 | Author: Andrew Peterson (Waltham.. | God, where to even begin with these guys... First, a story. I'm from the Mass. area, so I'm WAY out of their territoy. A friend of mine up here, however, is from Eugene, OR, and her boyfriend kept telling me about this "Floater" group, and how great they were (We'd bonded over Dream Theater, if that helps any...) So, one night when he was up here visiting, he sat down to make me a Floater compilation. 20 minutes later, he gave up, because he couldn't narrow it down far enough, and just burned me all 4 (at the time, "Alter" hadn't been released yet) of their studio releases.Within 36 hours, I had ordered them all.These guys are, simply put, the most unique band I've ever heard. A lot of bands, you can say they have their own "sound," or define their own genre. Floater? Floater sounds like they're coming from an entirely different musical WORLD than anything else I've ever heard. They're tough to describe, but the closest I can come...Read more | 3 |