In other words, Mariusz has more talent with a piece of chalk than I do with any instrument ever. These things are more prevalent in the first half of the album, and Mariusz does create some fantastically catchy rhythms with them. You will hear drawing with pens or pencils on paper, but also (I think) chalk on a chalkboard. Yes, Interior Drawings features a lot of, well, drawing. It’s almost like this music is guiding us through Mariusz’s thought process as he makes music for his other projects. I also hear more of the Lunatic Soul sound, specifically the Impressions album with its use of various objects to create interesting rhythms. I hear more elements of the Riverside sound here, especially in some of the bass and vocal spots.
Except that this album is like a fly-on-the-wall perspective of that creativity, not the results of it. It feels like he has landed his cerebral spacecraft, and the creativity is flowing.
Interior Drawings, in my opinion, feels more like “Mariusz Duda of Riverside and Lunatic Soul”. The second one, Claustrophobic Universe, ironically felt like exploring an entire cosmos within your own mind, so it felt more upbeat, bubbly, whimsical, and fantastical. The first one, Lockdown Spaces, felt constricting and claustrophobic, like exploring an enclosed and familiar space.
Anyways, the Lockdown Trilogy is electronic and ambient in style.Īll three of these albums have sounded different to my ears. His solo releases have either been electronic or pop rock in nature, and I personally am looking forward to more of the latter from him.
Mariusz, as you know, comes to us from Poland, and from his primary outlets, Riverside and Lunatic Soul. The new album is called Interior Drawings, and it releases today, December 10 th, on his Bandcamp page. This has been a treat for fans, I think, especially those of us who like progressive electronic music. Mariusz Duda is back with the final installment of his Lockdown Trilogy.
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