Through Shaded Woods | ||||
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Released | November 13, 2020 | |||
Recorded | April 2019 – August 2020 | |||
Studio | Serakos Studio, Warsaw, Poland | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, progressive folk | |||
Length | 39:50 | |||
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Singles from Through Shaded Woods | ||||
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Through Shaded Woods is the seventh studio album by Lunatic Soul, the side project of Riverside bassist, vocalist, and songwriter Mariusz Duda, released on November 13, 2020. The album was described by Duda as 'more folky' than previous releases, [1] with more influence from Scandinavian and Slavic folk [2] [3] and fewer electronic elements. [4] In Poland, Through Shaded Woods peaked at number 5 on OLiS (Oficjalna Lista Sprzedaży, Official Sales Chart). [5]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Navvie" | 4:03 |
2. | "The Passage" | 8:57 |
3. | "Through Shaded Woods" | 5:51 |
4. | "Oblivion" | 5:03 |
5. | "Summoning Dance" | 9:52 |
6. | "The Fountain" | 6:04 |
Total length: | 39:50 |
No. | Title | Length |
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7. | "Vyraj" | 5:32 |
8. | "Hylophobia" | 3:20 |
9. | "Transition II" | 27:45 |
Total length: | 76:27 |
Credits adapted from the Lunatic Soul website. [6]
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