Poland’s pioneering and leading Progressive Rock band Riverside are releasing their definitive live album ‘Live ID.‘ today via InsideOutMusic.

Recorded on June 1^st, 2024 at COS Torwar in Warsaw, ‘Live ID.‘ culminates the ‘ID.Entity‘ album cycle with a massive live rendition of 12 songs across over 110 minutes playing time and Riverside’s vocalist/bass-player and main songwriter Mariusz Duda commented as follows about the live-release:

“I would argue that Riverside always come across better in concerts than on studio albums. In fact, it’s only during live performances that our songs gain their full potential. What’s more, some song arrangements are much better in live versions than in studio recordings. There are a lot of nuances, quirks, and, above all, explanations of what Riverside’s music is all about. That’s why ‘Live ID.‘ is not just an ordinary live album. It’s an album that reveals the band’s true identity.”

‘Live ID.‘ not only contains thrilling performances of songs off Riverside’s latest and much acclaimed 2023 studio album ‘ID.Entity‘, but also re-visits catalogue favourites in a compelling way, once more stressing the band’s unique stance and relevance within the current progressive music scene.

For a taste of ‘Live ID.‘, check out a the live-clip of the track ‘Post-Truth (Live ID.)‘ taken from the live Blu-ray directed by Paul Green.

The video for the release’s previous singles are still to be seen here:

‘Landmine Blast (Live ID.)‘: https://youtu.be/zJJC7QysRp0
‘Friend Or Foe? (Live ID.)‘: https://youtu.be/W9S4OjXtr-g

‘Live ID.‘ is available as Ltd. 2CD+Blu-ray Digipak (With 24page booklet and the Blu-ray comes with stereo and 5.1 audio options for the live-show, plus a special “Behind the Scenes” feature), Gatefold 3LP on 180g vinyl with 8page LP-Booklet or as Digital album. Here is the complete tracklisting of the show and release formats:

Track listing:

CD1 (48:04):

1. #Addicted (Live ID.) (07:51)
2. Panic Room (Live ID.) (04:40)
3. Landmine Blast (Live ID.) (07:28)
4. Big Tech Brother (Live ID.) (08:11)
5. Lost (Live ID.) (06:56)
6. Left Out (Live ID.) (12:53)

CD2 (64:20):

1. Post-Truth (Live ID.) (06:40)
2. The Place Where I Belong (Live ID.) (15:45)
3. Egoist Hedonist (Live ID.) (11:12)
4. Friend or Foe? (Live ID.) (08:46)
5. Self-Aware (Live ID.) (09:45)
6. Conceiving You (Live ID.) (12:07)

Blu-ray (140:04):

– Live Show (125:02):

1. #Addicted (Live ID.) (07:50)
2. Panic Room (Live ID.) (07:21)
3. Landmine Blast (Live ID.) (07:26)
4. Big Tech Brother (Live ID.) (08:18)
5. Lost (Live ID.) (09:51)
6. Left Out (Live ID.) (15:52)
7. Post-Truth (Live ID.) (06:43)
8. The Place Where I Belong (Live ID.) (15:47)
9. Egoist Hedonist (Live ID.) (11:10)
10. Friend or Foe? (Live ID.) (08:28)
11. Self-Aware (Live ID.) (11:12)
12. Conceiving You (Live ID.) (11:36)

– Behind The Scenes Documentary (15:02)

‘Live ID.‘ is also available as Gatefold 3LP on 180g vinyl with 8page LP-Booklet in the following variants:
– Gatefold black 3LP / Unlimited
– Gatefold lilac 3LP / Limited to 400x copies, available from JPC & Burning Shed
– Gatefold blue 3LP / Limited to 500x copies, available from insideoutshop.de & various other retailers

And the vinyl comes with the following track-listing:

LP 1 – Side A (19:58):

1. #Addicted (Live ID.) (07:51)
2. Panic Room (Live ID.) (04:40)
3. Landmine Blast (Live ID.) (07:27)

LP 1 – Side B (15:15):

1. Big Tech Brother (Live ID.) (08:11)
2. Lost (Live ID.) (07:03)

LP 2 – Side C (19:35):

1. Left Out (Live ID.) (12:48)
2. Post-Truth (Live ID.) (06:45)

LP 2 – Side D (15:51):

1. The Place Where I Belong (Live ID.) (15:51)

LP 3 – Side E (20:04):

1. Egoist Hedonist (Live ID.) (11:17)
2. Friend or Foe? (Live ID.) (08:46)

LP 3 – Side F (21:45):

1. Self-Aware (Live ID.) (09:42)
2. Conceiving You (Live ID.) (12:02)

You can order ‘Live ID.’ – here

And make sure not to missRiverside live on these upcoming live-appearances, from which tomorrow’s MidWinter Prog Festival has been recently announced to be the band’s only European show in 2025:

Riverside– Live 2025:

25.01.2025 Utrecht (The Netherlands) – TivoliVredenburg / MidWinter Prog Festival
www.facebook.com/midwinterprogfestival

04.04.-09.04.2025 Miami / Puerto Plata / Great Stirrup Cay – Cruise to the Edge / Fuego del Caribe
www.cruisetotheedge.com

Further details can be found – here

Line-up:
Mariusz Duda – vocal, bass

Michał Łapaj – keyboards and backing vocal

Maciej Meller – guitar

Piotr Kozieradzki – drums

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