This development is akin to the electronica influence in Lunatic Soul indeed, the synth intro to “Ever the Optimist” took me straight back to Fractured, while the later synth solo would easily be at home in a Yes single.

The most obvious difference present on follow-up release Dancing in the Face of Danger is the inclusion of a large contingent of synth and electronica influences-from the programmed trip-hop style drums on opening number “Pyre” to the thick, distorted synths that cavort with the bass on “The Way Down” in a riff that’s as close as this group come to Tesseract style djenting. Nearly four years later, the Scouse triumvirate have returned with a sophomore EP to whet our appetites. Their debut EP, The Thing With Feathers, was a barnstorming work of accessible, modern progressive/art rock with no guitars, instead driven by prominent piano and the gorgeously strong vocals of Lynsey Ward.

If you keep up with underground prog rock, then you might know of a little trio working out of Liverpool called Exploring Birdsong. Recommended for fans of: Lunatic Soul, Gazpacho, Einar Solberg, White Moth Black Butterfly Interior Drawings is an album inspired by work, passion, creative process, and a self-imposed 'lockdown'.Style: Progressive Rock, Art Rock (Clean vocals) I already have an artistic world apart from Riverside, the one of Lunatic Soul, so this time, I decided not to hide behind a pseudonym, but to sign the work with my name.' 'I wanted it to draw references from my beginnings as a musician, from the first sounds I played mostly on keyboards, inspired by the works of electronic music artists, which I grew up listening to. 'During the pandemic years 2020-2021, I decided to start a new music project, different from Riverside, different from Lunatic Soul' - says Duda. Lockdown Trilogy contains minimalist, instrumental electronic music, enriched only with samples and fragmentary use of voice. Interior Drawings is the third and final instalment of the pandemic trilogy started off by Lockdown Spaces, an album had been released by Mariusz Duda in June 2020, which was followed by Claustrophobic Universe in April 2021. Mariusz Duda, the artist known as the frontman of Riverside and the man behind Lunatic Soul, has just announced that his new solo album entitled Interior Drawings will be out this year, more precisely on 10th December on the artist's Bandcamp and on 17th December on all digital platforms, streaming services (Glassville Music), and, traditionally… on cassette tapes (Mystic Production).

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