The Memphis-based prophets Cloudland Canyon have gradually, over the course of myriad singles and collaborations the past few years, moved away from their hybrid form of guitar-meets-synths apache anthems found on 20082s masterful Lie in Light and 20102s indescribably gorgeous and emotionally complex Fin Eaves to angular space electro thrash and gritty proto-techno - to awesome results. The Sonic Boom-produced "Prophetic Frequencies" is the latest to get a video treatment with the help of Chris Hontos and Tim Krause, who've juxtaposed nasty and beautiful basement punk show documentation with funky fractal galactic travel, Autobahn trace, [...]

From time to time, we are delivered a song that exists in the overlap zone of the Venn diagram of our obsessions. A song to unite the tribes. Cloudland Canyon’s ‘Born Blonde’ is the latest example. The subject of the e-mail where Trensmat informed us about it (like scouts arriving from the wild frontier with tremulous reports of a great shadow rising) simply said ‘Kosmische/Italo’. Which is a pithy way to summarise how the barbarians invaded the empire, and in doing so they destroyed the empire, but also were destroyed by it. [...]

Are you surprised that the Flaming Lips would already have plans set for next year's Record Store Day? It really shouldn't be all that shocking. Especially since this is the band that released a six-hour song and is planning on releasing a 24-hour song. Billboard spoke to Wayne Coyne who said that the band is creating a compilation featuring collaborations with artists they've already worked with including Neon Indian, Lightning Bolt and Prefuse 73. But what's more interesting are the upcoming collabs the band is readying. [...]

Photo by Heather Kaplan In between marijuana flavored gummy brains , gummy fetuses , real skulls , and 6-hour and 24-hour songs, The Flaming Lips' weird-as-fuck 2011 output has also included high profile collaborations with the likes of Neon Indian , Lightning Bolt , and Prefuse 73 . All of these collaborative tracks have made their way online (just click those links), but physical copies of the releases were limited to select record stores across the country. Now, though, Billboard reports [...]

Photo by Cap Blackard You can never have enough treats on Halloween, which is why MoogFest has added another batch of acts to its already stacked 2011 bill. Now joining The Flaming Lips, Moby, Suicide, Tangerine Dream, Passion Pit, and M83 in Asheville, NC between October 28-30 are TV on the Radio, St. Vincent, Flying Lotus, and Special Disco Version featuring James Murphy and Pat Mahoney. Other new additions include Zomby, SBTRKT, YACHT, John Maus, Childish Gambino, The Drums, Baths, Beats Antique, Savoy, araabMuzik, Cloudland Canyon, Moon Duo, Grimes, Fareed Haque + Mathgames, Mimi [...]

It's too hot to blog, but you need to be there for this show. Continue reading The Soft Moon / The Photographic / Cloudland Canyon @ Zanzabar 7/23 at Backseat Sandbar .
Oh folks. There are good times to be had, and I am making damned sure that I have each and every one. Last night was no exception. After finishing off the last of my Oinkster burger I took a quick disco nap and then headed over to West Hollywood to party with some friends. Unspeakable [...]

[RSS Readers: See post to listen to audio] I love to sit back and let melodic psychedelic rock play for hours if its good, Lie In Light by Cloudland Canyon is a pretty consistent record that I rely on for those occasions plus it changes up and has just enough diversity, I posted a few tracks from it to make that point. Com Truise turned me onto 18 Carat Affair's soundcloud. Most soft rock recorded on tape and slowed down gets my attention especially if it has gentle [...]
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Nothing but love and respect for Cloudland Canyon, not that I haven't made that known in various reviews and interviews we've done. Just as important, though, is the fact that ex-Panthers decibel shredder Kip Uhlhorn and his wife Kelly are some of the most killer people you'll ever meet. A refreshing combination. The group offered a remarkably epic kick-off to International Tapes ' wicked showcase Wednesday night. Unfortunately, due to some sound issues, they were forced to play an abbreviated set (which tends to be common at South By Southwest). No matter though, [...]

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THIS WEEK'S BEST BET: Marnie Stern w/ Tera Melos, Cinemechanica Monday, February 28 Drunken Unicorn - 736 Ponce De Leon Avenue NE in Atlanta 30306 Admission $10 / Purchase Tickets If you've ever come across Marnie Stern's name, you've likely heard much about her stunning prowess on the six-string—the frenetic double finger-tapping, her jaw-dropping chops. But what often gets lost in translation is just how good and unique of a songwriter she is. Her music spans a wide gamut. There's the [...]
It's a nearly impossible task: to sort, listen to (rinse. repeat), pass or fail tracks, write up reviews, and publish all of the music that is piled up in our email boxes, via the submission forms, and CDs and vinyls. The end of the year is fast approaching, but we've still got 2010 music that [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe

- DELICIOUS SCOPITONE AU MOTEL - (C60 Mixtape) © Thomas & Lea Mandana Hi everyone, we are DJing on Friday night at Le Motel . Mint leaves and maple syrup with brilliant indie pop music. And obviously: beers and grenadines, Burger Princes and Burger Princesses, popcorn, cupcakes and balloons. All going with Jess Gough lovely photographs. Tracklist: Side A like Anything I'm Not by François le Kennel District (18’24 min) [...]

Uma das características que mais ressalta dos Cloudland Canyon é a capacidade de mudar a sua sonoridade de disco para disco sem alterar a filosofia intrínseca da banda. No terceiro álbum, Fine Eaves a maior mudança será mesmo a alteração de line up da formação. Simon Wojan, um dos membros fundadores, deixou a banda, tendo sido substituído por Kelly, colega de andanças de Kip Uhlhorn’s. A banda também mudou de editora, trocando a Kranky pela mais desconhecida Holy Moutain. Para quem não conhece estes Cloudland Canyon, eles praticam uma música ambiente agressiva, transpirando influências de [...]

Cloudland Canyon - Hope Sounds Dry Cloudland Canyon kommer från USA och på deras tredje skiva Fin Eaves , finner ni låten Hope Sounds Dry - en mycket bra lo-fi-historia som också skulle kunna placeras i det där facket med rubriken drömpop.

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars If you're looking for some sort of genre where you can place Cloudland Canyon , well, you're probably best just placing it alongside soudnscape music-then again, some will want to lump it in with noise-pop. On the newest effort, Fin Eaves , it's really a blend of both, but there is one that sticks out predominantly like a sore thumb as the album draws to a close. The first seven minutes of the album really doesn't do [...]
Cloudland Canyon: No One Else Around I don’t usually break out the word “beautiful” when talking about music (that’s a serious adjective, folks), but Cloudland Canyon ’s “No One Else Around” is just that: fucking beautiful . Like the equally stunning “Mothlight Pt. 2” , it’s featured on the freshly released Fin Eaves (to be had on Holy Mountain ). These guys have covered a large smattering of sounds in the last 10 years (drone, shoegaze, psych, krautrock), [...]

Kip Ulhorn's Cloudland Canyon wanders further into the shrouded cloud of shoegaze pop than ever before and with none but amiable results. Fin Eaves sees the formerly Kranky band team up with Holy Mountain, but instead of switching from Krautrock burble to heavier territory as that shift might suggest, the band ensconce themselves in shimmery pop foam and radiant noise. Overall it definitely feels like a trip to the floor oggling 90's but never in such a direct way that the album feels retread; instead it seems to scoop from the best of that particular set and [...]
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To celebrate today’s crop of releases, here are new mp3s from the Acorn, Boston Spaceships, Cloudland Canyon, Electric Sunset, Helmet, Jukebox The Ghost, Christina Martin, Oval, Sam Prekop, Southern Culture On The Skids, Tera Melos, the Thermals, Two Hours Traffic and Unicycle Loves You. Also, vote for your favorite of today’s new releases.