The Neu! Variations, by Cloudland Blue Quartet

The Neu! Variations

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Six variations created by combining looped samples of the music of German band Neu! and retemporised and, occasionally, retuned and treated elements of pieces from Cloudland Blue Quartet's "Disquietmusik" series. The Download Bundle contains a second album comprising the exclusive Neu! Variation remixes of the six "Disquietmusik" pieces created for the project.

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1.	H.G. (The Seedbed Variation) 10:32		buy track
2.	W.S. (The Lane Variation) 09:55		buy track
3.	F.I. (The Wreck Variation) 12:27	info	buy track
4.	N.S. (The Bone Variation) 07:01		buy track
5.	S.L. (The Daughter Variation) 07:12		buy track
6.	E.M. (The Surrender Variation) 21:38		buy track

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"The Neu! Variations" follows in the footsteps of Cloudland Blue Quartet's previous "Variations" sets containing his interpretations of "Music For Airports" and "Thursday Afternoon" by Brian Eno and his four volumes based on Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music", all of which are still available on Bandcamp. This time he takes on two pieces each from seminal German band Neu!'s three LPs, released between 1972 and 1975, combining each with the distinctive sound of his Fripp-esque guitarscapes "Disquietmusik" series. 69 minutes of bonus tracks, exclusive to downloaders, comprise the new mixes of the six "Disquietmusik" pieces created for the project.

credits

released June 2, 2023

David Reilly - Guitars, samples, treatments, loops
Michael Rother – Guitar, bass guitar, bowed bass, zither, keyboards, percussion, electronics
Klaus Dinger – Drums, guitar, koto, 11-string guitar, percussion, Farfisa electronic piano, electronics
Thomas Dinger – Drums (E.M.)
Hans Lampe – Drums (E.M.)

All pieces written by Klaus Dinger/Michael Rother
Recreated by David Reilly, with added guitarscapes and treatments

Recorded at Crispycat Studio, Edinburgh, UK, 13 December 2022
Bonus NV Mixes of the "Disquietmusik" pieces created 2 June, 2023

"H.G." contains elements of "Hallogallo" from "Neu!" by Neu!, recorded December 1971 and "Seedbed (1972)" from "Disquietmusik VI" by Cloudland Blue Quartet, recorded November 2022
"W.S". contains elements of "Weissensee" from "Neu!" by Neu!, recorded December 1971 and "Entrance to a Lane (1939)" from "Disquietmusik VI" by Cloudland Blue Quartet, recorded November 2022
"F.I." contains elements of "Für Immer" from "Die Zweite Neu!" by Neu!, recorded January 1973 and "The Wreck of the Hope (1824)" from "Disquietmusik V" by Cloudland Blue Quartet, recorded December 2021
"N.S." contains elements of "Neuschnee" from "Die Zweite Neu!" by Neu!, recorded January 1973 and "Tree Bones (1974)" from "Disquietmusik III" by Cloudland Blue Quartet, recorded November 2019
"S.L." contains elements of "Seeland" from "Neu! 75" by Neu!, recorded December 1974 & January 1975 and "Moses and the Daughters of Jethro (1523)" from "Disquietmusik II" by Cloudland Blue Quartet, recorded November 2018
"E.M." contains elements of "E. Musik" from "Neu! 75" by Neu!, recorded December 1974 & January 1975 and "The Surrender of Barcelona (1934-37)" from "Disquietmusik IV" by Cloudland Blue Quartet, recorded November 2020

For best results, please listen on headphones, in the dark

(p) 2023 Crispycat Recordings

Executive Producer : Anne Reilly

Bonus Tracks Exclusive to Downloaders (69 Mins)
7. Seedbed (1972) (NV Mix) 10:32
8. Entrance to a Lane (1939) (NV Mix) 9:55
9. The Wreck of the Hope (1824) (NV Mix) 12:28
10. Tree Bones (1974) (NV Mix) 6:57
11. Moses and the Daughters of Jethro (1523) (NV Mix) 7:13
12. The Surrender of Barcelona (1934-37) (NV Mix) 21:25

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Cloudland Blue Quartet Edinburgh, UK

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... ... more

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