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Volplane was one of the many early American blissrock bands that were just on the cusp of the new American space rock/noise pop scene, just when the grave of the UK shoegaze was fresh and grassless. Their music was filled with sonic imagery, with dark emotional blissful overtones.

Although Volplane disbanded in 1999, it was the band responsible for spawning the ideology that became Flight Approved Records. Volplane was initially formed in the spring of 1996 by guitarists Jeff Suthers and Todd Ayers. A lineup change in 1997 left core members Jeff Suthers (guitars), Dicky Bosse (drums) and Shannon Stein (bass). From 1997-1999, Volplane forged ahead and spent the larger part of two years in their home studio recording what should have been two records that were never officially released: VOLPLANE and MERLOT.