Name: Mnemosynean
Brand: Katatonia

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

VILELP901

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Colour

black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-10-01

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Proper

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

801056890115

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3 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

CDVILEF901

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801056890122

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Artist

Katatonia

Genre GB

Metal

Label GB

Peaceville

Marking 30 years since the formation of one of the most enigmatic and aurally captivating bands to grace the dark rock/prog genre, Mnemosynean contains an extensive collection of all Katatonia's rarities and B-sides, including tracks from the band's numerous EP's, 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 and 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).

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, with this edition presented on the deluxe triple gatefold format.

Mnemosynean

Music GB