Voices in My Head
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Voices in My Head is an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by the band Riverside
Riverside (band)
Riverside is a progressive rock band from Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in 2001 by friends Mariusz Duda, Piotr Grudziński, Piotr Kozieradzki and Jacek Melnicki, who shared a love for progressive rock and heavy metal...

. It was originally released in 2005 through Mystic Productions, but re-released in 2006 through InsideOut Music
InsideOut Music
Inside Out Music is a German independent record label based in Kleve, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region, and dedicated to the publication of progressive rock, progressive metal and related styles music albums.-History:...

. Lyrically, the EP is not a part of the Reality Dream series even though it was released between Out of Myself
Out of Myself
Out of Myself is the first full length album by progressive rock/metal band Riverside released on December 15, 2003. At the time of its release, Out of Myself was hailed as the best debut album from a progressive rock band in recent memory. It was first released under the The Laser's Edge music...

 and Second Life Syndrome
Second Life Syndrome
Second Life Syndrome is the second full length album by progressive rock band Riverside, released on November 8, 2005. This second release garnered quite as much praise as Out of Myself and was released on the large prog rock Label InsideOut...

. The EP contains many acoustic passages on songs like "Us" and "The Time I Was Daydreaming" that do not appear again until the bands third full length album, Rapid Eye Movement
Rapid Eye Movement (album)
Rapid Eye Movement is an album by progressive rock/metal band Riverside. It is the third and final part of the Reality Dream Trilogy which has thus far included Out of Myself and Second Life Syndrome. The album is split into two parts: part one consists of tracks one through five while part two...

. "The Time I Was Daydreaming", as well as "Dna ts. Rednum or F.Raf" and "Stuck Between" use electronic sounds, which was a newly introduced element in Riverside's music. A video for the song "Acronym Love" is included on the InsideOut re-release and can be viewed on a computer. The live version of "I Believe" is played with the standard instruments instead of an acoustic guitar, which is unlike what is heard on Out of Myself
Out of Myself
Out of Myself is the first full length album by progressive rock/metal band Riverside released on December 15, 2003. At the time of its release, Out of Myself was hailed as the best debut album from a progressive rock band in recent memory. It was first released under the The Laser's Edge music...

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Track listing

  • All songs written by Riverside.
  1. "Us" – 2:33
  2. "Acronym Love" – 4:44
  3. "Dna ts. Rednum or F.Raf" – 7:20
  4. "The Time I Was Daydreaming" – 4:53
  5. "Stuck Between" – 3:56
  6. "I Believe" (Live) – 3:59
  7. "Loose Heart" (Live) – 5:27
  8. "Out Of Myself" (Live) – 3:42

Personnel

  • Mariusz Duda
    Mariusz Duda
    Mariusz Duda is a Polish vocalist and bassist best known for his position in the band Riverside. He is also a former member of Xanadu and did guest vocals for Indukti's album S.U.S.A.R. He released his debut solo album under the moniker Lunatic Soul on the Kscope label in October 2008. Mariusz...

     – vocals
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

    , bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , acoustic guitar
    Acoustic guitar
    An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...

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  • Piotr Grudzinski – lead guitar
    Lead guitar
    Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...

    , rhythm guitar
    Rhythm guitar
    Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...

  • Michal Lapaj – keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
    A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

    , piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

  • Piotr Kozieradzki – drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

    , percussion
    Percussion instrument
    A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...


Production

  • Produced By Riverside & Robert & Magda Srzedniccy
  • Tracks 1-5 Recorded & Engineered By Robert & Magda Srzedniccy
  • Tracks 6-8 Recorded & Engineered By Marek Bereszczynski
  • Mixed & Mastered By Robert & Magda Srzedniccy
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