Michał Łapaj’s debut solo album will be released on July 16 (new release date!). The musician is known for his activity in the band Riverside. The album is called “Are You There”. Michał presents the second single from this release – recorded with a guest appearance by Mick Moss from Antimatter – the song “Shattered Memories”.
The album includes 10 songs with a total duration of 63 minutes. These are mainly instrumental tracks, but the album will also feature well-known voices: Bela Komoszyńska from popular polish act Sorry Boys and Mick Moss from Antimatter. The album was produced by Michał Łapaj, Magda and Robert Srzednicki. Cover art by Anthony Rondinone.
Michał Łapaj describes his music as:
containing a lot of atmosphere, elements of post rock, ambient and electronics. It is full of emotions, melancholy and darkness. The album is an attempt to find answers to the questions of what happens to us when we do not understand each other, we wander between what is said and what is unspoken.
Michał Łapaj is a keyboard player of the Riverside band. He has also appeared as a guest on albums by such artists as Behemoth, Me And That Man, Antigama and Lunatic Soul. Łapaj attaches great importance to sound, which is why he plays mainly analog, so-called “live” keyboards – Hammond organ, piano, Rhodes foam or old analog synthesizers. All these instruments can be heard on the new album. All instrumental tracks on “Are You There” were recorded by Michał and Artur Szolc (Annalist, Inside Again), who played on drums.