HISTORY
This "history" was written by Matt Rezac around Nov-Dec 1996,
and serves as more of a "get to know the band" promotional piece. It is
the most accurate thing i have.
Floodplain began
in the summer of 1994 after the demise of hard core band Serene. It was
started by drummer Mike Torretta and guitarist Nate Jaqua, who were shortly
joined by vocalist Matt Rezac and bassist Terry Taylor. Floodplain was
started with a determination to accomplish: such as releasing records and
playing out. The fuel behind its formation was to have fun playing music
while retaining the purpose of communication and in hope of making a vital
connection between emotions and sound.
The lyrics for
each and every song have a meaning and a reason behind them, although their
somewhat ambiguous nature doesn't always spell it out. The reasonng behind
this being that Matt believes that if you are going to be blunt and straight
forward you might as well write a zine or book, not lyrics. The lyrics
are personal to an extent, but are written with the hope that listeners
will be able to connect with them. "Ishmael's in Exile Again was inspired
by the series of events surrounding his uncle's suicide. The song does
not condone the act of suicide; it is a song of anger towards all of the
people who refused to help while he was living and is a call to anyone
and everyone to not give up and to not give in. "Chalkline" was inspired
by the recent onslaught of bands popping up on major labels claiming to
be punk by copying a sound, but lack the power, pure emotion, and dedication
that is essential to punk or hardcore music.
The music has
progressed and changed over the past two years. Where they are now, however,
is where they plan to stay. It retains a slight "emo" tone, but has become
more brutal and more original. Not being typical is essential to the sound
of Floodplain.
Located in Sioux Falls, SD the band has only one
choice for playing out of town: traveling far. They love to play out as
much as possible, and will travel to any lengths to do so. Being a band
in the midwest is much harder than on the coasts. Much more work is required
to get status, nothing is handed to you. Floodplain has worked hard over
the past two years to get thier name out, and have succeeded to some extent,
but are looking for help with distribution nationally and internationally.
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