Distant Satellites (stylised as distant satellites) is the tenth studio album by the British rock band Anathema. It was released in June 2014 via Kscope and reached #33 in the UK album charts.
The album was recorded at Cederberg Studios in Oslo, with producer Christer-André Cederberg,[3] with some songs also mixed by Steven Wilson due to an operation on Cederberg's back.[4]
The artwork was created by Korean new media artist Sang Jun Yoo, and based around his "Distant Light" installation.[3]
The band released a statement on their new album prior to its release:
distant satellites is the culmination of everything ANATHEMA been working up to so far in our musical path. It contains almost every conceivable element of the heartbeat of Anathema music that it is possible to have. There is beauty, intensity, drama, quietude, and extra musical dimensions that the band have previously only hinted at. All built on the song writing chemistry of Daniel, John and Vincent - and the haunting voice of Lee Douglas.
This is the first album to feature Daniel Cardoso as the band's primary drummer, replacing longtime member John Douglas. Douglas has since moved to electronic percussion and keyboards.
Distant Satellites received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80 based on ten reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[5] The album ended the year at the 9th position of the 2014 Metal Hammer best albums list,[11] as well at the 2nd position from Metal Hammer writer Adam Rees.[12]
Despite a generally positive review, Sputnikmusic did lament the familiarity of it all stating, "Anathema stumbled onto musical gold when they crafted the formula used on We're Here Because We're Here. It's a formula they would be crazy to dismiss, and that's probably why they haven't... Overall, Anathema have struck gold for the third time in a row, but for the first time there are some prominent flaws as well."[9]
Track listingEdit
All tracks are written by Daniel Cavanagh, except where noted
^"Anathema Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
^"Anathema Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
October 22, 2023
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Distant Satellites stylised as distant satellites is the tenth studio album by the British rock band Anathema It was released in June 2014 via Kscope and reached 33 in the UK album charts Distant SatellitesStudio album by AnathemaReleased4 June 2014 2014 06 04 RecordedCederberg Studios OsloGenreProgressive pop 1 art rock 2 progressive rock 2 Length56 40LabelKscopeProducerChrister Andre CederbergAnathema chronologyWeather Systems 2012 Distant Satellites 2014 The Optimist 2017 Singles from Distant Satellites Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Singles 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 Release history 8 ReferencesBackground and recording EditThe album was recorded at Cederberg Studios in Oslo with producer Christer Andre Cederberg 3 with some songs also mixed by Steven Wilson due to an operation on Cederberg s back 4 The artwork was created by Korean new media artist Sang Jun Yoo and based around his Distant Light installation 3 The band released a statement on their new album prior to its release distant satellites is the culmination of everything ANATHEMA been working up to so far in our musical path It contains almost every conceivable element of the heartbeat of Anathema music that it is possible to have There is beauty intensity drama quietude and extra musical dimensions that the band have previously only hinted at All built on the song writing chemistry of Daniel John and Vincent and the haunting voice of Lee Douglas This is the first album to feature Daniel Cardoso as the band s primary drummer replacing longtime member John Douglas Douglas has since moved to electronic percussion and keyboards Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic80 100 5 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Drowned in Sound8 10 7 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 PopMatters nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Sputnikmusic3 7 5 9 Metalholic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Distant Satellites received positive reviews from music critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 80 based on ten reviews indicating universal acclaim 5 The album ended the year at the 9th position of the 2014 Metal Hammer best albums list 11 as well at the 2nd position from Metal Hammer writer Adam Rees 12 Despite a generally positive review Sputnikmusic did lament the familiarity of it all stating Anathema stumbled onto musical gold when they crafted the formula used on We re Here Because We re Here It s a formula they would be crazy to dismiss and that s probably why they haven t Overall Anathema have struck gold for the third time in a row but for the first time there are some prominent flaws as well 9 Track listing EditAll tracks are written by Daniel Cavanagh except where notedNo TitleLength1 The Lost Song Part 1 5 532 The Lost Song Part 2 5 473 Dusk Dark Is Descending D Cavanagh Vincent Cavanagh 5 594 Ariel 6 285 The Lost Song Part 3 5 216 Anathema 6 407 You re Not Alone D Cavanagh Jamie Cavanagh John Douglas V Cavanagh 3 268 Firelight 2 429 Distant Satellites Douglas V Cavanagh 8 1710 Take Shelter 6 07Total length 56 40Singles EditThe Lost Song Part 3 Digital Single EP The Lost Song Part 3 5 22 Coda Non album track 1 12 The Lost Song Part 3 Ambient Mix 5 28Personnel EditVincent Cavanagh lead vocals electric guitars acoustic guitars bass guitars keyboards programming backing vocalsJohn Douglas electronic percussion keyboards programming Daniel Cavanagh co lead vocals electric guitars acoustic guitars bass guitars keyboards pianoLee Douglas lead and backing vocals Jamie Cavanagh bass guitar Daniel Cardoso drumsGuest musiciansChrister Andre Cederberg bass guitar ProductionChrister Andre Cederberg production mixing Sigbjorn Grimsaeth assistant engineer Sang Jun Yoo photography Chris Sansom mastering Dave Stewart string arrangements Steven Wilson mixing on You re Not Alone and Take Shelter 4 Charts EditChart 2014 PeakpositionAustrian Albums O3 Austria 13 42Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 14 42Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 15 58French Albums SNEP 16 64German Albums Offizielle Top 100 17 18Italian Albums FIMI 18 82Dutch Albums Album Top 100 19 12Polish Albums ZPAV 20 9Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 21 77US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 22 9US Top Hard Rock Albums Billboard 23 24Release history EditRegion Date LabelJapan 4 June 2014 KscopeGermany 6 June 2014SwedenSwitzerlandUnited Kingdom 9 June 2014Canada 10 June 2014FranceUnited StatesReferences Edit Bland Benjamin 6 June 2014 Anathema Distant Satellites review Drowned in Sound Archived from the original on 28 March 2019 Retrieved 4 March 2019 a b c Ezell Brice 13 June 2014 Anathema distant satellites PopMatters Retrieved 20 June 2014 a b Anathema on Facebook Facebook Archived from the original on 27 April 2022 user generated source a b ANATHEMA Interview with Vincent Cavanagh 31 May 2014 a b Distant Satellites Reviews Metacritic Retrieved 20 June 2014 Jurek Thom Distant Satellites Anathema at AllMusic Retrieved 12 June 2014 Bland Benjamin 6 June 2014 Album Review Anathema Distant Satellites Drowned in Sound Archived from the original on 28 March 2019 Retrieved 14 June 2014 Lawson Dom 5 June 2014 Anathema Distant Satellites review The Guardian Retrieved 8 June 2014 a b Spencer Trey 6 June 2014 Review Anathema Distant Satellites Sputnikmusic Retrieved 12 June 2014 Wani Owais Review Anathema Distant Satellites Metalholic Magazine Retrieved 11 June 2014 Metal Hammer Louder Metal Hammer Louder Austriancharts at Anathema Distant Satellites in German Hung Medien Retrieved 20 June 2014 Ultratop be Anathema Distant Satellites in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 20 June 2014 Ultratop be Anathema Distant Satellites in French Hung Medien Retrieved 20 June 2014 Lescharts com Anathema Distant Satellites Hung Medien Retrieved 20 June 2014 Officialcharts de Anathema Distant Satellites GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved 20 June 2014 Artisti Classifica settimanale WK 25 dal 16 06 2014 al 22 06 2014 in Italian Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 26 June 2014 Dutchcharts nl Anathema Distant Satellites in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 20 June 2014 Oficjalna lista sprzedazy OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart OLiS Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry Retrieved 20 June 2014 Swisscharts com Anathema Distant Satellites Hung Medien Retrieved 20 June 2014 Anathema Chart History Heatseekers Albums Billboard Retrieved 9 September 2014 Anathema Chart History Top Hard Rock Albums Billboard Retrieved 9 September 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Distant Satellites amp oldid 1181221181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
