The Caretaker Vinyl Empty Bliss

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The caretaker vinyl empty bliss.

On an empty bliss beyond this world kirby takes his unique approach even further by guiding discarded material into endless loops subtle effects and suppressed memories. Cd issued in a cardsleeve includes a download coupon. It went on to become one of leyland kirby s longest running acts going from 1999 to 2019. An empty bliss beyond this world is an electronic music album from the caretaker a project of musician 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.

The lp comprises modified samples of pre world war ii vinyl ballroom jazz records kirby bought cheaply at a brooklyn store in december 2010. The effect ranges from beautiful to calming to nostalgic to at points even unsettling. An empty bliss beyond this world 15xfile mp3 album 320 history always favours the winners. An empty bliss beyond this world lp album ltd rp sil history always favours the winners.

Haunting beautiful and ingenious in it s use of the old dixieland 78s. Issued with a 162 page hard back book in french and english published in conjunction with the ivan seal the caretaker exhibition everywhere an empty bliss at frac auvergne in clermont ferrand france april 6th till june 16th 2019. An empty bliss beyond this world is the eighth studio album by the caretaker an ambient music project of english musician leyland kirby. The caretaker plays these old swing tracks and edits them to a haunting refrain almost as if you are listening to them underwater or in an old cellar on a broken player.

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.