Codes In The Clouds – As The Spirit Wanes (2011)

Genre : Post-rock, UK
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Tracklist :

01 Where Dirt Meets Water
02 Look Back, Look Up
03 You And I Change Like Seasons
04 We Were Alive, Together (First Position)
05 Washington
06 The Reason In Madness, In Love
07 Cold Calls
08 If I’d Have Known It Was The Last (Second Position)
09 The Tragedian
10 Your Panopticon

Codes In The Clouds are quintet from Dartford, Kent; Band members are Stephen Peeling, Ciaran Morahan,Rob Smith,Jack Major,Joe Power. They are a new band in post rock scene. And from the start it’s obviously they are heavily influenced by EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY, MOGWAI,GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT.

Their music brings deep cinematic tone, melodies slowly shifting from orchestral mood to bone crashing heavily distorted pieces that shakes the ground and epic atmosphere again… relaxing sweat passages that touches the deepest corners of the heart.

Music layered and textured, splashes of ambience and piano throughout. Beautiful and swooning, utilising layers of strings creating a slow burning, blissful crescendos.Long suites and tremendous cohesion work together for CODES IN THE CLOUDS, as a sonic blender swirls and swings melodies, tempos, and moody instrumental interplay for a chaotic milkshake of future post rock.

Co-produced by Erased Tapes initiator Robert Raths and label mate Ryan West, then mastered by Nils Frahm at his studio in Berlin, As The Spirit Wanes could almost be described as a family affair. Even the artwork has been inspired by the band’s time in Iceland, performing as part of the Erased Tapes label night at Iceland Airwaves 2010. Most importantly, it’s all about songs with As The Spirit Wanes offering its listener stunning melodies and razor-sharp hooks. From the Beach Boys pop appeal of Look Back, Look Up to the euphoric Washington, down to the emotionally charged two-minute hymn If I’d Have Known This Was The Last, Codes In The Clouds embody their genre in its most rewarding form.

Codes in the Clouds - Paper Canyon Recycled (2010) (AWESOME !!!)

Genre : Post-rock, Ambient, Remix, Electronica, UK
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Tracklist :

1. Don't Go Awash in This Digital Landscape (feat. Paul Mullen / yourcodenameis:milo)
2. Distant Street Lights (iambic Remix)
3. You Are Not What You Think You Are (Rival Consoles Remix)
4. Fractures (The Soul's Release Remix)
5. We Anchor in Hope (Tom Hodge Remix)
6. The Distance Between Us (The Echelon Effect Remix)
7. Distant Street Lights (A Dancing Beggar Remix)
8. We Anchor in Hope (worriedaboutsatan Remix)
9. The Distance Between Us (Library Tapes Remix)
10. We Anchor in Hope (Machinefabriek Remix)
11. The Distance Between Us (Nils Frahm Remix)
12. Don't Go Awash in This Digital Landscape (Maybeshewill Remix)
13. You Are Not What You Think You Are (Baked Clouds Remix)
14. You Are Not What You Think You Are (Evolv Remix)
15. The Distance Between Us (Float Remix)
16. The Distance Between Us (Message to Bears Remix)

Codes in the Clouds is a five-piece, British post-rock band signed with Erased Tapes Records. The band's first album, "Paper Canyon", was put out in 2009 and received very favorable reviews. But even before it came out, friends of the band and record label were already taking a crack at remixing the album.

After nearly two years of work, with submissions from numerous artists, the "Paper Canyon Recycled" remix album has finally hit shelves. What was initial intended to be a digital-only release, turned into a limited edition CD release, with high-quality, recycled cardboard sleeve (how fitting.) Profits from physical sales go to helping the environmental group "Friends of the Earth". Each physical album, bought from Erased Tapes, comes with a free digital-download code for an exclusive "Digital Bundle" of the CD, which includes the entire album plus 5 exclusive bonus tracks, not found on physical release.

There are some pretty awesome names in the list of remixers on this album, including names like Maybeshewill, Rival Consoles, yourcodenameis:milo, worriedaboutsatan, The Echelon Effect, and Nils Frahm. Each track takes on a life of it's own, breathing new life into an old album, giving it a totally unique sound, the way a remix album should be. You won't find yourself board to tears with hearing the same songs over and over again, simply rehashed with some different drums or guitars. Quite the opposite. You're likely to find yourself wondering how some of these songs have anything to do with the originals at all.

Codes in the Clouds - Paper Canyon (2009) (AWESOME !!!)

Genre : Post-rock, Ambient, UK
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Tracklist :

1. Fractures
2. Don't Go Awash In This Digital Landscape
3. Distant Street Lights
4. We Anchor In Hope
5. You Are Not What You Think You Are
6. The Distance Between Us

'Is the world ready for yet another post-rock band? The answer is yes! "Paper Canyon" overflows with gaping gorges of pretty passages prone to gathering momentum before enveloping unsuspecting ears whole... A debut record of real maturity!' Best New Music - Rock Sound

'At times crestfallen and regretful, at others furious and passionate, this album is a synergy between exceptional percussion and dizzying whirlpools of guitar riffs.' (4/5) - NARC

'Paper Canyon is a remarkably tight ship...from soppy piano picks to lush, pounding heroism and epic rabbit-punches of distortion. It goes to confirm that, in the right hands, post-rock works like a dentist, extracting bicuspids of bloody emotion from the mouths of people with weak spots.' - Cokemachineglow (US)

'Their music brings the sonic deluge associated with their genre, kidney-punching you with crescendos that leave you in surgery, coupled with the fragile stitching of clean guitar lines that help you recuperate. Codes does show they are capable of more surprising melody-making, particularly in the star-charting patience of "The Distance Between Us"' Track Of The Week
- The Silent Ballet (US)

'One of the hottest releases for the genre...the whole work seems to be a crescendo of emotions that explode in the final tracks, turning your insides upside down. A must have!' - Sound Magazine (IT)

'With a debut record produced by ex-yourcodenameis:milo man Justin Lockey ready to go in early 09, via Erased Tapes, this Kent-based quintet find themselves on the cusp of what looks to be a very promising career.' Ones to watch in 2009 - Rock Sound