An empty bliss beyond this World is an electronic music album from The Caretaker, a project of musician Leyland James Kirby, better known for his other project, V/Vm. Pitchfork placed the album at number 22 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011" while Uncut magazine placed it at number 47 on its list. "An empty bliss beyond this World was inspired by a 2010 study suggesting that Alzheimer's patients have an easier time remembering information when it's placed in the context of music. What makes it unique isn't that Kirby resuscitates old but vaguely… read more
An empty bliss beyond this World is an electronic music album from The Caretaker, a project of musician Leyland James Kirby, better known for his oth… read more
An empty bliss beyond this World is an electronic music album from The Caretaker, a project of musician Leyland James Kirby, better known for his other project, V/Vm. Pitchfork placed th… read more
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 phenomeno… read more
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 releas… read more
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 1… read more