Lunatic Soul, Lunatic Soul II

Poland, 2010.

Lunatic Soul is the solo project of Mariusz Duda, vocalist and bassist of Riverside. In stark contrast to his main outfit, Lunatic Soul contains no electric guitars at all and can be best described as a mix of ambient and progressive elements - Duda himself calls the sound “oriental-alternative”.

This is the second album, released on October 25, 2010, and is a continuation of the sound established on the debut.

Playlist:

1. The In-Between Kingdom
2. Otherwhere
3. Suspended In Whiteness
4. Asoulum
5. Limbo
6. Escape from ParadIce
7. Transition
8. Gravestone Hill
9. Wanderings

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Voice Of The Seven Thunders, Self-titled

UK, 2010.

“A sprawling, largely instrumental affair with many threads: Eastern-tinged psychedelia, hazy, pastoral folk and dusty desert blues. And they are expertly combined, with cantering acoustic guitars and propulsive grooves preventing the sound from ever lapsing into proggy torpor.”

Playlist:

1. Open Lighted Doorway
2. Kommune
3. Out of the Smoke
4. Third Transition
5. The Burning Mountain
6. Dry Leaves
7. Dalälven
8. Cylinders
9. Set Fire to the Forest
10. Disappearances

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DAAU, We Need New Animals

Belgium, 1998

This is a (strange but) beautiful album. DAAU (short for Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung) are a quartet comprising cello, violin, accordion and clarinet.
We need new animals shows unsettling, and oftentimes progressive, but always meaningful soundscapes that will at times remain sharp or, at others, warm you up while you listen to it; it transcends genre.


Playlist:

1. No Rule
2. Hot Shades (My Medina)
3. Nix
4. Broken
5. Gin & Tonic
6. Oliphant
7. Waltz Delire
8. Traag
9. Dip 'n Dodge
10. Lady Delay
11. Lost Souls

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