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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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KareliaAnekdoten | Anekdoten | Play | 07:19 | 16 MB | 46 MB |
| 2 | The Old Man and the SeaAnekdoten, Jan Erik Liljestrom | Anekdoten | Play | 07:51 | 17 MB | 51 MB |
| 3 | Where Solitude RemainsAnekdoten, Jan Erik Liljestrom | Anekdoten | Play | 07:19 | 16 MB | 47 MB |
| 4 | Thoughts in AbsenceAnekdoten, Nicklas Berg | Anekdoten | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | The FlowAnekdoten, Jan Erik Liljestrom | Anekdoten | Play | 06:58 | 15 MB | 45 MB |
| 6 | LongingAnekdoten | Anekdoten | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | WheelAnekdoten, Jan Erik Liljestrom | Anekdoten | Play | 07:54 | 18 MB | 53 MB |
| 46 mins | 106 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 289 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Anderson | Producer |
| 2 | Anekdoten | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 3 | Nicklas Berg | Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Mellotron |
| 4 | Anna Sofi Dahlberg | Cello, Mellotron, Vocals |
| 5 | Jan Erik Liljestrom | Bass, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 6 | Simon Nordberg | Engineer, Producer |
| 7 | Peter Nordin | Drums, Percussion |
| 8 | Per Wiberg | Piano |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |