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Mnemosynean

by Katatonia

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fastdoublebass10000
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fastdoublebass10000 love the remixes at the end! just as good for a different atmosphere and mood. Favorite track: Hypnone (Frank Default Hypnocadence mix).
Leviathan's Sea
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Leviathan's Sea A B-side collection as good as Mnemosynean stands as a shining testimonial to the quality of Katatonia. Favorite track: Unfurl.
Alice M.
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Alice M. I pressed “Play” more to have a background while I was adding this to my cart than to actually check the quality. It’s Katatonia. 🤷‍♀️ Favorite track: Day And Then The Shade (Frank Default remix).
Shayne Dey
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Shayne Dey Testament to the quality of a band when they can release a B-side collection as strong as this. Katatonia are something special. Favorite track: Wait Outside.
Anders M. Nordli
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Anders M. Nordli Katatonia is one of my all-time favorite bands. I've been listening to them for as long as I can remember.

I just wanted to say that this album feels like a full regular album release, since there are so many good songs here.

Vakaren, sang in Swedish, is a song I hold near and dear.

(Massive thanks to Peaceville for embracing Bandcamp to distribute their amazing catalog of bands.) Favorite track: Vakaren.
cultau79
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cultau79 Saving 2021 yet again with this release, been in hard lockdown since June. Thanks guys. Brilliant!
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Vakaren 04:50
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Sistere 04:11
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Second 03:34
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Ashen 04:07
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Sold Heart 04:34
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Displaced 05:17
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Unfurl 04:50
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Wait Outside 03:39
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Sulfur 06:23
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March 4 03:53
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Fractured 03:32
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No Devotion 04:49
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Quiet World 04:38
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EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF RARITIES AND B-SIDES FROM THE ENIGMATIC SWEDISH DARK PROG MASTERS, MARKING 30 YEARS OF THE BAND

Marking 30 years since the formation of one of the most enigmatic & aurally captivating bands to grace the dark rock/prog genre, ‘Mnemosynean’ contains an extensive collection of all of Katatonia’s rarities and B-sides, including tracks from the band’s numerous EPs, unused album songs, limited special edition bonuses, cover songs, as well as a series of collaborative remixes.

The journey of ‘Mnemosynean’ spans the gothic-soaked experimental epic ‘Scarlet Heavens’ recorded all the way back in 1994, through to tracks recorded during the sessions for the stellar 2016 opus, ‘The Fall of Hearts’.

The intriguing title of ‘Mnemosynean’ itself represents memories, & was selected because tomb inscriptions dating back to 400 BCE say that the dead could keep their memories by avoiding drinking from the Lethe, and drink instead from the stream flowing from the lake of Mnemosyne (the goddess of memory).

Following an early string of deathly doom-inspired releases which firmly & quickly established Katatonia as a leading force in the 1990s underground, the Swedes came to true prominence following a transition to a more metallic, sleek, dark & depressive rock style while fully embracing concepts of urban and social decay, but also retaining some of the distinguishing traits from their early repertoire, such as the melancholy-laced & instantly identifiable melodic guitar leads.

The ‘Mnemosynean’ packaging includes a new band biography courtesy of music journalist Eleanor Goodman, as well as full lyrics plus backgrounds to the track origins described by founding members Anders Nyström and Jonas Renkse, along with other close Katatonia collaborators.

The artwork for this release has been created by long-running Katatonia visual artist Travis Smith.

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released October 1, 2021

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Peaceville London, UK

Peaceville Records is a British independent metal-oriented record label founded in Dewsbury, England in 1987 - artists over the years include Katatonia, Darkthrone, Paradise Lost, Opeth, Cradle Of Filth, My Dying Bride and Anathema

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