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Anathema's seemingly existed for an eternity… in fact so too does their music, much of which embraces those hallowed darker moments going back to the instru- mentally strewn days of yore with their ethereal and Baroque-like quality.
Place yourself momentarily within an unimaginable context of classic Pink Floyd with all of their atmospheric legend, combined with traditional and modern day folk currents of a stately Therion style. Somewhere in between exists this entity known as Anathema.

This classy digi-pak offering features them in their lighter moments, long a feature of the band having crossed and burned bridges since their decade plus origins, and here a peaceful solace enveloped in the many serene scenes layered within fifteen genuine tracks and one concluding video enhanced "Hope." "Resonance" was designed as a two part audio documentation that later in 2002 will culminate with a compressed volume of their grim and more aggressive moments. For present, follow a softly flowing stream measured in ambient textures, gothically-blessed pieces colored in acoustics and moments of female enchantment amongst previously released LP versions and alternate overseas rarities.

Listeners will be further drawn by the inclusion of three covers originally appearing on Peaceville's own "Compilation X" that feature "One Of The Few" and "Goodbye Cruel World," drawn from the expected Pink Floyd well, and "Better Off Dead," an unexpected change in tempo as a cover choice from Bad Religion's "Stranger Than Fiction" release. For those in need of a mellowing phase, Anathema's first offering of "Resonance" will be sure to please.