Disquietmusik VII by Cloudland Blue Quartet
The seventh in an annual series of Frippertronics Guitarscapes albums from Cloudland Blue Quartet, following on from the successes of "Disquietmusik" in 2017, "Disquietmusik II" in 2018, "Disquietmusik III" in 2019, "Disquietmusik IV" in 2020, "Disquietmusik V" in 2021 and "Disquietmusik VI" in 2022, all six of which remain available on Bandcamp.
The album has a duration of 64 minutes, while the download-only version includes a further 5 hours 20 minutes of bonus material, comprising three alternative versions of the album, "Disquietmusik VII (Reversed)", "Disquietmusik VII (16 RPM)" and "Disquietmusik VII (16 RPM) (Reversed)", each of which gives a new perspective to the pieces.
If burning the WAVs or FLAC to CD, here is the split over the 6 Disc set
CD 1 : Disquietmusik VII : Tracks 1-6 (63:57)
CD 2 : Disquietmusik VII (Reversed) : Tracks 7-12 (63:57)
CD 3 : Disquietmusik VII (16 RPM) : Tracks 13-15 (62:16)
CD 4 : Disquietmusik VII (16 RPM) : Tracks 16-18 (65:40)
CD 5 : Disquietmusik VII (16 RPM) : Track2 19-21 (16 RPM Reversed (62:16)
CD 6 : Disquietmusik VII (16 RPM Reversed) : Tracks 22-24 (65:40)
Disquietmusik VII is the 50th soundscapes album from Cloudland Blue Quartet (Crispycat 2312 - 1 December 2023)
Tracklist
Credits
Guitar, treatments, cover (“Pont des Trois Continents, Nantes” 6 May, 2023) and production by David Reilly for Crispycat Recordings
Recorded at Crispycat Studio, Edinburgh, UK, 21 November, 2023
For best results, please listen on headphones, in the dark
(p) 2023 Crispycat Recordings © David Reilly 2023
Executive Producer : Anne Reilly
Bonus Material (Download Only)
Three alternative versions of the original album, over the equivalent of a further 5 CDs.
Tracks 7-12 "Disquietmusik VII (Reversed)" (63:57)
Tracks 13-18 "Disquietmusik VII (16 RPM)" (127:56)
Tracks 19-24 "Disquietmusik VII (16 RPM) (Reversed)" (127:56)
License
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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...