The Caretaker
The Caretaker - electronic artist James Kirby
Person from United Kingdom
Genres: ambient, dark ambient, experimental, electronic, instrumental
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About The Caretaker
The Caretaker project began in late 1996 in Stockport, England by Leyland Kirby, undoubtedly inspired from the ballroom scene in Stanley Kubrick's "Shining". The first release played and extended this theme of altering 1920s and 1930s ballroom music creating an eerie and haunted soundworld. Subsequently the sound has become darker and often more abstract over time, moving away from the initial idea of a haunted ballroom into territories involving the mind and its abilities to recall memories. The Caretaker's last few projects are heavily inspired by the phenomenon of amnesia, Alzheimer's, and dementia, the brain's adversities to recall situations from the distant and immediate past. This work is best recalled in the monumental "Theoretically pure anterograde amnesia" release, a release which accurately echoes and recreates aurally the disease itself which is no mean achievement. The Caretaker is building an ever-expanding following for his audio memories. Fans of the darker isolationist ambient work of modern composers such as William Basinski, Nurse With Wound, Aphex Twin, Fennesz and Brian Eno would find elements to admire and enjoy and also parallels to The Caretaker's output. It can be a harsh world at times but ultimately exposure is always rewarding. Immerse yourself in the darkness and give into the spirits and tales recalled and retold in his unique way. http://www.brainwashed.com/vvm
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The Caretaker — Top 30 songs of 68
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Caretaker | A Stairway To The Stars (MRG.fm edit) | ||
| The Caretaker | A6. Things That Are Beautiful and Transient | ||
| The Caretaker | An Autumnal Equinox | ||
| The Caretaker | The Loves Of My Entire Life | ||
| The Caretaker | Dream Waltz | ||
| The Caretaker | An empty bliss beyond this World | ||
| The Caretaker | Moments of sufficient lucidity | ||
| The Caretaker | Things that are beautiful and transient | ||
| The Caretaker | A last glimpse of the land being lost forever | ||
| The Caretaker | Cloudy | ||
| The Caretaker | All You Are Going to Want to Do Is Get Back There | ||
| The Caretaker | Camaraderie At Arms Length | ||
| The Caretaker | Untitled | ||
| The Caretaker | Misplaces in time | ||
| The Caretaker | An Empty Bliss Beyond This World | ||
| The Caretaker | A Relationship With The Sublime | ||
| The Caretaker | Al Bowlly Midnight The Stars And You | ||
| The Caretaker | C4. Glimpses of Hope in Trying Times | ||
| The Caretaker | C5. Surrendering to Despair | ||
| The Caretaker | Libet's Delay | ||
| The Caretaker | E7. Bewildered in Other Eyes | ||
| The Caretaker | Long Term (Remote) | ||
| The Caretaker | A2. We Don't Have Many Days | ||
| The Caretaker | Memory Sixty Eight | ||
| The Caretaker | Mental Caverns Without Sunshine | ||
| The Caretaker | Memory Thirteen | ||
| The Caretaker | Recollected Memories From The Museum Of Garden History | ||
| The Caretaker | Recollections From Old London Town | ||
| The Caretaker | Moments Of Sufficient Lucidity | ||
| The Caretaker | Libet's delay |