Under the Fragmented Sky
{{Infobox album
| name = Under the Fragmented Sky
| type = Album
| artist = Lunatic Soul
| cover = Under-the-Fragmented-Sky-cover-art.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 25, 2018
| recorded = Serakos Studio, Warsaw, Poland, 2016-2018
| venue =
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| genre = Progressive rock
| length = 36:07
| label = {{hlist|Kscope|Mystic Production}}
| producer = {{hlist|Mariusz Duda|Robert Srzednicki|Magda Srzednicka}}
| prev_title = Fractured
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Through Shaded Woods
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Under The Fragmented Sky
| type = Studio
| single1 = Untamed
| single1date = April 19, 2018
}}
}}
{{Album reviews
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|rev1score={{Rating|9|10}}{{cite web|url=https://magazyngitarzysta.pl/muzyka/recenzje/rock-i-punk/38386-under-the-fragmented-sky |title=Lunatic Soul - Under The Fragmented Sky - Recenzja |publisher=Magazyngitarzysta.pl |date=2018-07-18 |accessdate=2019-03-19}}
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Under the Fragmented Sky is the sixth studio album by Lunatic Soul, the side project of Riverside bassist, vocalist, and songwriter Mariusz Duda. The album was released on May 25, 2018 by Kscope.
Background
Lunatic Soul's previous album, Fractured, was released in 2017 following the death of both Riverside co-founder and guitarist Piotr Grudziński as well as Duda's father in 2016. With around 90 minutes of music written and recorded, Duda initially considered releasing Fractured as a double album, before deciding instead to trim the album down to around 55 minutes, removing any instrumental tracks (the first Lunatic Soul album to do so), and focusing on the songs which sounded the most different to previous Lunatic Soul releases.
Initially, Under The Fragmented Sky was conceived as a supplementary mini-album to Fractured, consisting of mostly instrumental, unreleased music which did not make the record.{{Cite web|date=2017-12-23|title=“Under the Fragmented Sky”|url=https://lunaticsoul.com/under-the-fragmented-sky/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=lunatic soul|language=en-US}} However, by January 2018 the project had grown into a full length album,{{Cite web|date=2018-01-30|title=“Under the Fragmented Sky” progress|url=https://lunaticsoul.com/under-the-fragmented-sky-progress/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=lunatic soul|language=en-US}} with additional recording sessions taking place between December 2017 and February 2018 at Serakos studio, Warsaw.{{Cite web|date=2018-05-25|title=under the fragmented sky|url=https://lunaticsoul.com/d-under-the-fragmented-sky/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=lunatic soul|language=en-US}} The album focusses on instrumental and wordless soundscapes — in contrast to Fractured, only two of the album's eight tracks feature lyrics. Nevertheless, according to Duda, the album still serves as a supplement to Fractured.{{Cite web|date=2018-03-15|title=“Under The Fragmented Sky” release date, preorder and cover|url=https://lunaticsoul.com/under-the-fragmented-sky-release-date-and-cover/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=lunatic soul|language=en-US}}
Recording
The album was recorded between June 2016 and June 2017 (during the sessions for Lunatic Soul's previous album, Fractured) and between December 2017 and February 2018, at Serakos Studio in Warsaw, Poland.{{Cite web|date=2018-05-25|title=under the fragmented sky|url=https://lunaticsoul.com/d-under-the-fragmented-sky/|access-date=2022-01-14|website=lunatic soul|language=en-US}}
Track listing
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| title1 =He Av En
| lyrics1 =
| music1 =
| length1 = 4:03
| title2 = Trials
| lyrics2 =
| music2 =
| length2 = 5:34
| title3 =Sorrow
| lyrics3 =
| music3 =
| length3 = 1:29
| title4 =Under the Fragmented Sky
| lyrics4 =
| music4 =
| length4 = 5:01
| title5 =Shadows
| lyrics5 =
| music5 =
| length5 = 4:30
| title6 =Rinsing the Night
| lyrics6 =
| music6 =
| length6 = 4:55
| title7 =The Art of Repairing
| lyrics7 =
| music7 =
| length7 = 7:54
| title8 =Untamed
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| music8 =
| length8 = 3:23
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Charts
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| Chart (2014)
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| {{album chart|Poland|10|id=1142|accessdate=June 7, 2018|rowheader=true}} |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the Lunatic Soul website.{{Cite web|date=2018-05-25|title=under the fragmented sky|url=https://lunaticsoul.com/d-under-the-fragmented-sky/|access-date=2022-01-14|website=lunatic soul|language=en-US}}
Lunatic Soul
- Mariusz Duda - music, lyrics, all instruments (except drums on "Untamed")
Additional personnel
- Wawrzyniec Dramowicz - drums on "Untamed"
Production
- Mariusz Duda - producer, recording, mixing, mastering
- Magda Srzednicka - producer, recording, mixing, mastering
- Robert Srzednicki - producer, recording, mixing, mastering
Design
- Jarek Kubicki - illustration, design, layout
References
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