Anekdoten is a

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progressive rock band, composed of

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/ vocalist Nicklas Barker,

cellist The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 ...

/ keyboardist Anna Sofi Dahlberg,

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/ vocalist Jan Erik Liljeström and

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Peter Nordins. They are notable for the use of the

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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. Since 2015 former

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guitarist Marty Willson-Piper has been touring with the band.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Vemod'' (1993) * '' Nucleus'' (1995) * '' From Within'' (1999) * ''Gravity'' (2003) * '' A Time of Day'' (2007) * '' Until All the Ghosts Are Gone'' (2015)

Compilations

* '' Chapters'' (2009)

Live albums

* '' Live EP'' (1997) * '' Official Bootleg: Live in Japan'' (1998) * ''

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'' (2005)

Morte Macabre

In 1998, Nicklas Barker and Peter Nordins of Anekdoten, along with Stefan Dimle ( Landberk,

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) and Reine Fiske ( Landberk, Morte Macabre,

, The Guild) released the album ''

Symphonic Holocaust ''Symphonic Holocaust'' is the only studio album by Swedish four-piece progressive rock band Morte Macabre. It was released in October 1998 via Mellotronen. Recording sessions took place at Studio Largen in Sweden. Production was handled by the q ...

''. The album mostly consists of covered themes from horror movies, such as ''

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'' and '' Rosemary's Baby''. The music is instrumental and characterised by improvisation and heavy use of

and

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My Brother the Wind

Nicklas Barker has since 2010 been involved in a side project called

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. A debut CD of improvised

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entitled ''Twilight In The Crystal Cabinet'' was released in May 2010.

References

External links

* Allmusic.com: Biographybr>Official homepageMyspace2010 interview with Nicklas Barker on Prog Sphere
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anekdoten Swedish progressive rock groups Swedish psychedelic rock music groups Musical groups established in 1991 1991 establishments in Sweden