Det er snart klar for nytt kapittel i Moonscape-sagaen.

Moonscape@Linktree

Det er et par år siden Håvard slapp forrige skiva, The Continuum Synergy, og nå, et par og et halvt år senere, er fjerdeskiva klar. Entity, Chapter III: A Sudden Glimpse of Clarity er et musikkstykke fordelt på 14 deler, og vil bli tilgjengelig i digital drakt og på cd. Du kan kjøpe det på Bandcamp.

Tracklist:

1. A Sudden Glimpse of Clarity

• I) Prologue
• II) Relapse
• III) The Shattered Walls of Illusion
• IV) A Guiding Light
• V) A Place to Call Home
• VI) On the Threshold
• VII) Crossing Over
• VIII) The Light of Day
• IX) One Last Temptation
• X) Revival
• XI) The Diminishing Shadows
• XII) The Visitation Dream
• XIII) Home
• XIV) The Light of Day (Reprise)

Musikalsk er Moonscape inspirert av Ayreon, Edge of Sanity/Dan Swanö, Transatlantic, Yes m.fl.

Musikken er skrevet, komponert, arrangert, produsert og mikset av Håvard selv. Mastringen fant sted i England, av Shaun Rayment i SDR Audio Production.

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Albumkonseptet

«The album continues the concept that started with Moonscape debut Entity (2017) which in general is a story about a protagonist, simply called Man, who withdraws from the world and finds solace in isolating himself. Eventually, after keeping to himself for far too long, depression (the Demon character) starts breaking him down, and he finds himself fighting his way back to life.

The follow up, Entity, Chapter II: Echoes from a Cognitive Dystopia (2020) continued where Entity left off, but from a more personal perspective. 

Although it is not supposed to be an entirely biographical concept, it does feature certain moments and events that are more personal than others, such as the loss of his father, which is the main focus on the first half of the Chapter II. 

Although he didn’t plan on creating a third chapter, Lunde felt he wanted to end the story on a brighter note. Entity, Chapter III: A Sudden Glimpse of Clarity tells about the protagonist having failed his attempt to once again face the world around him, and he has fallen back into the grip of his Demon. Although not the voice that  speaks the loudest, the voice of Reason is telling him to break down the walls that are keeping him isolated, and in a sudden glimpse of clarity he finally realizes that he doesn’t want to live like this anymore. He defies his demon and finally finds Hope, who has led a similar life to that of the protagonist, with loneliness, grief and a yearning for love. She considers the protagonist the light that she needed in her life, and she wants to be the guiding light that he also needs in his life.»