Wednesday, November 20, 2024

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We issue the solo and collaborative work of musician, broadcaster and abstract artist
DAVID REILLY

DIARY

This main page contains Cloudland Blue : A Diary, with daily entries from Sunday 5 March 2005 to Tuesday 19 November 2024...
 (Scroll down for the latest entries)

Currently, 151 days are "picture only" entries, across 6 periods:-
2005 (5): 8-12 September (5)
2016 (3): 15-17 October (3)
2022 (85): 18 April - 10 May (23); 6 July - 5 September (62)
2023 (58): 21 September - 15 October (25); 18 October - 19 November (33)

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!)

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SCHEDULED LIVE PERFORMANCES

            

Planned performances include both solo, as Cloudland Blue Quartet, presenting sets of either songs or soundscapes, and group, with the current line up of David's 1980 new wave band, Capital Models, currently playing covers (from Elvis to Tay Tay).  At present there are no plans for his electronic improvisational quartet, Creek, to play live...

Current scheduled appearances are as follows:-

Saturday 29th March 2025, 8:00pm - Capital Models
Leith Dockers, 17 Academy Street, Edinburgh, EH6 7EE
Repertoire: 3 sets of top covers, from Elvis to Taylor Swift


Saturday 24th May 2025, 8:00pm - Capital Models
Leith Dockers, 17 Academy Street, Edinburgh, EH6 7EE
Repertoire: 3 sets of top covers, from Elvis to Taylor Swift


In addition to these, there are these further possible appearances...

Occasional Thursdays, 8:00pm - Cloudland Blue Quartet
Out of the Bedroom, Safari Lounge, 21 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh EH7 5SN
Repertoire: 3 song acoustic set (if attempting to secure a slot the date will be added here)


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 some 60 releases having been issued over the last four and a half years.

At present, there are 14 further releases in the pipeline (see below) which will take matters through to August 2025.

This will take the total of Cloudland Blue Quartet releases available on Bandcamp to beyond 100.

Retrospective releases by David's groups Creek and Capital Models have also been issued over the years and these are set to continue with around 50 in the works all told, the next batch of which are due out in December 2024...

LATEST RELEASE



“Live Suite 2024/25” is a brand new 40 min collage, masterfully combining over 70 elements across 24 different CBQ LPs from 2017 to 2025 and CBQ's library of Field Recordings and Short Wave Radio Broadcasts

In late May 2024, TQLive approached Cloudland Blue Quartet to perform at their showcase during the Switched On Electronic Music Festival in Whitby in the November of that year

In early June, David started work on this second "Live Suite", following on from that created in 2023 to be played at TQLive in January 2024. From June to August 2024, the elements were honed until the final version, available here to downloaders as a 40 minute bonus track, emerged

The suite was debuted at Fopp in Edinburgh on 30 August 2024

The eleven parts of the suite, as set out on the LP on Bandcamp, were mixed specifically for this release, creating separate pieces based around the elements of the suite as a whole, giving a slightly different perspective of the work than that performed live in Whitby and at Fopp

Also available : 35 signed and numbered Live Suite CDs priced £10 (plus £1.50 P&P)

Each CD comes in its own individual hand painted cover, with its own individual hand painted art card and with its own exclusive content:-

A version of "Live Suite 2024/25"
One of 35 unique versions of “Live Suite 2024/25”, unavailable elsewhere, comprising:-
a rehearsal performance of the suite, or
an alternative studio mix of the piece, or
a unique improvised version of the work

Some Elements
One or more of 70 elements used in the suite

Some Sources
One or more of 42 source recordings, whose elements are featured in the piece

A Bonus
One of 35 bonus soundscapes, from across the extensive Cloudland Blue Quartet back catalogue, from 1996-2024

Track lists - Click to Expand (Red Line = Sold)



Source LPs re Elements used in the Suite



CURRENT RELEASE SCHEDULE

   

Friday 6 December 2024: Cloudland Blue Quartet - Disquietmusik VIII (Soundscape Guitar Based LP)

Friday 13 December 2024: Sombre Reptiles & Cloudland Blue Quartet - Decades (Song Compilation)

Friday 20 December 2024Sombre Reptiles - Songs of the Sombre Reptiles 1980-1995 (Song Compilation)

Tuesday 24 December 2024Cloudland Blue Quartet - Twentytwentyfour: The Originals (Compilation of 2024 Releases)

   

Tuesday 31 December 2024Cloudland Blue Quartet - Twentytwentyfour (Compilation of Rare and Previously Unreleased 2024 Recordings)

Friday 7 February 2025Cloudland Blue Quartet - Variations on Brian Eno's "Discreet Music" (Soundscape Variations LP)

Friday 7 March 2025Cloudland Blue Quartet - Wrexham (Soundscape Piano & Guitar Based LP)

Friday 4 April 2025Cloudland Blue Quartet - Dissolution V (Soundscape Piano Based LP)

   

Saturday 12 April 2025 (Record Store Day)Cloudland Blue Quartet - GLAM! III (RSD Special: Covers LP)

Friday 2 May 2025Cloudland Blue Quartet - Variations on Brian Eno's "On Land" (Soundscape Variations LP)

Friday 6 June 2025Cloudland Blue Quartet - Strand (Soundscape Piano & Synthesiser Based LP)

Friday 4 July 2025Cloudland Blue Quartet - Gould (Soundscape Composers LP)

 

Friday 1 August 2025Cloudland Blue Quartet - Variations on Fripp & Eno (Soundscape Variations LP)

Saturday 11 April 2026 (Record Store Day)Cloudland Blue Quartet - GLAM! FOUR (RSD Special: Covers LP)

(All Releases Subject to Change)

In addition, a further 20 retrospective releases by Creek are planned between now and mid 2026 along with a further 24 from Capital Models over the same period...

BROADCASTS

David produces a weekly podcast on Mixcloud, reflecting his esoteric taste in music and encouraging listeners to broaden their musical horizons.

Since 2014, over 700 editions of the "Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection" have been recorded.  Unfortunately, only the most recent 10 are able to be made available on the Mixcloud platform.

To obtain an MP3 download link for any currently unavailable Cloudland Blue Quartet Eclectic Selection, simply e-mail your request to crispycat@hotmail.com.

Click on the pic to go to Mixcloud...


Tuesday, November 19, 2024

For the love of God, just unfollow me now...

Playlist
SOPHIA - Wenn es sich gut anfühlt
Louane - Solo
Rose Villain - RADIO SAKURA
LEA - Von der Schönheit und Zerbrechlichkeit der Dinge
Various Artists - Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection 2024
Billow Observatory - Systol Nightshade (Single)
Tate McRae - 2 hands (Single)
Olivia Belli - Intercosmia Vol. 1 (EP)
Olivia Belli - Anima Flow (EP)
Lamasz & Thme - Chiffons d'azur
Various Artists - For the Love of God, Unfollow Me Now (Podcast)

Up late today...





Writing this...

Breakfast...

Then, Eurasian Bullfinches in the neighbour's garden...






At 10, along to Anne's mum's to take her out for coffee and cake...



Much enjoyed...


A small pink rabbit purchased for BB...


Took Mary home then Anne home - a quick soup, then, out to Loanhead and packed the car for the auction house in Rosewell with sister Sheila...

This, this was all they adjudged to be worthwhile to submit...




...and this, this was deemed junk, basically...


Refreshments in the nearby community centre and who should walk in but Sheila's old school chum Ann Duncan - she lives in John O'Groats but is down for a few days sorting stuff re her own mum's demise...

Stories and pictures were exchanged...


Junk taken back to mum's house...


...and then, home...

Another "Cross" enjoyed...

On a Tuesday in November...


This evening, I finally put up what I've been thinking for ages about my so-called "followers on Mixcloud"...

A new podcast, entitled "A Message to 1,580 of my 1,600 Followers on Mixcloud"...

Hi! Cloudland Blue Quartet here. Mixcloud keeps telling me I have 1,600 "followers" on their platform. 

Week in, week out, I produce a show of around 2 hours of the very best in new music, across a wide range of genres.  Truly, it's an eclectic selection and, indeed, a labour of love.

Well, it must be because, every week, only around 10 or 20 hardy souls drop by to take a listen.

But how can that be when I have 1,600 "followers"?  It's a mystery.  Why are those people following me? 

So, if you are one of the 1,580 who actually NEVER listens to ANYTHING I do on here, I'd like to ask you to do me a great big favour.  Please, for the love of God, just unfollow me now.  Because who in their right mind wants "followers" who are not interested in what they do?

And now I'm looking forward to my follower numbers plummeting and I don't mind one little bit.

And to those lovely people amongst you who do listen, thanks for taking the time to do so.  It's you who make this all worthwhile!"

Source Recordings:-
Cloudland Blue Quartet - For the love of God, unfollow me now...
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
King Crimson - Lizard
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death
Yes - Fragile
Fripp & Eno - No Pussyfooting
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
David Bowie - Low
UK - UK
Brian Eno - On Land
The Blue Nile - Hats

Late on, did a 7" mix of Edward Spark's remix of Kiffie's Xmas song from a couple of years back - which is about to get a re-release...

Then wrote this up...

It's now 11pm...

Bed soon...

Highlight of the Day : Bullfinch spotting...

Today's New Music:-