{"product_id":"lunatic-soul-through-shaded-woods","title":"Lunatic Soul - Through Shaded Woods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLunatic soul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's seventh album available on lp gatefold lp pressed on pearl vinyl \/ digipack cd edition includes 16-page printed booklet - lunatic soul explores the darkness of slavic \u0026amp; scandinavian folk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLunatic Soul is the solo studio music project of the multi-talented creator, vocalist \u0026amp; multi-instrumentalist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMariusz Duda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough Shaded Woods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' is widely regarded as one of the most refined \u0026amp; richly realised albums in the Lunatic Soul discography, as well as its brightest \u0026amp; most positive to date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn album number seven Duda extends his musical explorations to include dark Scandinavian \u0026amp; Slavic folk, referencing bands like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeilung\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWardruna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Following the heavily electronic soundscapes of previous albums '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFractured\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \u0026amp; '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnder The Fragmented Sky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e', '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough Shaded Woods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' is completely devoid of electronics \u0026amp; is the first album in Duda's catalogue on which he plays all instruments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMariusz found his inspiration for the album from his childhood home, an area of Poland known for its forests \u0026amp; lakes, \"I think I have always wanted to create an album steeped in nature \u0026amp; woodlands. These bring to my mind freedom, breathing \u0026amp; a dance ritual of coming back to nature, so I wanted the album to include such ritualistic primal dances, shamanic, Slavic \u0026amp; Viking moods. I wanted to mix it all up \u0026amp; put it all together, making \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough Shaded Woods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" the most intense, dynamic \u0026amp; the most danceable album in my career.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album moves 'through shaded woods' \u0026amp; emerges into a more illuminated place musically as it progresses - from the atmospheric introduction of \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNavvie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" through to the title track, which leads the listener to a melodious, trance like \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOblivion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\", echoing the style of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDead Can Dance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Since the album's first release in 2020, Mariusz Duda has continued to develop one of contemporary progressive music's most distinctive solo careers, releasing the acclaimed eighth Lunatic Soul album '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe World Under Unsun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' in 2025 \u0026amp; completing the project's eight-album 'Circle of Life \u0026amp; Death' cycle. He has also released a series of solo albums under his own name, while in 2026 he announced his departure from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRiverside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e after 25 years, allowing him to focus fully on Lunatic Soul \u0026amp; his other creative projects. His latest release, '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTransition II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e', revisits material from the '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough Shaded Woods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' sessions with newly remixed pieces \u0026amp; the previously unreleased \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRealm Of The Weeping Willows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis CD edition of '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough Shaded Woods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' is presented as a 4- panel digipack \u0026amp; includes a 16-page printed booklet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSCOPE","offers":[{"title":"CD Digipack with 16-Page Booklet","offer_id":59935664931161,"sku":"SDZ-54742","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pearl Flip Horizon LP","offer_id":59935664963929,"sku":"SDZ-54743","price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0802644707327_7B02_7D.jpg?v=1792145718","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/lunatic-soul-through-shaded-woods","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}