Pitchfork

Like Garth Brooks transforming into sensitive rocker Chris Gaines in the late 90s, Panthers guitarist (and former Red Scare frontman) Kip Uhlhorn has created the proggy Cloudland Canyon. The Brooklyn noise-punker met German multi-instrumentalist Simon Wojan while on tour in Europe; the fruits of their three-year partnership will be released as Cloudland Canyon's debut album, Requiems Der Natur: 2002-2004, on Tee Pee Records on June 13.

The Double's Jacob Morris, Turing Machine/the Juan MacLean drummer Jerry Fuchs, and Uhlhorn's wife, Kelly Winkler, all contribute to the record, which skips the mega-riff rock found on Panthers albums in favor of electronic noodling, synthesizer soundscapes, and post-rock detours. This Heat, Ash Ra Temple, and Tortoise are all cited as influences, if you know what we're saying.

Tracklist:

01 Opening / Ice of Rift
02 Clearlight Intry
03 Carolina Foxtail / Sea Chirp
04 Field Ghosts
05 Coastal Breathe
06 Holy Canyon (Vanquish)
07 Joyful Noise
08 Secondary Chanting
09 Summer Cloth
10 BrightBeijing

Next week, Cloudland Canyon will head to Chicago to team up with Robert Lowe, aka Lichens (he's also a member of 90 Day Men and has worked with TV on the Radio). In addition to recording together, Cloudland Canyon and Lichens will hit the road for a brief tour. Doesn't look like they're scheduled to play any forested areas, but maybe they should. Dates:

06-26 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
06-28 Missoula, MT - The Raven
06-29 Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern #
06-30 Portland, OR - Towne Lounge $
07-01 San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern ^
07-02 Santa Cruz, CA - Blue Lagoon
07-03 San Diego, CA - Che Café %
07-04 Los Angeles, CA - Compact Space/4^th Party %@
07-06 Baltimore, MD - Talking Head &
07-07 Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool &!
07-08 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church &

* with Zs, Yearling
# with Sir Richard Bishop
$ with White Rainbow, Valet^ with Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound
% with Earthless
@ with No Age, Amps for Christ
& with UW Owl
! with Growing