This title continues to slink down to the bottom, and it's time to make a decision on whether or not to keep it. Last year I wrote:
"This was in the weed out stack, but I remain undecided, hence its placement here. Not good enough (yet) for a feature, but also not on the passenger list for the next bus out. On the one hand I really like the return to their analog 70s roots. On the other, I'm not too keen on them continuing with that modern post rock / alt rock style of song that turned me off from their post Nucleus works. At first the latter was winning the battle of my mind and I was looking for a price point to sell. But it started to win me back as the album progressed. A second listen had similar results. There's a lot of great material here for sure. Love the cover too."
Last night's listen was more positive from top to bottom. Perhaps I haven't been listening to as much "retro prog" as prior, so I warmed up quickly to it. Or I'm getting more nostalgic as every year goes by (probably). There's more than a nod here to Vemod, and maybe this is the album that closes the circle for Anekdoten.
I see they're still around, posting here and there, but nothing indicating they're pining to get together in the studio as a group for another go. Not sure they need to really. Whatever this collective group of minds has to offer, they've managed to successfully release those ideas over a 22 year timespan. I wrote extensively about my experience with Anekdoten on the Vemod review - anything else will be repetitive. I'll be revisiting Gravity in the near future, and that's going to close the book on Anekdoten for me. Nucleus is an album I haven't heard in forever and a day, so I look forward to reviewing it as well - but I'm certain to keep that title (in both LP and CD formats similar to Vemod).
Ownership: CD: 2015 Virta, Very nice tri-fold digipak. The cover itself is also a return to the debut. Purchased new upon release.
5/24/15; 7/15/22 (CD 3.9); 11/8/23 (new entry)
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