Wednesday, 28 July 2010

Mariusz Duda is just about to finish recording the material for his second album Lunatic Soul II. As it was the first time, everything takes place in the Serakos studio in Warsaw and is supervised by Robert Srzednicki and Magda Srzednicka. At the moment the work is focused on the vocal parts. The mixing and mastering of the material is due in August. Lunatic Soul's white album is a continuation of the debut. It is the second part of the diptych about the journey through the land of the dead. "White"—because this album's cover is… the negative image of the first one.

"There is a little fear that the listeners, seeing a white cover with the characteristic sign and logo 'lunatic soul' but without any '2' or 'II,' will think that it is a kind of re-release of the first album," says the author of Lunatic Soul. "That's why I'd like to highlight that it's going to be entirely new material, and the cover looks as it looks because since the beginning it was supposed to be a black and white diptych. Lunatic Soul is simply a double album divided into two single ones by the period of two years' anticipation. And now there comes the time for its second and last part."

"It's still a story about the journey through the afterworld, and more specifically about a journey through a certain place that exists somewhere in-between. White doesn't refer here to a literal return to life. The protagonist will still remain on the other side. White doesn't mean that instead of dark sounds we'll hear happy songs and nightingales singing, either. It will still be very characteristic, trans-like, and (as I like to call it) oriental-alternative musical journey. In many places maybe even a little more oriental and maybe more unsetting. For instance, in one of the songs the protagonist will find himself surrounded by four white naked walls, dressed in... a straitjacket. Of course I wanted to create a lot of "light" sounds, a certain kind of lightness, on this album. And I admit that in many moments—with the help of Robert and Magda—I've accomplished exactly what I was dreaming of. It will surely still be a blend of everything I like, from Dead Can Dance, Peter Gabriel from IV or Passion , through films and books about ghosts, up to my favourite Silent Hill, yet I can already hear that the second album, despite the continuation, will sound differently. I hope, though, that the sounds on it will not leave the majority of the lunatic souls indifferent."

The majority of the instrumental parts are played by Mariusz Duda himself. However, the guest musicians appear this time as well, for instance already known from the previous album Maciej Szelenbaum (keyboards, flutes, quzheng) or Wawrzyniec Dramowicz from Indukti (drums).

The new album will be released in autumn this year, in Poland by Mystic Production, and in the rest of the world by (known for the work with such bands as Porcupine Tree or Anathema) the British label Kscope.

Wednesday, 02 June 2010

We're glad to announce that two 2010 Riverside concerts in Poland have already been confirmed.

1. The first one will take place in Szczytno on August 12th (Thursday), the first day of the Open Mind Festival (that will last until August 14th). Many independent music bands will play there, and Riverside will give their show just before the British group THE CULT.

2. The second one will take place in Spodek (Katowice) at this year's Metal Hammer Festival. On August 27th (Friday) Riverside will play among such bands as KORN, OPETH and KATATONIA.

CU There!

Tuesday, 04 May 2010

After the successful mini-tour in the Western Europe Riverside moves south. For the first time in history the band will visit such countries as Greece, Bulgaria, and Hungary. There will also be concerts in Turkey, Austria, and Slovakia.

Riverside are going to promote their latest album Anno Domini High Definition there. Except the ADHD material you will be able to listen to some songs from the previous albums, all constituing an energetic, hyperactive set. At the merchendise stand you will be able to purchase special tour t-shirts, ADHD on vinyl, and the latest Riverside DVD--Reality Dream.

Everyone's invited!

07.05.2010 - Rodeo Live Club, Athens, Greece
08.05.2010 - Principal Club, Thessaloniki, Greece
09.05.2010 - Blue Box Club, Sofia, Bulgaria
11.05.2010 - Studio Live Club (in Taksim), Istanbul, Turkey
14.05.2010 - Szene Club, Vienna, Austria
15.05.2010 - Majestic Music Club / Randal Club, Bratislava, Slovakia,
16.05.2010 - Schiff A38, Budapest, Hungary

See you there!
M

Thursday, 29 April 2010

The Monday concert in Switzerland's Z-7 club ended the mini-tour "An Evening with Riverside and friends" the friends being Pure Reason Revolution and Jolly. It was fantastic! There was a lot of interest in the tour - over 1000 people came to see us only in Tilburg. All the bands had a great time together also out of stage. We would like to thank the audiences, the bands and the whole crew. You guys are amazing!

See you next time!

Thursday, 22 April 2010

After a few months of break Riverside is going to play some concerts. Already this Friday, the 23rd of April, they will play in Tilburg's 013 club with Jolly and Pure Reason Revolution, which will be the beginning of a new series of shows constituing another leg of the Anno Domini High Definition tour.

Let's hope that the special guests, changes in setlist and some musical surprises will be encouraging enough for those who hasn't decided to go yet. ;)

The list of the upcoming concerts is as follows:

23.04.2010 - 013, Tilburg, The Netherlands
24.04.2010 - Turbinen Halle, Oberhausen, Germany
25.04.2010 - Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
26.04.2010 - Z-7, Pratteln, Switzerland
07.05.2010 - Rodeo Live Club, Athens, Greece
08.05.2010 - Principal Club, Thessaloniki, Greece
09.05.2010 - Blue Box Club, Sofia, Bulgaria
11.05.2010 - Studio Live Club (in Taksim), Istanbul, Turkey
14.05.2010 - Szene Club, Vienna, Austria
15.05.2010 - Majestic Music Club / Randal Club, Bratislava, Slovakia,
16.05.2010 - Schiff A38, Budapest, Hungary

CU there!

Monday, 15 March 2010

May 7 - Greece, Athens, Rodeo Live Club
May 8 - Greece, Thessaloniki, Principal Club
May 9 - Bulgaria, Sofia, Blue Box Club
May 11 - Turkey, Istanbul, Studio Live Club (in Taksim)
May 14 - Austria, Vienna, Scene Club
May 15 - Slovakia, Bratislava, Majestic Music Club
May 16 - Hungary, Budapest, Schiff A38

See you there!

Sunday, 07 February 2010

We're pleased to inform that as a result of a great demand for Riverside, Pure Reason Revolution, and Jolly playing together, the three bands are going on a mini-tour. There will be four concerts at the following places:

23.04.2010, 013, Tilburg, The Netherlands

24.04.2010, Turbinen Halle, Oberhausen, Germany

25.04.2010, Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany

26.04.2010, Z-7, Pratteln, Switzerland

All of you who are interested are of course very welcome!

At the same time we'd like to inform that there will be another series of shows promoting Riverside's latest album "Anno Domini High Definition" in May, this time in the countries which weren't included in the 2009 tour. More details soon.

Monday, 25 January 2010

We're glad to announce that Riverside is going to go to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (USA) again to play at the Zoellner Arts Center stage at this year's NEARfest festival. It is the second time Riverside has been invited to this festival - the previous one was in 2006. This time Riverside is going to play on Friday, June 18th, 2010. Everyone interested is very welcome to come.

More info - www.nearfest.com

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Mariusz Duda is currently composing the material for the new Lunatic Soul album. This time prepare for a "white album."

"Since the beginning I've seen the two first albums as a diptych. The white and the black piece. No album titles, just the name and the logo. The black album is a passage to the side of death, and the white one is a passage to the side of life. I see the cover as a negative reflection of the debut album. Right now I'm in the middle of composing new songs, so the winter scenery outside is very welcome."

The "white" Lunatic Soul or "Lunatic Soul II" is going to be - assures Duda - an album "full of mysterious atmosphere, weird sounds and sophisticated instruments. An attempt at agreeing between good songs and open form and experiment." He adds, "now more than ever I'd like to use my voice in a non-standard way."

The names of the other musicians and guests working on this project will be known soon. The second Lunatic Soul album will be again recorded at the Serakos studios in Warsaw. It will already begin in February/March this year. The expected release date is autumn 2010.

Labels: KScope (Worldwide) and Mystic Production (Poland).

Friday, 08 January 2010

After the very succesfull shows during the last ADHD tour Riverside will return to The Netherlands and Germany with a unique festival package called :

An Evening with Riverside and Guests

We are pleased to present two great bands as our guests:
Pure Reason Revolution (UK) and Jolly (USA)  

The dates are :

Friday 23 april 2010
013, Tilburg The Netherlands
Tickets - here

Saturday 24 april 2010
Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen, Germany
Tickets - here

Both evenings will start at 19.00 !
These will be the only Riverside headline club shows in 2010 for the Netherlands and the NRW area in Germany.

We especially advise you to be quick regarding the tickets for 013!

During the last 5 shows in the Netherlands and 1 show in Belgium, we had a total of 3000 visitors which is more than the 013 can hold :)

See you there!
Riverside

Thursday, 07 January 2010

2009 was one of the most intensive (if not THE most intensive) years in the band's history. First of all, the new album "Anno Domini High Definition" that appeared for the first time on foreign sales charts, in the Netherlands and Germany among others, and in Poland reached the first place of OLIS sales chart, after what it became gold. Second, the concerts promoting the album, gathering the biggest audience in the band's history, both in Poland and abroad (e.g. only at 6 ADHD concerts in the Nethelands and Belgium 3000 people came to see us live. On the whole tour - over 20 000). Third, "Reality Dream DVD," recorded in May 2008, summarising the Reality Dream trilogy, finally with the image.

All of the above happened thanks to joint commitment of people supporting us, our friends and fans, whom we would like to thank cordially and hyperactively. You are great and it is thanks to you that we are able to move forward constantly. However, this year we are planning to slow down a bit in order to charge our batteries. But not for so long as to let you forget about us :)

We will let you know about our nearest-future plans very soon.

Take care,

Rs

Friday, 11 December 2009

Two last concerts this year of Riverside's Anno Domini High Definition Tour are soon to come!
On 12th December Riverside will have their concert in St. Petersburg in Zal Ozhidaniya club. Next day you'll be able to meet them in Moscow's club Tochka.

You're all invited! :)

Reviews:

12.12 -	St. Petersburg "Zal Ozhidaniya" - (www.headbanger.ru)
13.12 -	Moscow "Tochka" - (www.headbanger.ru)

Friday, 23 October 2009

“Once in the middle of the crowd... I stopped...”

...but only for a while. Because the European Anno Domini High Definition tour starts on October 26th. The Polish tour is unfortunately over now. We would like to sincerely thank all the
people who risked it and showed up in crowds at the concerts promoting our new album. After the first 20 shows it appeared that the Polish tour ended with the greatest turnout success so far in the history of Riverside's tours - almost 9000 hyperactive fans saw us live. It wouldn't have been possible if not for the commitment of all our tech-crew thanks to which the concerts proceeded smoothly and on the highest level. So again, thanks to the crew. Also, big thanks to the guys from Disperse and Division by Zero for co-operation, and again thanks to all of those who came, listened to, saw, and at least partially switched over from black to red. See you next time and keep your fingers crossed for us playing the European tour.

Speaking about the European tour, we have some news for all those who are willing to attend it:

1. The merchandise stand will be selling the limited edition of Anno Domini High Definition on 180g red vinyl together with a poster and a badge. So all of you vinyl-lovers - get ready!

2. Please remember about the additional concert in France. It will take place in Riom (more or less 10 minutes by car from Clermont Ferrand) at La Puce à L’oreille club.

3. After certain changes the final deal is that in Rome (Nov 9) we will play at CROSSROADS LIVE CLUB, and in St. Petersburg (Dec 12) at ZAL OZHIDANIYA - so don't tell us later that we didn't say anything :)

4. The concerts in the Dutch towns Uden and Zwolle are already sold out. Sorry!

That's all folks! See you!

Red Roy & Riverside

Thursday, 03 September 2009

The biggest so far Riverside tour starts in three weeks. The 44 concerts before the end of the year will be promoting the latest, incredibly well received album "Anno Domini High Definition". The material from the new album and some songs lately not played live (or not at all) will be presented at the European tour from September 23rd on. The tickest are available at the venues and at the organisers'.
Hope to see you there!

The dates and venues are as follows:

23.09.09 – BIAŁYSTOK - club „GWINT”
25.09.09 – EŁK - club "E.C.K." + Disperse
26.09.09 – OLSZTYN - club "C.E.I.K." + Disperse
27.09.09 – GDAŃSK – club „PARLAMENT”
28.09.09 – GDYNIA – club „UCHO”
29.09.09 – TORUŃ – club „OD NOWA” + Division by Zero
01.10.09 – POZNAŃ – club „ESCULAP” + Division by Zero
02.10.09 – SZCZECIN – club „SŁOWIANIN” + Division by Zero
03.10.09 – BYDGOSZCZ – club „ESTRADA”
04.10.09 – ZIELONA GÓRA – club "KAWON" + Division by Zero
06.10.09 – WROCŁAW – club „WZ” + Division by Zero
07.10.09 – OPOLE - club – "M.O.K." + Division by Zero
09.10.09 – KRAKÓW – club „ROTUNDA” + Disperse
10.10.09 – BIELSKO BIAŁA – club „RUDE BOY” + Disperse
11.10.09 – KATOWICE – club „MEGA club”
13.10.09 – RZESZÓW – club "POD PALMĄ" + Disperse
14.10.09 – LUBLIN – club „GRAFFITI” + Disperse
16.10.09 – RADOM - club "STREFA G2" + Disperse
17.10.09 – ŁÓDŹ - Hala TOYA Studio + Disperse, Division by Zero
18.10.09 – WARSZAWA – club „PROGRESJA” + Disperse, Iluzjon

26.10.09 – (NL) BUNDE - club „AUW KERK” + The Pineapple Thief
28.10.09 – (NL) HAARLEM - club "PATRONAAT" + The Pineapple Thief
29.10.09 – (NL) LEEUWARDEN - club "POPPODIUM ROMEIN" + The Pineapple Thief
30.10.09 – (NL) ZWOLLE – club „HEDON” + The Pineapple Thief
31.10.09 – (NL) UDEN – club „DE PUL” + The Pineapple Thief
01.11.09 – (BE) VOSSELAAR – club „BIEBOB”
03.11.09 – (DE) BOCHUM – club „ZECHE”
04.11.09 – (FR) COLMAR – club „LE GRILLEN”
06.11.09 – (ES) BARCELONA – club „SALAMANDRA 2” + Harvest
08.11.09 – (IT) PINARELLA di CERVIA – club "ROCKPLANET"
09.11.09 – (IT) ROME – club „CIRCOLO DEGLI ARTISTI” + Moongarden
10.11.09 – (IT) MILAN - club – "ZOE"
11.11.09 – (CH) PRATTELN – club „Z7” + Prisma
13.11.09 – (DE) ASCHAFFENBURG – club „COLOS-SAAL” + Knight Area
14.11.09 – (FR) PARIS – club „LA LOCOMOTIVE”
15.11.09 – (UK) LONDON – club "O2 ACADEMY ISLINGTON" + The Pineapple Thief
16.11.09 – (UK) BILSTON, WOLVERHAMPTON – club „ROBIN 2” + The Pineapple Thief
18.11.09 – (DE) HAMBURG - club "LOGO"
19.11.09 – (DE) BERLIN - club "SAGE club"
26.11.09 – (FI) TAMPERE – club „KLUBI”
27.11.09 – (FI) JYVÄSKYLÄ – club „LUTAKKO” + Adamantra
28.11.09 – (FI) HELSINKI – club „NOSTURI” + Ageness
12.12.09 – (RU) St. PETERSBURG – club „ZAL OZHIDANIYA” + Sense of Touch
13.12.09 – (RU) MOSCOW – club „TOCHKA”

Wednesday, 08 July 2009

- 10.07.2009, 4. Night of the Prog Festival, St. Goarshausen, Germany
- 12.07.2009, Nuvolari Libera Tribu' Festival 2009, Cuneo, Italy
- 14.07.2009, La Palmyre (Charente-Maritime), France
- 18.07.2009, Minnuendo Festival 2009, Peralta (Navarra), Espania

See you there!!!

Tuesday, 07 July 2009

We were just informed that the new album Anno Domini High Definition has been chosen album of the month in the Greek version of "Metal Hammer".
Thank you all that voted for us!

Monday, 29 June 2009

It is a pleasure to inform that "Anno Domini High Definition" has reached the first place of the official sales list ("OLIS").

Last week it debuted on the sixth place, and this week it has reached the first.
It is an honour for us and we would like to thank everybody who has bought our latest record!

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

- 25.06.2009, Tapper, Tallin, Estonia
- 26.06.2009, Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland

Friday, 08 May 2009

First song Egoist Hedonist (radio edit), from upcoming "Anno Domini High Definition" album, available on band's MySpace profile.

Tuesday, 28 April 2009

We are glad to inform that the new Riverside album "Anno Domini High Definition" will be released in two versions - the basic one and the extended one with a bonus DVD with a concert recorded in Paradiso club in Amsterdam in December 2008 during the Reality Dream Tour.

Bonus DVD:
Live in Amsterdam

1. Volte-Face
2. I Turned You Down
3. Reality Dream III
4. Beyond The Eyelids
5. Conceiving You
6. Ultimate Trip (excerpt)
7. Panic Room

Thursday, 16 April 2009

Exactly 44 minutes and 44 seconds will be the length of the upcoming, fourth Riverside album entitled “Anno Domini High Definition”, the most energetic and rockin’ record of the band. The material recorded in Studio X in Olsztyn will be released worldwide on June 19th, 2009 by InsideOut, and on June 15th, 2009 in Poland by Mystic Production. The booklet layout has again been designed by Travis Smith.

There will be five pieces on the album:

1. Hyperactive
2. Driven to Destruction
3. Egoist Hedonist
4. Left Out
5. Hybrid Times

Some of them will be played at the forthcoming Riverside concert – on April 26th in Studio club in Kraków.
More details concerning the new album can be found on a special website www.annodominihighdefinition.com

Thursday, 12 February 2009

The next Riverside on vinyl, after the live LP "Reality Dream", is the band's debut album "Out of Myself", a limited edition of 1000 copies,
released by Primal Vinyl Records. The release date is 16th March, 2009.

Monday, 26 January 2009

Riverside is working on the new album - "Anno Domini High Definition". The band has already begun recording, this time in Studio X in Olsztyn. We keep you up-to-date with the process of creation on a special "record" website - www.annodominihighdefinition.com.



Mariusz Duda: "We have gone from Warsaw, we have changed the studio and the producer. We care deeply about creating a coherent record and that is why most probably there are only going to be 5 songs on it. The material will be energetic, multifarious, and - I hope so - very good for live performances. It will be a story about liquid modernity, life in a constant hurry, stress and anxiety about the future. A picture of our times in 1920 x 1080 definition."

The expected release date is June 2009.

More details soon...

Tuesday, 20 January 2009

We have some copies of "Reality Dream" left. CD version is available in Laser's Edge on-line store and LP's you can find on our eBay auctions through BUY NOW option.

Friday, 05 December 2008

We would like to inform that during "Reality Dream Tour" you can purchase in our "live shop" the special limited double cd (vinyl replica) and the vinyl itself (both hand numbered), with the show recorded in May 2008. So, be prepared! :))))

CD VERSION (limited to 1000 copies) CD 1: 1. The Same River 2. Out of Myself 3. Volte-Face 4. Rainbow Box 5. 02 Panic Room 6. I Turned You Down 7. Reality Dream III 8. The Curtain Falls CD 2: 1. Parasomnia 2. Second Life Syndrome 3. Back To The River 4. Conceiving You 5. Before 6. Ultimate Trip

LP VERSION (limited to 500 copies) A: 1. The Same River 2. Volte - face B: 3. 02 Panic Room 4. I Turmed You Down 5. Parasomnia C: 6. Out of Myself 7. Before 8. The Curtain Falls D: 9. Reality Dream III 10. Ultimate Trip