"A period of transition where normal limits to thought, self-understanding, and behavior are relaxed - a situation which can lead to new perspectives."

Liminal State is a dark, experimental/electronic group created in Calgary 2006 by local artists Kyle Thomas and Steve Carey. Liminal State focuses heavily on textures, dynamics and the atmospheres that exist between industrial soundscapes and music. What began as an experimental partnership composing soundtracks for short films later developed into The Liminal State of Decay, a concept album released in the summer of 2009. available for download here

With support from the Canada Council for the Arts, Liminal State teamed up with Alberta-based production company NORTH COUNTRY CINEMA to create a series of short films to accompany the album. Local musicians/engineers Paul Chirka and Sean Friend were recruited into LiminalState in order to bring the project out of the studio and onto the stage. Liminal State is currently working on their second album, set for release in Spring 2010.

It is the sound of solvents, steel, and synapses.
It is the sound of power, progress, and poison.
It is the soundtrack to industry; the production floor grind.

Chemicals are the problem - chemicals are the solution.