{"product_id":"liminality-dream-state-return","title":"Liminality \/ Dream State Return","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the end of 2024, Elder looked back on an unusual period in their now near 20-year career. A few years ago, the band had released their most progressive record yet, 2022's highly acclaimed \u003cem\u003eInnate Passage\u003c\/em\u003e, followed by the usual heavy touring schedule, including a 24-show arena tour supporting Tool. The band then took a year-long sabbatical to recharge their creative batteries, which, instead of rest, culminated in the release of multiple albums by side projects.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConvening in the winter of that year for a two-week songwriting session at Big Snuff Studio in Berlin, the band set a goal of knocking off the rust and putting together ideas for the next record. While combing through an archive of old sketches, they hit upon an outline of a song from somewhere between 2020's \u003cem\u003eOmens\u003c\/em\u003e and its successor Innate Passage, abandoned then for reasons now inscrutable. Picking up the pieces with fresh ears, Elder fleshed out a new version of the track, which is firmly rooted between those two albums but with an identity of its own. Building on the song's ending, a swirling tower of synthesizers, chugging guitars, and almost tribal drumming was constructed during lengthy in-studio jams.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiminality \/ Dream State Return\u003c\/em\u003e can be seen as a bridge between eras in Elder's creative universe: one foot is planted in the highly melodic and sometimes alternative\/grunge-tinged riffing of Omens, the other in Innate \u003cem\u003ePassage's\u003c\/em\u003e dreamy prog soundscapes, with its head in the clouds looking toward Elder's upcoming LP 7.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stickman Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Translucent","offer_id":53447076118859,"sku":"R3947-7670","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_cefc30b8-a7f9-4413-8b9d-b53de6630501.jpg?v=1758539641","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/liminality-dream-state-return","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}