Lunatic Soul II

{{Infobox album

| name = Lunatic Soul II

| type = Album

| artist = Lunatic Soul

| cover = Lunatic Soul II cover.png

| alt =

| released = October 25, 2010

| recorded = 2010

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Progressive rock

| length = 50:43

| label = Kscope

| producer = Mariusz Duda, Robert Srzednicki, Magda Srzednicka

| prev_title = Lunatic Soul

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Impressions

| next_year = 2011

}}

Lunatic Soul II is the second solo album by Riverside vocalist and bass guitarist Mariusz Duda released under the name Lunatic Soul.{{cite web |url=http://www.lunaticsoul.com/thealbum.php?lang=en |title= L u n a t i c s o u L|website=www.lunaticsoul.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124100957/http://www.lunaticsoul.com/thealbum.php?lang=en |archive-date=November 24, 2010}}

The album was released on 25 October 2010 by both Mystic Production and Kscope,{{Cite web |title=Lunatic Soul, Lunatic Soul II CD – Shelter of mine |url=https://store.shelterofmine.com/en/produkt/lunatic-soul-lunatic-soul-lp-ii-cd/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |language=en-US}} debuting at No. 13 on the OLiS chart in Poland.{{Cite web |title=Oficjalna lista sprzeday :: OLIS – Official Retail Sales Chart |url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=620&lang=pl |access-date=13 April 2025 |website=olis.onyx.pl}}{{Cite web |date=17 July 2010 |title=Już w tym roku nowa płyta Lunatic Soul! |trans-title=New Lunatic Soul album coming this year! |url=https://lunaticsoul.com/pl/juz-w-tym-roku-nowa-plyta-lunatic-soul/ |access-date=13 April 2025 |website=lunatic soul |language=pl-PL}} Reviewers compared the music to such artists as Dead Can Dance and Peter Gabriel.{{Cite web |title=Lunatic Soul – Lunatic Soul II {{!}} recenzje ArtRock.pl |url=https://artrock.pl/recenzje/44259/lunatic_soul_lunatic_soul_ii.html |access-date=13 April 2025 |website=ArtRock.pl |language=pl}}

Music critics pointed out that Lunatic Soul II is more musically accessible than the debut and includes more melodic content. They placed emphasis on Duda's continued experimentation, expressed through the use of unconventional instruments, such as the Chinese guzheng, tubular bells, the cajón, and the kalimba.{{Cite web |title=Recenzja Lunatic Soul "Lunatic Soul II" |trans-title=Lunatic Soul Review "Lunatic Soul II" |url=https://www.dnamuzyki.net/2011/06/recenzja-lunatic-soul-ii-chillout-do.html |access-date=13 April 2025 |language=pl}}

In terms of lyrics, while the Lunatic Soul's debut was a “black” album symbolizing the passage to the realm of death, the second album was planned as “white,” meant to represent the transition to the side of life. {{cite web|access-date=2025-03-26 |title=Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul II {{!}} recenzje ArtRock.pl |url=https://artrock.pl/recenzje/44259/lunatic_soul_lunatic_soul_ii.html |website=ArtRock.pl}}