Souvenirs (The Gathering album)

Souvenirs
Studio album by The Gathering
Released February 24, 2003[1]
Genre Alternative rock, trip rock
Length 59:25
Label Psychonaut PSYN0004CD
Producer Zlaya Hadzich
The Gathering chronology
Black Light District
(2002)		 Souvenirs
(2003)		 Sleepy Buildings
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Chronicles of Chaos[3]
Metal Storm[4]

Souvenirs is the seventh studio album by Dutch alternative rock band The Gathering. It was released on February 24, 2003 through independent label Psychonaut Records; the label was founded by the band in 1999.

Overview

Souvenirs is the first full-length release from The Gathering since parting ways with Century Media, and the first full-length release for Psychonaut Records. The album was recorded at E-Sound, Weesp, Loud Amsterdam and A1 Amsterdam during 2002 and 2003 under the guidance of producer Zlaya Hadzich. The album was engineered by Zlaya Hadzich, Sietze Gardenier, David Klooker & Ignaz Bruens; mixed at A1, Loud & E-Sound by Zlaya Hadzich, René Rutten & Michael Buyens; and mastered by Alan Ward at Electric City.

Many speculate that it was the new experimental directions of the group, as well as the inability of the label to market them that signaled the end of their contract with Century Media.[2]

This is the final studio album to feature original bassist Hugo Prinsen Geerligs.

Track listing

All music composed by The Gathering and Zlaya Hadzich.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."These Good People"  Anneke van Giersbergen5:55
2."Even the Spirits are Afraid"  Anneke van Giersbergen5:13
3."Broken Glass"  Anneke van Giersbergen4:59
4."You Learn About It"  Anneke van Giersbergen5:09
5."Souvenirs"  Anneke van Giersbergen6:07
6."We Just Stopped Breathing"  Zlaya Hadzich6:52
7."Monsters"  Zlaya Hadzich5:02
8."Golden Grounds"  Anneke van Giersbergen4:53
9."Jelena"  Anneke van Giersbergen6:10
10."A Life All Mine"  Trickster G., Anneke van Giersbergen5:08
11."Telson" (Bonus track)Anneke van Giersbergen2:08

On the CD version, "Telson" appears as a hidden track in the pregap. On the vinyl edition of this album, Telson is the final bonus track. There is a four minute pregap between "Jelena" and "A Life All Mine" that often elongates the length of "Jelena" when the disc is ripped (pregaps are usually appended to the previous track in this process).

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart[5] 47
German Albums Chart[6] 90

Personnel

The Gathering

Guests

  • Kristoffer Rygg (from Ulver) - lyrics and vocals on "A Life All Mine"
  • Kristin Fjellseth - choirs on "You Learn About It"
  • Wouter Planteijdt - electric and acoustic guitars on "These Good People" and "You Learn About It"
  • Mathias Eick - trumpet on "We Just Stopped Breathing"
  • Kid Sublime - beats on "We Just Stopped Breathing"
  • Michael Buyens - bass guitar on "You Learn About It" and "Monsters"
  • Zlaya Hadzich - lyrics on "Monsters" and "We Just Stopped Breathing"

Credits

References

  1. ↑ http://shop.gathering.nl/product_info.php?products_id=32
  2. 1 2 True, Chris (2003-05-07). "Souvenirs - The Gathering : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  3. ↑ http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-3052
  4. ↑ http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=382
  5. ↑ http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Gathering&titel=Souvenirs&cat=a
  6. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=The+Gathering&title=Souvenirs&cat=a&country=de
  7. ↑ Psychonaut Records – PSYN0004CD
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