Liminality (album) explained
Liminality |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Seamus Ó Muíneacháin |
Cover: | Album Cover of "Liminality" by Seamus O'Muineachain.jpg |
Recorded: | 2022–2024 |
Genre: | Ambient, new age |
Length: | 25:19[1] |
Label: | Ghost Home Recordings[2] |
Producer: | Seamus O'Muineachain |
Prev Title: | Isthmus |
Prev Year: | 2022 |
Liminality is the seventh studio album by Irish ambient musician Seamus Ó Muíneacháin.[3]
Background and release
O’Muineachain composed and produced Liminality over a two-year period in Thailand, Georgia, and Ireland.[4] The first track to be released from the album was “Here”, which debuted on the 25th anniversary show of An Taobh Tuathail on the 29th of April 2024.[5] The song “(It’s a Rare Thing) To Daydream” premiered on KEXP on the 12th of May 2024.[6] A video for the song by Thai artist Phannarat Sukkarnka premiered on It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine on May 13th 2024.[7] “Cinnamon” was played by Stuart Maconie on BBC Radio 6 Music on June 9th 2024.[8]
Critical reception
Writing for The Big Takeover, Dave Franklin called Liminality “a gorgeous, heady, and thought-provoking piece of work.”[9] EKM.CO called the album “a relaxing and powerful demonstration of being in the midst of a transition.”[10] Irish music blog Nialler9 called the track "Cinnamon" “Gorgeous minimal piano stuff” and included it on their list “9 of the best Irish songs this week.”[11]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Liminality on Musicbrainz. Musicbrainz. 10 July 2024.
- Web site: Seamus O'Muineachain - Liminality (Ghost Home Recordings). 2 May 2024. jazziz.com.
- Web site: Irish Multi-instrumentalist Seamus O'Muineachain announces 7th Album 'Liminality', out July. imro.ie. Irish Music Rights Organisation. 29 May 2024.
- Web site: Seamus O'Muineachain Discusses His New LP, Travelling Across Southeast Asia, And More. Webber. Kieran. Clunk Magazine. 17 July 2024 .
- Web site: An Taobh Tuathail Monday 29 April 2024. rte.ie. 29 April 2024.
- Web site: (It's a Rare Thing) To Daydream on Liminality by Seamus O'Muineachain. kexp.org. 12 May 2024.
- Web site: Ambient Music from Seamus O'Muineachain'(It's a Rare Thing) To Daydream)' by Seamus O'Muineachain. . www.psychedelicbabymag.com. 13 May 2024 .
- Web site: Jorge Ben Jor - A Tábua de Esmeralda. 9 June 2024. Maconie. Stuart. bbc.co.uk.
- Web site: Seamus O'Muineachain - Liminality (Ghost Home Recordings). Franklin. Dave. 2 August 2024. The Big Takeover.
- Web site: Seamus O'Muineachain – Liminality [July 7]]. 7 July 2024. ekm.co.
- Web site: The New Irish Music Playlist: Ahmed, With Love, Fixity, VERA, Arvo Party, Kawaii Hoe & more. Byrne. Niall. 12 July 2024. Nialler9. nialler9.com.