1) Arcana is a neoclassical d… Read Full Bio ↴There are five artists with this name:
1) Arcana is a neoclassical darkwave band from Sweden, formed in 1993. They merged classically- and medievally-inspired instrumental music with occasional vocals to arrive at a richly atmospheric and dark musical tapestry. Previously signed to the Cold Meat Industry label, the original line-up consisted of Peter Bjärgö and Ida Bengtsson, but since 2002 it changed and featured Peter Bjärgö, Ann-Mari Thim, Stefan Eriksson, Cecilia Bjärgö and Mattias Borgh. Due to personal issues with Cold Meat Industry Peter dropped from the label and created his own label and mailorder called Erebus Odora. The label no longer exists, but the same Erebus Odora still exists as the studio where he is still active making his own music.
Arcana's last live performance for a long time, probably for a year at first, took place on the 11th of December 2010 at the Dark Bombastic Evening II festival in Bucharest, Romania.
Official website: http://www.erebusodora.net/arcana
Since 1996, Arcana have been one of the leading bands in its genre. Peter Bjärgö (then Pettersson) started creating the music of Arcana after years of playing different kinds of music. The early idea of the music was based on the romantic image around the middle ages, through Peter’s own personal view. For the first three releases Ida Bengtsson joined Peter as the lead female vocal, and the band grew its fan base all over the world. In 2001 Ann-Mari Thim replaced Ida bengtsson as the new lead female vocalist along with Stefan Eriksson on keyboard and additional instruments. After the fourth release Peter Bjärgö left Cold Meat Industry, the first label of Arcana, to start an own label. The main reason was to preserve the personal touch of the music, Peter’s own sound and feelings, his creative independence.
In 2003 Peter's wife, Cecilia Bjärgö, also joined the band on vocals and in 2006 Mattias Borgh entered the band as percussionist. In 2010 the band expanded in live situations when Núria Luis and Sergio Gamez Martinez (Narsilion, Der Blaue Reiter, Endless Asylum) joined Arcana on stage and since then the music is pure authentic with no backtracks. The contribution of Sergio and Núria has been so productive as they are now consider full members of the band. The difficulties of rehearsing is though an issue, since two members live in Spain. But with the musicality and experiences of live performances, this is nothing that holds us back.
The man behind it all is still Peter Bjärgö, the composer and producer of the music. The music has changed from album to album and today you can hear sounds from all parts of the world since the instruments Peter use are global.
Arcana is in 2012:
Peter Bjärgö
Ann-Mari Thim
Cecilia Bjärgö
Mattias Borgh
Núria Luis
Sergio Gamez Martinez
2) Arcana was a side project of bassist Bill Laswell’s. On "The Last Wave" Laswell joins his deep-bass to free music pioneer and guitar legend Derek Bailey together with drumming demigod Tony Williams to create the ultimate freely improvising power trio. The other album put out under this group name as a Laswell project was Arc of the Testimony, one of the last projects drummer Tony Williams would record before his untimely death. Instead of the trio format, Laswell adds guitarists Buckethead and Nicky Skopelitis, Graham Haynes on cornet, and saxophonists Byard Lancaster and Pharoah Sanders. Where The Last Wave harkens to Laswell's work in Last Exit, Arc of the Testimony is more along the lines of Ekstasis or some of the instrumental Material work, such as "Hallucination Engine".
3) Arcana was a Peruvian rock band who released 4 albums until they disbanded in 2007: a live demo called Demo/Vivo; their first studio album Trágalo in 2000, Virgen in 2003 and their last album Al Olvido in 2005. Their musical style was rock but had a similarity with Nirvana’s style (gaining with this being called “Nircana” or “Arvana” by close friends as as joke). Their last album featured another style, totally experimental and hard to define. In the lineup there was some changes but two of the founding members never changed Markko Kruz in the guitars/vocals and Micky Bane as a bassist. Drummer changed for each album: Italo Quintanilla on Tragalo, Giancarlo Cordiglia on Virgen and Daniel Limaco on Al Olvido.
Official myspace: http://www.myspace.com/arcanaperu
4) Arcana is a Belgian female DJ. More info: http://www.myspace.com/djarcana.
5) Arcana is a Canadian videogame music remixer from the OverClocked ReMix community.
Diadema
Arcana Lyrics
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You are the pale shadow
That surrounds me with sorrow.
You cut my throat just to see me bleed.
Oh sweet death
Will our journey continue eternally ?
The lyrics of Arcana's song Diadema describe a complex and emotional relationship between two individuals. The first line, "You are the sword that runs through my heart," sets the tone for the rest of the song. It is clear that this person is a vital component in the singer's life, but also poses a significant danger to their well-being. The second line, "You are the pale shadow," could represent the emotional burden this person brings with them, casting a gloomy aura around the singer. The line "You cut my throat just to see me bleed" further exemplifies the dangerous nature of this individual, and how they are willing to cause harm to see pain.
The final line, "Oh sweet death, will our journey continue eternally?" is laden with despair and emotional pain. The singer seems to be contemplating whether the only way to escape the grasp of this person is through death and questioning if they will always be connected to them, even in the afterlife. The song itself is an incredibly moving reflection of the cyclical and complex nature of toxic relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
You are the sword that runs through my heart
You are the one who has pierced my heart like a sword and left me in agony.
You are the pale shadow
You are the shadowy figure that follows me wherever I go, like a ghost haunting me.
That surrounds me with sorrow.
Your presence brings me sadness and grief, enveloping me in a blanket of despair.
You cut my throat just to see me bleed.
You have hurt me deeply just for your own amusement or curiosity, causing me pain.
Oh sweet death
Death seems like a desirable escape from the torment and suffering caused by your actions.
Will our journey continue eternally ?
Will this cycle of hurt and agony never end? Is there no hope for relief or healing from this pain?
Contributed by Savannah P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
twobluehorses
I'm 61 one years old. I set my player to repeat this and do sword work in my living room with the lights out until the worries of the day are sweat and I am at peace. Sometimes the moon rests above the ocean outside my windows and the music is even better than it is here.
Ariston de Pella
Me encanta todo que delicadeza que sonido profundo y espiritual... enhorabuena por su trabajo ..muchas gracias
FoxfirePrincess
I've loved this song for years. In terms of Atmospheric/Gothic music that can just take your breath away and send chills down your spine...Arcana is the perfect group for that (or Dark Sanctuary...very close contest there).
npoTybepaHc
You are the sword that run through my heart You are the pale shadow that surrounds me with sorrow You cut my throat just to see me bleed Oh, sweet death will our journey continue eternally?
LaserHawkFTW
Back at the beginning this was my inspiration to join EVE online. I seen allot in EVE. Been apart of CVA, SMA, CO2. I was indirectly part of the SMA fall. Now I live in wormhole space where I will remain until the end.
Thomas Brilke
This album is amazing!!
C Saivo12
their music is so beautiful!!
Keeper of the Seven keys
As someone who is also here because of Rooks and Kings, looking at the comment section I have to stop and wonder at the publicity this amazing piece of music acquired thanks to EVE Online. As well as the thoughts of Mortsell, who uploaded this video, probably never having expecting so many to have found there way here as the result of the actions of a group of players in a spaceship massively multiplayer game.
Jhan Niber
Finally found this from the Rooks and Kings video. This is a beutiful piece and that was a great video on the beauty of EVE Online.
Darlene-Ashley Cheleze
dreams can bcome reality when i am here. very few artists ever - capture the pure spirit like its caught right here.