Intervallum is the most straightforward release in the solo catalogue to describe and the hardest to categorise. It is a single unbroken piece of synthesiser music lasting just over twenty-seven minutes, with no track divisions and no obvious structural landmarks.
The circumstances explain a great deal. Duda recorded it immediately after completing production work on Riverside’s ID.Entity, wanting, in his own words, peace and quiet, and to unwind after the progressive marathon. The result is deliberately undemanding in a way none of the trilogy albums are.
At a glance
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Artist | Mariusz Duda |
| Release | Intervallum |
| Release date | 28 December 2022 |
| Style | Ambient, electronic, Berlin School |
| Tracks | 1 continuous composition |
| Runtime | 27:09 |
| Recorded | December 2022, Serakos Studio, Warsaw |
| Instrumentation | Various synthesisers |
| Production | Mariusz Duda, Magda and Robert Srzedniccy |
| Artwork | Hajo Müller |
| Dedication | Vangelis (1943–2022) |
The dedication
Vangelis died in May 2022, and Intervallum is dedicated to him. Duda has named Blade Runner, Albedo 0.39, Heaven and Hell and 1492 as records that shaped his own sense of what a soundscape can do and how melody sits inside one.
That influence is audible rather than implied: this is patient, wide, synthesiser-led music in the Blade Runner tradition. Duda has also connected it to Riverside’s Eye of the Soundscape, the band’s own ambient compilation, which makes Intervallum something of a bridge between his two catalogues.
Credits
- Mariusz Duda — composition and various synthesisers.
- Mariusz Duda, Magda and Robert Srzedniccy — production.
- Magda and Robert Srzedniccy — recording, at Serakos Studio in Warsaw, December 2022.
- Hajo Müller — artwork.
How to listen to it
A twenty-seven-minute single-track release resists the way most people use streaming, and it is worth treating accordingly: one sitting, no shuffle, preferably not as background to something demanding. It rewards a decent pair of headphones or a system that can hold low-level detail, because a lot of what happens sits well below the loudest layer.
For listeners arriving from AFR AI D, this is the opposite end of the same catalogue: no percussion drive, no concept to follow, nothing to decode.
Where it sits
Released two days after the mini-album Let’s Meet Outside, and eleven months before AFR AI D. Between them, those three releases show how wide the solo output had become by the end of 2022 — song-based, purely ambient, and concept-driven electronic, in the space of a year.
Where to listen
Intervallum is on the official Bandcamp page and the major streaming services. The Kscope artist page carries the wider catalogue.
Frequently asked questions
How long is Intervallum?
A single continuous composition of 27 minutes and 9 seconds, released on 28 December 2022.
Why did he make it?
He recorded it in December 2022 after finishing production work on Riverside’s ID.Entity, describing it as a way to find peace and quiet and unwind after the progressive marathon.
Is it dedicated to Vangelis?
Yes. Duda dedicated the piece to Vangelis, who died in 2022, naming Blade Runner, Albedo 0.39, Heaven and Hell and 1492 as formative records.
What does it sound like?
Synthesiser-led ambient music in the Blade Runner tradition, with acknowledged links to Riverside’s Eye of the Soundscape. Slower and far less rhythmic than the Lockdown Trilogy albums.
Sources
- Official Bandcamp release page — release date, duration, credits and the artist’s own description and dedication.
- Kscope artist page — catalogue context.
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