"Okay, so we have to admit that the first time we listened to this album, a customer was playing the Rastan game at the front of the store. The music from both sources somehow got enmeshed and became one crazy adventure soundtrack!

On its own, Cloud Archive's first album Left The Bright Opening... has its own fair share of epic dynamics. The band draws from some very familiar instrumental post rock traditions -- the loud/quiet bursts, the hypnotic cyclical guitar and basslines -- but they avoid the obstacles of triteness and redundancy. Sometimes it seems like the guitars are escaping in a getaway car separate from the rest of the band, but hang on tight, they weave and roam and find each other again. A terrific debut. "
Aquarius Records

"Twenty minutes of music shouldn't be allowed to sound this convincing. Cloud Archive is California's latest offering, showcasing a smooth rhythmic foundation with progressive and ambient elements balanced in perfect harmony. The band knows how to pack a punch, as it wastes no time going straight for the jugular when it so desires; however, Cloud Archive is not all brawn and no brains. Several tracks on this short EP demonstrate an adept knowledge of cinematic soundscapes, complementing their rowdy compositions with splashes of panacean sounds." - Jordan Volz , The Silent Ballet


"Floating through dreamy ambient passages and heavy crashing passages alike, Cloud Archive's music can definitely bear the title of post-rock. Simply calling it beautiful is much simpler and more apt. Which isn't to say that every single song is composed entirely of beautiful melodies or textures. It's the type of beautiful music that hurts you, the type of beauty that you sense much deeper than your aesthetics.

Left the Bright Opening is a tour de force. The production is flawless. Each song grows organically out of the next as Cloud Archive creates a complete musical topography. "
-Mike G, Wiretap Music