Anekdoten

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Anekdoten

| image = anekdoten.jpg

| origin = Sweden

| years_active = 1991–present

| genre = Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, art rock, post-rock (early)

| current_members = Nicklas Barker
Jan Erik Liljeström
Anna Sofi Dahlberg
Peter Nordins
Marty Willson-Piper

| website = [http://www.anekdoten.se/ Official website]

}}

Anekdoten is a Swedish progressive rock band, composed of guitarist/vocalist Nicklas Barker, cellist/keyboardist Anna Sofi Dahlberg, bassist/vocalist Jan Erik Liljeström and drummer Peter Nordins.{{Cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/anekdoten|title = Anekdoten on Myspace}} They are notable for the use of the mellotron and their heavy sound dominated by a pounding bass guitar. Their music is associated with the tradition of 1970s progressive rock music, especially that of King Crimson. {{ cite web | url = http://ghostland.com/ghostland/interviews.asp?ID=5 | accessdate = 21 February 2017 | url-status = dead | archivedate = 25 February 2003 | title = Anekdoten - "One of Sweden's brightest exports discusses the band's work and future" | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20030225181747/http://ghostland.com/ghostland/interviews.asp?ID=5 | date = January 2001 | first = Steve | last = Nicholas | website = Ghostland.com | quote = When Nicklas, Peter and I started playing together in the middle of 1990 we played covers. The first song that we started rehearsing was "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part 2," the second was "Lament" and I believe that the third one was "Red." We wanted to see if we could pull off playing Crimso-songs, primarily from the Wetton-era, as this was our main source for inspiration at the time. }}

Since 2015 former The Church guitarist Marty Willson-Piper has been touring with the band.