The Caretaker is a long-running project by English electronic musician Leyland James Kirby (born 9 May 1974). His work under the Caretaker moniker has been characterised as exploring memory and the gradual deterioration of it, nostalgia, and melancholia. Initially, the project was inspired by the haunted ballroom scene in the 1980 film The Shining, with his first several releases consisting of treated and manipulated samples of ’30s ballroom pop recordings.
His works have received critical acclaim in publications such as The Wire, the New York Times, and BBC Music.
instruments played
computer
sampler
turntable
Also Known As
Billy Ray Cyrix Butcher Claus Butcher Claws CV[ev] Dr. Fred Edgeley Musher The Leon And Hits MC V/Vm Notorious P.I.G. Pole The Stranger V/Vm Allstar Marching Band V/Vm And The Hog Chorus V/Vm With Garry's Glitter The Caretaker
Associated Acts
V/Vm
Birth Name
James Leyland Kirby
Genres
Experimental music ambient ballroom hauntology plunderphonics sampledelia
Origin
Stockport, England
Website
Years Active
1996 present
Name
The Caretaker
Nationality
United Kingdom