- (This page is about the Manchester indie band. For the Scottish indie band of the same name, see Clouds(2)).
The Clouds were a Greater Manchester-based indie band signed to Chris and Julia Nagle's 'Wobble Records'. The band received some regional and national radio airplay and appeared live as a support act with World Of Twist (1991), Intastella (1991) and Flowered Up (1991) as well as in their own right at venues in the North West. For the duration of the time they were signed to Wobble Records, the band were made up of; Simon Dickinson (Lead Vocal / Guitar), Simon Maguire (Guitar), Timothy Jones (Bass Guitar), Dave Drennan (Keyboards) and Simon Moss (Percussion).
Links to Peel[]
The band recorded a John Peel session in 1991 and appeared live on Mark Radcliffe's 'Hit the North' BBC Radio 5 show in the same year. After 1992, the group split and their material rarely got played by Peel.
Sessions[]
1. Recorded: 1991-09-29. First Broadcast: 23 November 1991. Repeated: 25 January 1992
- Dude Electric Cell / Poll Tax Blues / King Of The Rocket Men
Other Shows Played[]
- 1991
- 04 August 1991: Moon Llama (12") Wobble
- 11 August 1991: Moon Llama Too (12" - Moon Llama) Wobble
- 12 August 1991 (Radio Bremen): Moon Llama (12") Wobble
- 12 August 1991 (BBC World Service): Moon Llama (12") Wobble
- 16 August 1991 (BFBS): Moon Llama (12") Wobble
- 18 August 1991: Moon Llama Too (12" - Moon Llama) Wooble
- 23 August 1991 (BFBS): Moon Llama Too (12") Wobble
- 30 August 1991 (BFBS): Set Free To Be Me (12" - Moon Llama) Wobble
- 01 September 1991: Moon Llama (12") Wobble
- 1992
- 28 March 1992: Dude Electric Cell (12 inch EP - Bingo Club’s Millenium Ball) (Wobble)
- 12 April 1992 (BFBS): Dude Electric Cell (7" - Bingo Club's Millenium Ball) (Wobble Records)
- 25 April 1992: 'Dude Electric Cell (12 inch - Bingo Club's Millenium Ball)' (Wobble Records)