The Caretaker Vinyl Empty Bliss

By now regarded an absolute classic of haunted ambient music an empty bliss beyond the world returns the doddering protagonist to the deserted ballroom wandering its waxed fl.

The caretaker vinyl empty bliss.

The effect ranges from beautiful to calming to nostalgic to at points even unsettling. 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. An empty bliss beyond this world 15xfile mp3 album 320 history always favours the winners. 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 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. It went on to become one of leyland kirby s longest running acts going from 1999 to 2019. The second album from james leyland kirby s alias the caretaker originally released in 2011 following 2008 s persistent repetition of phrases. 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.

An empty bliss beyond this world 15xfile mp3 album 320 history always favours the winners. 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. Cd issued in a cardsleeve includes a download coupon. Haunting beautiful and ingenious in it s use of the old dixieland 78s.

An empty bliss beyond this world is the eighth studio album by the caretaker an ambient music project of english musician leyland kirby.