Everywhere at the End of Time
Everywhere at the End of Time is the eleventh recording by the Caretaker, an alias of English electronic musician Leyland Kirby. Released from 2016 to 2019, its six albums depict the stages of dementia by degrading loops of ballroom music. Inspired by the success of his 2011 album "An Empty Bliss Beyond This World", Kirby decided to produce music that "gave the alias dementia". The musician released the stages over a three-year period to "give a sense of time passing", using artwork by his friend Ivan Seal. "Everywhere"s decay drew comparisons to musicians William Basinski, Gavin Bryars, and Burial.

Characterised by noise, the last three stages depart from Kirby's earlier ambient works, but the first three are similar to "An Empty Bliss". The complete edition results in a full six-hour runtime that presents music with a range of emotions. It depicts the patient's disorder and death, their feelings, and the phenomenon of terminal lucidity. To promote the series, Kirby partnered with artist Weirdcore for music videos. The musician at first conceived of degrading one recording rather than several. The albums' artwork received coverage from an art exhibit named after Kirby's "Everywhere, an Empty Bliss" (2019), a compilation album of unused work.

The series received increased positivity from music critics as each stage was released. Critics felt emotional about the complete edition, given its long length and ambitious concept. Considered Kirby's "magnum opus", "Everywhere at the End of Time" is the best-selling dark ambient release on Bandcamp. The series is regarded by critics and listeners as emotional, with some calling it a dark album. It became an Internet phenomenon in 2020, appearing on many TikTok videos as a challenge to listen to its six and a half hours. Caregivers of people with dementia further praised the series as producing an empathy among a younger public.
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