Love, Fear and the Time Machine

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]

Love, Fear and the Time Machine
Studio album by Riverside
Released	4 September 2015
Recorded	November 2014 – June 2015
Venue	Poland
Studio	Serakos Studio, Warsaw
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	60:25
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
"Discard Your Fear" Released: 9 July 2015 "Found (The Unexpected Flaw of Searching)" Released: 4 September 2015 "Time Travellers" Released: 11 February 2016

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
Source	Rating
Metal Injection	8/10[3]
Louder Than War	[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

All tracks are written by Mariusz Duda, except where noted.

Vinyl bonus track

No.	Title	Music	Length
11.	"Promise"	Duda · Piotr Grudziński · Michał Łapaj	2:44

Day Session: limited edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Heavenland"	Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj	4:59
2.	"Return"	Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj	6:50
3.	"Aether"	Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj	8:43
4.	"Machines"	Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj	3:53
5.	"Promise"	Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj	2:44
Total length:			27:09

Personnel

Riverside

• Mariusz Duda – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, ukulele
• Piotr Grudziński – guitar
• Michał Łapaj – keyboards
• Piotr Kozieradzki – drums

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
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12]	64
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	25
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	67
UK Progressive Albums (OCC)[15]	4