Cloudland Canyon - Silver Tongued Sisyphus

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4...according to our Mingus on Thu 06 Sep, 2007.

Cloudland Canyon: 'Silver Tongued Sisyphus' (Kranky), Spacious, undulating ambient textures spliced between pummeling motorik grooves that call to mind our German faves; Amon Duul. In the mix traces of other 70's prog and space rock influences come to mind in the shape of Gong or Hawkwind. Clocking in at just under 24 minutes there's just enough time to reflect on the idea that a Prog Rock revival is just around the corner after the fad for all things folk falls out of favour.

content: The first Cloudland Canyon release for kranky was recorded in Brooklyn, Germany and Memphis. It follows on the heels of the well received "Requiems Der Natur 2002-2004" album released on the Tee Pee label.

Silver Tongued Sisyphus is a secular call to prayer with humming, looping and loping ambient passages interspersed with bursting rhythmic energy and agitated guitar lines. Recent live shows have sounded like an unauthorized soundtrack to netherworld versions of The Swimmer or The Scorceror.

Pulling influences from the foggy ether of generations past, Cloudland Canyon has staked their claim to the shadows of cult musical culture of the late 1960's and early 1970's German underground scene.

context: Kip Uhlhorn and Simon Wojan began collaborating under the moniker Cloudland Canyon in 2000. Both have toiled in various music scenes (hardcore, psych and punk) since the last century. Recent collaborations with kranky artiste Lichens and others have taken the duo into transcendental musical territories. Cloudland Canyon has toured throughout the United States and Europe. The group is in the final stages of mixing a new full length release to be made available early in 2008 on kranky.

track listing: 1. Dambala 2. Silver Tongued Sisyphus

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