Leyland Kirby
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James Leyland Kirby, known professionally as the Caretaker, is an English ambient musician. His work as the Caretaker is characterized as exploring memory and its gradual deterioration, nostalgia, and melancholy.
In their own words 8
We were just talking about this and I don't think we did, it's just natural that something works or it doesn't, you know?
From IVAN SEAL / THE CARETAKER - Everywhere, an empty bliss
I was on before this experimental guy, Morton Subotnick- This old, 80 year-old classic experimental guy. The venue's beautiful.
BBC Radio 6 Interview
I just like working you know? So I guess what gets released is just the tip of the iceberg.
BBC Radio 6 Interview
Musicians from United Kingdom 6
About this person
James Leyland Kirby, known professionally as the Caretaker, is an English ambient musician. His work as the Caretaker is characterized as exploring memory and its gradual deterioration, nostalgia, and melancholy. The project was initially inspired by the haunted ballroom scene in the 1980 film The Shining, the 1978 TV show Pennies from Heaven, and the 1962 film Carnival of Souls. His first several releases comprised treated and manipulated samples of 1930s ballroom pop recordings. Most of his album covers were painted by his friend, Ivan Seal.
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