Anekdoten is a Swedish progressive rock band formed in 1990, noted for heavy use of mellotron, dense bass lines and King Crimson influences. Critics highlight their melancholic, dissonant yet melodic sound and strong live performances.

Formed in 1990. Core members (publicly verifiable): Nicklas Berg (guitar, vocals), Jan Erik Liljeström (bass, vocals), Anna Sofi Dahlberg (mellotron, cello, keyboards), Peter Nordins (drums). Reviews mention guests on recent work including Per Wiberg, Theo Travis and Marty Wilson-Piper. A 2009 anthology 'Chapters' is referenced in reviews.

Reviews emphasise Anekdoten's heavy use of mellotron, King Crimson influences, and a persistent Scandinavian melancholy. Critics praise their balance of dissonance and dreamy psychedelia and strong live performance. Notable albums discussed include Vemod, Nucleus, A Time Of Day and Until All the Ghosts Are Gone. Guest musicians on recent work are noted.

For:Fans of progressive rock, mellotron-heavy arrangements and King Crimson-influenced music.

 It is on days like these that the music of Anekdoten sounds even darker and more claustrophobic.

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 1993 marks the recording debut of Anekdoten with "Vemod," an album that is very cohesive.

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 I would undoubtedly highlight that extraordinary balance between smothered frustration and wild fervor that reaches in "Nucleus" levels nothing short of miraculous and it is for this reason that I would like to dwell on this unrepeatable album, observed from the sparse yet still suggestive dark ambient chasms of "From Within" and only dreamed of by dignified and relatively interesting products like "Gravity" and "A Time of Day,"

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 The Swedish quartet stands out for their pursuit of soft melodies where the mellotron acts as a backdrop, always present but never over the top, of warm, dreamlike, sometimes melancholic atmospheres, for the simple but not trivial use of the guitar, the barely perceptible percussion, the delicate phrasings of the flute.

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