The Prequel to Everywhere at the End of Time - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World

One year later we inspect the titular predecessor to The Caretaker's legendary album, EATEOT, An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
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[@gardenboydon]

An interview with the caretaker would be incredible

[@dubsa8342]

well an interview with James Kirby because The Caretaker is dead basically

[@gardenboydon]

@@dubsa8342 wtf whatever dude

[@dubsa8342]

@@gardenboydon ok jesus no need to go spreading negative vibes

[@arthurconanthebarbarian1288]

Pad Chennington's gonna release one soon, hopefully

[@xpickpoke2266]

The Caretaker is legally a person

[@smallguy73]

And now we wait for 2022 for his Everywhere, an empty bliss review

[@ABucketofJake]

Alright Dirry Dan don’t be spillin my beans

[@smallguy73]

@@ABucketofJake 👀

[@killeditjr7266]

@@smallguy73 the beans?

[@GooberInternet]

@@smallguy73 "I would say I'm Dirty Dan."

[@wumpus976]

Or any of his other albums, like We’ll go riding on a rainbow, Selected Memories from the Haunted Ballroom, or any of the other ones.

[@eugenecaezarresus4305]

My grandma suffered through 6 years of dementia. She struggled as she slowly deteriorated. A few hours ago, she has passed away peacefully while we were praying, releasing her from the suffering. May her soul find peace

[@lotteryticket2354]

I’m so sorry. I watched my Grammy slowly deteriorate to. It hurts

[@dramsel]

I am very sorry for your loss.

[@SmallAngryNerd]

My aunt is in her second year of dementia, and it has been rough. I was close to her as a child but we grew apart as I grew into an adult. When I saw her after a long time on Christmas 2019, she seemed different. She was quiet, and she seemed so small. She talked to me one time, and it was just one sentence, "You know, my church is a reconciliation church" in reference to my rainbow socks. When I saw her again a few months ago, she was silent. She relied on her husband completely. The way he encouraged her to participate reminded me of a parent encouraging a shy child. It sounds like your family had similar supportive figures in it to help your grandma through her last years, and I'm glad. The members of our family that are not in denial are already going through the mourning process as if she had already died. I hope she has a calm, peaceful death when the time comes. I'm glad your grandma was granted a peaceful death. I'm sorry for the struggles your family went through. It's really hard.

[@aeoteroa818]

i hope i die screaming in agony

[@fatiryamin3927]

Amen brother.

[@ProfPuffOfficial]

I know it's not alzheimers, but the reason why these albums hit me so hard is that I have neuro degenerative epilepsy, and this is what my entire adolescent and teenage life feels like I don't remember anything after I turned 12 before 19 and I only get glimpses here and there of it And it fucking terrifies me I'm going to keep losing parts of my life So I've gone into Healthcare as a career and obsess over keeping my brain healthy I'm tired.

[@gamertag9993]

I feel bad for you, but I hope you can fight hard in these trying times.

[@RandomSaucepan6477]

I’m so sorry

[@thecarebear2360]

11:04 Hey that's me! Anyways I suggest that you look into fan made caretaker style music. I think you would find a lot of it interesting!

[@nzslol]

It be da real car battery tho 😳

[@SariSorta]

Holy shit it’s carbar

[@thegamingfamily4344]

Car ear

[@nexus4852]

Carbir? Corbar? Carobear? The carber?

[@killaship]

oh hi!

[@free_playstation_2]

Ah shit, here we go again

[@the_padzer3456]

I don't care I'm the first reply

[@Gone._.]

I don’t care I’m the second reply

[@TheCareborn]

200th like I guess

[@MusicTheoryLover]

I don’t care I’m the fourth reply

[@PadChennington]

I feel as if I might be vanishing is such a beautiful track... it's so bright and tickles your ears when it comes on... brilliant album, brilliant video, and much love for the shout out homie 💪

[@Musical_gamer69]

It also reapeared in "Everywhere an empty bliss" which in that album it only lasts 9 seconds but it is more clear.

[@tayzatun6351]

bucket of pad

[@tungsten9727]

i think it was also in eateot stage 4 it was playing for a few seconds then it cut off

[@Erenjaeger7999]

SAME HERE DUDE

[@ThatSalmonGuy]

imagine you listen to these albums a lot throughout your life, they become some of your favourite experiences and then as you get older, your Alzheimers gets worse and twists this experience even further.

[@gabrielgoodell7004]

oh my god

[@blank0s162]

Twists 'It's Just a Burning Memory' so far out it reverts to Heartaches.

[@PeptoAbismol]

@@blank0s162 “wait... why are there lyrics? who’s singing? i don’t remember this part of the song...”

[@Onche518]

I would kill myself if I got Alzheimer. Better going off as myself than just losing sense of who I am and decaying my brain until death.

[@dbio305]

@@Onche518 I would legit hire a hitman to end me at my power of attorney’s request once my mind started to go

[@biggerizzy]

I'm super glad actually that everywhere at the end of time became a "meme" Now people are more people are aware of alzheimer's and that really makes me happy because hopefully a few of them can work out a way for people to not have to go through the things my great grandfather had to go through forgetting everyone and everything, honestly a fate truly worse then death. And also thank you for talking about this whole music project because otherwise I would never come close to knowing just how much of a hell dementia/ alzheimer's is

[@AdoraVivos]

yeah well, I wish that was the case, some of the new people discovering this through the memes might go deeper into the meaning and take something from it. But to me it feels like most of the "newcomers" only see EATEOT as _scary spooky music challenge aka this is what dementia feels like_

[@Anyo92]

It’s just that i wish that the dementia jokes that usually go along with it would stop, they’re not funny, thsy’re just insensitive

[@flushed9701]

@@Anyo92 honestly as long as it isnt "heh dementia is nothing people need to stop making a big deal about it" or just laughing at dementia patients im guessing dark humor is fine

[@arieson7715]

@@AdoraVivos I disagree. It is spooky music in the end, you don't have to be a philosopher to not disrespect people going through dementia. The album isn't as deep as people say, it literally can be described accurately as dementia music.

[@dbio305]

@@user-lj2gx2bh8p Me, a zoomer who is currently suffering through his last great grandparent losing her mind day by day

[@pufflefluff843]

Weirdly enough, “I feel as if I might be vanishing” is my least favorite song in the album, with my favorite being “Mental caverns without sunshine” being my favorite piece(s). I legitimately always cry when I listen to that piece, because it just perfectly shows how lonely the patient is, a feeling I’m also familiar with. With it being so lonely, it’s also so very… oddly calming. It comforts me when I feel at my lowest.

[@sh8thesheep640]

I would really love if you checked out/talked about The Caretaker's other albums too. They're often way overshadowed by how big An Empty Bliss Beyond This World and EATEOT are and I'd really love the other gems being brought into a slightly more public eye.

[@QuidProQuo999]

Eh shit takes long :/

[@severalcakes3267]

Eager to Tear Apart the Stars is a really cool album with a fire title.

[@tayzatun6351]

A Stairway To The Stair slaps and goes well with any horror book or manga. Patience (After Sebald) is so fucking chill, it is one of my go to post workout albums. 'Take care. it's a desert out there' is like the purgatory after EATEOT. The Debut, Selected Memories From The Haunted Ballroom is one of the most terrifying listening experiences of my life.

[@hamstersamiright8837]

I work from his other albums appear in EATEOT.

[@albamomo8324]

@@tayzatun6351 I agree so much with all you said

[@Nolie_CaNolie]

When I was little, I always thought dementia was a part of everyone’s end of life. My maternal grandmother had dementia when she was just 60 years old, and died right before my birthday in 1st grade. I was just scared to grow up. I know now that that really isn’t the case, but it made every other things kids my age feared just… pale in comparison. As an 8 year old kid, my fears were developing dementia, having a heart attack, hearing screaming through the walls (trauma related,) or kids laughing (was severely bullied as a kid.) It’s funny that as a kid, one of my birthday wishes was to remember my 1st grade birthday.

[@driskulls7834]

Damn the part at 8:08 really creeped me tf out seeing as this album came out on my birthday June 1st in which I turned 23 this year. In which the person in the animation also turned 23. And my grandmother also died of alzheimers 5 years ago. Sent a chill right down my spine

[@minecraftlord189]

Heyyy! I'm also born on June 1st

[@Frrixy]

9:40 *The Sample Finding team twitches in the distance*

[@thepearguy9504]

woober roober soober ioober aoober coober loober goober 1 goober 2 moober aoober doober moober doober boober coober soober soober coober doober 1 coober doober 2 soober foober ioober soober coober loober soober moober aoober soober moober moober soober poober and sample finding

[@Anyo92]

I feel as if i might be vanishing moment

[@victorwright5358]

this is gonna be incredible

[@VeeHarmony]

Now this is what I really wanted from 2021.

[@MAandS]

I heard of EATEOT because your video. I ended up doing a deep dive. Listened to it all the way through one night while i was sleep deprived and working 14 hours at night mid pandemic in a medical facility with no sleep schedle and no days off for weeks at a time after going out every weekend for the past 10 years... falling deeper into depression... then finding out my grandad had alsheimers the next week and falling even deeper into depression So im back to get hurt again. Thanks.

[@levthederg]

Damn, can't wait for my vinyl pre-order of this album.

[@tails183]

I dunno, man, I jam to "Libet's Delay." I find it so chill and use it to relax.

[@FloppaFan924]

This may sound weird but I genuinely want an Earl Sweatshirt album produced by The Caretaker

[@_altoarcadevere]

i know im late for this comment but after hearing peanut from SRS, damn you are so right

[@koss7148]

Speaking about those fanmade pieces, I’d recommend Nowhere at the Millenium of Space. 60’s-80’s records, and a surprisingly different vibe to the ending.

[@dotumantaraye]

I think one of my friends contributed in stage 5 for that album :> edit: the friend in question is johark

[@bella_ciao4608]

I’m a contributor to that album! A review would be awesome!

[@WreedTrimmer]

What about everywhere at the beginning of nowhere

[@tristanraine]

The person who made that was 14, which is really fucking impressive

[@SariSorta]

Oh hell yeah

[@kolbykauffman4180]

Credit where credit is due, you did introduce me to the Caretaker's projects. And after I first attempted the 6 hour listen in one sitting (took me several tries until I finally had the guts to sit through stage 4-6 in April), I found the first track from Empty Bliss and I was intrigued and faintly melancholy. My mom and my girlfriend outright told me it was beautiful but wanted me to turn it off. Couldn't even argue. All the coping memes aside, this album before the Big Guy is such a profound experience. I'm glad I'm in a good place with life because now I can appreciate them so much more. You're great, broski. Never get sick of your content.

[@solidcoffee1643]

YES I freaking love this album!! I'm so excited to see what you've got to say about this

[@dapperblueberries9779]

AEBTW is basically EATEOT but only stage 1 and a little bit of 2 and 3. It’s like a sort of strange other world that isn’t dangerous or scary, you feel like you entered a building that isn’t meant to be entered in.

[@papakost.8137]

An Empty Bliss Beyond This World gives me a vibe of cleaning up a house after a birthday party, idk why

[@ABucketofJake]

That’s a great explanation actually

[@Programm3r]

“Everywhere at the end of time changed my life” me too, gave me nightmares for 5 nights

[@_Mark41]

it suprises me that people are just finding out about this stuff now. Truly surreal.

[@cc1093]

thank you jake I just finished Everywhere at the End of TIme, and i came in contact with it 'cause of you I had the luck of being patient enough to listen to it in a challenging time, yet enough stable to enjoi it, and not being overwelmed by emotions i'll look into your other works in the meantime SUBBED

[@RedStinger_0]

Mental Caverns Without Sunshine (the first one) is my favorite track on the album. It's so simple yet intimidating and meaningful to me. I like to listen to it when I'm down in the dumps.

[@fluffcake]

I remember listening to All you're ever going to do is go back there for three hours in the rain.

[@subliminalhotellyn_tbhc6036]

“I feel as if I might be vanishing” hits me right in the feels. It’s just so sad and it makes me feel empty.

[@reillypeters2541]

this is going to be good.

[@SetsAndTheCD]

An empty bliss is what got me into the Caretaker... I didn't understand it back then but this video finally did it justice. Love the channel, keep it up

[@Jane_8319]

I actually stumbled across empty bliss years ago. I fell in love with it instantly, and I ended up finding everywhere at the end of time through that. Empty bliss is something I just put on in the background sometimes, I love it.

[@ezekielwonders4212]

I actually listened to An Empty Bliss Beyond This World before Everywhere at the End of Time. I was too worried about EATEOT fucking me up, but I later did listen to all of EATEOT.

[@LavosTheOneEyedTick]

Ah, nice to see this recommended after watching your masterpiece of the EATEOT video. Fantastic as well

[@jacksonmcleod9708]

Man, that last part made me feel happy. I'm really glad this community formed when it did, and I've made a lot of friends, listened to a lot of new music, and all o can say is that this is based.

[@levihenderson5757]

I'm buckled in and ready for this ride

[@Molten546]

imagine if the next caretaker video is on everywhere an empty bliss and the caretaker fan projects 👀

[@debgenerate]

I remember listening to Empty Bliss and it made me want more Caretaker. I've come back to it often and I definitely recommend listening to it

[@RDn_t]

Thank you for finally covering this

[@REELINCC]

*cracks knuckles* hooh boi, time to cry for 16 hours

[@Ramonatho]

Your commentary is just getting better and better! I appreciate how it definitely seems you take time to color your language in talking about how you feel about music.

[@echoestoofar3953]

this is about to be my favorite youtube video

[@peepnox7747]

Mine too

[@t0-ast407]

Boulder having a ciggy

[@bella_ciao4608]

Heya, as a contributor, you should check out Nowhere at the Millennium of Space! It’s a good album, it definitely lives up to everywhere at the end of time.

[@liamkirby15]

listened to everywhere at the end of time when i was having insomnia and couldnt fall asleep and just left reality in my bed for 6 hours

[@jacobhawkinsmusic]

Was here before you did that video, and still here. But lowkey, that was one of my favorite videos

[@notjoeman]

So few months ago i had to write a short story for school. (Im Homeschooled) I really didnt know what to write about but when i came across EATEOT it freaked me out but it I was highly Interested by this that i wanted my short story to be about Dementia. The short story was 6 chapters long Representing The 6 stages The Story goes through the Thoughts of Derek going through the different stages until sadly he dies at the end The short story was for my Grandpa Jesse who died of Alzheimers few years ago I had to listen to the 8 minute version of EATOT to help me write it because i dont have 6 hours of time to scare the crap out of me Anyway i thought i would share also EATOT still scares me and i prob wont listen to the entire thing

[@adamschaak9527]

The quick "flashback" moment with the beginning of EATEOT starting to play for half a second was underplayed and hilarious, very well done

[@The_KlaVra]

Yo brother, I will make a recommendation.. BELL WITCH - Mirror Reaper. A song of 1 hour, 23 minutes and 15 seconds.. Its slow, doom, oppresing and sad.. Its like an never ending funeral...

[@normanclatcher]

At first, you had my curiosity. Now, you have my attention.

[@The_KlaVra]

@@normanclatcher See you on the other side.

[@reecemolloy7106]

@@The_KlaVra funny you say it's a never ending funeral, it's genre of funeral doom metal I'm pretty sure, absolutely stunning album/ mega song

[@creeperfan2734]

I listen to this album when I can sleep it really helps.

[@ApparentlyShane]

I remember randomly finding An Empty Bliss some time in 2017 (although I could've heard it earlier, I can't quite remember... lol), and hearing that opening track immediately hooked me in. I remember listening to it in full and just being engrossed and almost hypnotized by it from start to finish. I actually find this particular more melancholic than I do scary, especially compared to Everywhere at the End of Time. It's almost weirdly comforting, buuut that might just be me. I remember looking into more of Leyland Kirby's work not long after hearing this for the first time and being fascinated by it all (Fun fact: the guy has made some incredibly silly sample based stuff that is worlds apart from his work as The Caretaker). He is an incredible artist, and People really should check out more of his work. Also: ANDYL4ND Is excellent, and that Minecraft version of An Empty Bliss / Everywhere is also honestly great.

[@zim.is.emo.]

Your video made me into the caretaker, thank you. For real. You are so cool!

[@dr3dg352]

That's fascinating that this album came out in 2011! At the end of that year, The Caretaker would provide a set for BBC to play, called Unreleased Memory. This 2011 recording was the first appearance of the harrowing "Hell Siren" Granada sample from Everywhere at the End of Time Stage 4.

[@pj_surfs4038]

nice vid man, this album is really good

[@mrbiggsofficial]

I find it extremely funny that you reference Drake's Scorpion in both Caretaker videos 😆

[@wrath1204]

Epic! I listened to this 52 minute album a while ago and I loved it, thanks for talking about it!

[@WilhelmLyons]

Yay, thanks for mentioning my album ;)

[@Loar_l.h]

Really good video, dude 👍🏻👍🏻

[@FrankAndPhotoTutorials]

Just recently listen to this, absolute banger most of the time

[@exile9521]

Do my favourite Caretaker album next, please! Everywhere, an empty bliss. Really love how the digital and the CD versions of it feels different while sharing most of the same songs. I'm really curious as to what an official combined tracklist would look like (maybe something like that fan album 'everywhere, an alternate universe'?). Anw. Thank you for introducing me to The Caretaker's works. I found him through your EATEOT video and has been listening to his albums almost everyday.

[@Cat-qo3cn]

This is amazing thank you.

[@jonathansherwood872]

Thanks for covering my favorite album!

[@kolbykauffman4180]

I'm about to go listen to your own haunting pieces of art.

I actually heard "An Empty Bliss Beyond This World" before EATEOT and at the time I just liked the songs because of the nostalgic and chill mood, I never made the connection to Alzheimer's until I saw discussions about EATEOT. Honestly, even hearing now I can't really hear the dread and hopeless others can. I guess that's for the best.

[@1234souleaterevans]

I haven't finished the video yet but im so glad you included the andyl4nd thing, it has been the closes thing tox eateot I've found thats not directly by the caretaker

[@paulandreigillesania5359]

I would kill to own one of the five EatEoT paintings

[@ABucketofJake]

Same man

[@mucegai7854]

Cant wait to cry from it

[@kiwutgc9544]

Good video, B U T. I’m sick and tired of the internet acting like these are the only two albums Kirby has written. I want to see someone review Patience or one of his first albums.

[@ABucketofJake]

I said I’m only scratching the surface, pad Chennington is working on a 4 hour video on the man so your thirst can be quenched

[@kiwutgc9544]

@@ABucketofJake Yeah i’m not a huge fan of his newer stuff. That’s kind of just the way I am lmao, I can’t get into new stuff very easily. Anyways, thanks king

[@TheSnoozeFox]

So glad the caretaker became world wide popular, I used some his music in a radio play about WW1 PTSD at University about 12 ago and got an A. Thank you Leyland Kirby!

[@officialbuffoon8506]

Now we need Everywhere an empty bliss

[@Lobo2265]

Everywhere at the end of bliss

[@specificsoup]

I actually found an empty bliss beyond this world some years back from the KZbin algorithm. Just the album, no info videos about it. It took me a little while after hearing about everywhere at the end of time to realize they were by the same person.

[@stormholbek239]

yeah i can relate to those flashbacks. a day after i finished the album i lowkey joked about dementia with my friends, but the song still played in my head, i went on instagram and the first thing i saw was an "EATEOT" meme. man that hit me.

[@earthsteward70]

Holy shit, An Actual review of AEBBTW.

[@jaykebjacobson6879]

Speaking of the warning you give at the beginning of the video, listening to the caretaker messed me up. Whenever I hear it, the terrors I had as a child about hidden monsters in the dark come out, I can only listen to this type of stuff like out in the open in the middle of day. I can’t explain why, but it does.

[@jaykebjacobson6879]

Side note, I still listen to it on occasion, and this was an enjoyable video. The caretaker is great at what he does

[@no22020p]

Well you're not alone

[@nuclearcatpotatoe3714]

I actually discovered everywhere at the end of time through an empty bliss beyond this world

[@KazzArie]

short and sweet presentation,. i'm looking forward to listening to this after work today

[@potato_enjoyer4]

Ahhh existential dread... We meet again

[@lilbean5342]

bruh, Leyland is falling down the stairs more than Joe Biden

[@Thesnakerox]

For anyone intimidated by Everywhere At The End Of Time's length, it should be noted that each stage was originally released 6 months apart. Don't be afraid to break the series up across multiple sessions--just make sure you listen to each individual stage in order, and from start to finish.

[@rhysfielding868]

bout to endure this again

[@peepnox7747]

Aye, Let’s Go Early Squaders

[@jqke814]

Can’t wait to listen to this for the first time actually

[@CubicApocalypse128]

...only to see the comment you left 5 years ago

[@misterchef511]

An empty bliss is definitely more palatable and worth listening to imo. That shit is nice to fall asleep to

[@pastorofmuppets9346]

i love the cover and the first track the most... just like on eateaot

[@Thejashisheretocrashin]

They actually have found the sample of "I feel as if i might be vanishing" It's I expected too much by Wayne king.

[@SSBM-Sandwich]

Only listened to empty bliss mostly because it’s shorter but I’ve been meaning listen to “everywhere at the end of time” for a long time.

[@januschomsigmapants]

That you talking to your editor self was funny :)

[@Jamieconstable]

good vid man

[@AmyStache]

I ended up clicking through some of the music in the album I still couldn't listen to anything for more than 5 minutes it frightened me in ways I simply cannot describe I think I listened much more than I first realized because by the time I clicked ESC to exit fullscreen it was already nighttime I'm honestly confused and my feeling have never been more conflicted

[@millionth_jack]

An Empty Bliss Beyond This World is my favorite album ever.

[@Slafren]

It’s just a burning memory is taken from Al bowlly’s “heartaches” the title of the song is taken from a part of the lyrics

[@popdi.s.i.c.sccnnt7221]

your original video, then after that, your death grips video. got me outa the hole i dug myself in. thank you!!!!

[@zlabbah6523]

hyped For this

[@one-iy6kw]

ive already got near crazy from the last album lets see this one

[@saltscynical2418]

great video my guy

[@merkuiriy8421]

The andyland video showed is called 23RD BIRTHDAY btw, im a big fan of andyland they are pog

[@theawkwardguy5397]

Stage 0.50: Nah fam you still remember

[@RejectedHumanity]

here we go again