During the year 2011 guitarist Nygård left his former band Callisto. The project, later to be named Besra, was formed to serve better Nygård´s musical ambition. Besra became, not mere a one man project, but a collection of five experienced musicians synced together to create something different. Anhedonia is a collection of stories told by Besra. The album as a whole deals with challenges and characteristics of today's society and how they reflect on the lives of ordinary people, their mindsets and relationships with others. The stories also reflect a very personal side of the composers. Experiences with loneliness, emotional abandonment and substance abuse are present. Themes to the songs were gathered from personal and professional experiences throughout the lives of the members of the band. Carefully balanced mix of rage and gloomy mellow atmospheres lead the listener through the stories told with words, singing, screaming and instrumental drama. The atmosphere of Anhedonia was created in the middle of pure, honest and unforgiving Finnish nature. Recorded and mixed at studio Audiamond by Jukka Salovaara and additional recordings at V.R. Studio by Jussi Vuola. Vocals were later recorded by Hannes Hietarinta at his own studio. Mastered by Mell Dettmer. The Anhedonia story includes Pariah a short film by Petri Erkkilä released later this year.
Release date:
September 7, 2018
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