The Anaesthete

The Anaesthete
Studio album by Rosetta
Released	August 8, 2013 (2013-08-08)
Recorded	July 2013 at Studio G Brooklyn
Genre	Post-rock, post-metal, sludge metal, doom metal[1]
Length	58:42
Label	Self-released
Producer	Andrew Schneider and Rosetta
Rosetta chronology
A Determinism of Morality (2010) The Anaesthete (2013) Flies to Flame (2014)

The Anaesthete is the fourth full-length album by post-metal band Rosetta, and their first fully independent release. The album was announced on Rosetta's blog on June 20, 2013^[2] and self-released as a download via Bandcamp on August 8, 2013 using the Pay what you want pricing system.^[3] CD and LP releases were issued by Debemur Morti in Europe and War Crime Recordings in North America. Pelagic Records reissued the album on both formats in 2018.

The Anaesthete recouped costs in 24 hours and remained the top-selling release on Bandcamp for nearly a month.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ryu / Tradition"	10:22
2.	"Fudo / The Immovable Deity"	4:39
3.	"In & Yo / Dualities of the Way"	7:01
4.	"Oku / The Secrets"	6:30
5.	"Hodoku / Compassion"	5:47
6.	"Myo / The Miraculous"	3:02
7.	"Hara / The Center"	7:03
8.	"Ku / Emptiness"	8:05
9.	"Shugyo / Austerity"	6:13

Personnel

Rosetta

• BJ McMurtrie – drums
• Dave Grossman – bass, vocals
• Matt Weed – guitar, piano, vocals
• Mike Armine – vocals, electronics

Guests

• Eric Jernigan – vocals on "Hodoku / Compassion"

References

1. ROSETTA "THE ANAESTHETE" ALBUM REVIEW / STREAM, The Circle Pit, retrieved 16 January 2021
2. Two major announcements, rosettaband.tumblr.com, June 20, 2013, retrieved 9 August 2013
3. The Anaesthete, Bandcamp, retrieved 8 August 2013
4. "Rosetta Biography", pelagic-records.com, retrieved November 6, 2024