Eye of the Soundscape

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Eye of the Soundscape
Eye of the Soundscape front cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Released21 October 2016
Recorded2007–2016
StudioSerakos Studio, Warsaw
Genre Ambient music
Instrumental rock
Length102:14
Label InsideOut Music
Producer Mariusz Duda, Magda Srzednicka, Robert Srzednicki
Riverside chronology
Love, Fear and the Time Machine
(2015)
Eye of the Soundscape
(2016)
Wasteland
(2018)
Singles from Eye of the Soundscape
  1. "Shine/Time Travellers"
    Released: 21 October 2016

Eye of the Soundscape is a compilation album by Polish progressive rock band Riverside, released on 21 October 2016 through InsideOut Music. [1]

Contents

Background

The album is a collection of older experimental instrumental pieces in addition to four new tracks: "Where the River Flows", "Shine" (released in Poland as the only single), "Sleepwalkers" and "Eye of the Soundscape". [2]

It is the first, and only, posthumous album to feature guitarist Piotr Grudziński after his death on 21 February 2016. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mariusz Duda, Michał Łapaj and Piotr Grudziński

Disc 1
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Where the River Flows"New song10:53
2."Shine"New song4:09
3."Rapid Eye Movement" (2016 mix)"Schizophrenic Prayer" (single)12:40
4."Night Session – Part One" Shrine of New Generation Slaves (bonus disc)10:40
5."Night Session – Part Two"Shrine of New Generation Slaves(bonus disc)11:35
Total length:49:57
Disc 2
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Sleepwalkers"New song7:19
2."Rainbow Trip" (2016 mix)"Schizophrenic Prayer" (single)6:19
3."Heavenland" Love, Fear and the Time Machine (bonus disc)4:59
4."Return"Love, Fear and the Time Machine(bonus disc)6:50
5."Aether"Love, Fear and the Time Machine(bonus disc)8:43
6."Machines"Love, Fear and the Time Machine(bonus disc)3:53
7."Promise"Love, Fear and the Time Machine(bonus disc)2:44
8."Eye of the Soundscape"New song11:30
Total length:52:17

Personnel

Riverside

Guest personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] 122
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5] 112
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] 60
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 69
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [8] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 92

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