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DAVID REILLY

DIARY

This main page contains Cloudland Blue : A Diary, with daily entries since 5 March 2005 (scroll down for the latest entries).

The diary is up to date as at Friday 24 October

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 9 November 2024, 1:20pm - Cloudland Blue Quartet
Switched On Electronic Music Weekender, Flowergate Hall, Whitby, YO21 3BB
Repertoire: 40 Minute Soundscape Set "Live Suite 2024/25"

(Studio Version to be released 1 November 2024 on Bandcamp)

Available on the Day: 35 signed and numbered Live Suite CDs, each CD coming with its own exclusive content:-

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

Elements

One or more of 70 elements used in the suite

Sources

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

Bonus

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

 

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 at end October 2024...

CURRENT RELEASE SCHEDULE

Wednesday 30 October 2024

Capital Models: The 2011 Reunion Sessions Vol 2 (Archive Release)

Thursday 31 October 2024

Creek: Creek XIX (1998​-​11​-19) (Archive Release)

 

Friday 1 November 2024

Cloudland Blue Quartet: Live Suite 2024/25 (Soundscape Live Suite LP)

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 2024

Sombre Reptiles: Songs of the Sombre Reptiles 1980-1995 (Song Compilation)

     

Tuesday 24 December 2024

Cloudland Blue Quartet: Twentytwentyfour: The Originals (Compilation of 2024 Releases)

Tuesday 31 December 2024

Cloudland Blue Quartet: Twentytwentyfour (Compilation of Rare and Previously Unreleased 2024 Recordings)

     

Friday 7 February 2025

Cloudland Blue Quartet: Variations on Brian Eno's "Discreet Music" (Soundscape Variations LP)

Friday 7 March 2025

Cloudland Blue Quartet: Wrexham (Soundscape Piano & Guitar Based LP)

    

Friday 4 April 2025

Cloudland 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 2025

Cloudland Blue Quartet: Variations on Brian Eno's "On Land" (Soundscape Variations LP)

Friday 6 June 2025

Cloudland Blue Quartet: Strand (Soundscape Piano & Synthesiser Based LP)

       

Friday 4 July 2025

Cloudland Blue Quartet: Gould (Soundscape Composers LP)

Friday 1 August 2025

Cloudland Blue Quartet: Variations on Fripp & Eno (Soundscape Variations LP)

   

(All 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...