Cloud Cult developed in 1995 as a solo studio project of Craig Minowa. His first full length album, "The Shade Project" caught the interest of a few small independent labels who urged Minowa to consider performing the songs live. Craig worked the next four years on a new studio project which would be the first official Cloud Cult album, "Who Killed Puck?".

Redirected from The Shade Project). 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.

Cloud Cult developed in 1995 as a solo studio project of Craig Minowa. In 1999, lead singer Craig and Connie Minowa formed Earthology, a not-for-profit environmental organization that would later gain its nonprofit 501c3 status

Cloud Cult:The Singles (2017). The Great Alone (2018 - Original Film Soundtrack by Cloud Cult). The Seeker is Cloud Cult's newest album, released February 12, 2016. The album features 13 new Cloud Cult songs including the radio singles "No Hell", "Through the Ages", and "Days to Remember". It debuted on the college radio charts at (Most Adds) and Entertainment Weekly calls it a "must listen".

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The experimental, environmentally conscious Cloud Cult began in the mid-'90s in Minneapolis, MN. The band was initially the solo project of Craig Minowa, who launched Cloud Cult while he was pursuing a degree i. .Following the release of The Shade Project, Minowa busied himself with the creation of Earthology Records. He housed the nonprofit label on his own organic farm, powered by geothermal energy and built partially from reclaimed wood and recycled plastic. This film was written by Cloud Cult and uses music from The Seeker album as the soundtrack.

The Shade Project is Cloud Cult's debut album. Craig Minowa spent an entire year recording in a closet and eventually The Shade Project was born. To avoid the limitations of an incredibly low budget, Minowa used household items like buckets, pans, and couch cushions as a substitute for the instruments he couldn't afford. The album received several record label offers, including an offer from Chicago's legendary Bright Green Records. Currently this album is out of print. Encyclopedia Article. Cloud Cult, Alternative Rock, Earthology Records, The Shade Project, Lost Songs from the Lost Years.

Cloud Cult is a founded by singer, songwriter Craig Minowa in 1995 in Minneapolis, Minnesota indie rock band. The name comes from a prophecy of a North American indigenous sect. I used it as a project name When I wrote the album " Who Killed Puck? " We were not a live tape back then, it was just a studio project. But as new album came together and the project turned into live performance I Decided to stick with it. Band History. Cloud Cult was founded in 1995 by Craig Minowa, when he recruited cellist Sarah Young, Shannon Frid ( violin), Connie Minowa and Scott West ( painter), bassist Shawn Neary and Arlen Peiffer, to participate in his solo projects.

A second Cloud Cult album Who Killed Puck? arrived in 2000, the same year Minowa also welcomed his first son into the world, which took up most of his time. Two years later his son unexpectedly died, the loss, trauma and heartbreak of which are beautifully captured on Cloud Cult’s subsequent album They Live on the Sun in 2003. The following year Cloud Cult welcomed bassist Mara Stemm to its lineup and within six months issued the full-length Aurora Borealis