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Cloudland Canyon + Teens (Boise)
Coming out of the gate in the early part of this decade as an all-things-not-Panthers outlet for Kip Uhlhorn, that bandâs guitarist (and former guitarist/vocalist for those legends of deregulated late-90âs hardcore, Red Scare), for swapping musical ideas with a German named Simon Wojan (of King Khan and his Shrines), Cloudland Canyon spent several years immersed in an enigmatic interpretation of the many things these two minds found fascinating, including but not limited to the more structurally-challenged (therefore specialized) examples of OG Krautrock, 70âs (not really 60âs) psych of the drone-discovering variety, spots of unnerving (in a good way) improv here and there, and the wonderful 90âs bands that started out as head-scratchers and ended up as innovators (first-wave Siltbreeze and Kranky highlights).
Kip issued a parting wave to Panthers, an LP/CD was released on Tee Pee in 2006, and it was titled âRequiems der Natur.â Then a succession of EPâs and splits most of which have been released by Holy Mountain since 2007. Then, in 2007 Cloudland popped up on Kranky Records (Deerhunter, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Growing etc.)
Kranky was a good fit for the final sounds of Cloudland Phase I, issuing the EP âSilver-Tongued Sysiphus,â two lengthy tracks of all that stuff mentioned up thereâ¦and more. The second proper full length named âLie in Light,â found Kip and Simon creating an album of Cloudlandâs most succinct compositions to date, thereâs even some drone-pop with an emphasis on the âpopâ part of that stupid term. They kicked it off with a track spoofing the Krautrock influence that most music writersâ used as a review hook, or simply overstated and misunderstood. They titled it âKrautwerkâ for fucks sake.
To initiate Cloudland Canyon Phase II, the inaugural album (but third full-length overall) revisits the âactual-bandâ treatment, but mostly in theory. Joined once again by Kelly and what is more-or-less a rotating cast (when needed), Kip has made an album that is immediately recognizable by a unique take on really, really goddamned loud and noisy. But if that was itâ¦why would we be here? The most important quality â" one hinted at on Lie in Light â" is big, unavoidable pop hooks clawing their way out of a pulsating, throbbing thickness of guitar, bass, who-knows-what-type-of-effects, and understated but omnipresent drumming. Imagine, if you will, a Flying Saucer Attack foundation and a level of noise on par with the first two Iran albums, or maybe even Jesu every now and then. Then imagine flowing vocals-as-another-instrument providing one of the major pop-hook components for each song, mixed at a level that couldnât be more perfect in this era of vocals getting mixed right up front and in your face.
The opening track, No One else Around, is almost disorienting with its swirling hurt-so-good seasickness of prickly, ruling noise, then the wildly-effected vocals ease the pleasurable pain without effort. Mothlight is the song that the entire Siltbreeze discography has been working towards for four-hundred years.
Put simply, the influences are there, but they are great influences, and to shun influence is to walk a dishonest walk. Cloudland Canyon have reached a new creative level with their own sound that demonstrates a care and craft that wonât be going away anytime soon. Fin Eaves is out now on Holy Mountain records.
http://www.myspace.com/cloudlandcanyon
For Press Contact Grace Jones â" grace@tellallyourfriendspr.com
PLUS + Boise lovers' TEENS
http://teens.bandcamp.com/album/teens
doors 7:30pm. show at 8pm $5
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LocationFlying M
1314 2nd st. S
Nampa, ID 83651
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
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