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Celestial Ether 1:16 ░▐ ▌░ 02. My Invisible 4:31 ░▐ ▌░ 03. Boy 4:47 ░▐ ▌░ 04. Stars Light Up 3:13 ░▐ ▌░ 05. Teardrop 4:32 ░▐ ▌░ 06. Night (Feat. Synecdoche Montauk) 4:09 ░▐ ▌░ 07. Your Turn (Feat. Flaty) 3:41 ░▐ ▌░ 08. Badlands 3:14 ░▐ ▌░ 09. Storm Dancer 4:28 ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ▄▄▄┌─────────────┐▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ░▐ ▌░ ▒▒▒│ rip notes │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ░▐ ▌░ └─────────────┘ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ When asked to explain the title of her third full-length ░▐ ▌░ album, Liminal Soul, Russian producer/musician Kedr Livanskiy ░▐ ▌░ states, ôI was trying to feel about the boundary between the ░▐ ▌░ opposites û analogue and digital, natural and urban, a sound ░▐ ▌░ and voice and then erase it. It is such an intense ░▐ ▌░ interlacement of meanings, so the music came out liminal, ░▐ ▌░ ever-changing, elusive.ö ItÆs an apt reflection on a record ░▐ ▌░ that feels at once expansive and timeless - the self-produced ░▐ ▌░ Liminal Soul finds her pushing the boundaries of electronic ░▐ ▌░ songwriting while also remaining true to her sonic roots, ░▐ ▌░ making peace with her own transience in the process. Bringing ░▐ ▌░ her crystalline voice to the forefront, she channels it into ░▐ ▌░ operatic choruses, looping falsetto, and her first full song ░▐ ▌░ in English. On Liminal Soul sheÆs injected her infectious ░▐ ▌░ club beats with a dose of the natural, crafting an expansive ░▐ ▌░ collection of deconstructed break pop. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ To hear Livanskiy tell it, her last album was ôborn on the ░▐ ▌░ dance floor.ö Returning to DJing after a several-year hiatus ░▐ ▌░ reignited her love of early dance music, an energy which she ░▐ ▌░ channelled into 2019Æs Your Need. Produced by fellow musician ░▐ ▌░ and frequent collaborator Flaty, it remains her most upbeat ░▐ ▌░ record to date, with influences ranging from dub and ░▐ ▌░ breakbeat to 90s electronic and ghetto house. Your Need was ░▐ ▌░ met with acclaim from both fellow DJs and music press alike, ░▐ ▌░ earning her features in publications like The Guardian and ░▐ ▌░ Pitchfork, as well as live gigs from Moscow to New York City. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ The infectious pop energy of Your Need is still present on ░▐ ▌░ Liminal Soul, but this time itÆs more refined; a single ░▐ ▌░ element in an elaborate arsenal. Coming off a grueling tour ░▐ ▌░ cycle, Livanskiy felt boxed in by the very music that had ░▐ ▌░ fueled her - ôthe dance floor had shaped me at some time, ░▐ ▌░ [but] then it almost suffocated me,ö she explains. At the ░▐ ▌░ same time, she was reflecting on her own growth and age - ôI ░▐ ▌░ desired to create a mature album, since IÆve absolved my ░▐ ▌░ adolescent essence and entered the beautiful maturity.ö ░▐ ▌░ Rather than simply rebelling against the upbeat nature of the ░▐ ▌░ last record, however, she opted instead to expound upon it: ░▐ ▌░ Liminal Soul takes the technicolor dance floor conjured on ░▐ ▌░ Your Need and drops it into the middle of a lush forest, ░▐ ▌░ striking a perfect balance between the electronic energy of ░▐ ▌░ contemporary life and the organic ease of the natural world. ░▐ ▌░ ôUrban being and intuitive organic life are inseparable ░▐ ▌░ within a man. ThatÆs the boundary I intended to discover, an ░▐ ▌░ archaic pulse inside modern people.ö ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ To do so required her first to push her own internal ░▐ ▌░ boundaries, including the use of her voice. In the past, ░▐ ▌░ LivanskiyÆs vocals were used sparingly, a gentler element in ░▐ ▌░ a larger production tapestry. On Liminal Soul, though, sheÆs ░▐ ▌░ brought them to the forefront. ôIn comparison to previous ░▐ ▌░ albums, when the voice acted more as a background and was ░▐ ▌░ embedded in the mix,ö she says, ônow itÆs truly a core.ö With ░▐ ▌░ this liberation came the freedom to experiment with the voice ░▐ ▌░ as an instrument as well: in addition to ethereal choruses, ░▐ ▌░ Livanskiy also employs falsetto and looping opera harmonies ░▐ ▌░ to bolster these songs. On ôBoyö, she even sings in English, ░▐ ▌░ mournfully reflecting on the end of a relationship and ░▐ ▌░ growing older. Her presence on these tracks is more palpable ░▐ ▌░ as a result - Livanskiy is taking ownership in a way she ░▐ ▌░ hadnÆt in the past. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ This conviction is evident in the albumÆs instrumental ░▐ ▌░ arrangements as well - Livanskiy expertly fuses acoustic ░▐ ▌░ elements with electronic ones, deconstructing pop songwriting ░▐ ▌░ with Bjork-like prowess. The haunting vocal loop and house ░▐ ▌░ beat on lead single ôStars Light Upö sound almost underwater, ░▐ ▌░ distorting our sense of physical space and prompting us to ░▐ ▌░ ôplunge into the night skies.ö Contributions from Flaty and ░▐ ▌░ avant-electronic group Synecdoche Montauk on ôYour Turnö and ░▐ ▌░ ôNightö add texture to the albumÆs dancier tracks, while the ░▐ ▌░ use of older acoustic instruments on ôStorm Dancerö and ôBoyö ░▐ ▌░ add a sense of timelessness that furthers the transcendental ░▐ ▌░ tone. LivanskiyÆs influences are similarly far-reaching - she ░▐ ▌░ cites Terrence Dixon, Topdown Dialectic, Dinamarca, Actress, ░▐ ▌░ Stabudown Productions, Elysia Crampton, Beatrice Dillon, Ishi ░▐ ▌░ Ivu, Flaty, and Terry Riley as inspirations. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ For all itÆs boundary-pushing, Liminal Soul is also ░▐ ▌░ remarkably cohesive. It plays like an electronic opera: from ░▐ ▌░ the angelic choral opener ôCelestial Etherö to the moodier ░▐ ▌░ outro ôStorm Dancerö, the listener enters a state of ░▐ ▌░ suspended reality where they are transported to dark ░▐ ▌░ cityscapes and verdant rural sprawls, futuristic societies ░▐ ▌░ and ancient ones, all in the same stroke. In the end, ░▐ ▌░ Livanskiy doesnÆt propose a single path forward. The point, ░▐ ▌░ instead, is to make peace with the fluctuation itself. The ░▐ ▌░ albumÆs striking cover art, designed by Kedr and Flaty, ░▐ ▌░ reflects this theme as well: ôit was essential to share the ░▐ ▌░ feeling of transition, of a space, which cannot be ░▐ ▌░ articulated,ö she says. ôThe idea is that even in dark ages ░▐ ▌░ the light still glows somewhere inside.ö ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ▄▄▄┌─────────────┐▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ░▐ ▌░ ▒▒▒│ marr │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ░▐ ▌░ └─────────────┘ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ indie . pop . rock . shoegaze . dream . jangle . twee ░▐ ▌░ chamber . noise . c-86 . college . goth . post . kraut ░▐ ▌░ darkwave . alternative . lo-fi . country . americana ░▐ ▌░ folk . folk/rock . psychedelic . progressive . metal ░▐ ▌░ heavy . hair . math . grunge . classic . southern . aor ░▐ ▌░ west coast . punk . hardcore . garage . avantgarde . ░▐ ▌░ classical . electronic . ambient . synthpop . leftfield ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ░▌░ ░ █ █ ░ ░▐░ ▌░ ▓▓█ █▓▓ ░▐ ▌░ ░█ █░ ░▐ ▌░ █ ░ ▒ ░ ░ ▒ ░ █ ░▐ ░ ▌░██ ░ ▒█████░ ░█████▒ ░ ██░▐ ░ ▒ ░ ▌░█ ░ ███▓ ▓██ ▒ ▒ ██▓ ▓███ ░ █░▐ ░ ▒ ░██ ▌█▓ ████ █▒ ▒█ ████ ▓░▐ ██░ ░██████░ ███ █ █ ███ ░██████░ ██████ ███ █ █ ███ ██████ ▒███ ███▒ ██ █ █ ██ ▒███ ███▒ ████ ████████ ▒ █ █ ▒ ████████ ████ ████░ ███████░ ░░ █ █ ░░ ░███████ ░████ █████░ ████▒ ▒ ▓█ █▒ ▒█ █▓ ▒ ▒████ ░█████ █████░ ██████████ ███ █ █ ███ ██████████ ░█████ ▒██████ ░ ███████▒ ████▒▒█ █▒▒████ ▒███████ ░ ██████▒ ░ ███░ ███ ░ * █▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓█ * ░ ███ ░███ ░ █░ ███ █░ *** * * █▒█▒▒██████▒▒█▒█ * * *** ░█ ███ ░█ ████ ██ * ████████ ████████ * ██ ████ ████████ * *** ░ ░██████ ██████░ ░ *** * ████████ █████ ** ░ ████ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ████ ░ ** █████ ▒█████████████▒▒ ░░ ░░ ▒▒█████████████▒ ░▓██████████▒ ░░ ░░ ▒██████████▓░ ▒█████ ░░ ░░ █████▒ ███ ███ ██ ██ ▒█ █▒ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098R6ZNM8