You ever press play on a track and feel like you’re falling into a black hole lined with reverb? Welcome to Pathways—the latest mind-warp from Liminal Spirit, the solo brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Jerry Hauppa. Clocking in at just 14 minutes, it’s technically a single. Emotionally? It’s an entire existential breakdown.
“Yeah, I know—it’s short,” Hauppa admits with a laugh. “But this isn’t meant to fill the background. You’ve got to sit with it.” And he’s not kidding. Pathways unfolds like a slow-burn fever dream: five nameless souls trapped in a shifting maze of doom riffs, ghostly melodies, and drums that sound like the walls are collapsing around them. It’s a journey, not a playlist add.
Unlike the ritual-tinged EP from 2024, this track dials up the weird—and the weight. Guitars drone and mutate like they’re haunted. The synths? Less “spacey” and more interdimensional distress signal. One minute, it’s all crushing atmosphere à la Jesu. The next, it’s channeling the brainy chaos of early Swans. Think Silent Hill, if the soundtrack had distortion pedals and a theology degree.
But the real kicker? The track moves. “The melodies evolve with the characters,” Hauppa says. And sure enough, those heavy themes you latch onto early get flipped, twisted, and buried before the end. By minute ten, you're not sure if you're headbanging or praying.
It’s dense. It’s dark. It demands your full attention. But give it that, and you’ll walk away changed—or at least slightly disturbed. Fans of Skepticism, Kayo Dot, or anyone who enjoys having their psyche gently disassembled: this one’s for you.
Mastered by Jeff Wojtysiak. Everything else? Blame Jerry.
Listened to this while microwaving ramen. Somehow the broth tasted like a minor chord. 10/10 would hallucinate again.
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