We, so tired of all the darkness in our lives, released 28 september 2017 1. How did eager to tear apart the stars come together. Leyland kirby eager to tear apart the stars joseph burnett, october 21st, 2011 04. Eager to tear apart the stars echoes and refracts the maverick solo synth classics of roedelius and harold budd, but with a temporal warping and sense of decayed decadence individual to kirbys oeuvre. Here are a few of my favorites from 2011 that appear on boomkats list and all of them are available as flac downloads from. Buy sadly, the future is no longer what it was part one.
I love the staticy noise that sorta sounds like rain, or a muffled train chugging along, that present in. Eager to tear apart the stars history always favours the winners, 2011. Sep 07, 2015 recorded by leyland kirby as vvm at weichselstrasse in 2006. Even and especially the shit that i like to listen to and play. Theres an ostensible sadness to these six pieces, but of a lifeaffirming and subtly ambiguous kind, evoking almost indecipherably mixed. Leyland kirby eager to tear apart the stars history always favours the winners the caretaker everywhere at the end of time haftw bvdub a history of distance n5md the caretaker persistent repetition of phrases haftw. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. James leyland kirby conjures a quieter, more introspective spirit, lost in his own. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more.
Piano, sampled strings and other things amid layers of static. Not every band can be groundbreaking, and most usually arent. Oct 11, 2011 leyland kirby eager to tear apart the stars. Vvm, the caretaker, leyland kirby over the last fifteen years, james kirby has been. From his roots as renowned audio prankster and sonic agitator vvm to his critically acclaimed work as. I have this record sitting waiting to be played thanks to a very good friend. I love the staticy noise that sorta sounds like rain, or a muffled train chugging along, that present in almost every song. Leyland kirby eager to tear apart the stars discogs. Eager to tear apart the stars history always favours the winners, 2011 pietra miliare di ondarock. Vvm the death of rave a partial flashback full album. The soundtrack comes on the heels of another release by james leyland kirby, eager to tear apart the stars, where kirby explored the sounds of bright piano and enigmatic synth chords, following in the footprints of his earlier 2009 classic, the future is no longer what it was trilogy of lps, as well as the newly developed series if intrigue. Tracks like last ditch legacy offer calm digital drums played over cavernous scifi soundtracks, while staring down the sun blends idm rhythms with jazz without ever once veering on pretension.
Eager to tear apart the stars history always favours the winners. Includes a download code for bonus material not included on the album. James leyland kirby is a prolific artist with a remarkably long and varied career working inside, outside and beyond the electronic underground. This item has now sold out but take a look at what else we have in by leyland kirby or similar artists. Sadly, the future is no longer what it was 2009 eager to tear apart the stars 2011 breaks my heart each time 2014 we drink to forget the coming storm 2014 we, so tired of all the darkness in our lives 2017 as the stranger. Eager to tear apart the stars his first fulllength under his own name since 2009 is melancholy, sure, but it doesnt strike me as the kind of. Boomkat new andy stott, modeselektor, chasing voices, etc. His work under the caretaker moniker has been characterised as exploring memory and the gradual deterioration of it, nostalgia, and melancholia. Eager to tear apart the stars by leyland kirby album. Download new music albums 2019 new album releases on. The cd version wont be released until october 3rd james leyland kirby is a prolific artist. History always favours the winners vvm test recordings lying low right now doing studio shadow work only. Stars of the lid the tired sounds of stars of the lid, the ballasted orchestra.
Unsound festival leyland kirby eager to tear apart the stars. James leyland kirby is the real name of the caretaker, an artist formerly known as vvm. Includes download code for full album, plus bonus material. Mastered for vinyl and cd at air studios by matt colton in 2014. For a minimum of 15 quid you get all of the above in digital format, too.
The first part of leyland kirby, aka the caretakers, sadly, the future is no longer what it was series, originally released back in 2009 and now finally reissued. Sep 22, 2016 electronic artist james leyland kirby releases music under many aliases, including vvm, the stranger, and his own name. It was available for free download for a number of years via the vvm test label. The first release played and extended this theme of altering 1920s and 1930s ballroom music creating an eerie and haunted soundworld. Electronic artist james leyland kirby releases music under many aliases, including vvm, the stranger, and his own name. Selected memories from the haunted ballroom by the caretaker, released 01 september 1999 1. Eager to tear apart the stars is his followup proper to the. Everywhere at the end of time stage 3 the caretaker. Leyland kirby eager to tear apart the stars lp history always favors the winners the caretaker an empty bliss beyond this world lp history always favors the winners the caretaker theoretically pure anterograde amnesia 6cd vvm test records. The 2nd part of leyland kirbys uniquely prescient dark ambient masterstroke, sadly, the future is no longer what it was 2009 arrives uncannily well timed for the rearrival of david lynchs twin peaks and bladerunner, and finds us returning to kirbys draughty corridors of processed 78s and midnight keyboard meditations is a sublime, haunting experience like. Highly recommended reading, especially the smaller lists of musicians picks. Leyland kirby eager to tear apart the stars 2011 320kbps download music by mp3jose from 98 mb leyland kirby sadly the future is no longer what it was part two sadly the future is no longer what.
As far as free downloads becoming popular i think this is down to many. In recent years his tireless trawl through obsolete 78rpm discovered in a stockport record shop have provided the source material for a ghostly new sound centred around that school of hauntology identified by simon reynolds. Leyland kirby we drink to forget the coming storm 2014 we drink to forget the coming storm is collection of forty tracks released on my fortieth birthday. Eager to tear apart the stars echoes and refracts the maverick solo synth classics of roedelius and harold budd, but with a temporal warping and sense of decayed decadence individual to kirby s oeuvre. James leyland kirby gives the caretaker alias dementia. Bleaklow 2008 watching dead empires in decay 20 external links.
As the caretaker, he makes experimental soundscapes out of. Here you can buy and download music mp3 leyland kirby. Leyland kirby used his own name for the much more musical tripledisc sadly the future is no longer what it was history always favours the winners, 2009, originally, a threevolume sixlp boxset two lps in each volume. Download this free wallpaper with images of blondie parallel lines, tears for fears songs from the big chair, the smiths meat is murder, xtc drums and wires, siouxsie and the banshees kaleidoscope, a flock of seagulls self titled, oingo boingo dead mans party, urgh a music war, kraftwerk computer world, dead or alive youthquake, devo are we not men. Leyland kirby we drink to forget the coming storm 2014. He also did the art for an empty bliss and leyland kirbys eager to tear the stars apart. Hes a great artist, you should check out some of his other paintings. The music here is free for you to download or to pay for.
Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. You can buy album eager to tear apart the stars 2011 leyland kirby. Its free because i mean it, says leyland kirby of his beautiful, generous new album. The caretaker is a longrunning project by english electronic musician james leyland kirby. I find artists talking about art to be an interesting diversion from critics talking about art. He also did the art for an empty bliss and leyland kirby s eager to tear the stars apart. That its a free download and selfreleased says much about the. Leyland kirby eager to tear apart the stars history always favours the winners cd. This time kirby composed ambient music from snippets of old 78rpm records. Released 1 september 2011 on history always favours the winners. Last year he was silent, but hes followed it up with a characteristically busy 2011.
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. Leyland kirby i wanted to be a bumblebee when i was a child. Special upfront edition of this new album from leyland kirby, initial copies pressed up on white vinyl. Eager to tear apart the stars 2011 sadly, the future is no longer what it was 2009. Eager to tear apart the stars 2011 ambient leyland kirby. Over a dozen different monikers, an exhausted label, countless releases, tracks and free download introduce james leyland kirby, extravagant outsider of the electronic, ambientdrone and noise scene from more than the last ten years. The caretaker project began in late 1996 in stockport, england by leyland kirby, undoubtedly inspired from the ballroom scene in stanley kubricks shining. Leyland kirby sadly, the future is no longer what it was. Buy leyland kirby eager to tear apart the stars 2011 0. James leyland kirby is an ambient musician whose records tend toward the romantic and sentimental. Leyland kirby we, so tired of all the darkness in our lives. As compared to that monster release, eager is a shorter affair at 45 minutes. As the caretaker, he makes experimental soundscapes out of manipulated.
Oophoi the rustling of leaves, athlit, hymns to a silent sky. And why do you think that the free download philosophy became popular expecially in. They are all dead, there are no skip at all amhain. History always favours the winners vvm test records. This latest project from the uk electronic innovator reawakens the leyland kirby guise. Eager to tear apart the stars 2011 sadly, the future. A stairway to the stars by the caretaker, released 10 january 2001 1.
Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. Eager to tear apart the stars, an album by leyland kirby. Viewing all leyland kirby james leyland kirby, leyland james kirby. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Leyland kirby used his own name for the much more musical tripledisc sadly the future is no longer what it was. Eager to tear apart the stars white dead extra patience after sebald intrigue and stuff vol. Selected memories from the haunted ballroom the caretaker. Future shocked at krakows unsound festival leyland kirby eager to tear apart the stars flatpack film festival report. History always favours the winners forced exposure. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more. May 11, 2014 leyland kirby we drink to forget the coming storm 2014 we drink to forget the coming storm is collection of forty tracks released on my fortieth birthday. Eager to tear apart the stars by leyland kirby, released 03 october 2011 1. Ominous piano and highpitched textures begin james leyland kirby s eager to tear apart the stars, showing that from the start, with the arrow of time, kirby is happily interested in continuing the exploration of instrumental moods previously demonstrated on the threedisc sadly, the future is no longer what it was.
1091 1554 394 1140 744 20 1182 490 1277 1491 1372 267 105 580 1350 798 19 83 34 330 403 58 807 1478 1183 642 162 307 454 711 697 619 20 1290 1098 351 1248 866