Providence by Cloudland Blue Quartet
Diary Entry, 26 November 2023:
"I suddenly had the thought, "what if I put the Yamaha CS5 through the Disquietmusik system?"...
Got the synth out the attic and set things up...
Improvised for around 40 minutes...
Split it in two...
Treated it a la Disquietmusik re four copies 0.2 seconds apart across the stereo spectrum...
For each "half", I duplicated at half speed, cut that in two, took the second half and reversed it then combined all three elements...
Obtained a couple of titles from Eno's diary for today's date...
A new CBQ LP..."
And that's how music like this can come about. Quick as a flash... Would it have been better if I'd worked on it for months? Hmmm...
Anyway, as a bonus to downloaders, there are a further seven short tracks, created in September 2024 following the rediscovery of the original treated WAV file of the 40 minute improv referred to above.
Tracklist
| 1. | Too Brightly to Conceal | 16:30 |
| 2. | Goodbye For Good | 20:21 |
Credits
David Reilly: Yamaha CS5 Synthesiser, Treatments
Recorded at Crispycat Studio, Edinburgh, UK, 26 November 2023
Bonus tracks finalised 29 September 2024.
Produced by David Reilly
For best results, please listen on headphones, in the dark
(p) 2024 Crispycat Recordings © David Reilly 2024
Executive Producer : Anne Reilly
Bonus Material - Download Only (36:23)
Tracks 3-9
Providence Elements I
Providence Elements II
Providence Elements III
Providence Elements IV
Providence Elements V
Providence Elements VI
Providence Elements VII
License
All rights reserved.
A quartet in name only, initially influenced by Fripp & Eno's "No Pussyfooting" and The Velvet Underground's debut, songwriter & soundscaper David Reilly started musicking in 1977 by creating drones using sellotape on the keys of his dad's Bontempi Organ. The subsequent junk shop purchases of an electric guitar & fuzzbox and the acquisition of an old Beatles songbook, led him into songwriting...