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

Souvenirs
Studio album by The Gathering
Released	24 February 2003[1]
Genre	Alternative rock trip hop
Length	59:25
Label	Psychonaut
Producer	Zlaya Hadzich
The Gathering chronology
Black Light District (2002) Souvenirs (2003) Sleepy Buildings (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chronicles of Chaos	[3]
Metal Storm	[4]
Sputnikmusic	4.5/5[5]

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 last studio album to feature original bassist Hugo Prinsen Geerligs until Beautiful Distortion which was released in 2022.

Track listing

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).

There's also a promo CD version with only the first 8 tracks. Monsters and We Just Stopped Breathing are swapped, and the Monsters track is only 4:18 long.[6]

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Dutch Albums Chart[7]	47
German Albums Chart[8]	90

Personnel

Production

• Artwork, Design – iNDEX Utrecht
• Composed by, performer, Arranged By – The Gathering, Zlaya Hadzich
• Engineer – David Klooker, Ignaz Bruens, Sietze Gardenier, Zlaya Hadzich
• Lyrics by – Anneke van Giersbergen (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10), Trickster G. (tracks: 10), Zlaya Hadzich (tracks: 6, 7)
• Mastered by – Alan Ward
• Mixed by – Michael Buyens, René Rutten, Zlaya Hadzich
• Photography by – Esther Marbus
• Photography by [Flowers] – Niels Coppes
• Producer – Zlaya Hadzich[9]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Souvenirs (The Gathering album)

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[es] Souvenirs (álbum de The Gathering)

Souvenirs es el séptimo álbum de estudio de la banda neerlandesa de rock The Gathering. Fue lanzado en febrero de 2003, bajo el sello independiente Psychonaut Records, fundado por la propia banda en 1999.

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[ru] Souvenirs

Souvenirs — седьмой студийный альбом нидерландской рок-группы The Gathering, выпущен в феврале 2003 года на независимом лейбле Psychonaut Records, основанном группой в 1999 году.

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