Cloud Cult

A super-enviro band

Posted by Sarah K. Burkhalter at 12:28 PM on 29 Nov 2005

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My friend Kevin loves the band Cloud Cult, and so, apparently, does everyone else. I haven't heard their music, because ... no, I have no good excuse. But I think they're my new favorite band. From their site:

All profits, after expenses, of Cloud Cult CD sales and performances are donated to environmental charity work.

Instead of creating new plastic, Cloud Cult's CD is packaged in cleaned reused jewel cases (the band painstakingly hand cleans thousands of cases for each CD release). These used jewel cases are donated by the box-load to Earthology Records from all over the nation.

Earthology is located on a small organic farm in Northern MN, is powered by geothermal power and wind energy (Windsense Project), and the recording studio is built from recycled and salvaged materials.

Cloud Cult CD inserts and print materials are on 100% postconsumer recycled paper and printed with nontoxic soy inks by a local family owned print shop.

Cloud Cult's CD shrink-wrap is not the industry standard toxic PVC. It is environmentally benign LDPE and is packaged by Goodwill Industries, a nonprofit focused on assisting handicapped individuals. Through its relationship with the University of IL, Earthology will soon be packaging all materials in a 100% earth-friendly shrink-wrap, made of nontoxic biodegradable corn cellulose.

Check them out.

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Lyrics & Politics v. Music

My experience is that I generally dislike music by bands that have good lyrics or politics. The lyrics in a song are totally separate from the music, with a few very rare exceptions like the old Bob Dylan stuff. (I'm not referring to the vocals, which are part of the music.) For some reason, bands with good lyrics or politics usually make really boring music. Again, there are exceptions, but they're pretty few and far between.

Jeff Hoffman

by jdhlax at 2:52 PM on 29 Nov 2005

The Exception That Proves The Rule

I largely concur with the above comment, but that list of accolades really is pretty impressive. I can vouch that they're a good live act as well as on record and they got quite a bit of airtime on Twin Cities radio station The Current (Minnesota's version of KEXP) around the time they released their most recent album last spring.

by Andy Slabaugh at 10:43 AM on 30 Nov 2005
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