ANATHEMA’S STUNNING 2014 ALBUM ‘DISTANT SATELLITES’ CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUED ON KSCOPE ON DOUBLE ‘SPARKLE’ VINYL LP.

When Anathema’s 10th studio album ‘Distant Satellites’ was originally released in 2014, the Liverpool-based six
piece were, in many respects, at a peak in their career. Following the success of 2012’s ‘Weather Systems’ –
widely acclaimed as one of the band’s best works – & extensive global touring throughout 2012 & 2013, Anathema was brimming with vitality & artistic confidence. Very few predicted that ‘Distant Satellites’ would end up being the band’s penultimate studio release—a fate that left scores of fans around the world devastated, but ultimately imbued the album with a sentimentality & nostalgia that only enhances the emotional weight of the songs within.
Anathema described ‘Distant Satellites’ as ‘the culmination of everything we’ve 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’. Certainly, the album is one of the finest examples of the band’s singular, exalted sound.
Recorded at Cederberg Studios in Oslo with favoured producer Christer-André Cederberg, the album was elevated even further with additional mixing by the Grammy-nominated Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) &
extraordinary orchestral arrangements crafted by Dave Stewart (Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson).
‘Distant Satellites’ was one of the most celebrated & lauded albums of 2014 with the likes of The Guardian (UK), Metal Hammer (UK / DE), Kerrang! (UK), Classic Rock (UK/DE), Prog Magazine (UK), Aardschok (NL), Rock Hard (DE) & Rolling Stone (Aus) heaping great praise on an album that many still recognise as Anathema’s finest to date. The record is a gleaming anthology of beautifully crafted songs, performed with vitality, verve &
utmost passion, once again demonstrating the sublime, instinctive songwriting talents of the Cavanagh brothers & drummer John Douglas.
This special 10th anniversary 2LP edition of ‘Distant Satellites’ is presented on ‘sparkle’ vinyl with gatefold packaging.