The Caretaker Vinyl

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The caretaker vinyl.

Find music from the caretaker on vinyl download cassette and cd formats. 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. Price new from used from audio cd november 3 2017 please retry vinyl november 3 2017 please retry audio cd vinyl. 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.

Using sampled layers from his secret collection of old 78 records including the vinyl surface noise the caretaker reconstructs nostalgia flashbacks and déjà vu. The caretaker everywhere at the end of time stage 3 limited blue vinyl lps. 5 0 out of 5 stars 2 ratings. History always favours the winners haftw025 lp series.

The project used very old recordings as a means to convey themes of mental disorder and its impact on the way the mind works. Running from april the 7th until the 16th of june 2019. 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. Ambient light music sound collage.

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. 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. Everywhere at the end of time stage 1 format.

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.