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Cloud Cult is an band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band’s founder and singer Craig Minowa has a degree in Environmental Science, and his environmental, political, and social awareness is reflected in much of Cloud Cult’s music. (Note: Craig Minowa actually has stated he intentionally doesn’t sing about environmental awareness because he lives it…he doesn’t need to preach it) The band’s self-created non-profit record label, Earthology Records, uses the most environmentally friendly methods available to ensure minimum damage to the environment.

After two solo LP’s, The Shade Project (1995), and Who Killed Puck? (2000), Craig’s sudden loss of his two-year-old son and subsequent separation from his wife, Cloud Cult emerged with They Live on the Sun in 2003, combining concepts of Minowa with performances by cellist Sarah young and drummer Dan Greenwood, who shortly became members of the band. This album was deeply personal and painful album for Cloud Cult and you don’t often hear songs from it in concert.

Craig continued to use music to cope with the loss of his son on the following album Aurora Borealis. This album did begin to branch out more into exploration of pain and loss instead of just feeling it.

Craig Minowa reunited with his wife. The next album is widely considered their crowning achievement. Advice From the Happy Hippopotamus involved collaboration from a variety of musicians and has garnered praise from critics, even being acclaimed as “a work of insane genius”.
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  • TheFatChocobo

    They've been working on a new record these past few months, Zeldeiro. Hopefully we'll see it released before the year is out!

    last month
  • laurensweet

    wow, so so good

    last month
  • Zeldeiro

    New material, please?

    last month
  • Noobie2tunes

    seriously though, i like this band a lot

    March 2012
  • sharings

    This band just makes me bounce, I can sit in the most mosey important part of town and be doing something important whilst listening and I'm boucing.

    March 2012
  • Noobie2tunes

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    February 2012
  • maniac_fm

    That Beatles cover made me realize how much I miss Cloud Cult. Love, just love.

    February 2012
  • volumeOut

    They've covered a beatles song! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgLmik-uG_g&feature=related

    January 2012
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Cloud Cult Sasquatch Painting (Scott West) Now For Sale on ebay

23 May 2012 | from cloudcult.com/home.cfm

We launched an ebay auction today to sell the painting Scott West will be doing on stage at Sasquatch Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheater in Washington this coming Memorial weekend. We've never opened up a show's painting auction to a national …

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