We issue the solo and collaborative work of musician, abstract artist and podcaster
DAVID REILLY aka CLOUDLAND BLUE QUARTET (CBQ)
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THIS SECTION IS THE CLOUDLAND BLUE DIARY
The diary comprises over twenty-one years of daily entries, commencing on Sunday, 5 March, 2005
The latest entry is from Thursday, 29 October, 2026
(Please scroll down for the latest entries, or click here to go directly to the latest post)
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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 100 or so further new releases having been issued in the last five years.
The current pipeline (see below) will take matters to the end of 2026, beyond the 30th anniversary of Cloudland Blue Quartet's debut recordings, pushing the total CBQ releases available on Bandcamp to 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 also released new recordings, with seven new EPs from Crazy Wisdom and their remastered back catalogue, which you can find here; and, from Capital Models, two new studio LPs, a live LP and an update to their all encompassing "Repertoire" virtual box set, all of which, along with original recordings from 1980 and reunion tapes from 2011, can be found here...
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NEWS
LATEST CBQ LP
On Friday, 2 October 2026, Cloudland Blue Quartet released "Elevation", the 46th in The Soundscapes Series, recorded in November 2025.
As always from Crispycat Recordings, this release is entirely Free to Stream or Name Your Price (including zero) to Download (with 72 minutes of bonuses!)
It comprises six long form ambient pieces, designed to be listened to at one sitting (gapless listening is available to downloaders). They were recorded during a hiatus in the creation of the song-based LP "Broken", released in September 2026, and involve slowed and pitch reduced field recordings plus unrecognisable treated elements of the synthesiser elements of "Broken"
Bonuses comprise a 72 minute stand alone album of the 12 pieces of initial ambience used in the project, under an alternative album cover
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NEXT ALBUM FROM CBQ
For Record Store Day Black Friday on November 27th, a 32 minute set of slow, sad, loved by Mr CBQ, songs...
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UPCOMING LIVE PERFORMANCES
There are no live performances planned at present...
Performances will 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, Capital Models or vocal/electronic trio, Crazy Wisdom...
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CURRENT CLOUDLAND BLUE QUARTET RELEASE SCHEDULE
New Release Date Friday, 27 November, 2026: Swan Songs (6th in the GLAM! Covers Series) (Recorded December 2025)
Friday, 5 December, 2026: Disquietmusik X (10th in The Disquietmusik Frippertronics Guitar Series) (to be recorded November 2026)
Thursday, 24 December 2026: Twentytwentysix: The Originals (a collection of tracks from releases issued throughout 2026) (to be compiled December 2026)
Thursday, 31 December 2026 : Twentytwentysix (a collection of rarities recorded during 2026, many receiving their first official release) (to be compiled December 2026)
2027 PROJECTS
In addition to the above planned releases, there are 10 further envisaged musical projects for 2027...
Dissolution VII
A Composer Based Album
A New Ambient LP
A New Song Based LP
A New “Variations” LP
Glam V for Record Store Day
Live Suite V
Disquietmusik XI
Twentytwentyseven: The Originals
Twentytwentyseven
(All artwork, releases and release dates subject to change)
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LATEST PODCAST
Since 2014, David has produced around 800 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.
Click on the pic below to go to Mixcloud
With only the most recent 10 able to be made available, each new podcast is only available for listening for 10 weeks from the publishing date.
The latest edition was published on 26 October 2026 and will be available until 3 January 2027.
Click on the pic below to go directly to Volume 43, which features tracks from the recordings below, including exclusives from CBQ, Edward Spark & Matt LeGroulx...
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CAPITAL MODELS' SURGERY, RETIREMENT, REPERTOIRE UPDATES & PERFORMANCE PLANS
Sadly, after almost exactly three years with the band, guitarist John Barclay has announced his retirement...
And so, the band moves into yet another phase, with the 2017 trio of David Reilly, Keith Apter and John Weitzen taking things forward...
However, drummer JW has had to undergo surgery and will be out of action until 2027...
In the meantime, work will continue on tracks recorded over the summer with stand in guitarist Martin McQueen and with John Barclay, and these will be used to update the band's "Repertoire" collection...
The virtual box set was originally released to Bandcamp in September 2024 and last updated in February 2025...
Featuring recordings by 10 different line ups of the group, the collection is designed to be a "moveable feast", containing every song the group has rehearsed, or played live, since reconvening in 2017...
Click on the pic to go to the current version of "Repertoire" on Bandcamp...
Plans for the new trio iteration of the band to work on themed sets based on the music of the likes of Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Lou Reed & the Velvets, Brian Eno and Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music for a series of proposed themed performances in 2027 remain in place...
Recordings of their previous, stripped back takes on Bowie, Reed, Eno and Roxy are available on the 2025 LP "Minimal"...
Click on the pic to go to "Minimal" on Bandcamp...
The plan is to also introduce songs from the band's original 1979/80 canon to future live sets...
The 1980 versions are available on "Anthology 1980" on Bandcamp - click to the pic to go to it...
...while, in February 2025, the then quintet line up released "TWENTYFIVE FORTYFIVE" featuring their take on the original canon...
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NEW CRAZY WISDOM
Following the reactivation of Crazy Wisdom in 2024 and the release of several EPs and the back catalogue in 2025, Crazy Wisdom are planning more new music and the start of this project is imminent. Click on the pic below to go to Crazy Wisdom's music on Bandcamp...
The re-issuing on Bandcamp of Creek's long-deleted back catalogue is set to recommence in January 2027. Click on the pic below to go to Creek's music on Bandcamp...
Meanwhile, on 14 August 2026, a new 6 track, 27 minute EP, "I Am Your World/Angel of Mercy", featuring the Logan/Reilly/Dootson/Brodie line up from around 1996 was released to Bandcamp...
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CREEK REISSUES
The re-issuing on Bandcamp of Creek's long-deleted back catalogue is set to recommence in January 2027. Click on the pic below to go to Creek's music on Bandcamp...
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DIARY UPDATES
Note that, in the diary, 150 days (of over 8,000), across 6 periods in 4 of the 21 years are, currently, "picture only":-
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!)
