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Length
  
56:40

Release date
  
4 June 2014

Label
  
Kscope

Artist
  
Anathema

Producer
  
Christer-André Cederberg

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Released
  
4 June 2014 (2014-06-04)

Recorded
  
Cederberg Studios, Oslo

Genres
  
Progressive rock, Alternative rock, Electronics in rock music

Similar
  
Anathema albums, Progressive rock albums

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.

Contents

Anathema lost song part 1


Background and recording

The album was recorded at Cederberg Studios in Oslo, with producer Christer-André Cederberg, with some songs also mixed by Steven Wilson due to an operation on Cederberg's back.

The artwork was created by Korean new media artist Sang Jun Yoo, and based around his "Distant Light" installation.

The band released a statement on their new album prior to its release:

Critical reception

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". The album ended the year at the 9th position of the 2014 Metal Hammer best albums list, as well at the 2nd position from Metal Hammer writer Adam Rees.

Track listing

All songs written by Daniel Cavanagh, except where noted.

Singles

The Lost Song – Part 3 Digital Single/EP
  1. "The Lost Song – Part 3" - 5:22
  2. "Coda" (Non-album track) - 1:12
  3. "The Lost Song – Part 3" (Ambient Mix) - 5:28

Songs

1The Lost Song - Pt 15:54
2The Lost Song - Pt 25:48
3Dusk (Dark Is Descending)6:00

References

Distant Satellites Wikipedia