Sadly, the Future Is No Longer What It Was

by Leyland Kirby

Sadly, the Future Is No Longer What It Was cover art

An immensely sprawling, incredibly bleak triple-album opus from the producer best known for his work under The Caretaker moniker. Eschewing his usual crackling ballroom loops in favor of elongated, profoundly melancholic synthesizer drones and somber piano chords, the collection confronts themes of societal decline and the death of post-war utopian optimism. It is a masterpiece of deeply depressive, modern ambient composition.

Genres

  • Hauntology
  • Ambient

Tracklist

  1. When Did Our Dreams And Futures Drift So Far Apart ?
  2. Not Even Nostalgia Is As Good As It Used To Be
  3. Sadly, The Future Is No Longer What It Was
  4. Stay Light, There Is A Rainbow A Coming
  5. And Nothing Comes Between The Sadness And The Scream
  6. I’ve Hummed This Tune To All The Girls I’ve Known
  7. Not As She Is Now But As She Appears In My Dreams