Oct 12, 2018

Liminal is the “endless” ambient playlist curated by Sigur Rós and the second volume was added live today. Overseen by Jónsi, Alex Somers and Paul Corley, the literally continuous mix started earlier this year and “will be built over linear time into a never-finished project. Albums will be released, volumes added to. Liminal, both live and locally, takes the listener to a place neither here nor there; a “liminal” space.”

A press release for the second installation calls this second hour of music, “another step towards the idea of creating an ever-evolving ambient listening experience around the wider Sigur Rós family.”

”Coinciding with live Liminal soundbaths from Jónsi, Paul Corley, & Alex Somers, as part of David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption in Los Angeles over the weekend (October 13 and 14), the new additions to the mixtape include Jonsi’s previously unheard 6-minute string-based piece “Missir,” as well as a remix of Frakkur’s (Jónsi’s noughties electronic alter-ego), “A Drop In The Ocean”, a piece Jónsi made in 2001 that’s gone unreleased until now.

The new hour of Liminal music also includes the rare Jónsi & Alex track, “Chapter 3”, from All Animals, the bonus disc of their acclaimed Riceboy Sleeps ambient album, plus new music from Alex Somers, his remix of Julianna Barwick’s mesmeric “The Harbinger”, and material from much-loved friends and influences, including Ian William Craig and Vatican Shadow...New and unreleased music is planned in the weeks ahead.”