So, who liked the movie The Shining? Of course, we all did! Imagine a lavishly sinister, deserted hotel that is haunted by the spirit of your previous life... This is what this album feels like to me: a haunting experience that takes me back in time... The Caretaker evokes a strong sense of place, tone, and mood. Culled from mutated samples of “forgotten” ballroom classics on the 1930s and 1940s, this is a collection of those very snippets of faded memories and hazy snapshots, ones so powerful and strong in their ability to burn into our minds that not even the passage of time can erase them.
The true strength of this album comes from the fact that rather than just conjuring that notion of a forgotten time, The Caretaker builds ballrooms for his tracks, and then populates them with the ghosts of aristocratic dancers of days gone by. The band is somewhere in the back while hallowed spirits wander back forth in slow motion, never breaking stride amidst a hazy ambient atmosphere. The record manages to sustain its overwhelming sense of loss and foreboding throughout the entire disc without ever lapsing into kitsch or obvious sentiment. Simply put, this is a most delightfully, surprising record, rife with emotion and eerily capable of painting clear pictures and sentiments with each subsequent listen. The tracks seem to become deeper and stronger each time out. It might be hard to take it all in one sitting, but you'll find very few discs as rewarding, intimate, and evocative as this one. Find it. Buy it. Play it with the lights down low and let the spirits enjoy it with you. Stairway To The Stars is a truly wonderful little gem that will have you dancing in the haunted ballroom, over and over again.
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