Liminal Spirit Releases “Pathways”

Liminal Spirit Releases “Pathways”

“Pathways,” the debut EP from one-man progressive doom/avant-garde metal project from Milwaukee, Liminal Spirit, is out now on digital format. Genre descriptors get one only so far with “Pathways” though. Multi- instrumentalist and composer, Jerry Hauppa (Northless, Ara, Deorbit), explains that the solo project is “focused on making ‘seance music’ or, in other words, a backdrop suitable for channeling the passage of spirits.”

“Pathways” consists of the single 14-minute title track, depicting five individuals trapped within a maze. It is fully through-composed, meaning there are no repeating parts of any kind until the epilogue. It is composed in a way that brings to mind a stage play, where there are intermissions and the aforementioned epilogue, and the lines of each of the five characters comprise the lyrics. The music will shift in tone throughout the piece to reflect the mood of each speaker.