CASS / ALEJANDRO MORSE. Liminal

Alejandro Morse — Liminal
CASSETTE + DIGITAL
Release September 2018
Mexico

Alejandro Morse is the latest ambient/drone project by Edgar Medina. As a founding artist and collaborator at Umor Rex, he released his first full-length albums as Alejandro Morse, "Landscape Memories" (2006) and "Obelisks" (2007), under said label. Medina is also known as Transistor, for his dancefloor-oriented music.

His album "Liminal" was developed over a 2-year process involving recordings from various disparate locations in Mexico, the United States, and Switzerland. Field recordings are meticulously processed to be used as layers, which emotionally and movingly intertwine between arrangements emanated by digital synthesis. He applies intricate sound processing to the intertwined elements, adding complexity to the listener's experience.

Liminal zones and their temporal dimensions are the creative entry for this album, in which each zone is related to sudden events, as death has recently touched Edgar's life. There is an ominous space between moving forward and drowning. In a liminal space, the individual experiences revelations of sacred knowledge, such as childbirth, ecstasy, enlightenment, orgasm, epiphanies, and death. Thus, it is hoped that these works have served as a digital monument and a sonic exegesis for those passing through a liminal zone. May these wandering sounds allow them to move forward into new and more complex dimensions, and meaningful experiences.

Written, produced by Edgar Medina, also known as Alejandro Morse. Art by Daniel Castrejón, photos by Diego Berruecos.

TRACKLIST / 44 min

01. The Room
02. Farewell twilight bird
03. Empty Cage
04. Liminal
05. Erdkinder 0Brotherhood
06. Clear(ish) Light (Tube Noise Rework)

Umor Rex album page

UMOR REX is a window with a unique vision towards experimental music. It is a label worth discovering through the ear, both for electronic music lovers and for those curious to explore new forms of artistic expression.

Founded in 2006 in Mexico City, UMOR REX is an independent record label whose challenging and experimental catalog, in vinyl and cassette format, spans from ambient to electronic experimentation, dub, and avant-garde. They publish the work of artists constantly exploring new sound territories, such as Felicia Atkinson, Driftmachine, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Gudrun Gut, Siavash Amini, among many others.