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Artist:	CODES IN THE CLOUDS
Title:	Paper Canyon
Label:	ERASED TAPES (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ERATP 014CD

This is the debut full-length release from Greater London/Kent's Codes In The Clouds, the cinematic post-rock pop quintet of Ciaran Morahan, Stephen Peeling, Rob Smith, Jack Major and Joe Power. This group is quickly establishing themselves a firm place within England's vast, growing, instrumental rock scene with their harmonious and blissful sound and woven guitar melodies, liable to explode any minute. If you still can't imagine intense music without vocals, then you will be surprised how easily these boys will make you forget this prejudice. Energetic and charming at once, surprising and unpredictable at all times. Completed under the experienced eye of producer Justin Lockey (Bloc Party, Yourcodenameis:milo, Enter Shikari), and supported by a promotional video by U.S. filmmaker Mike Hedge (Burning Man: As The Dust Settles), Codes In The Clouds have already received critical acclaim on both domestic and international stations for their 2007 double A-side Distant Street Lights/Fractures 12". Rock Sound counts Codes In The Clouds amongst the most promising new discoveries and have hailed them as "Ones To Watch In 2009." The Silent Ballet crowned CITC the new pioneers of instrumental rock: "I'm running out of excuses to explain rather lackluster releases from recent powerhouses as Mono, Explosions In The Sky and Do Make Say Think. If they weren't already wrapped up in their own music, they'd probably know better. Codes In The Clouds does." Rather than the predictable quiet-loud-quiet formula that most instrumental post-rock ensembles adopt, CITC craft songs that not only swell and recede, they also emotively arc in varied, well-orchestrated passages of sound that feel meticulously composed.

Artist:	CODES IN THE CLOUDS
Title:	Paper Canyon Recycled
Label:	ERASED TAPES (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	ERATP 024CD

Codes In The Clouds, the quintet of Ciaran Morahan, Stephen Peeling, Rob Smith, Jack Major and Joe Power from Dartford, Kent have found a firm place in the vast growing instrumental rock scene. With their harmonious and blissful sound, they weave guitar melodies liable to explode any minute. If you still can't imagine intense music without vocals then you will be surprised how easily these boys will let you forget this prejudice. Energetic and charming at once, surprising and unpredictable at all times. Codes In The Clouds signed to Erased Tapes Records in 2007 and quickly received critical acclaim from the likes of BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens and online portal Drowned In Sound for their first single Distant Street Lights/Fractures. With a sold-out label showcase at London's Roundhouse in 2007, the band accompanied Texan band This Will Destroy You on a string of sold-out shows throughout 2008. Shows with Jeniferever, The Boxer Rebellion and 65daysofstatic ensued. Their debut album Paper Canyon, produced by Justin Lockey (Bloc Party, Yourcodenameis:milo) received a worldwide release in summer 2009. The band then embarked on a headline UK and Ireland tour before bringing the year to a close accompanying Sweden's pg.lost on a European tour. This remix album features the likes of Paul Mullen (The Automatic), Tom Hodge, Iambic, The Soul's Release, The Echelon Effect, A Dancing Beggar, Maybeshewill, Worriedaboutsatan, Machinefabriek and Library Tapes, not to mention contributions from label mates Rival Consoles and Nils Frahm.

Artist:	CODES IN THE CLOUDS
Title:	As The Spirit Wanes
Label:	ERASED TAPES (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	ERATP 027CD

This is the highly-anticipated second studio album by Codes In The Clouds. The quintet of Ciaran Morahan, Stephen Peeling, Rob Smith, Jack Major and Joe Power hail from Dartford, England -- a town not known for much besides giving birth to The Rolling Stones. Since 2007, they have dedicated themselves to producing heartfelt music to rival their peers and firmly place CITC as "ones to watch" in a vastly growing instrumental rock scene. Codes In The Clouds weave guitar melodies that have an alluring and versatile combination of qualities: melancholic yet uplifting, polished yet unhinged, delicate yet powerful. Through relentless touring and determination, this young band has steadily gained recognition since signing to Erased Tapes. The skills of one particular entrant, Brighton-based producer and musician Guy Andrews (Iambic), impressed the band so much that they invited him to work on this record. While from the outside, last year looked rosy for Codes In The Clouds with a remix album release, successful tours and festival slots, it's also been a difficult year behind the scenes. Yet personal loss has proven a collective driving force, bringing the band closer as a group and shaping their surprisingly optimistic second offering. 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 was 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 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.

Artist:	CODES IN THE CLOUDS
Title:	As The Spirit Wanes
Label:	ERASED TAPES (UK)
Format:	LP
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	ERATP 027LP

Gatefold LP version. Includes a full-color, 12-page large-format booklet and download code. This is the highly-anticipated second studio album by Codes In The Clouds. The quintet of Ciaran Morahan, Stephen Peeling, Rob Smith, Jack Major and Joe Power hail from Dartford, England -- a town not known for much besides giving birth to The Rolling Stones. Since 2007, they have dedicated themselves to producing heartfelt music to rival their peers and firmly place CITC as "ones to watch" in a vastly growing instrumental rock scene. Codes In The Clouds weave guitar melodies that have an alluring and versatile combination of qualities: melancholic yet uplifting, polished yet unhinged, delicate yet powerful. Through relentless touring and determination, this young band has steadily gained recognition since signing to Erased Tapes. The skills of one particular entrant, Brighton-based producer and musician Guy Andrews (Iambic), impressed the band so much that they invited him to work on this record. While from the outside, last year looked rosy for Codes In The Clouds with a remix album release, successful tours and festival slots, it's also been a difficult year behind the scenes. Yet personal loss has proven a collective driving force, bringing the band closer as a group and shaping their surprisingly optimistic second offering. 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 was 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 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.

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