Mnemosynean, by Katatonia

Mnemosynean

by Katatonia

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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. 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 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 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 Saving 2021 yet again with this release, been in hard lockdown since June. Thanks guys. Brilliant!

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1.	Vakaren 04:50	buy track
2.	Sistere 04:11	buy track
3.	Wide Awake In Quietus 04:58	buy track
4.	Night Comes Down 04:12	buy track
5.	Second 03:34	buy track
6.	The Act Of Darkening 05:51	buy track
7.	Ashen 04:07	buy track
8.	Sold Heart 04:34	buy track
9.	Displaced 05:17	buy track
10.	Dissolving Bonds 03:44	buy track
11.	Unfurl 04:50	buy track
12.	Code Against The Code 03:28	buy track
13.	Wait Outside 03:39	buy track
14.	Sulfur 06:23	buy track
15.	March 4 03:53	buy track
16.	Oh How I Enjoy The Light 02:44	buy track
17.	Help Me Disappear 05:13	buy track
18.	Fractured 03:32	buy track
19.	No Devotion 04:49	buy track
20.	Quiet World 04:38	buy track
21.	Scarlet Heavens 10:28	buy track
22.	In The White (Urban Dub) 05:26	buy track
23.	My Twin (Opium Dub Version) 04:17	buy track
24.	Soil's Song (Krister Linder 2012 remix) 04:42	buy track
25.	Day And Then The Shade (Frank Default remix) 05:29	buy track
26.	Idle Blood (Linje 14) 03:22	buy track
27.	Hypnone (Frank Default Hypnocadence mix) 04:41	buy track

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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 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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