Note - I am now trying to block out a mental image of @thecloudminders.bsky.social in red codpieces. La la la la... no, not working. Thanks for that Rob! 😂

That's interesting! I read my crossings out as "let's not bother with these", which happened a fair bit. Happy to go with to your recollection of events though mate, especially as I recall the car theft, obviously. Makes sense as I can't imagine I'd have been that happy to ditch 'No Matter What'! 😎

This Cloudies gig was two days after my car had been stolen, so I dedicated "Back on my feet again" to the toe rags who nicked it. Also note the plethora of covers we did to keep punters happy. Yes that is "Word Up" by Cameo. No we didn't have red codpieces.

2/2 - Interesting to recall our confidence here, ditching all of our stock cover versions and focussing on original songs. The crosses signify where I feel I messed up! 🤣 This was a busy year for @thecloudminders.bsky.social, not long before our epic, family raising hiatus. Keep watching though! 🎸🤞😎

1/2 - @thecloudminders.bsky.social' "bible" is a big red file full of setlists, lyrics, works in progress. A very precious possession. I consulted the runes about this and here we are! We played The Unicorn a few times, but this is where @durutti74.bsky.social' future tea lady saw us, in 1999. 🎸🥁🎵😎

@thecloudminders.bsky.social ! 😎

@joshmeadows.bsky.social tells you everything you need to listen back to today's fabulous #ItsAJangleOutThere on #949MAINfm - including our very own 'Eclipse', in great company! Thanks again Josh. 🙏🎸

Did you just hear 'Eclipse' on #ItsAJangleOutThere? Thanks to our dear friend @joshmeadows.bsky.social and #949MAINfm for playing our song on their amazing show! If you missed it there will be a catch-up link, we'll share it later. If you can't wait, please check out our @bandcamp.com page! 🎸🥁🎵😎

Unexpected discussion on psychedelics and psychedelic music with my doctor who only asked what I was reading ("Psychedelia and other colours" by @scribblerrob.bsky.social ), we discussed Pink Floyd and I recommended Rob's excellent Syd biography.

Your welcome. An extraordinary book which inspired a brilliant (if I say so myself) unreleased @thecloudminders.bsky.social song that's unlikely to see the light of day now unfortunately. Console yourself by tracking down a copy of #Glimpses by #LewisShiner instead! 🎸🎵📖❤️

Just contributed a small amount to help with recovery of the incredible #MatthewSweet. He needs our support during this tough time. If you can, please consider donating or sharing. Every bit helps. Thank you! gofund.me/c517e2c9

A few more bands & labels: @thephotocopies.bsky.social @tenderengines.bsky.social @precrecs.bsky.social @skepwax.bsky.social @subjangle.bsky.social @thecloudminders.bsky.social @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social @assistant.bandcamp.com @countrymile.bsky.social @shopfiresmusic.bsky.social

If you are looking for some bands to check out for #BandcampFriday -here are a few: @dotdashdc.bsky.social @lovejoy-official.bsky.social @theatreroyal.bsky.social @rpm63.bsky.social @armstrong-wales.bsky.social @super8uk.bsky.social @dreamcoasterband.bsky.social @thechantepleures.bsky.social

To celebrate our first #BandcampFriday there's 15% off everything at thecloudminders.bandcamp.com today - just apply the code 'friday' when you check out! There's never been a better time to discover @thecloudminders.bsky.social - let us know which song is your favourite! 🎸🥁🎶😎

Putting out the call…. I am now working on a third issue of In The April Sun and making progress. Please tell me if you would like to contribute something or have an idea, or a suggestion for a review. Do you have something in the works that I might be interested in?

Why not write for one of the loveliest fanzines around at the moment?

New We Dig Music podcast out today. What song wins our 1977?

Here here, thanks again!

New music? We'll have to see... you'll be the first to know! Thanks @janglepophub.bsky.social for this great review. 🎸😎

We're very happy today. 😎

This is top tier added-value, and fun to read. What if instead of just listening to a song, you could learn about it, lean into it, wriggle into the room when it was being made? Rob & Paul on The Cloud Minders’ Back On My Feet Again ⬇️

This is lovely! & I’m weirdly excited about your decision to share this stuff on the Cloud Minders’ Bandcamp page. Really v cool, a deepening of the platform! A PDF of the article that you could download with the song might be fun too! As you know, I love the song, am in the room when I hear it.

Hi folks! Over the coming weeks we will share recollections about our songs, and the joy of this band. As @assistant.bandcamp.com liked it so much, we're starting with the 1998 epic 'Back On My Feet Again'. Please let us know if you enjoy these stories! thecloudminders.bandcamp.com/track/back-o...

We're huge fans of @wallytbm.bsky.social, a gentleman whose taste, knowledge and dedication to championing superb artists we have long known and respected - this is huge as far as we're concerned. Thank you! 🙏🎵🎸❤️

Heads up! Anyone who buys the "TreeSunWater" EP from @bandcamp can download the original cover scans (if you fancy burning these ace songs to CD - and why wouldn't you?), plus a pdf of the very 'homebrew 2000' poster which advertised it all over South Wales! 😎 thecloudminders.bandcamp.com/follow_me

Thanks for sharing ... Just added their releases to Discogs. @thecloudminders.bsky.social‬ | @durutti74.bsky.social | @paulkindred.bsky.social www.discogs.com/artist/16353...

Somewhere between "Songs about girls" in '94 and the birth of Honeybourne in '01 there was The Cloud Minders, Newport's best kept power pop secret. Hear nine songs of love, determination, realisation and more here.

A fine album. There seem to be one or two free codes left so grab it while you can - and make sure you tick to join @assistant.bandcamp.com's mailing list!

Our 2000 EP 'TreeSunWater' and a new EP 'Eclipse' containing five rare demos from 1998 are both available NOW at thecloudminders.bandcamp.com Eclipse itself is a very appropriate release this weekend. 😎 We hope you love these high-energy rockin' pop songs! Please let us know and spread the word!

What's that? @paulkindred.bsky.social and @durutti74.bsky.social hinting at @thecloudminders.bsky.social coming to @bandcamp.com and @bsky.app? Well we're finally here! 🎸🥁🎶😎