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We issue the solo and collaborative work of musician, podcaster and abstract artist
DAVID REILLY
This is the Cloudland Blue Diary, with daily entries
from Sunday 5 March 2005 through to Monday 1 December 2025...
(Scroll down for the latest entries)
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ABOUT NEWS MUSIC PODCASTS ART RECOMENDED LISTENING
In the diary, currently, 150 days are "picture only", across 6 periods in 4 of the 21 years:-
2016: 15-17 October (3 Days)
2021: 8-21 May (14 Days)
2022: 18 April - 10 May & 6 July - 5 September (85 Days)
2023: 1 - 15 October & 18 October - 19 November (48 Days)
It is always the intention to update "picture only" days with the relevant text but doing so is, of course, subject to opportunity (and, indeed, memory!)
CRISPYCAT RECORDINGS ON BANDCAMP
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Crispycat Recordings released the first 25 Cloudland Blue Quartet albums (recorded between 1996 and 2012) to Bandcamp in 2013.
A further 8 LPs were released between 2013 and 2019.
Then, with the advent of lockdown, David spent much more time on new Cloudland Blue Quartet works, with the result that, since May 2020, new music has been released almost every month, with over 85 further new releases having been issued in the last five years.
The current 15 strong pipeline (see below) will take matters to October 2026 and beyond the 30th anniversary of Cloudland Blue Quartet's debut recordings, pushing the total CBQ releases available on Bandcamp to almost 140.
Meanwhile, retrospective releases by David's groups Creek, Crazy Wisdom and Capital Models have also been being issued by Crispycat Recordings and these are set to continue, with around 50 planned over the next 18 months or so...
In 2025, Crazy Wisdom and Capital Models have also released new recordings...
LATEST CBQ RELEASE
As always from Crispycat Recordings, entirely Free to Stream or Name Your Price (including zero) to Download (with bonuses)
For Record Store Day, Friday 28 November (Black Friday), in line with his previous RSD "GLAM!" releases (which will continue next April with "GLAM! FOUR"), Cloudland Blue Quartet re-recorded the nine covers included on his early 80's outfit, Disco Complex's album, "Funtime", originally released in 1982.
The LP featured tracks by Petula Clark, Gary Glitter, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, The Beatles, David Essex, Magazine, The Ronettes and Roxy Music.
This new recording adds a King Crimson cover, which was included when CBQ recorded his solo version of the "Funtime" set ("Souvenirs of Pop") as Sombre Reptiles, in 1983.
A further bonus comes in the form of Iggy Pop's "Lust For Life" which, while it sparked this whole project into life, wasn't part of either of those early 80's LPs.
Finally, downloaders can compare and contrast the new recordings with Disco Complex's 1982 LP "Funtime", which is included as an exclusive to the download bundle - thanks are due to Alan Brodie, Anne Fowler (the Exec Producer) and George Coleman for all their work on that.
CURRENT CBQ RELEASE SCHEDULE
Friday, 5 December, 2025: Cloudland Blue Quartet - Disquietmusik IX (9th in The Disquietmusik Frippertronics Guitar Series) (to be recorded November 2025)
Wednesday, 24 December, 2025: Cloudland Blue Quartet - Twentytwentyfive: The Originals (17th in The Collections Series) (to be compiled December 2025)
Wednesday, 31 December, 2025: Cloudland Blue Quartet - Twentytwentyfive (Compilation of Rarities recorded throughout 2025) (18th in The Collections Series) (to be compiled December 2025)
Friday, 2 January, 2026: Cloudland Blue Quartet - Shostakovich (10th in The Composers Series) (Recorded March 2025)
Friday, 6 February, 2026: Cloudland Blue Quartet - Low Peach Winter Sun (40th in The Soundscapes Series) (Recorded July 2025)
Friday, 6 March, 2026: Cloudland Blue Quartet & Joe Higham - Materialisation (41st in The Soundscapes Series) (Recorded June and July 2025)
Friday, 3 April, 2026: Cloudland Blue Quartet - Dissolution VI (6th in The Dissolution Piano Series) (to be recorded March 2026)
Saturday, 11 April, 2026 (Record Store Day): Cloudland Blue Quartet - GLAM! FOUR (5th in the GLAM! Covers Series) (Recorded February-October 2024)
Friday, 1 May, 2026: Cloudland Blue Quartet - Cobalt (42nd in The Soundscapes Series) (Recorded August 2025)
Friday, 5 June, 2026: Cloudland Blue Quartet - Dark (43rd in The Soundscapes Series) (Recorded August 2025)
Wednesday, 10 June, 2026: Cloudland Blue Quartet - Drift (Slow Songs 1996-2026 30 Years of Cloudland Blue Quartet) (19th in The Collections Series) (to be compiled May 2026)
Friday, 3 July, 2026: Cloudland Blue Quartet - Across the Landscape (44th in The Soundscapes Series) (Recorded October 2025)
Friday, 7 August, 2026: Cloudland Blue Quartet - Broken (19th in The Songs Series) (Recorded November 2025)
Friday, 4 September, 2026: Cloudland Blue Quartet - Elevation (45th in The Soundscapes Series) (Recorded November 2025)
Friday, 2 October, 2026: Cloudland Blue Quartet - Music for Guitar and String Quartet in 18 Movements (46th in The Soundscapes Series) (Recorded November 2025)
(All artwork, releases and release dates subject to change)
UPCOMING LIVE PERFORMANCES
There are currently no performances planned
Performances include solo appearances, as Cloudland Blue Quartet, presenting sets of either songs or soundscapes, and group performances, with the current line up of David's 1980 new wave band, Capital Models
At present there are no plans for his electronic improvisational quartet, Creek, to play live and nothing in the calendar for Cloudland Blue Quartet or Capital Models but a gig by vocal/electronic trio, Crazy Wisdom, is mooted in 2026...
PODCASTS
Since 2014, David has produced almost 750 editions of the "Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection", his weekly podcast on Mixcloud, reflecting his esoteric taste in music and encouraging listeners to broaden their musical horizons.
Unfortunately, with only the most recent 10 able to be made available on the Mixcloud platform, each new podcast replaces the one from 10 weeks before.
To obtain an MP3 download link for any currently unavailable Cloudland Blue Quartet Eclectic Selection, simply e-mail your request to crispycat@hotmail.com.
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