Anekdoten : Vemod

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Sell date: 5/2007
Label: Import
Mfg's Catalog#: 688986
CDC Part#: 1132577
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Not Returnable, Not Cancellable.
 
Full title is: Vemod

  Anna Sofi Dahlberg - Cello, Vocals, Mellotron
  Jan Erik Liljestrom - Bass, Vocals
  Nicklas Berg - Guitar, Mellotron
  Per Wiberg - Piano
  Peter Nordin - Percussion, Drums

Anekdoten's debut shows them a little rougher, more Gothic in tone, and less tonally subtle than in later years, but compelling nonetheless. From the crashing bass and Mellotron in the opening track 'Karelia,' it's clear that King Crimson reigns over their work -- not to mention that it features riffs nicked from Crimson's 'Easy Money.' 'Wheel' also has the dissonance and horns of the Lizard album. But they are creating something unique here, as the gentle instrumental 'Longing' attests. While Anekdoten hadn't quite reached its potential yet -- 'Where Solitude Remains' still shows Liljestrom's vocals to be a little too precise, and not as pleasingly smoky as in 'Nucleus' -- this first album shows a band of great promise. ~ Paul Collins, All Music Guide

 
 Tracks
 
Karelia - 7:20
Old Man & the Sea - 7:50
Where Solitude Remains - 7:20
Thoughts in Absence - 4:10
Flow - 6:58
Longing - 4:50
Wheel - 7:50
Sad Rain ["Japanese Edition Bonus Track] - 10:14
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