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FLOOR

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  • THRONES

FLOOR were around for roughly 10 years and recorded well over a dozen times during their on-and-off existence.  Nearly 100 tracks are the result of a decade of persistence amid overall underappreciation, and only in the wake of their demise did underground audio followers finally take note.  Their huge body of work yielded only a few officially released records, and most of what the band recorded just collected dust in the vaults.  Finally, everything ever laid down to tape by this truly ahead-of-their time(s) outfit has been compiled into one massive release.

From the living rooms and basements of 1992 to the studios of 2001/2002, FLOOR had an incredible evolution from the GODFLESH and early-MELVINS-inspired sludge worship, to the unrivaled sugary doom/pop amalgamation which would eventually pave the way for TORCHE, HOUSE OF LIGHTNING and others.  The changes in sound from recording-to-recording means the sheer variation of style (and audio fidelity) witnessed throughout this collection is astounding, and when dating these recordings against what would eventually follow, it becomes crystal clear that FLOOR were consistently operating on that fabled "next level".

 

Thrones is the project of Joe Preston, and began in 1994 with an untitled cassette on the Punk in My Vitamins? label.   He soon released the "Reddleman" single.  In 1996, Thrones signed to Communion Records to issue the full-length album Alraune.  Thrones then signed to Kill Rock Stars and released the single "The Suckling."  In 2005, a compilation of various Thrones material spanning from 1994 to 2001 was released by Southern Lord Records under the title Day Late, Dollar Short.  After an extended hiatus beginning in 2001, Thrones began regularly performing live again in May 2006, although there were sporadic live appearances during this period supporting bands such as Sunn O))).  Preston has also performed as part of Sunn O))) and has previously been a member of Earth, The Melvins and High on Fire.

 

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Venue

The Taft Theatre (Ballroom)

The Taft Theatre is a large seated theater located inside the Masonic Temple Building in downtown Cincinnati. Renovations took place in 2011 to upgrade the building from its 1928 beginnings. The Taft Theatre hosts some of the most well respected performers from around the world.