Anekdoten

Anekdoten
Background information
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Progressive rock Psychedelic rock Art rock Post-rock (early)
Years active	1991–present
Website	Official website
Members
Nicklas Barker Jan Erik Liljeström Anna Sofi Dahlberg Peter Nordins

Anekdoten is a Swedish progressive rock band, composed of guitarist/vocalist Nicklas Barker, cellist/keyboardist Anna Sofi Dahlberg, bassist/vocalist Jan Erik Liljeström and drummer Peter Nordins.^[1] They are notable for the use of the mellotron and their heavy sound dominated by a pounding bass guitar. Their music is associated with the tradition of 1970s progressive rock music, especially that of King Crimson.^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

• Vemod (1993)
• Nucleus (1995)
• From Within (1999)
• Gravity (2003)
• A Time Of Day (2007)

Compilations

• Chapters (2009)

Live albums

• Live EP (1997)
• Official Bootleg: Live in Japan (1998)
• Waking the Dead, Live in Japan 2005 (2005)

Morte Macabre

In 1998, Nicklas Barker and Peter Nordins of Anekdoten, along with Stefan Dimle (Landberk, Paatos) and Reine Fiske (Landberk, Morte Macabre, Paatos, The Guild) created the album Symphonic Holocaust. The album mostly consists of covered themes from horror movies, such as Cannibal Holocaust and Rosemary's Baby. The music is instrumental and characterised by improvisation and heavy use of mellotron and synthesizers.^[3])

My Brother the Wind

Nicklas Barker has since 2010 been involved in a side project called My Brother the Wind. A debut CD of improvised psychedelic rock entitled Twilight In The Crystal Cabinet was released in May 2010.

References

1. ^ http://www.myspace.com/anekdoten
2. ^ http://ghostland.com/ghostland/interviews.asp?ID=5
3. ^ http://www.progressive-newsletter.de/index.htm?/intmorte.htm

External links

• Allmusic.com: Biography
• Official homepage
• Myspace
• progarchives profile
• 2010 interview with Nicklas Barker on Prog Sphere