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Boxset/Compilation, released in 2009, Sweden.

Verzamelaar van deze Zweedse Heavy Prog formatie.

In the early 90s a wave of King Crimson inspired new progrock bands emerged in Scandinavia. One of the first was four piece formation Anekdoten from Sweden and they are still alive and progging, unlike their promising contemporaries Anglagard and Landberk.

I will start off by saying that this is not a new full-length CD but instead a kind of "Best of" album and an extra disc that contains mostly demos of songs already available on other studio releases, with the exception of an unreleased track on the first CD and original cuts from the Vemod album.

As a " best of " album I have to say that the selections here are pretty representative of each album. 3 of the 4 tracks that are provided by this website are included on disc one and I remember it was those tracks that made me an instant Anekdoten fan. The first disc may seem a bit biased since 8 of the 11 songs come from the last 2 full studio albums: Gravity and A Time of Day.


Songs / Tracks Listing

Disc One (60:39)
1. Ricochet (5:45)
2. The Great Unknown (6:22)
3. From Within (7:25)
4. In For A Ride (6:47)
5. The War Is Over (4:39)
6. Monolith (6:08)
7. A Sky About To Rain (6:30)
8. Every Step I Take (3:07)
9. Groundbound (5:23)
10. Gravity (8:23)
11. When I Turn (3:42)

Disc Two (63:20)
1. Sad Rain (Alt Mix) (10:17)
2. Wheel (7:54)
3. The Old Man & The Sea (7:51)
4. Nucleus (Demo) (5:46)
5. Book Of Hours (Demo) (9:36)
6. This Far From The Sky (Demo) (9:17)
7. 30 Pieces (Demo) (6:58)
8. Prince Of The Ocean (Demo) (5:41)

Total Time: 123:59

Line-up / Musicians

- Peter Nordins / drums, cymbals, percussion, vibes
- Anna Sofi Dahlberg / mellotron, organ, moog, rhodes, cello, piano, voice
- Nicklas Barker / voice, guitar, mellotron, moog, vibes
- Jan Erik Liljeström / voice, bass