auf 500 kopien limitiertes live-album, nur auf vinyl! wer es bisher versäumt hat cloud nothings live zu erleben, hat nun die möglichkeit dazu. >live at grog shop< wurde wurde am 5. april 2012 (das ende der us-tour) in ihrer heimatstadt in cleveland, ohio von james kananen aufgenommen und gemixed.
one-off pressing white label clear vinyl. knapp ein jahr nach der veröffentlichung ihres debutalbums legte die amerikanische band cloud nothings ihren nachfolger vor. das album bietet eine echte musikalische weiterentwicklung zum debüt und vereint post punk, noise und indie pop. produziert wurde das neue album von der legende steve albini (pixies, nirvana, etc).

in advance of the release of dapayk & padbergs third full-length sweet nothings - this time round on stil vor talent - the experienced duo are teasing us with the fluffy cloud ep, which showcases three of the album’s many diverse highlights, while keeping the vinyl lovers happy. the a-side bears the lps title track >sweet nothings<, on which dapayk & padberg’s sound takes a turn as they come knocking with a deep but forceful groover, whose distorted high-hats and trancey synth stabs create a vibe both euphoric and weirdly subdued. the lyrics, moreover, emphasise the duality at the core of many dapayk & padberg tracks as the latter ponders ‘you’re good for me - you’re bad for me’. showing another of the duo’s many facets, ‘backyard’ enchants thanks to mystical lyrics sung beautifully over a deep quasi-dubstep structure. marking the ep’s mid-point, the atmospheric song shines through intricately crafted fragility and is the perfect contrast to the previous and following track, while leaving a strong desire for more stuck in the listener’s mind. on the b-side, ‘fluffy clouds’ does quite the opposite to what its title suggests - rather than being a soft little piece, we are treated to big-room techno fodder à la berghain. a skeletal framework of heavy kicks, dark pads, white noise and dense metallics works relentlessly underneath a cold spoken word, proclaiming >not human, not animal - just a body in motion<. machine funk par excellence.

released in february, dapayk & padbergs sweet mnothings lp showcased an impressive grasp of contemporary electronic music, designed for headphones and dancefloors alike. now, six months later, stil vor talent delivers a remix package that presents the reworks of competition winners ariel curtis and dry/wet dreams, as well as remixes by ryan dupree and dapayk himself.