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Cloud Control was an Australian
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band, originating from the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia. The band was signed to the Australian record label
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, on which they released their first album, '' Bliss Release''. They were also signed to Infectious Music in the UK and Europe, Humming Records in Germany, and to Votiv in North America. The band supported a number of local and international acts, including
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. The band were nominated for awards in Australia, including two
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. The band won the
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on 3 March 2011 for ''Bliss Release''.


History

Growing up in the Blue Mountains, the four members of Cloud Control met at the rehearsals for ''
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''. They entered their first "Battle of the Bands", which they subsequently won. They recorded and released their debut EP, ''Cloud Control'', in November 2007. The single "Death Cloud", was picked up by the Australian youth radio station
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and received strong airplay. After a string of festival appearances and tours with a variety of Australian bands, the band released its first album, ''Bliss Release'', in 2010. They recorded the album in the house of their producer, Liam Judson. Two singles were released from the album, "Gold Canary" and "There's Nothing in the Water We Can't Fight". The latter appeared at number 18 in the
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of 2010. The single "Gold Canary" was voted as Single of the Week in the Rebel Playlist on the UK's BBC Radio 6 Music 2010. The band supported
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at their 2011 concert for flood relief in Brisbane, Queensland. Their song "Just for Now" was used in the 2012 movie '' Magic Mike''. Their second album, ''Dream Cave'', was released on 9 August 2013. On 3 January 2015, the bass guitarist, Jeremy Kelshaw, announced his departure from the group on the band's Facebook page. The band's fourth studio album, ''Zone'' was released on 1 September 2017. Their label said the album was written in a small beach house near the NSW regional centre of Forster and has been described as "profound, but also flippant, euphoric, but conceptual". The album peaked at number 53 on the ARIA Charts. The band has been largely inactive since 2018. Alister Wright has begun a new project, Vlossom, while Heidi Lenffer has pursued entrepreneurial work as the leader of FEAT.


Band members

;Final line-up * Alister ("Al") Wright –
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(2005–2018) * Heidi Lenffer – keyboards,
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percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...
(2005–2018) * Ulrich Lenffer –
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, percussion, backing vocals (2005–2018) * Doug Wright –
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(2017–2018) ;Past members * Jeremy Kelshaw – bass guitar, backing vocals, percussion (2005–2015)


Discography


Studio albums


Extended plays


Singles


Awards and nominations


AIR Awards

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ARIA Music Awards

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Australian Music Prize

The
Australian Music Prize The Australian Music Prize (often shortened to the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award was made by Australian Music Pri ...
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J Awards

The
J Awards The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J and which are judged by the music and on-air teams from radio stations Triple ...
are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station
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. , - , J Awards of 2010 , ''Bliss Release'' , Australian Album of the Year , , - , J Awards of 2013 , ''Dream Cave'' , Australian Album of the Year , , -


References

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