Leyland Kirby
He was born in Edgeley.
Also recorded as The Caretaker · Leyland James Kirby · Bored In Columbia · V/Vm And The Hog Chorus
Leyland Kirby
- Born
- 1974. · Edgeley.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom.
- Occupation
- composer and musician.
- Fields
- electronic music, experimental music, ambient music, hauntology, plunderphonics and sampledelia.
- Languages
- English.
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He was born in Edgeley.
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wikidata · Q3161226
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Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Kirby worked across electronic musician, composer and musician. The registers place that work in electronic music, experimental music, ambient music, hauntology, plunderphonics and sampledelia. This article rests on 14 issued recordings, 1 digitised documents and 4 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.
He also worked under the names The Caretaker, V/Vm and Billy Ray Cyrix. His recorded language was English.
Identity
Identity
Leyland Kirby is established in Library of Congress under no2015087793. Established in Discogs under 1550794. Recorded as composer and musician. Within the Encyclopedia. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
Explore 1974–2026
The full dated record · 3 entries
1974
Leyland Kirby born at Edgeley.
2009
Leyland Kirby - Sadly, the future is no longer what it was (2009) (2009) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2026
The Caretaker - Every Album I Could Reasonably Find (2026) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
Places
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Places
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Kraków.
Residences
Edgeley.
Birth place
Primary material
Documents and archives
institutional register
- Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 178616599
General reference · Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Discogs authority file 1550794
General reference · Discogs
- Discogs authority file 6823124
General reference · Discogs
- GND (German National Library) authority file 1049297229
General reference · GND (German National Library)
- ISNI authority file 000000037275826X
General reference · ISNI
- ISNI authority file 0000000450571506
General reference · ISNI
authority file
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
institutional register
Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 178616599Bibliothèque nationale de France
Secondary witnessinstitutional register
Secondary witnessinstitutional register
Secondary witnessinstitutional register
GND (German National Library) authority file 1049297229GND (German National Library)
Secondary witnessinstitutional register
Secondary witnessinstitutional register
Secondary witnessinstitutional register
Library of Congress authority file n2014071376Library of Congress
Secondary witnessinstitutional register
Library of Congress authority file no2015087793Library of Congress
Secondary witness
Every cited source · 13
- 01
Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 178616599
institutional register · General reference · Bibliothèque nationale de France
Consult the source - 02
Discogs authority file 1550794
institutional register · General reference · Discogs
Consult the source - 03
Discogs authority file 6823124
institutional register · General reference · Discogs
Consult the source - 04
GND (German National Library) authority file 1049297229
institutional register · General reference · GND (German National Library)
Consult the source - 05
ISNI authority file 000000037275826X
institutional register · General reference · ISNI
Consult the source - 06
ISNI authority file 0000000450571506
institutional register · General reference · ISNI
Consult the source - 07
Library of Congress authority file n2014071376
institutional register · General reference · Library of Congress
Consult the source - 08
Library of Congress authority file no2015087793
institutional register · General reference · Library of Congress
Consult the source - 09
MusicBrainz artist authority
institutional register · General reference · MusicBrainz
Consult the source - 10
MusicBrainz authority file
institutional register · General reference · MusicBrainz
Consult the source - 11
- 12
VIAF cluster 31145970087532250929 for Leyland Kirby, aggregating national library name authorities.
authority file · General reference · OCLC
Consult the source - 13
Wikidata, structured authority record Q3161226: Leyland Kirby
institutional register · General reference · Wikimedia Foundation
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
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