From Within

The third album from the Swedish progressive rock band Anekdoten, recorded and mixed on analogue tape at the famous Atlantis Grammofon (formerly Metronome Studio) in Stockholm, home to many classic Abba albums. Predecessor 'Nucleus' was a heavy album, with only a little relief from its stridency. In comparison, 'From Within' is an album of light and shade. 'We were exhausted after touring 'Nucleus' and after a month at home we entered the famous Atlantis Grammofon. We had few finished ideas for songs and no demos were recorded. Loose ideas and jams were transformed into songs in the studio and recorded on analogue tape by Grammy awarded producer Simon Nordberg.' Nicklas Barker 'From Within' is Michael kerfeldt of Opeth's favourite Anekdoten record. Also, Steven Wilson introduced Theo Travis to it, leading to Theo and Anekdoten collaborating on both recordings and live shows. The 11-minute piece 'Hole', being quintessential Anekdoten, is recommended as a prime example of their musical style. 'Besides some tracks that sound typical ANEKDOTEN, there are also some tracks that show a small change of direction in their music. The change is towards a softer, more unique and own sound. Their music has a big contrast between melancholic, slow and quiet to bombastic and chaotic but complex.' Greger R nnqvist, Prog Archives 'Anekdoten know how the Mellotron can be used to provoke emotions - as Crimson did on their classic 'Epitaph' turned into a prog-rock band with an own identi

Tracks

1~1~From Within (07:25)
1~2~Kiss Of Life (04:40)
1~3~Groundbound (05:25)
1~4~Hole (11:09)
1~5~Slow Fire (07:26)
1~6~Firefly (04:50)
1~7~The Sun Absolute (06:39)
1~8~For Someone (03:31)

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Anekdoten
Release Date: 19 June 2020
Genre: Rock
Label: KSCOPE
Distributor: Rocket Group