Love, Fear and the Time Machine

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Love, Fear and the Time Machine
Love Fear and the Machine front cover.jpg
Studio album by
Riverside
Released4 September 2015
RecordedNovember 2014 – June 2015
Venue Poland
StudioSerakos Studio, Warsaw
Genre Progressive rock
Length60:25
Label InsideOut Music
Producer Riverside, Magda and Robert Srzedniccy
Riverside chronology
Shrine of New Generation Slaves
(2013)		Love, Fear and the Time Machine
(2015)		 Eye of the Soundscape
(2016)
Singles from Love, Fear and the Time Machine
  1. "Discard Your Fear"
    Released: 9 July 2015
  2. "Found (The Unexpected Flaw of Searching)"
    Released: 4 September 2015
  3. "Time Travellers"
    Released: 11 February 2016

Love, Fear and the Time Machine is the sixth studio album by Polish progressive rock band Riverside. The album was released on 4 September 2015 through InsideOut Music. [1]

Contents

Background

It was their final album to feature guitarist Piotr Grudziński before his death on 21 February 2016. [2] Illustration, design and layout for the album were completed by Travis Smith. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Serakos Studio in Warsaw, Poland between November 2014 and June 2015 by Magda and Robert Srzednicki.

Prior to the release of the album on 9 July 2015, the label released a lyric video for "Discard Your Fear". The same day the album premiered the band released a music video for "Found (The Unexpected Flaw of Searching)" and on 11 February 2016, another lyric video was released, this time for the song "Time Travellers."

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Injection8/10 [3]
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Track listing

All tracks are written by Mariusz Duda, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Lost (Why Should I Be Frightened By a Hat?)"5:52
2."Under the Pillow"6:47
3."#Addicted"4:53
4."Caterpillar and the Barbed Wire"6:56
5."Saturate Me"7:09
6."Afloat"3:12
7."Discard Your Fear"6:42
8."Towards the Blue Horizon"8:09
9."Time Travellers"6:42
10."Found (The Unexpected Flaw of Searching)"4:03
Total length:60:25
Vinyl bonus track
No.TitleMusicLength
11."Promise"Duda · Piotr Grudziński · Michał Łapaj 2:44
Day Session: limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Heavenland"Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj4:59
2."Return"Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj6:50
3."Aether"Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj8:43
4."Machines"Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj3:53
5."Promise"Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj2:44
Total length:27:09

Personnel

Riverside

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] 58
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 73
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] 51
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 4
French Albums (SNEP) [9] 130
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 18
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [11] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 25
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 67

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References

  1. ↑ Jordan Blum (1 Sep 2015). "Riverside-Love, Fear and the Time Machine". PopMatters . Retrieved 5 Sep 2015.
  2. ↑ Jerry Ewing (21 Feb 2016). "Riverside Guitarist Passes Away Aged 40". Prog Magazine. Retrieved 22 Feb 2016.
  3. ↑ Rowe, Riley. "Album Review: RIVERSIDE Love, Fear and the Time Machine". Metal Injection. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
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