Patience (After Sebald)
by The Caretaker
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
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  1. oliver1h
    May 17, 2013
    8
    This one is very similar to ""An Empty Bliss Beyond This World", but "Patience" is more dynamic. The artist used more instruments (piano, synthesizer...). The music is very loopy, static, has a "grainy texture" to it. Also very melancholic, sad. The cover image captures the mood of the album perfectly (a lighthouse on a little island in the middle of the sea, its raining and night).This one is very similar to ""An Empty Bliss Beyond This World", but "Patience" is more dynamic. The artist used more instruments (piano, synthesizer...). The music is very loopy, static, has a "grainy texture" to it. Also very melancholic, sad. The cover image captures the mood of the album perfectly (a lighthouse on a little island in the middle of the sea, its raining and night). Recommended.…… Expand
  2. AlexxTrusc
    Apr 26, 2012
    6
    "Patience (After Sebald)" is the latest album by James Kirby for The Caretaker project. Kirby is known not only from the plethora of used nicknames, but also for singularity of music that he creates. This album is certainly not for everyone and I certainly won't lie if I say that it was designed for a narrow audience. Although in the background you hear piano or synthesizers in a nice"Patience (After Sebald)" is the latest album by James Kirby for The Caretaker project. Kirby is known not only from the plethora of used nicknames, but also for singularity of music that he creates. This album is certainly not for everyone and I certainly won't lie if I say that it was designed for a narrow audience. Although in the background you hear piano or synthesizers in a nice arrangement, nevertheless the noise genre is quite specific - you can not conceal it, but in this case it works to the detriment of the album. Good soundtrack for burglars and dingy hotels though.… Expand
  3. gaussy
    Mar 2, 2012
    8
    When I played it, I have no idea about this album or it's concept, but the result was nice but scary. This is the class of albums that you hear alone in a sad night. Difficult to hear it, but it's worthwhile.

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81

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
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  1. Mojo
    Mar 23, 2012
    80
    Here Kirby lets the sad beauty of his source - Schubert's Winterreise - bleed through, as if summoning up the solitary ghosts of the German composer's most desolate work. [Apr 2012, p.91]
  2. cokemachineglow
    Mar 5, 2012
    80
    As one may ascertain, the world of the Caretaker is a potential rabbit hole of nostalgia, anxiety, and all manner of undisclosed obsessions, but a distinct sense of calm washes over the best of this material.
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  3. Fact Magazine (UK)
    Mar 1, 2012
    80
    Patience (After Sebald) is an unnervingly quiet album.
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