Crack Cloud

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Crack Cloud
OriginCalgary, Alberta, Canada[1]
Genresart punk, post-punk
new wave, electropunk,
industrial hip hop, experimental
LabelsTin Angel, Meat Machine
Associated actsN0V3L, Peace Chord, Military Genius
Members
  • Zach Choy
  • William Choy
  • Mohammad Sharar
  • Garnet Aroynk
  • Bryce Cloghesy
  • Daniel Robertson
  • Jon Varley
  • Noah Varley
[2][3]

Crack Cloud are a Canadian art punk band and multimedia collective based in Vancouver and formed by drummer and lead vocalist, Zach Choy.[4] Alongside the seven core musical members, a large number of multimedia artists are also associated with the group due to the project's strong focus on visual storytelling.[2][3][5]

History[]

Crack Cloud began in Calgary as the solo project of singer and drummer Zach Choy.[4][1] The project later moved to Vancouver, where most of its members met through various addiction recovery and mental health programmes both as participants and as support workers.[5][3] Choy stated that the purpose of Crack Cloud is a "healing mechanism" [6]

Crack Cloud released their first EP, also called Crack Cloud in 2016, followed by another EP, Anchoring Point, the next year.[7] These two EPs were re-released by in 2018 as a self-titled compilation.[8]

Crack Cloud released their album Pain Olympics on 17 July 2020. The record was received favourably: at Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 87 from 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[9]

In 2021 the band were named as the winners of the Hi-Fidelity Award, for recording artists who use music video in innovative ways, at the 2021 Prism Prize.[10]

Discography[]

Studio Albums
  • Crack Cloud (2018) [11]
  • Pain Olympics (2020) [4]
EPs
  • Crack Cloud (2016)[12]
  • Anchoring Point (2017) [7]

Music videos[]

As "Crack Cloud"[]

Title Year Album
"Image Craft" 2016 Anchoring Point
"Swish Swash" 2017
"Uncanny Valley" 2018 Non-album single
"The Next Fix" 2019 Pain Olympics
"Crackin Up" Non-album single
"Ouster Stew" 2020 Pain Olympics
"Tunnel Vision"
"Favour Your Fortune"

As "Crack Cloud Media Studio"[]

Title Year Album
"Elastic"
(ZDBT & Slim Media Player featuring Prado) 		2021 ELASTIC
"Preoccupation"
Black Marble 		Fast Idol

References[]

  1. ^ a b Greenhorn, Sean (2 May 2019). "Crack Cloud: 'We make art about destructive patterns so that we can reflect, contextualise, and correct them'". The List. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Simpson, Dave (16 November 2018). "Crack Cloud: how they used punk as a therapy against addiction". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Clarke, Patrick (8 August 2019). "Clear Skies: An Interview With Crack Cloud". The Quietus. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Berman, Stuart (21 July 2020). "Crack Cloud: Pain Olympics". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b Wright, Lisa (17 July 2020). "SALVATION ARMY: CRACK CLOUD". DIY. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. ^ Crack Cloud interview: ‘It’s based on true shit’. 3VOOR12. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b McNamara, Jamie (27 June 2017). "Crack Cloud – Anchoring Point". BeatRoute. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Introducing: Canada collective Crack Cloud construct something radically new out of post-punk's past". Le Guess Who?. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Pain Olympics by Crack Cloud". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Haviah Mighty's Thirteen wins 2021 Prism Prize for top Canadian music video". CBC News, July 26, 2021.
  11. ^ Konemann, Liam (11 July 2018). "Crack Cloud: The Vancouver collective finding recovery in dancing post-punk". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Crack Cloud". Bandcamp. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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