{"title":"Champyun Clouds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChampyun Clouds is an emerging artist who formed in 2021. With a unique blend of genres, their music captivates listeners with its innovative sound and heartfelt lyrics. Drawing inspiration from personal experiences, Champyun Clouds creates music that resonates with audiences on a deep level. Their passion for music shines through in every track, making them a rising star in the industry. Discover the enchanting world of Champyun Clouds and immerse yourself in their captivating melodies.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"branched-out","title":"Branched Out","description":"\u003cp\u003eRiding scorching hot on the heels of their recent self-titled debut, fans could be forgiven for expecting more of the same from Champyun Clouds’ second long player of 2021. A hodgepodge of cutting-room-floor-fodder and experiments that would’ve been b-sides or Japan-exclusive CD bonus tracks in those halcyon days of physical formats’ golden ages is not what we’re getting. Let’s save those for a deluxe anniversary reissue one day. Nah - sheer, unabashed creativity fuels this album; and weirdly enough, they’ve managed to branch out in interesting ways while also creating an album that is more immediate and banger-centric. Although Nail’s eclectic psych-lounge tendencies and Asa’s irreverent poetry and broad Nottingham lilt remain the key touchstones of CC’s sound, opener “Check For Silt”s rough drum’n’bass beats offer an immediate and clear sonic progression for the Nottingham duo. The album ultimately plays a bit like a haunted jukebox in outer space - with elements of dub, britpop, early house, trippy, blissed-out sunshine pop (reminiscent of mid-90s His Name Is Alive at their most Beach Boys-aping), William Orbit-esque 90s psych-pop electronica, distorted glam rock shuffles and garage-y funk. There’s a particularly great moment of sequencing at the end of the first half where I got lulled into a state of near-euphoria with the Air-like “The Flowered Crown” before getting slapped ‘round the face by “I’m Not Right For You”, which sounds like Nile Rogers producing a demo for Sheila and B. Devotion, except he recorded it at the bottom of a well. Sophomore slump? 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It’s a blissful, catchy, trance-y dreamlike anthem - a readymade Talvin Singh remix from an imagined CD single part 1 that fans prefer to the radio mix. Think latter Siouxsie and the Banshees\/early Primal Scream. “Mystery One” continues the spacey, blissful mood, taking its cues more from vintage William Orbit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album continues, bringing their trademark languid funk to the fore, sometimes highlighting Asa’s irreverent side with fat, fuzzy synths. Sometimes reminiscent of The Cure at their most palatably whimsical. “Machine Is A Gemini” may sound at first listen like the soundtrack to an arcade game in Akihabara but then you realise you’re being called a knobhead. It’s quintessential Champyun Clouds, really. The second half introduces some darker textures (it must be said that Nail and Asa are very good at sequencing). “It’s Defo You” gives this listener Moby vibes. There’s vintage robotic vocals, fat synths and Balearic beats. Towards the end, things get funky again. And then there’s the unexpected 20 minute closer; “Side Six”, which starts by putting us on a stoned spaceship, tuning an AM radio through various displaced stations until we pick up a broadcast by guest artist and playwright Sophie Diver, who recites a vivid short story about a cleaning lady’s shift in an art gallery before the ghostly hand begins to turn the dial once more and eventually closes us out by way of psychedelic lounge-y samples and the odd cacophony. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\nChampyun Clouds always seem to have a distinct air of being painstakingly recorded on reel-to-reel analogue equipment. I wouldn’t describe myself as an audiophile or analogue purist (in fact, I think those people are usually tiresome wankers), and would never be as patronising and twee to say that I find their whole sonic vibe “charming”, but there is an unmistakeable warmth and detail to the quality of their sound that is instantly enjoyable to me. They often seem to be unknowingly beamed direct from a galaxy somewhere in the 90s and I’m certainly not complaining.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HONGO MALO","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50465773158731,"sku":"2001724","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Third_Atomic_Number_485125b6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727296279"},{"product_id":"champyun-clouds","title":"Champyun Clouds","description":"\u003cp\u003eTake one certified Notts legend (Nail Tolliday of Bent and sometime Sleaford Mods collaborator) and one preeminent Notts genius (Asa Hudson of Asa) and you get this psychedelic masterpiece and masterclass in finding the golden mean of rough-yet-intricate, spacy soundsapes and genuine pop songcraft! The sound, while very much their own, is somewhat akin to William Onyeabor covering Serge Gainsbourg, Baxter Dury produced by Beck, or a very weird Eels\/Flaming Lips collab. 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