# Cloud Control > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cloud_Control > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cloud_Control.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Control > Source revision: 1326692664 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian alternative rock band}}{{About||the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control software|Oracle Enterprise Manager|the song by Australian musician Fisher with a similar name|Fisher (musician)#Singles}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Cloud Control | image = Cloud_control.jpg | alt = | image_size = | caption = | origin = [Blue Mountains](/source/Blue_Mountains_(New_South_Wales)), [NSW](/source/New_South_Wales), [Australia](/source/Australia) | genre = {{hlist|[Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock)|[indie rock](/source/indie_rock)|[psychedelic rock](/source/psychedelic_rock)}} | years_active = 2007–2018, 2025–present | label = [Ivy League Records](/source/Ivy_League_Records) | spinoffs = Vlossom | current_members = Alister Wright
Heidi Lenffer
Ulrich Lenffer
Jeremy Kelshaw | past_members = Doug Wright | website = [http://www.cloudcontrolband.com Cloud Control] }} '''Cloud Control''' is an Australian [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock) band, originating from the [Blue Mountains](/source/Blue_Mountains_(New_South_Wales)) near [Sydney](/source/Sydney), [Australia](/source/Australia).{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Cloud+Control |title=Cloud Control – Discover music, videos, concerts, stats, & pictures at |website=Last.fm |date=21 November 2008 |accessdate=7 November 2010}} For the majority of their initial run, the band was signed to the Australian record label [Ivy League Records](/source/Ivy_League_Records), on which they released their first album, ''[Bliss Release](/source/Bliss_Release)''. They were also signed to Infectious Music in the UK and Europe, Humming Records in Germany, and Votiv in North America. The band was nominated for several awards in Australia, including two [ARIA Music Awards](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards). The band won the [Australian Music Prize](/source/Australian_Music_Prize) on 3 March 2011 for ''Bliss Release''. Throughout the 2010s, the band supported a number of local and international acts, including [Arcade Fire](/source/Arcade_Fire), [Vampire Weekend](/source/Vampire_Weekend), [Supergrass](/source/Supergrass), [The Magic Numbers](/source/The_Magic_Numbers), [Yves Klein Blue](/source/Yves_Klein_Blue), [The Temper Trap](/source/The_Temper_Trap), [Last Dinosaurs](/source/Last_Dinosaurs), [Local Natives](/source/Local_Natives) and [Weezer](/source/Weezer). ==History== ===2007-2012: formation and ''Bliss Release''=== In 2007 the group was hastily formed so they could enter a university battle of the bands competition. with Alister recalling in 2011, "None of us had written songs before and I'd never sung anything. We were completely fresh".{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-12214564#:~:text='The%20start',Fight%20is%20out%207%20March|title= Introducing… Cloud Control |website=BBC|date=19 January 2011|access-date=17 November 2025}} The group entered for a second time and subsequently won and recorded and released their debut EP, ''Cloud Control'', in November 2007. Several songs were uploaded onto [Triple J Unearthed](/source/Triple_J_Unearthed). They signed with [Ivy League Records](/source/Ivy_League_Records) in 2008, with their debut single "Death Cloud" released in November 2008. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.meg.ie/cloud-control-interview/ |title=Interview | Cloud Control |website=Meg|author=Orlaith Grehan |date=24 March 2011 |accessdate=25 June 2014}} Single "[There's Nothing In The Water We Can't Fight](/source/There's_Nothing_In_The_Water_We_Can't_Fight)" appeared at number 18 in the [Triple J Hottest 100, 2010](/source/Triple_J_Hottest_100%2C_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.{{cite web|url= http://www.liveguide.com.au/Tours/661055/Cloud_Control/Cloud_Control_Bliss_Release_National_Tour |title=Cloud Control 'Bliss Release' National Tour - Cloud Control at Harp Hotel, Wollongong, NSW on 13 May 10 |website=Liveguide |date=13 May 2010 |accessdate=7 November 2010}} ===2013-2018: ''Dream Cave'' & ''Zone''=== Their second album, ''[Dream Cave](/source/Dream_Cave_(album))'', was released on 9 August 2013, which peaked at number 9 on the ARIA charts. A free acoustic album titled ''Dream Cave Unplugged'' was released on 8 October 2013 before becoming available from Apple Music for purchase in February 2014. On 3 January 2015, the bass guitarist, Jeremy Kelshaw, announced his departure from the group on the band's Facebook page. The band's third studio album, ''[Zone](/source/Zone_(Cloud_Control_album))'' 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".{{cite web|author1=Auspop |url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/07/the-purge-252/|title=The Purge 252|website=auspOp|date= July 2017|accessdate=17 August 2020}} The album peaked at number 53 on the ARIA Charts. The band quietly disbanded in 2018, with Alister Wright beginning a new solo project, [Vlossom](/source/Vlossom),{{cite web |title=Vlossom Shares Video for Debut Single "Catch Your Breath"|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Vlossom-Shares-Video-for-Debut-Single-Catch-Your-Breath-20191114 |website=Broadway World |accessdate=16 April 2020}} while Heidi Lenffer pursued entrepreneurial work as the leader of FEAT.{{cite web |last1=Newstead |first1=Al |title=How Heidi Lenffer is rallying the Aussie music industry to renewable energy cause |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/feat-j-award-heidi-lenffer-renewable-energy-rally/11729384 |website=triple j |date=22 November 2019 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} ===2025: reunion=== In 2025, Cloud Control announced their reunion for a run of shows celebrating the 15-year anniversary of ''Bliss Release''.{{cite web |last1=Richards |first1=Jared |title=Cloud Control reunite for Australian tour celebrating 15 years of debut album Bliss Release |url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/doublej/music-reads/music-news/cloud-control-tour-2025-bliss-release/105042414 |website=Double J |date=12 March 2025 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=13 March 2025}} ==Band members== * Alister ("Al") Wright – [lead vocals](/source/Lead_vocalist), [guitar](/source/guitar) (2005–2018, 2025–present) * Heidi Lenffer – [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument), [backing vocals](/source/Singing), [percussion](/source/Percussion_instrument) (2005–2018, 2025–present) * Ulrich Lenffer – [drums](/source/Drum_Kit), percussion, backing vocals (2005–2018, 2025–present) * Jeremy Kelshaw – bass guitar, backing vocals, percussion (2005–2015, 2025–present) ;Past members * Doug Wright – [bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar) (2017–2018) ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [AUS](/source/ARIA_Charts)
{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cloud+Control&titel=Bliss+Release&cat=a|title=Cloud Control at Australian Charts|website=Australian-charts|accessdate=17 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/09/aria-chart-watch-437/|title=ARIA Chart Watch #437|publisher=auspOp|date=9 September 2017|accessdate=9 September 2017|archive-date=9 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909142614/https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/09/aria-chart-watch-437/|url-status=dead}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [UK](/source/Official_Charts)
{{cite web|first=Tobias|last=Zywietz|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/110604cluk.txt|title=Chart Log UK – Update 4.06.2011|website=Zobbel|accessdate=5 June 2011}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [UK
indi](/source/Official_Charts)
|- ! scope="row"| ''[Bliss Release](/source/Bliss_Release)'' | * Released: May 2010 * Label: Ivy League Records (IVY090) * Format: [CD](/source/Compact_Disc), [digital download](/source/Music_download), [LP](/source/LP_record) | 19 || 136 || 17 |- ! scope="row"| ''[Dream Cave](/source/Dream_Cave_(album))'' | * Released: 9 August 2013 * Label: Ivy League Records (IVY196) * Format: CD, digital download, LP | 9 || - || 29 |- ! scope="row"| ''[Zone](/source/Zone_(Cloud_Control_album))'' | * Released: 1 September 2017{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/first-listen:-cloud-control---zone-(this-is-how-it-feels)/8747810|title=First listen: Cloud Control - 'Zone (This Is How It Feels)' |publisher=[Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation)|last=Newstead|first=Al|date=27 July 2017|accessdate=8 August 2017}} * Label: Ivy League Records (IVY384) * Format: CD, digital download, LP | 53 || - || - |- |} ===Other albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Dream Cave Unplugged'' | * Released: 8 October 2013{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Dream Cave Unplugged'' was released as free download on 8 October 2013 before becoming available from Apple Music for purchase in February 2014.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/dream-cave-unplugged/794402895|title=Unplugged|date=February 2014|access-date=17 November 2025}} {{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/cloud-control-2-1244694|title= Cloud Control give acoustic version of new album ''Dream Cave'' away for free |website=[NME](/source/NME)|date= 8 October 2013|access-date=17 November 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/cloud-control-release-free-acoustic-album/|title= Cloud Control Release Free Acoustic Album|website=Clash Music|date= 8 October 2013|access-date=17 November 2025}}}} * Label: Ivy League Records * Format: CD |} ===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Cloud Control'' | * Released: November 2007{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/cloud-control-ep/311761610|title=Cloud Control (EP)|website=Apple Music|date=November 2017|accessdate=17 August 2020}} * Label: Meow Music (MM001) * Format: CD, digital download |} ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of singles, with selected chart positions ! rowspan="2" | Year ! rowspan="2" | Title ! colspan="1" | Chart positions ! rowspan="2" | Certifications ! rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [UK
physical](/source/UK_Singles_Chart)
{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24018/cloud-control/|title=Cloud Control|website=[Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company)|access-date=17 November 2025}} |- | 2008 | align="left"| "Death Cloud"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/death-cloud/351259996|title=Death Cloud - single|website=Apple Music|date=November 2008|accessdate=17 August 2020}} | 50 | | rowspan="6"| ''Bliss Release'' |- | 2009 | align="left"| "Gold Canary"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/gold-canary-single/333776240|title=Gold Canary - single|website=Apple Music|date=October 2009|accessdate=17 August 2020}} | 37 | |- | rowspan="3"|2010 | align="left"| "This Is What I Said"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/this-is-what-i-said-ep/364211317|title=This Is What I Said - single|website=Apple Music|date=April 2010|accessdate=17 August 2020}} | 52 | |- | align="left"| "[There's Nothing In The Water We Can't Fight](/source/There's_Nothing_In_The_Water_We_Can't_Fight)" | 35 | * [ARIA](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association): Gold{{cite certification|region=Australia|certyear=2025|type=single|access-date=8 July 2025}} |- | align="left"| "Meditation Song No. 2 (Why Oh Why)"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X7Rkd4B_MQ|title=Cloud Control Meditation Song #2 (Why, Oh Why)|website=YouTube|date=November 2010|accessdate=17 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2010/11/clouds-depart/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509152855/http://auspop.com.au/2010/11/clouds-depart/|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2015|title=Clouds Depart|website=auspOp|date=November 2010|accessdate=17 August 2020}} | 88 | |- | 2011 | align="left"| "My Fear #1"{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/cloud-control-return-in-march/|title= Their return will also mark the release of their new single, "My Fear #1", the prequel to My Fear #2 off Bliss Release.|website=[Music Feeds](/source/Music_Feeds)|date= February 2011|access-date=17 November 2025}} | — | |- | rowspan="3"|2013 | align="left"| "Dojo Rising"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/dojo-rising-single/655509787|title=Dojo Rising - single|website=Apple Music|date=3 June 2013|accessdate=17 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15559-cloud-control-dojo-rising/|title= "Dojo Rising" by Cloud Control|website=Pitchfork|date=3 June 2013|access-date=17 November 2025}} | — | | rowspan="4"| ''Dream Cave'' |- | align="left"| "Scar"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/scar-single/674889838|title=Scar - single|website=Apple Music|date=29 July 2013|accessdate=17 August 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2013/07/listen-to-cloud-controls-shiny-new-single-scar/|title= Listen to Cloud Control's shiny new single, "Scar"|website=Consequence of Sound|date=24 July 2013|access-date=17 November 2025}} | — | |- | align="left"| "Promises"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/promises-single/720052265|title=Promises - single|website=Apple Music|date=28 October 2013|access-date=17 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/28/cloud-control-promises|title= Cloud Control – Promises: New music|website=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian_(newspaper))|date=29 October 2013|access-date=17 November 2025}} | — | |- |2014 | align="left"| "Moon Rabbit"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttlC6_H6XUo|title= Cloud Control - Moon Rabbit (Official Video)|website=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)|date=14 February 2014|access-date=17 November 2025}} | — | |- | rowspan="3"|2017 | align="left"| "Rainbow City"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/rainbow-city-single/1228456684|title=Rainbow City - single|website=Apple Music|date=May 2017|access-date=17 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.backyardopera.com/byomusic/2017/5/11/new-music-cloud-control-rainbow-city|title= New Music: Cloud Control,"Rainbow City"|website=Backyard Opera|date=11 May 2017|access-date=17 November 2025}} | — | | rowspan="4"| ''Zone'' |- | align="left"| "Zone (This Is How It Feels)"{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/first-listen:-cloud-control---zone-(this-is-how-it-feels)/8747810|title= First listen: Cloud Control "Zone (This Is How It Feels)" |website=[Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation)|date=27 July 2017|access-date=17 November 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAIbAlNPDpk&list=RDHAIbAlNPDpk&start_radio=1|title= Cloud Control's new single 'Zone (This Is How It Feels)' Out Friday 28/7/2017|website=YouTube|date=27 July 2017|access-date=17 November 2025}} | — | |- | align="left"| "Treetops"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3tp5fkHg40&list=RDq3tp5fkHg40&start_radio=1 |title=Cloud Control's new single 'Treetops' Out NOW|website=YouTube|date=26 July 2017|accessdate=17 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://mixdownmag.com.au/news/music/cloud-control-release-video-for-treetops/|title= Cloud Control Release Video for "TreeTops"|website =mixdownmag|date=1 September 2017|access-date=17 November 2025}} | — | |- | 2018 | align="left"| "Panopticon"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUcYBNkab44|title= Cloud Control's new single "Panopticon" is out NOW|website=YouTube|date=24 January 2018|access-date=17 November 2025}} | — | |} ==Notes== {{Notelist-ua}} ==Awards and nominations== ===AIR Awards=== The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as [AIR Awards](/source/AIR_Awards)) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. {{awards table}} |- | rowspan="3"| [2010](/source/AIR_Awards_of_2010){{cite web|url=https://www.theaureview.com/music/jagermeister-independent-music-awards-nominations-announced/|title=Jagermeister Independent Music Awards Nominations Announced!|date=1 September 2010|accessdate=19 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.air.org.au/awards/history|title=History Wins|website=[Australian Independent Record Labels Association](/source/Australian_Independent_Record_Labels_Association)|accessdate=18 August 2020}} | rowspan="2" | themselves | Best Independent Artist | {{nom}} |- | Breakthrough Independent Artist | {{won}} |- | ''Bliss Release'' | Best Independent Album | {{won}} |- {{end}} ===ARIA Music Awards=== The [ARIA Music Awards](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards) is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [Australian music](/source/Australian_music). Cloud Control were nominated for two awards.{{cite web|url =https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search/?text=cloud%20control|title = ARIA Awards Search Results - Cloud Control|work = ARIA Awards|accessdate = 17 August 2020}} {{awards table}} |- | rowspan="2"| [2010](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_2010) | rowspan="2"| ''Bliss Release'' | [Breakthrough Artist](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Breakthrough_Artist_-_Release) | {{nom}} |- | [Best Rock Album](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Best_Rock_Album) | {{nom}} |- {{end}} ===Australian Music Prize=== The [Australian Music Prize](/source/Australian_Music_Prize) (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.{{cite web|title=The Australian Music Prize|url=http://streetpress.com.au/sixth_annual_amp/|accessdate=17 March 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110222202153/http://streetpress.com.au/sixth_annual_amp/|archive-date=22 February 2011|url-status=dead}} {{awards table}} |- | 2010 | ''Bliss Release'' | Australian Music Prize | {{won}} |- | 2013 | ''Dream Cave'' | Australian Music Prize | {{nom}} |- {{end}} ===J Awards=== The [J Awards](/source/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](/source/Triple_J). {{cite web|title=Cloud Control - Bliss Release|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jawards/10/artists/cloudcontrol.htm|work=2010 J Awards|date=January 2008 |accessdate=17 March 2011}} {{awards table}} |- | [2010](/source/J_Awards_of_2010) | ''Bliss Release'' | Australian Album of the Year | {{nom}} |- | [2013](/source/J_Awards_of_2013) | ''Dream Cave'' | Australian Album of the Year | {{nom}} |- {{end}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} Category:Australian indie rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 2007 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2018 Category:Infectious Music artists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cloud Control](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Control) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Control?action=history)). 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