Impressions is the new album from Lunatic Soul is now available to pre-order from the Kscope store. Lunatic Soul is the solo project from Riverside creative force and lead singer, Mariusz Duda.

Impressions, the third album from Lunatic Soul, follows 2010’s acclaimed II (White Album) and features a number of tracks written in the sessions for both that and the self titled (Black Album) debut in 2008.

Mariusz felt that the compositions completed the theme set out on I & II and decided to return to the studio earlier this year to record the final instalment in the trilogy.

‘Impressions is a collection of instrumental compositions, which act as an addition to the story told on the black and white Lunatic Soul albums. These songs without lyrics, with scarce vocal parts are more ambient in style, resembling a soundtrack to a film or a video game.‘
Mariusz Duda

There is a mini-site for Impressions which features more info, a free download, audio samples from the album, downloads and more, check it out at: www.kscopemusic.com/lunaticsoul

Impressions will be released on CD and gatefold vinyl, pre-order from the Kscope store

Lunatic Soul II, the second solo album from Mariusz Duda, the lead singer and creative force behind the post-progressive band Riverside, will be released on Kscope on October 25th but is now available to pre-order from the Kscope store. The first Lunatic Soul album was released to critical acclaim in 2008 and Duda has described the project as ‘a double album divided into two single ones by the period of two years’ anticipation.’

Lunatic Soul 2 is now available to pre-order from the Kscope store.

Tracklist

The In-Between Kingdom
Otherwhere

Suspended In Whiteness

Asoulum
Limbo
Escape from ParadIce

Transition
Gravestone Hill

Wanderings

A new mini-site featuring info on the album, downloads, a free MP3 of the track Wanderings and more is now online at www.kscopemusic.com/lunaticsoul

Lunatic Soul the self titled debut solo record from Mariusz Duda is released today on Kscope. Mariusz Duda is the lead singer and creative force behind the Polish band, Riverside.

Since the release of their debut album in 2003, Riverside have built a solid fan base in a genre that boasts the likes of Porcupine Tree, Opeth and Dream Theater. Lunatic Soul adds another name to this new post-progressive stable.

Duda described the album by saying:

I touched upon a vital subject on this record, namely… death. What came out of this was a conceptual journey to the world beyond full of reflections on transience and all we may want to leave after we pass (if we want to leave anything). In the sphere of music, it will be intriguing.

Classic Rock reviewed Lunatic Soul this month (September 2008, Issue 123), and had this to say:

Poland’s Riverside released one of the prog albums of 2007 with Rapid Eye Movement, and Lunactic Soul is the debut solo project from the band’s frontman Mariusz Duda. It’s more reflective and less intense than Riverside, full of languorous, near-whispered vocals and understated tribal rhythms, notably on The Final Truth.

7/10

 

A mini-site featuring audio samples, downloads, info and more is now online at www.kscopemusic.com/lunaticsoul. The site also offers a free mp3 of the title track to anyone who signs up to the mailing list.

Lunatic Soul is in stores now, available from the Kscope shop or can be downloaded from:

The band’s video diary of the trip is now on The Pineapple Thief TV which is online at www.pineapplethief.com/tv. The video diary captures some of the highs and lows of an eventful trip including the band’s triumphant performance at the festival, cancelled flights and loads of polish vodka.

The festival also gave the band the chance to meet up with Mariusz Duda from Riverside whose new solo album Lunatic Soul is released on Kscope on October 13^th. More details on Lunatic Soul can be found at www.kscopemusic.com/lunaticsoul.

The Pineapple Thief TV also features footage of the band live at a recent London gig and the first instalment of the ‘Thief Workshops’ where TPT main man Bruce Soord talks us through how to play one of the band’s tracks. First up is Boxing Day taken from the album Little Man.

The self-titled debut from Lunatic Soul, the new project from Riverside frontman Mariusz Duda is  released on Kscope on October 13^th 2008.  A new mini-site featuring info on the album, audio samples, downloads and more is now online here.

For a limited period the site is also offering a free mp3 of the title track from the album to anyone who signs up to the Kscope mailing list.

The Lunatic Soul album has allowed Duda, in collaboration  with a host of other respected musicians, to create a collection of atmospheric  tracks which he has described as ‘an oriental-trans-psychadelic-verbal-musical journey through the pitch darkness available only to those who have… a lunatic soul.’

 Go to www.kscopemusic.com/lunaticsoul for more details.

The new album from Riverside frontman Mariusz Duda

New to Kscope, the self titled Lunatic Soul album is the debut solo record from the lead singer and creative force behind the Polish band, Riverside.

Since the release of their debut album in 2003, Riverside have built a solid fan base in a genre that boasts the likes of Porcupine Tree, Opeth and Dream Theatre. Lunatic Soul adds another name to this new post-progressive stable.

Mariusz Duda is currently touring with Riverside on the back of their latest release Rapid Eye Movement (Inside Out).

Duda described the album by saying “I touched upon a vital subject on this record, namely… death. What came out of this was a conceptual journey to the world beyond full of reflections on transience and all we may want to leave after we pass (if we want to leave anything). In the sphere of music, it will be intriguing.”

Lunatic Soul will be in stores from October 13th and available to download from October 6th.

A mini-site featuring audio samples, downloads, info and more will be online shortly at www.kscopemusic.com/lunaticsoul