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dys·pha·sic
Pronunciation: dis-'fA-zik
Function: noun or adjective
: loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand
language as a result of injury to or disease of the brain
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dysphasic was
founded in February of 2003 by guitarist Ryan Bauer,
bassist Brian Schifferdecker and drummer Tony Mueller.
Our friend Big Daddy Shane from the band Level'd
introduced us to Keith Brake and all hell broke loose.
Keith had this stack of notebooks full of intense lyrics
just waiting to be put to music and we were happy to
oblige. We had the framework of about ten new songs
in less than two months and worked hard at getting them
tight enought to play some live shows to see what people
thought. Our first few shows were some kiddy-punk shows
in Belleville and Fairview Heights, and even though
we sounded nothing like any of the other bands, the
response was fantastic.
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several other shows, we knew that we could go somewhere
with this material, but personal differences led us to
remove Ryan from the band. The search was on for a replacement.
We initially asked Chris Rader of Level'd
to join the band. Chris agreed to help us out and play
on our demos and cover the next show we had booked, but
he was too busy with Level'd
and going to college to make a long-term commitment to
dysphasic. Once again, the search was on. |
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in October 2003, we met Jose Diaz. After about 3 weeks
of practicing we debuted Jose on Oct. 30th at Sally T's
in St. Peters, MO and tore the house down. Jose didn't
just learn the songs, but made them his own and elevated
them to a higher level. We now have a truly intense guitar
player to complement the emotional content of Keith's
lyrics and to push our creativity to new places. --TM |
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 username
is band password is the name of the street I live on |
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