Crack Cloud

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]

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]

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 Meat Machine Records 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. 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. Simpson, Dave (16 November 2018). "Crack Cloud: how they used punk as a therapy against addiction". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. Clarke, Patrick (8 August 2019). "Clear Skies: An Interview With Crack Cloud". The Quietus. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. Berman, Stuart (21 July 2020). "Crack Cloud: Pain Olympics". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. 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. 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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