{"product_id":"liminal-hyper-normal-world-exclusive-vinyl-2lp","title":"LIMINAL - HYPER NORMAL - WORLD EXCLUSIVE SPLATTER VINYL 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiminal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the experimental psychedelic band from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorthern Rivers \/ Bundjalung Country\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, announce \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHyper Normal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, their new album out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOctober 16\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e via \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImpressed Recordings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlako Myles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on vocals and drums, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOscar Myles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on vocals and guitar, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYuki Zillig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on synth and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFelix Kesteven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on bass, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiminal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e create music that explodes your subconscious, mapping out oblique landscapes of occluded topicality. The group emerged from the grassroots psych scene along the East Coast, cultivating their distinct sound through self-produced recordings and hours-long jam sessions. Their reputation is growing: they were selected to play both the 2024 and 2025 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSydney SXSW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e festivals, opened for DJO with a wildly electronic set, and even launched their own community-focused festival, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnemoia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, sharing the stage with acts such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFungus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNice Biscuit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eEqual parts audacious and confounding, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHyper Normal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is an audiophonic homage to the strangest corners of humanity; a tome of magical realist fables set to a kinetic assemblage of doom metal riffs, dive-bomb rave synths, knotty post-bop grooves, and magmatic rock music; an absolute monster of a release from a group unafraid to stray from the well-trodden path into more oblique landscapes, mapping their own insular logic and occluded topicality all the while.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe title \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHyper Normal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is pulled from \u003cem\u003e\"Hypernormalisation\",\u003c\/em\u003e a term coined by \u003cstrong\u003eAlexei Yurchak\u003c\/strong\u003e and popularised by \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Curtis, \u003c\/strong\u003ewhich describes a phenomenon where people accept a fake version of reality, producing a feeling of being alone in your own world; a psychological disorder affecting the collective consciousness. It’s an apt summation of \u003cstrong\u003eLiminal\u003c\/strong\u003e’s thematic preoccupations: encroaching apocalypse, the ethical duties of authorship, and our ever-tenuous grasp of truth. Mastered by \u003cstrong\u003eBeau Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eAphex Twin, Burial\u003c\/strong\u003e), \u003cem\u003eHyper Normal\u003c\/em\u003e radiates with creative possibility, flashing through everything from early prog-rock and metal to jazz fusion and acid house with a strange and alluring fluidity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarlier this year,\u003cstrong\u003e Liminal\u003c\/strong\u003e’s video for ‘\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iZZaYkOG1Zk\"\u003eThe Crop\u003c\/a\u003e’ experienced a profound kind of niche virality: Close to\u003cstrong\u003e a million views\u003c\/strong\u003e on a DIY video shot entirely in their lounge room and processed using Blender 3D, a Panasonic WJ-MX50 feedback loop, and face paint that left \u003cstrong\u003eAlako Myles\u003c\/strong\u003e with green eyebrows for three weeks. Drawing from vintage 90s braindance CGI and old Warp Records VHS tapes, it's a surreal five minutes of hypnotic weirdness and environmental parable that hits harder than a million-dollar budget ever could.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-d40df2dd-7fff-86d7-2c5b-c3beaec047b3\"\u003eWhite with multicolour splatter, 180gm. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease date : 16 October, 2026.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Impressed Recordings x Liminal","offers":[{"title":"SPLATTER","offer_id":54487780229438,"sku":"IMP295","price":84.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"BLACK","offer_id":54487780262206,"sku":"IMP295B","price":79.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8676\/5630\/files\/LIMINALVINYLHYPERNORMAL.png?v=1790055816","url":"https:\/\/impressedrecordings.com\/products\/liminal-hyper-normal-world-exclusive-vinyl-2lp","provider":"Impressed Recordings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}