTLAND, Oregon, US

    Profile Views: 490444

    Last Login: 7/28/2011

    Member Since 12/23/2005

    Website www.Floater.com

    Record Label Elemental Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    ......Sixteen years is a long time, especially for rock bands. Most have either long disbanded, or resigned themselves to the occasional gig and mediocre record every few years. .... However, some things get better with age. .... Enter Portland-by-way-of-Eugene, Oregon trio Floater, who are undoubtedly a band that gets better with age, writing more sophisticated, well-crafted songs with each release, as is evident on their forthcoming eighth studio album, "Wake" (Typhon Records). .... Consisting of front man/bassist Rob Wynia, guitarist Dave Amador, and drummer Pete Cornett, Floater's Northwest roots are rich and firmly planted, helping to account for the fact that they are one of the region's top-drawing acts, and have been consistently for more than a decade. .... However, their strong roots are only a partial reason for their fan base. Longevity can only get you so far; to maintain old fans and generate new ones year after year, you need more than just years under your belt and luck. You need a constantly evolving sound that is both truly your own and always exciting to the tried and true and newcomers alike. .... Floater lives up to this with "Wake," a twelve-track collection of melodic, pop-laden psychedelic guitar-rock decked out in chunky guitar riffs, primal drumming, and soaring vocals. .... "It would be very difficult for the same three guys to not be Floater somehow," says front man Rob Wynia, discussing the similarities and differences of Floater's previous releases with 'Wake.' "I'd say it's still Floater by definition, since we're Floater. It's different in that we really prefer to make every album its own thing. I think this, as a collection, it has a lot more high-energy songs and feels more 'live' than previous work. So much live performance has really geared us toward that kind of sound and feel.".... ...... .... ..Floater - In Transition...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ...................... .. ............ .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........................View all ....Floater tour dates........

  • Members

    ....Robert Wynia.. - Lead Vocals, bass guitar, guitars, keyboards, percussion and sound effects. ..www.myspace.com/RobWynia.... .. ..Peter Cornett.. - Drums, backing vocals, percussion, keyboards, electronic drums. Peter can also be found at: ..www.riverboatmusic.net.. .. .. ..David Amador.. - Electric and acoustic guitars. .. ..

  • Influences

    Those Floater are under are too many and varied to list here. Listen and decide for yourself.

  • Sounds Like

    Floater.

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Bio:

Sixteen years is a long time, especially for rock bands. Most have either long disbanded, or resigned themselves to the occasional gig and mediocre record every few years.

However, some things get better with age.

Enter Portland-by-way-of-Eugene, Oregon trio Floater, who are undoubtedly a band that gets better with age, writing more sophisticated, well-crafted songs with each release, as is evident on their forthcoming eighth studio album, "Wake" (Typhon Records).

Consisting of front man/bassist Rob Wynia, guitarist Dave Amador, and drummer Pete Cornett, Floater's Northwest roots are rich and firmly planted, helping to account for the fact that they are one of the region's top-drawing acts, and have been consistently for more than a decade.

However, their strong roots are only a partial reason for their fan base. Longevity can only get you so far; to maintain old fans and generate new ones year after year, you need more than just years under your belt and luck. You need a constantly evolving sound that is both truly your own and always exciting to the tried and true and newcomers alike.

Floater lives up to this with "Wake," a twelve-track collection of melodic, pop-laden psychedelic guitar-rock decked out in chunky guitar riffs, primal drumming, and soaring vocals.

"It would be very difficult for the same three guys to not be Floater somehow," says front man Rob Wynia, discussing the similarities and differences of Floater's previous releases with 'Wake.' "I'd say it's still Floater by definition, since we're Floater. It's different in that we really prefer to make every album its own thing. I think this, as a collection, it has a lot more high-energy songs and feels more 'live' than previous work. So much live performance has really geared us toward that kind of sound and feel."



Floater - In Transition



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Member Since:

December 23, 2005

Members:

Robert Wynia - Lead Vocals, bass guitar, guitars, keyboards, percussion and sound effects. www.myspace.com/RobWynia

Peter Cornett - Drums, backing vocals, percussion, keyboards, electronic drums. Peter can also be found at: www.riverboatmusic.net

David Amador - Electric and acoustic guitars.

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Influences:

Those Floater are under are too many and varied to list here. Listen and decide for yourself.

Sounds Like:

Floater.

Record Label:

Elemental Records

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