ANEKDOTEN biography
Excellent heavy / hard prog band from Sweden whose music is strongly influenced by KING CRIMSON, with outstanding mellotron and cello passages. Dark moods are present all the time in their music where the distorted bass and raw drums are another trademark. Their live performances are outrageous, and those who saw them live at Progfest '94 know what I'm talking about...."Vemod" is the sublime "Wheel" which features a cornet solo from guest Pär Ekström which strongly evokes CRIMSON circa "...Excellent heavy / hard prog band from Sweden whose music is strongly influenced by KING CRIMSON, with outstanding mellotron and cello passages. Dark moods are present all the time in their music where the distorted bass and raw drums are another trademark. Their live performances are outrageous, and those who saw them live at Progfest '94 know what I'm talking about....
"Vemod" is the sublime "Wheel" which features a cornet solo from guest Pär Ekström which strongly evokes CRIMSON circa "Lizard". "Nucleus" is their second album and must be regarded as a classic as well. There are no radical changes in direction. The band has personalized the music a bit more although there are obvious references to The CRIMSON. Definitely one of the best progressive groups in the world.
"Gravity" introduces a newborn ANEKDOTEN. The music has a slightly more atmospheric tension filled style with an ear for detail, a sense for fantastic arrangements, and a superb album as result. A very interesting development and not once did I miss that cello! A definite grower. Highly recommended.
