Theoretically pure anterograde amnesia

by The Caretaker

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anerbe I did not expect an album like this from The Caretaker, truly a beautiful and haunting ambient album. It sounds so empty but also too much at the same time and it pleases my ears. Favorite track: Memory Fifty Eight.

Lome I can’t believe it took me 4 years to finally listen to this album, but here we are I suppose
The way this was constructed for listeners to be unable to recall each of the songs properly was brilliant, although it made the album drag slightly (forgive me Caretaker fans 🙏), this album deserves the praise it has received and I’m sure it’ll keep receiving it for years to come
Definitely was a relaxing listen as well, all great stuff Favorite track: Memory Thirty Six.

OrsonXD What an experience! Much better listened to as a whole, as I had trouble coming up with analyses for each individual track. Second longest and hardest to get through imo, this wonderful collection of long-gone memories starts off the amnesia trilogy (technically quadrilogy) with a bang. Favorite track: Memory Thirty Seven.

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Here The Caretaker provides you with seventy-two memories to lose yourself in.

It is the aural sound of 'Theoretically pure anterograde amnesia'
a condition where it's impossible to remember new events.

A release with audio designed to be forgotten with few reference points appearing from a dense audio fog of an amnesiac condition.

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1.	Memory One 03:00
2.	Memory Two 03:03
3.	Memory Three 04:00
4.	Memory Four 04:24
5.	Memory Five 08:01
6.	Memory Six 03:23
7.	Memory Seven 03:33
8.	Memory Eight 03:20
9.	Memory Nine 04:08
10.	Memory Ten 01:55
11.	Memory Eleven 02:36
12.	Memory Twelve 03:14
13.	Memory Thirteen 03:53
14.	Memory Fourteen 03:27
15.	Memory Fifteen 03:30
16.	Memory Sixteen 03:21
17.	Memory Seventeen 02:52
18.	Memory Eighteen 02:53
19.	Memory Nineteen 03:26
20.	Memory Twenty 03:39
21.	Memory Twenty One 03:39
22.	Memory Twenty Two 03:11
23.	Memory Twenty Three 03:59
24.	Memory Twenty Four 04:06
25.	Memory Twenty Five 02:33
26.	Memory Twenty Six 03:05
27.	Memory Twenty Seven 02:59
28.	Memory Twenty Eight 03:43
29.	Memory Twenty Nine 03:23
30.	Memory Thirty 02:10
31.	Memory Thirty One 02:46
32.	Memory Thirty Two 03:11
33.	Memory Thirty Three 02:30
34.	Memory Thirty Four 03:02
35.	Memory Thirty Five 03:02
36.	Memory Thirty Six 04:37
37.	Memory Thirty Seven 03:55
38.	Memory Thirty Eight 03:36
39.	Memory Thirty Nine 01:54
40.	Memory Forty 03:26
41.	Memory Forty One 02:26
42.	Memory Forty Two 03:39
43.	Memory Forty Three 03:16
44.	Memory Forty Four 03:06
45.	Memory Forty Five 03:39
46.	Memory Forty Six 03:16
47.	Memory Forty Seven 03:12
48.	Memory Forty Eight 03:27
49.	Memory Forty Nine 04:11	buy track
50.	Memory Fifty 03:24
51.	Memory Fifty One 03:05
52.	Memory Fifty Two 02:47
53.	Memory Fifty Three 02:35
54.	Memory Fifty Four 03:03
55.	Memory Fifty Five 03:40
56.	Memory Fifty Six 03:07
57.	Memory Fifty Seven 03:29
58.	Memory Fifty Eight 02:38
59.	Memory Fifty Nine 03:07
60.	Memory Sixty 02:06
61.	Memory Sixty One 01:55
62.	Memory Sixty Two 02:56
63.	Memory Sixty Three 04:00
64.	Memory Sixty Four 03:12
65.	Memory Sixty Five 02:04
66.	Memory Sixty Six 02:46
67.	Memory Sixty Seven 03:02
68.	Memory Sixty Eight 03:13
69.	Memory Sixty Nine 03:08
70.	Memory Seventy 03:21
71.	Memory Seventy One 02:44
72.	Memory Seventy Two 04:48

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released May 31, 2006

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“The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.”

― Friedrich Nietzsche

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