THE ACCLAIMED SOLO PROJECT OF VISIONARY COMPOSER MARIUSZ DUDA INCLUDES THE BELOVED EPIC ‘TRANSITION II’ + A BRAND NEW PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACK, out now

Originally released on a limited CD edition of Through Shaded Woods in 2020, Transition IIhas grown into one of the most beloved and talked-about pieces in the Lunatic Soul catalogue. At nearly 28 minutes in length, the epic composition was too long to be included on the original vinyl pressing - until now.

For this special 2026 release, Mariusz Duda has carefully reshaped Transition II, into a new 23-minute suite designed to fit a single side of vinyl without losing any of the hypnotic grandeur that made it a fan favourite.

This release also presents newly remixed versions of ‘Hylophobia’ and ‘Vyraj’, both originally recorded for the Through Shaded Woods sessions, remixed from the ground up. Lunatic Soul’s founder and leader Mariusz Duda wouldn’t be himself if he didn’t add something previously unheard, so the release also includes a new piece, “Realm of The Weeping Willows,” which began taking shape during the Through Shaded Woods sessions but was completed at the beginning of 2026.

As a result, an exceptionally cohesive release has been created - one that presents Lunatic Soul from a very intriguing, instrumental perspective, reminiscent of the early albums of - for example: Mike Oldfield and Dead Can Dance.

Additionally, as Mariusz Duda says: “This is an album that arrives at the perfect moment.” One might ask - why now? Why return to this composition and release it again only at this point? “Because Lunatic Soul is changing - says Duda - After completing the eight albums that make up the dark cycle ‘The Circle of Life and Death,’ Lunatic Soul is transforming into a project where more musical light and hope will begin to emerge. And ‘Transition II,’ as a release, already contains these brighter elements and exists precisely between the old and the new.”

Here is Lunatic Soul in its finest folk-forest-melancholic instrumental form.

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