Love, Fear and the Time Machine
{{Infobox album
| name = Love, Fear and the Time Machine
| type = studio
| artist = Riverside
| cover = Love Fear and the Machine front cover.jpg
| alt =
| 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
| prev_title = Shrine of New Generation Slaves
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Eye of the Soundscape
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Love, Fear and the Time Machine
| type = studio
| single1 = Discard Your Fear
| single1date = 9 July 2015
| single2 = Found (The Unexpected Flaw of Searching)
| single2date = 4 September 2015
| single3 = Time Travellers
| single3date = 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/196759-riverside-love-fear-and-the-time-machine/|title=Riverside-Love, Fear and the Time Machine|publisher=PopMatters|author=Jordan Blum|date=1 Sep 2015|accessdate=5 Sep 2015}}
Background
It was their final album to feature guitarist Piotr Grudziński before his death on 21 February 2016.{{cite web|url=http://prog.teamrock.com/news/2016-02-21/riverside-guitarist-passes-away-aged-40/|title=Riverside Guitarist Passes Away Aged 40|publisher=Prog Magazine|author=Jerry Ewing|date=21 Feb 2016|accessdate=22 Feb 2016}} 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."
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Metal Injection
| rev2 = Louder Than War
| rev2score = {{Rating|9|10}}{{cite web|last1=Ainscoe|first1=Michael|title=Riverside: Love, Fear And The Time Machine – album review|url=http://louderthanwar.com/riverside-love-fear-time-machine-album-review/|website=Louder Than War|accessdate=August 25, 2015}}
}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|all_writing = Mariusz Duda, except where noted
|title1 = Lost (Why Should I Be Frightened By a Hat?)
|length1 = 5:52
|title2 = Under the Pillow
|length2 = 6:47
|title3 = #Addicted
|length3 = 4:53
|title4 = Caterpillar and the Barbed Wire
|length4 = 6:56
|title5 = Saturate Me
|length5 = 7:09
|title6 = Afloat
|length6 = 3:12
|title7 = Discard Your Fear
|length7 = 6:42
|title8 = Towards the Blue Horizon
|length8 = 8:09
|title9 = Time Travellers
|length9 = 6:42
|title10 = Found (The Unexpected Flaw of Searching)
|length10 = 4:03
|total_length = 60:25
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = Vinyl bonus track
|title11 = Promise
|length11 = 2:44
|music11 = Duda · Piotr Grudziński · Michał Łapaj
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = Day Session: limited edition bonus disc
|title1 = Heavenland
|length1 = 4:59
|music1 = Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj
|title2 = Return
|length2 = 6:50
|music2 = Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj
|title3 = Aether
|length3 = 8:43
|music3 = Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj
|title4 = Machines
|length4 = 3:53
|music4 = Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj
|title5 = Promise
|length5 = 2:44
|music5 = Duda · Grudziński · Łapaj
|total_length = 27:09
}}
Personnel
Riverside
- Mariusz Duda – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, ukulele
- Piotr Grudziński – guitar
- Michał Łapaj – keyboards
- Piotr Kozieradzki – drums
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Austria|58|artist=Riverside|album=Love, Fear and the Time Machine|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 September 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|73|artist=Riverside|album=Love, Fear and the Time Machine|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 September 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|51|artist=Riverside|album=Love, Fear and the Time Machine|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 September 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|4|artist=Riverside|album=Love, Fear and the Time Machine|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 September 2015}} |
| {{album chart|France|130|artist=Riverside|album=Love, Fear and the Time Machine|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 September 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|id=282265|18|artist=Riverside|album=Love, Fear and the Time Machine|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 September 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Poland|2|id=971|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 September 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|64|date=20150911|rowheader=true|access-date=13 July 2025}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|25|artist=Riverside|album=Love, Fear and the Time Machine|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 September 2015}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|67|date=2015-09-11|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 September 2015}} |
| {{album chart|UKProgressive|4|date=20151014|rowheader=true|access-date=13 July 2025}} |