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Cloud Cult is an experimental indie rock band from Duluth, Minnesota led by singer/songwriter Craig Minowa. The name originated from the ancient prophecies of indigenous North Americans.
Cloud Cult developed in 1995 as Craig Minowa recruited several other artists to contribute to his solo recordings. The band's early work earned Cloud Cult several offers from record labels, but all were rejected in favor of self-publishing. As they began to play live, one of their show's most distinctive features was the live painting by Connie Minowa and Scott West: over the course of a show they each completed a painting to be auctioned off at the end.
In 1997, lead singer Craig Minowa formed Earthology Records on his organic farm, powered by geothermal energy and built partially from reclaimed wood and recycled plastic. This nonprofit label uses only recycled materials and donates all profits to environmental charities. The band also tours in a biodiesel van.
In 2002, shortly after the unexpected death of his two-year-old son Kaidin, Minowa wrote songs to deal with the loss.They Live on the Sun was finished in 2003 and went to No. 1 on college radio station charts across the country. In January 2004, Cloud Cult added Mara Stemm on bass and released Aurora Borealis just six months later. The album was nominated by the Minnesota Music Awards as "Album of the Year" along with Prince and Paul Westerberg. With a van covered in solar panels, the band began touring nationally. In 2006 Cloud Cult released Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus, which Pitchfork Media called "insane genius" and rated the album with an 8.3. The Denver Post ranked the 2007 release The Meaning of 8 as one of the top ten albums of the past decade, along with bands like Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips and Radiohead.
In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol comprising a visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals made of water or various chemicals. The droplets or particles are suspended in the atmosphere above the surface of a planetary body. On Earth clouds are formed by the saturation of air in the homosphere when air cools or gains water vapor.
Cloud types in the troposphere, the atmospheric layer closest to Earth's surface, have Latin names due to the universal adaptation of Luke Howard's nomenclature. It was formally proposed in December 1802 and published for the first time the following year. It became the basis of a modern international system that classifies these tropospheric aerosols into several physical forms which can be found at various altitude levels or étages.
In the sociological classifications of religious movements in English, a cult is a religious or social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices. However, whether any particular group's beliefs and practices are sufficiently deviant or novel is often unclear, thus making a precise definition problematic. In the English speaking world, the word often carries derogatory connotations, but in other European languages, it is used as English-speakers use the word "religion", sometimes causing confusion for English-speakers reading material translated from other languages. The word "cult" has always been controversial because it is (in a pejorative sense) considered a subjective term, used as an ad hominem attack against groups with differing doctrines or practices, which lacks a clear or consistent definition.
Beginning in the 1930s, cults became the object of sociological study in the context of the study of religious behavior. Certain groups have been labelled as cults and have been opposed by the Christian countercult movement for their unorthodox beliefs. Since the 1970s, some groups have been opposed by the anti-cult movement, partly motivated in reaction to acts of violence committed by members of some groups. Some of the claims by the anti-cult movement have been disputed by other scholars and by the news media, leading to further controversy. Public and governmental reactions to the cult issue have also been a source of controversy.
http://KEXP.ORG and Nature Consortium presents Cloud Cult performing at Camp Long during the Arts in Nature Festival. Recorded on August 11, 2013. Audio Engineers: Jeff Johnson & Kevin Suggs Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Luke Knecht, Travis Tyler & Justin Wilmore Editor: Luke Knecht http://kexp.org http://www.cloudcult.com
Cloud Cult performs "There's So Much Energy In Us" from their new album "Light Chasers" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded 9/18/10. Host: Stevie Zoom Engineer: Jeff Johnson with Julian Martlew Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Shelly Corbett & Patrick Richardson Wright Editing: Jim Beckmann http://kexp.org http://www.cloudcult.com
Get the song now by preordering the new album at http://www.cloudcult.com/seeker "No Hell" is the first single to be released from Cloud Cult's forthcoming album "The Seeker", due out in February of 2016. The official music video for this song will be released in December, but in the meantime, we thought it would be fun to make a quick homemade behind-the-scenes lyric video, shot lo-fi on a phone and inviting you to the sacred places of our woods where most of these songs are written. If you enjoy the song, consider preordering "The Seeker" album and movie written by Cloud Cult and starring Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) and Alex McKenna (WhatWomen Want). Directed and produced by Jeff D. Johnson. Own the new Cloud Cult song "No Hell" by preordering the album with exclusive merch...
Unofficial video for "When Water Comes to Life" by Cloud Cult.
Cloud Cult stops by The Current and performs a track off their latest, "The Meaning of 8." http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/03/27/cloud_cult/ Connect with The Current: http://TheCurrent.org/ http://youtube.com/893thecurrent/ http://twitter.com/thecurrent http://facebook.com/TheCurrent Become a member: http://contribute.publicradio.org/contribute.php?refId=current
Cloud Cult's new album "The Meaning of 8" will be available in record stores across the U.S., as well as global digital music providers, on April 10, 2007. But the album will be available on this website in just two short weeks. In the meantime, here is a new video from the upcoming release The Meaning of 8.
http://KEXP.ORG presents Cloud Cult performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded May 16, 2014. Songs: Breakfast With My Shadow Ghost Inside Our House You're The Only Thing In Your Way Pretty Voice Host: Cheryl Waters Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs Audio Mixing: Jeff Johnson Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore Editor: Jim Beckmann http://kexp.org http://www.cloudcult.com
Official music video for song "Everybody Here Is a Cloud" by Cloud Cult.
Official music video for Cloud Cult's 'You'll Be Bright' from their new album 'Light Chasers' Directed/Shot/Edited by Dan Huiting Illustrated by Dillon Bakke Story by Bix Skahill Special thanks to Hal Lovemelt, Adam Olson, and Brandon Sanford. danhuiting.com cloudcult.com
http://KEXP.ORG + Starbucks + STG present Cloud Cult performing "There's So Much Energy in Us" live during Little Big Show #9 at Neptune Theatre. Recorded May 16, 2014. Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Shelly Corbett, Luke Knecht, Jenna Pool & Justin Wilmore Editor: Luke Knecht http://kexp.org
http://KEXP.ORG + Starbucks + STG present Cloud Cult performing "Chemicals Collide" live during Little Big Show #9 at Neptune Theatre. Recorded May 16, 2014. Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Shelly Corbett, Luke Knecht, Jenna Pool & Justin Wilmore Editor: Luke Knecht http://kexp.org
Cloud Cult performs "Unexplainable Stories" from their new album "Light Chasers" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded 9/18/10. Host: Stevie Zoom Engineer: Jeff Johnson with Julian Martlew Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Shelly Corbett & Patrick Richardson Wright Editing: Jim Beckmann http://kexp.org http://www.cloudcult.com
http://KEXP.ORG presents Cloud Cult performing "The Show Starts Now" live at Camp Long in Seattle during the Arts In Nature Festival. Recorded August 10, 2013. Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Luke Knecht & Justin Wilmore Editor: Jim Beckmann http://kexp.org http://www.cloudcult.com http://www.naturec.org/festival
http://KEXP.ORG presents Cloud Cult performing "Complicated Creation" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded May 6, 2013. Host: Cheryl Waters Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Shelly Corbett & Scott Holpainen Editor: Jim Beckmann http://kexp.org http://www.cloudcult.com
Cloud Cult performs You'll Be Bright live in the UBS Forum at 89.3 The Current.
http://KEXP.ORG presents Cloud Cult performing "Pretty Voice" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded May 16, 2014. Host: Cheryl Waters Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs Audio Mixing: Jeff Johnson Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore Editor: Jim Beckmann http://kexp.org http://www.cloudcult.com
In this episode of The Lowertown Line, experience the music of Minnesota orchestral rock band Cloud Cult. Watch as the band performs for thousands on the Minneapolis Convention Center Plaza for the opening of the 2015 Northern Spark art festival. Plus, hear from band members about their commitment to giving back to the environment, creating visually artistic shows, pre-show rituals, spirituality and more. This show was taped by The Lowertown Line at the Minneapolis Convention Center Plaza as part of Northern Spark on June 13, 2015. Subscribe to The Lowertown Line e-newsletter to be the first to know about upcoming shows and events: http://www.lowertownline.org/stay-inf... Connect with The Lowertown Line: Website: http://www.lowertownline.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lowertownl...
Capture of live streaming concert of Cloud Cult at The Basement in Columbus, OH April 10th, 2007. Note, capture ends abruptly before the end of the set.
FULL MOVIE: http://bit.ly/CloudCult-direct SUBSCRIBE: http://j.mp/cprgsubscribe Showtimes and direct download: http://bit.ly/CloudCult-direct A cosmological pop band led by an organic farmer from Minnesota, Cloud Cult has developed a passionate following over a decade with its mesmerizing music, lush live shows (including two live painters), and strong social commitment. Cloud Cult: No One Said It Would Be Easy takes fans and the unfamiliar on a journey into the band's colorful and passionate world, from the group's painful and powerful origins through its first decade.
MU Performing Arts honors the Twin Cities' Asian American community with Taiko drumming and other cultural productions. Season 10 American Idol competitor Sophia Shorai performs To Get By in tpt's Studio A. As a penciller for DC comics, Doug Mahnke draws some of the most recognized comic book characters. And the philosophical chamber rock band Cloud Cult, led by Craig Minowa, releases their tenth album, Love. Connect with MN Original: Website: http://www.mnoriginal.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mnoriginal Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mnoriginal Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mnoriginal Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/mnopins #MNOriginal
The large-scale work of internationally known photographer JoAnn Verburg deals with concepts of time and perspective. Actor, playwright and Tony-nominated director Marion McClinton, protégé to Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson, helped define African American theater. The philosophical chamber rock band Cloud Cult, led by Craig Minowa, releases their tenth album, Love. Connect with MN Original: Website: http://www.mnoriginal.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mnoriginal Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mnoriginal Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mnoriginal Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/mnopins #MNOriginal
Cloud Cult played in January, 2014 at the Clyde Iron Works venue in Duluth, Minnesota. It was an amazing show filled with some of my favorite songs including You'll Be Bright. Love myself some Cloud Cult, enjoy!
► Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribePsyMuse ► Download: https://cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/album/clouds-garden 01. Clouds Garden 0:00 02. P-Ray (2010 Edit) 7:52 03. If 15:34 04. Tripsphere 23:20 05. Night Out (2010 Edit) 30:05 06. Redreaming 36:47 07. Utopia Train 44:33 08. Desolaton 52:27 09. Falling Drops 59:01 10. London 13 (2010 edit) 1:04:46 Follow Zero Cult: ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zerocultproject/ ► Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/zero-cult Follow Cosmicleaf Records: ► Website: http://www.cosmicleaf.com/ ► Bandcamp: https://cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cosmicleaf/ ► Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/label/cosmicleaf-records/12377 ► Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg3-IFl9MSMBEcX1_V4f9tg Follow our channels: ► The Psyche...
Craig Minowa shares the story behind the philosophical chamber rock band Cloud Cult's beginnings in Duluth and its journey to find a higher power. Their live performances around the country are spiritual experiences for both the band and their audiences. The exploration continues with the April 2013 release of their tenth album called Love. Cloud Cult's environmental practices have had them dubbed as one of the "leading green bands in America" by Spin Magazine. Connect with MN Original: Website: http://www.mnoriginal.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mnoriginal Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mnoriginal Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mnoriginal Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/mnopins #MNOriginal
Craig Minowa of the band Cloud Cult sat down lakeside with HazelFest emcee David Campbell to discuss the visual and narrative arcs of his music, loss and grief, and spirituality and the everyday. Cloud Cult is headlining a talented bill of musical acts performing August 6, 2016, at HazelFest on the campus of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation in Center City, Minnesota. Tickets are available at http://www.hazelfest.org.
AudioFile: Craig Minowa, Scott West and band members discuss touring, Earthology Records.
I had the pleasure to sit down with Craig Minowa from Cloud Cult. This is an amazing man! Sorry for the windy audio. If you don't know Cloud Cult, check them out NOW at www.myspace.com/cloudcult and make sure you check out the magazine that brings it all to you at www.musicfashionmagazine.com and follow us at www.twitter.com/mfmagazine
The UMD Statesman's Alex Mortensen sits down with Cloud Cult for a little Q & A session before their big show at UMD. Title Scene and questions: Alex Mortensen Video, editing, and opening music: Jarid Waniger
She Rock She Rock is starting a Youtube series where we interview exceptional female-identified folk in the music industry! Learn about Sarah Perbix from Cloud Cult in this video! http://www.sarahjanesmusicschool.com http://www.cloudcult.com http://sherocksherock.org
Cloud Cult's new feature-length concert film, "Unplug - Live at the Southern Theater" will be released nationally on May 1, 2015. Preorders of the film are available at http://cloudcult.com/cloud-cult-films. The Film is a distillation; twelve years of songwriting into seventy minutes of acoustic performance. What remains is a shared experience of honesty and vulnerability. The songs took collective shape around campfires at the band's recording studio in the woods of Wisconsin and took stage at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis where the concert footage was shot, along with interviews and behind the scenes footage. Co-produced by Jeff D. Johnson (Motion 117 Productions) and Craig Minowa, the film is product of an eight-year collaborative relationship- one that has worked to create ...
**DVD available direct from the band at http://www.cloudcult.com/store/ ** About the film: No One Said It Would Be Easy envelops viewers into the story and people behind Cloud Cult. Serving as both an introduction and introspection meant for newcomers to the music and fans of the band alike, the film explores the emotional and philosophical underpinnings on which Cloud Cult was founded and continues to operate, namely those of love and hope. Revealed through interviews with the band and fans, the artwork of Scott West, as well as never- before-seen tour footage, concerts and recording sessions, No One Said It Would Be Easy encapsulates the whole story and epic journey of the band, from the establishment of Earthology Records, a one-of-its kind eco-friendly label through which...
More music and the interview: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/2010/oct/29/studio-cloud-cult/ Cloud Cult began 15 years ago as the solo work of Minneapolis-based songwriter Craig Minowa -- and quickly expanded to include not only an array of instrumentalists, but also live painting on stage. The experimental indie band joins us to perform songs from their eighth studio album, Light Chasers, live in our studio.
Cloud Cult played in January, 2014 at the Clyde Iron Works venue in Duluth, Minnesota. It was an amazing show filled with some of my favorite songs including You'll Be Bright. Love myself some Cloud Cult, enjoy!
http://KEXP.ORG and Nature Consortium presents Cloud Cult performing at Camp Long during the Arts in Nature Festival. Recorded on August 11, 2013. Audio Engineers: Jeff Johnson & Kevin Suggs Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Luke Knecht, Travis Tyler & Justin Wilmore Editor: Luke Knecht http://kexp.org http://www.cloudcult.com
Discover a City in the Clouds! A utopia for breeding cults!
Two friends set out to discover what it means to be an adult in America. Are you an adult? Did you have a rite of passage. Please comment. www.HighwayWalkers.com Music by: Cloud Cult, Danny Schmidt, Erik and Magill
FULL MOVIE: http://bit.ly/CloudCult-direct SUBSCRIBE: http://j.mp/cprgsubscribe Showtimes and direct download: http://bit.ly/CloudCult-direct A cosmological pop band led by an organic farmer from Minnesota, Cloud Cult has developed a passionate following over a decade with its mesmerizing music, lush live shows (including two live painters), and strong social commitment. Cloud Cult: No One Said It Would Be Easy takes fans and the unfamiliar on a journey into the band's colorful and passionate world, from the group's painful and powerful origins through its first decade.
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We rejoin Vella to find her trapped with a cult among the clouds. Can we escape without plummeting to our death?
In memory of Phoebe O'Neal: February 1, 1919 - June 11, 2012 Concept Pixels 2012 www.conceptpixels.com Song Credits: Emeli Sande - "River" Cloud Cult - "You Were Born"
► Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribePsyMuse ► Download: https://cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/album/clouds-garden 01. Clouds Garden 0:00 02. P-Ray (2010 Edit) 7:52 03. If 15:34 04. Tripsphere 23:20 05. Night Out (2010 Edit) 30:05 06. Redreaming 36:47 07. Utopia Train 44:33 08. Desolaton 52:27 09. Falling Drops 59:01 10. London 13 (2010 edit) 1:04:46 Follow Zero Cult: ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zerocultproject/ ► Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/zero-cult Follow Cosmicleaf Records: ► Website: http://www.cosmicleaf.com/ ► Bandcamp: https://cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cosmicleaf/ ► Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/label/cosmicleaf-records/12377 ► Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg3-IFl9MSMBEcX1_V4f9tg Follow our channels: ► The Psyche...
Kyle and Steve bring in their very first guest, sound editor Chris Ayoub, to discuss 'Game of Thrones' (14:20), the man on the street's view of politics (1:06:54), the Coen brothers' 'Blood Simple' (1:41:40), the band Cloud Cult (2:07:05), and Joe Abercrombie's 'The Blade Itself' (2:17:17). You can subscribe on iTunes (https://goo.gl/ha9eV3), Stitcher (http://goo.gl/Nxaqzb), Google Play Music (https://goo.gl/QrRpYG) Blubrry (https://goo.gl/uM0JvF), or YouTube (https://goo.gl/BuiSME) or get it direct from our site (http://goo.gl/3YGGr8). You can follow us on Twitter @thepoddcouple or email us at poddcouplepodcast@gmail.
Clip-clop, happy horse, giddy-up away from No-No-No into Yeah-Yeah-Yeah.
Slish-slosh, life boat, float me away from No-No-No into Yeah-Yeah-Yeah.
I have sailed through hurricanes with just a wooden plank and a smilie face,
And it took me somewhere that I don't know.
And I'll not be stranded here this time, cuz I've found escape is a state of mind,
And I'm going somewhere that I don't know (no, no, no).
Strum-strum, giddy guitar, you're my lifeline... my happy-happy... my Yeah-Yeah-Yeah.
Strum-strum, giddy guitar, take me somewhere that I don't know,
Strum-strum (x4), take me somewhere that I don't know,