Artist
The Caretaker
electronic artist James Kirby
Edgeley, United Kingdom · b. 1974
The Caretaker is a musician from Edgeley, United Kingdom, active since 1974. Their discography on Gatefold includes 12 records.
12
Albums tracked
49
In collections
1974
Since
Biography
Concieved in 1999 as a side project to V/Vm, The Caretaker went on to be the longest-running and best known of James Kirby's many acts, and continued well after V/Vm's official end in 2008.
Inspired by a scene from Stanley Kubrick's film version of "The Shining," the project took as its major source 78 RPM singles of ballroom recordings, treated with minimal effects compared to V/Vm's rapid-fire, often obliterative approach. Gradually, the project began to explore the theme of neurodegenerative illness, using the records themselves as a metaphor for the progressive failure of the human mind. This culminated in the six-part
Album series, a fictional first-person account of early onset dementia told in surface noise, atmospherics, and snippets of worn-out records.
Bio from Discogs
Discography
Their records — most-collected first.
Patience (After Sebald)
2012
Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stage 2
2017
An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
2011
Everywhere At The End Of Time
2016
Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stage 3
2017
Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stage 6
2019
Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stage 4
2018
Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stage 5
2018
Persistent Repetition Of Phrases
2008
Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stages 4-6
2019
Theoretically Pure Anterograde Amnesia
2005
Selected Memories From The Haunted Ballroom
1999
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