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| Under the Fragmented Sky | ||||
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| Released | 25 May 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2016–2018 | |||
| Studios | Serakos Studio, Warsaw, Poland | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 36:07 | |||
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| Magazyn Gitarzysta |   [1] |
Under the Fragmented Sky is the sixth studio album by Lunatic Soul, the side project of Riverside bassist, vocalist, and songwriter Mariusz Duda. The album was released on 25 May 2018 by Kscope.
Background
[edit]Lunatic Soul's previous album, Fractured, was released in 2017 following the death of both Riverside co-founder and guitarist Piotr Grudziński as well as Duda's father in 2016. With around 90 minutes of music written and recorded, Duda initially considered releasing Fractured as a double album, before deciding instead to trim the album down to around 55 minutes, removing any instrumental tracks (the first Lunatic Soul album to do so), and focusing on the songs which sounded the most different to previous Lunatic Soul releases.
Initially, Under The Fragmented Sky was conceived as a supplementary mini-album to Fractured, consisting of mostly instrumental, unreleased music which did not make the record.[2] However, by January 2018 the project had grown into a full length album,[3] with additional recording sessions taking place between December 2017 and February 2018 at Serakos studio, Warsaw.[4] The album focusses on instrumental and wordless soundscapes — in contrast to Fractured, only two of the album's eight tracks feature lyrics. Nevertheless, according to Duda, the album still serves as a supplement to Fractured.[5]
Recording
[edit]The album was recorded between June 2016 and June 2017 (during the sessions for Lunatic Soul's previous album, Fractured) and between December 2017 and February 2018, at Serakos Studio in Warsaw, Poland.[6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "He Av En" | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Trials" | 5:34 |
| 3. | "Sorrow" | 1:29 |
| 4. | "Under the Fragmented Sky" | 5:01 |
| 5. | "Shadows" | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Rinsing the Night" | 4:55 |
| 7. | "The Art of Repairing" | 7:54 |
| 8. | "Untamed" | 3:23 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the Lunatic Soul website.[6]
Lunatic Soul
- Mariusz Duda – music, lyrics, all instruments (except drums on "Untamed")
Additional personnel
- Wawrzyniec Dramowicz – drums on "Untamed"
Production
- Mariusz Duda – producer, recording, mixing, mastering
- Magda Srzednicka – producer, recording, mixing, mastering
- Robert Srzednicki – producer, recording, mixing, mastering
Design
- Jarek Kubicki – illustration, design, layout
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 95 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[8] | 10 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lunatic Soul - Under The Fragmented Sky - Recenzja". Magazyngitarzysta.pl. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ↑ ""Under the Fragmented Sky"". lunatic soul. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ ""Under the Fragmented Sky" progress". lunatic soul. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "under the fragmented sky". lunatic soul. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ ""Under The Fragmented Sky" release date, preorder and cover". lunatic soul. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- 1 2 "under the fragmented sky". lunatic soul. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lunatic Soul – Under the Fragmented Sky" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
