Caretaker

A prolific artist dedicated to exploring how music and memory relate -- and deteriorate -- Leyland James Kirby has released music under many guises, including V/Vm, the Caretaker, the Stranger, and his given name. Kirby's career began when he was a DJ in early-'90s Manchester and decided to make his own electronic music. By 1996, his first releases as V/Vm, including the 12" single Up-Link Data Transmissions, surfaced, many on Kirby's own V/Vm Test label; as the years went by, V/Vm became synonymous with recontextualizing music by tearing it apart and putting it back together ...