[2010-07-28]   
Lunatic Soul – new album coming soon!

Mariusz Duda is just about to finish recording the material for his second album Lunatic Soul II. As it was the first time, everything takes place in the Serakos studio in Warsaw and is supervised by Robert Srzednicki and Magda Srzednicka. At the moment the work is focused on the vocal parts. The mixing and mastering of the material is due in August.

Lunatic Soul’s white album is a continuation of the debut. It is the second part of the diptych about the journey through the land of the dead. “White”—because this album’s cover is… the negative image of the first one.

“There is a little fear that the listeners, seeing a white cover with the characteristic sign and logo ‘lunatic soul’ but without any ‘2’ or ‘II,’ will think that it is a kind of re-release of the first album,” says the author of Lunatic Soul. “That’s why I’d like to highlight that it’s going to be entirely new material, and the cover looks as it looks because since the beginning it was supposed to be a black and white diptych. Lunatic Soul is simply a double album divided into two single ones by the period of two years’ anticipation. And now there comes the time for its second and last part.

“It’s still a story about the journey through the afterworld, and more specifically about a journey through a certain place that exists somewhere in-between. White doesn’t refer here to a literal return to life. The protagonist will still remain on the other side. White doesn’t mean that instead of dark sounds we’ll hear happy songs and nightingales singing, either. It will still be very characteristic, trans-like, and (as I like to call it) oriental-alternative musical journey. In many places maybe even a little more oriental and maybe more unsetting. For instance, in one of the songs the protagonist will find himself surrounded by four white naked walls, dressed in... a straitjacket. Of course I wanted to create a lot of “light” sounds, a certain kind of lightness, on this album. And I admit that in many moments—with the help of Robert and Magda—I’ve accomplished exactly what I was dreaming of. It will surely still be a blend of everything I like, from Dead Can Dance, Peter Gabriel from IV or Passion , through films and books about ghosts, up to my favourite Silent Hill, yet I can already hear that the second album, despite the continuation, will sound differently. I hope, though, that the sounds on it will not leave the majority of the lunatic souls indifferent.”

The majority of the instrumental parts are played by Mariusz Duda himself. However, the guest musicians appear this time as well, for instance already known from the previous album Maciej Szelenbaum (keyboards, flutes, quzheng) or Wawrzyniec Dramowicz from Indukti (drums).

The new album will be released in autumn this year, in Poland by Mystic Production, and in the rest of the world by (known for the work with such bands as Porcupine Tree or Anathema) the British label Kscope.

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Guest's comments

[2010-09-03 23:34] Steve J
Greetings from Wales. I love both Riverside and LS. They have completely changed my mind towards music. Really looking forward to LS2. Prog on Duda! Please tour in Wales soon! Don\'t pass by.

[2010-09-03 21:17] Eric attal
I\'v discovered Riverside and Lunatic soul last year and i\'m become a big fan of Mariusz Duda\'s music. His first solo album is a masterpiece. It could be nice if he could put a few pieces of demos or finished music to hear how his new album sounds Cheers ! Eric

[2010-08-29 00:26] Cori MacNaughton
Love the first album, and looking forward eagerly to the release of the second. I hope to see you in concert sometime before long, either in the US or in Poland!

[2010-08-28 21:08] Anonymous
I\'m very pleased to read that the second album will be ready soon! :D Greetings from Holland

[2010-08-25 14:09] Olga Odessa
Definitely we need in this \"White album\" of melancholy... Greetings from Ukraine !

[2010-08-17 09:47] Evgeni Genchev
Greetings from Bulgaria!!! The first album was incredible. I hope the second will be better! I HOPE to see live performance here!

[2010-08-16 13:32] Amir Sarvestani
Greetings from Iran I\'m counting days to autumn!

[2010-08-03 21:53] siegfried
greetings from austria. hope the second album is as good as the first one. GREAT MUSIC.

[2010-07-30 02:49] Steve Caudle
Part One was one of the most incredible, moving albums I have ever heard. Can\'t wait for part two.

[2010-07-30 02:26] Jorge Carrillo
Can\'t wait anymore!! I want to listen to this new release NOW!! OK just have to wait for the GREAT SOUND. Greetings from Argentina!!

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