Das zweite Studioalbum der polnischen Art-Rocker.

Sic Mundus is back with a second album and an even bigger dose of progressive sounds.

Less than two years after the release of “Illusions” - an album that was very well received in the circles of progressive rock and metal aficionados - the next album of the Sic Mundus project, titled “Universum,” will be released. While the recording and release of “Illusions” was more the result of a fortunate combination of circumstances than the effect of pre-planned activities (more on this in the album note), in the case of “Universum” we are dealing with the most conscious and thoughtful continuation. Many elements have remained “the same old way” - the tandem Andrzej Sesiuk (keyboard instruments, music, arrangements) / Artur Placzynski (bass guitar, words) is responsible for the whole material, and Mikolaj Krzaczek, known from the first album, performs the singing, thanks to which the band‘s style remains recognizable from the very first sounds.
At the same time, the band has made many changes on their second album. First of all, we are dealing with a homogeneous lineup in all songs - in addition to the aforementioned musicians, the regular lineup was joined by Michal Kaszczyszyn on guitars and Torsten Bugiel on drums. This makes the material sound more cohesive than “Illusions,” which was recorded with several guitarists.

Also, this time the band did not attempt to recruit any well-known musician for guest appearances (recall that on the first album one of the tracks was embellished with guitar parts by Maciej Meller of Riverside) - the solo parts offered by Michal Kaszczyszyn sounded so good that the band decided not to replace any of them. 

Another significant change is the vocals, which this time are featured on all eight tracks of the basic material. With such an excellent vocalist in the lineup, it would have been a sin not to take the opportunity to introduce more singing and upbeat themes. However, all fans of long instrumental parts should be reassured that there is no shortage of them on “Universum” as well. In the case of two tracks, their duration exceeds 11 minutes, and there really is a lot going on.

And if even this is not enough for some, the band offers a bonus track ( on the CD released as an extra disc) - a fully instrumental track, lasting over 18 minutes, in a style far beyond what the band has offered so far. Some will love Sic Mundus for this track - others might hate it ;-)


SIC MUNDUS:
Andrzej Sesiuk - music, arrangement, keyboards, programming
Artur Placzynski - lyrics, bass guitars
Michal Kaszczyszyn - guitars
Mikolaj Krzaczek - vocals
Torsten Bugiel - drums

GUESTS:
Iga Kaluza – backing vocals (1, 3, 5)
Mykhailo Kobets – trumpet (4)
Sunday Bayode Emmanuel – trumpet (8)
Greg Davies – guitar (9)
Alessio Castaldi – saxophones (9)

Tracklist:
1. The Road To Nowhere
2. The Wheels Of Time
3. In The Deep
4. M.A.D.
5. Universum
6. Digital Slave
7. Empire’s Fall
8. Agartha

Mixed by Andrzej Sesiuk & Artur Placzynski
Mastered by Andrzej Sesiuk



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