Jambase.com – Steve Drizos Shares New Single ‘Liminal Space’: Exclusive Premiere
Portland, Oregon-based musician/engineer/producer Steve Drizos will release his debut solo album, Axiom, on January 22 through Cavity Search Records. JamBase is pleased to premiere the album’s closing track and latest single, “Liminal Space.”
Drizos — who is the current drummer for Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons and is one-half of Dexter Grove — wrote, recorded, produced and mixed Axiom at his recording studio The Panther.
“I have been wanting to make a record of my own music for a long time,” said Drizos. “In my old band Dexter Grove I wrote a fair amount of the material that the band performed. Then, when I joined Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons, my songwriting became more of a pastime and something I just did for my own pleasure. Jerry is such an amazing and prolific songwriter, and it’s his band and vision. But I love writing songs and thought I have enough good material to put out a decent record. Then I went and built a studio in my basement, mainly so I could have a space to record myself. The studio has grown into something much larger than that, but that’s how it got started.”
While Drizos provided most of the instrumentation on the eight-song album, a few guests were called on to contribute, including his wife, The Decemberists’ keyboardist Jenny Conlee-Drizos. Joining Drizos on the poignant, seven-minute “Liminal Space” was Conlee on piano and organ, Nate Query on bass and Paul Brainard on lap steel guitar, with backing vocals provided by Kyleen King, Alia Farrah and Dave Jones.
Regarding the album’s closing track, Drizos stated:
“Liminal Space” is probably the most autobiographical song on the record. Being someone who values keeping my personal life private, I gave myself permission to let down my guard and be as open and honest as I could about going through a major shift in my life. My hope is that anyone going through or has gone through a similar situation will be able to relate and maybe not feel so isolated.
Stream “Liminal Space” off Steve Drizos’ upcoming solo debut album, Axiom, below:
Axiom Tracklist
- Axiom
- Juggling Fire
- Static
- You Don’t See That Now
- Softer, Please
- Covering Your Eyes
- Take You Home
- Liminal Space