RARE ORIG ANEKDOTEN VEMOD DARK HARD PROG Crimson +
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Rare and sought
TOP COPY!
Fabulous Heavy Progressive!
ANEKDOKEN
VEMOD
...NORWEGIAN - COLOURS 017
TOP COPY!
RARE and sought for goood reason....Original first pressing of the great heavy progressive first album by the mighty ANEKDOTEN....
"My mind's falling down endless tunnels. Until I find myself in the void. Somewhere down there I could hear them calling me. Through walls of silence I heard them weep."
What surprised us when we spun this LP the first time finding a powerful DARK heavy progressive sound with thoroughly excellent music quality. Historically, Anekdoten was previously King Edward - a band that was formed in the vein of King Crimson. The arrival of keyboardist / cellist Anna Sofi Dahlberg remarked the change of band's name to Anekdoten. Guitarist Nicklas Berg and drummer Peter Nordins were previously members of the Manson Family Band - a band with roots in psychedelic vein; influenced by Cream and Jimi Hendrix.
Vemod is a Sweden word that means "melancholy" and basically represented the band's music.
The album opener "Karelia" (7:20) is an instrumental outfit started out with a long sustain and ambient mellotron sound that sets a very dark nuance that characterizes the entire album. The full-blown music enters beautifully a combination of guitar work in the vein of early King Crimson, mellotron, inventive bass lines and drumming style that reminds me to Bill Bruford's, especially on the unique snare sounds. The music flows mellow in a floating style and giving mellotron, cello and guitar a fair chance to deliver their simple solo. Yes, most of Anekdoten's solos are performed in simple and less to medium complexities. At the end of this track one can easily sense an influence of early King Crimson, i.e. when the riffs are similar with "Easy Money" intro of the "Lark's Tongue in Aspic". Not a rip-off and similarity is only in nuance.
"The Old Man & The Sea" (&:50) is a song-oriented composition featuring relatively flat vocal line. The song revolves around chords progression driven by guitar work and mellotron in relatively medium tempo. As the song builds up into crescendo the music turns into a more complex one and this segment represents the song interlude. At the end part of the interlude, the guitar style is reminiscent of fluid soaring Robert Fripp. Really nice.
The third track "Where Solitude Remains" (7:20) moves the album to a faster tempo music (during opening part) combining heavy bass lines, drum work and mellotron. It's a powerful opening until it turns into quieter passage when vocal lines enter the scene. During lyrical verse, mellotron with its long sustain note accompanies the singing augmented with Bruford like drumming. Wow! It's really wonderful! What later surprises is the guitar solo where this time is performed in difficult copmplex style accentuated with mellotron sound and dynamic drumming. It's an excellent composition!
"Thoughts in Absence" (4:10) starts off with guitar fills followed with slow beat drum work and bass guitar that accompanies vocal line. This track is different than the other first three where it's performed mellow and nice with vocal quality that reminds to Peter Hammill ala early Van der Graaf. The song also has a killing melody. Guitar fills (played soft) and mellotron characterize this song. It's a cool and nice composition that serves as a break after hearing more complex first three tracks.
Fifth track "The Flow" (6:58) moves the music back into more complex composition combining Crimsonisque guitar work, mellotron and solid bass lines. Right after the middle of the track, the arrangement turns into a very complex one combining multi instruments: cello, mellotron, guitar, bass and drum. Yes, it's dark in nuance but the music is so uplifting. There is a kind of avant-garde music here. It's a masterpiece track!
"Longing" (4:50) is a beautiful instrumental track that combines acoustic guitar solo and cello in a nice melody. Mellotron sometime provides its sound at the back to accentuate the song. The combination of acoustic and cello works is awesome. Performed unplugged, this is a different style of Anekdoten music even though it's still maintaining the dark nuance.
The concluding track "Wheel" (7:50) brings the album back to a dense heavy and faster tempo music with mellotron-based composition. The music turns slow when it gives a chnace to choirs enter the music. Guitar work brings the music into more complex arrangements. An excellent composition.
- Jan Erik Liljeström / bass, voice
- Nicklas Berg / guitar, mellotron, voice
- Peter Nordins / drums, percussion
- Anna Sofi Dahlberg / mellotron, keys, cello, voice
- Per Wiberg - grand piano
1. Karelia (7:20)
2. The Old Man and the Sea (7:50)
3. Where Solitude Remains (7:20)
4. Thought in Absence (4:10)
5. The Flow (6:58)
6. Longing (4:50)
7. Wheel (7:52)
8. Sad Rain (10:14)
CONDITION: The cover: fragile gatefold is top level solid M- sharp all over with beautiful colors ...no split seams, no bends, no writing
The vinyl: all glossy clean and clear M- top level...plays perfect.
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A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !
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