The Caretaker Vinyl

Everywhere at the end of time stage 1 format.

The caretaker vinyl.

First in a series of six albums by the caretaker to be released over the next 3 years slowly cataloguing the stages of early onset dementia. The caretaker everywhere at the end of time stage 3 limited blue vinyl lps. Running from april the 7th until the 16th of june 2019. Using sampled layers from his secret collection of old 78 records including the vinyl surface noise the caretaker reconstructs nostalgia flashbacks and déjà vu.

5 0 out of 5 stars 2 ratings. Price new from used from audio cd november 3 2017 please retry vinyl november 3 2017 please retry audio cd vinyl. Some of his original pressings fetch 300 on the secondary market so i doubt this blue vinyl variant will make through the day. Each album will reveal new points of progression loss and disintegration progressively falling further and further towards the abyss of complete memory loss and nothingness.

See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The project used very old recordings as a means to convey themes of mental disorder and its impact on the way the mind works. It went on to become one of leyland kirby s longest running acts going from 1999 to 2019. Ambient light music sound collage.

An altered edition will appear on compact disc which is included in the catalogue for the caretaker and ivan seal exhibition at frac auvergne in clermont ferrand france. Around this time last year leyland kirby s experimental conceptual art project known as the caretaker began a 6 part series exploring the deteriorating effects of dementia and alzheimer s disease specifically with the elderly who grew up in the world war era of ballroom dancing. If you love the ballroom scene from the shining the crackle of an old 78 or if you re just a big fan of conceptual art then the caretaker is essential listening. Inspired by the 2010 study on alzheimer s disease that has shown patients remembering new information with the aid of music the fifteen small memories fade in and out of focus sometimes ending abruptly sometimes appearing twice on the album.

The caretaker started as an atmospheric side project to v vm using 78 rpm and ballroom recordings in tribute to the haunted ballroom scene from the shining.