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In Tune with the Earth: An interview with Cloud Cult's Craig Minowa

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March 2007
Suzanne Lindgren Utne.com 
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I didn't know what the concept of the album was when I started, but I ended up digging through my dream journals a lot and seeing those little bits of advice and I thought, 'Well that's a cool thing to put in a song.' So we put those little tidbits in there and ultimately, as the album started coming together, I realized, 'Wow there's a lot of songs here based on those hippo dreams and the advice from those dreams, so give the hippo credit.'

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What's in the forecast for Cloud Cult?

We'll have a pretty lengthy spring tour in support of our new album, The Meaning of 8.

Cloud Cult's new album, The Meaning of 8, is available now through the band's website and will be in record stores on April 10.

Cloud Cult is:Craig Minowa, who drives the effort as songwriter, lead vocalist, and also plays keys and guitar as well as masterminding drum loops and sound effects; Dan Greenwood, who handles percussion and backup vocals; Sarah Young, who plays cello, keys, and sings backup; bassist Matthew Freed, who also contributes on the keys and percussion. At live shows Connie Minowa and Scott West paint and Adrian Young does video projections.

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