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.
In the Wake of Adversity
Arcana Lyrics
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They've no reason to harm you at all
They don't realise
That the angels surround you with light
They don't understand
Their narrow ways defeat them where they stand
They don't realise
You hide your sadness beneath a painted smile
Ignorance
That light of fools steers a wayward path
And sets the course
Upon which we sail into the night of uncertainty
Following the stars
That make their way across the sky
Valuing the love
That lends grace to our hearts we sail.
The song "In the Wake of Adversity" by Arcana is a hauntingly beautiful piece with deep and insightful lyrics. The first lines of the song, "Hey, Patrice, don't cry. They've no reason to harm you at all. They don't realise that the angels surround you with light," address someone who seems to be in distress, possibly Patrice. The second line refers to the person or people who are causing harm, and the singer reminds Patrice that they are ignorant to the fact that angels surround them with light, indicating a higher power that will protect Patrice.
The following lines, "They don't understand. Their narrow ways defeat them where they stand. They don't realise you hide your sadness beneath a painted smile," suggest that the people causing harm are narrow-minded and don't understand Patrice's situation, which is perhaps why they can treat them so callously. The reference to the painted smile connotes a façade that covers up Patrice's true feelings. The next lines, "Ignorance. That light of fools steers a wayward path and sets the course upon which we sail into the night of uncertainty," refer back to the people causing harm, and how their ignorance sets us on a wayward path towards an uncertain future.
The song then changes focus to a more positive note, suggesting that we still have hope even in the wake of adversity. The final lines, "Following the stars that make their way across the sky, valuing the love that lends grace to our hearts, we sail," suggest that we follow a path of hope and love, embracing the uncertain future, and relying on the grace of God to carry us through. Overall, "In the Wake of Adversity" speaks to the resilience of the human spirit even when faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, Patrice, don't cry
Comforting Patrice, telling them not to cry
They've no reason to harm you at all
Assuring Patrice that there is no reason for anyone to harm them
They don't realise
Indicating that the others are unaware of something
That the angels surround you with light
Informing Patrice that they are protected by forces beyond human perception
They don't understand
Highlighting others' lack of comprehension or awareness of something
Their narrow ways defeat them where they stand
Implying that the narrow-minded beliefs of others limit them and undermine their own efforts
You hide your sadness beneath a painted smile
Noting that Patrice hides their sadness and issues behind a facade
Ignorance
Acknowledging the dangers of ignorance or a lack of understanding
That light of fools steers a wayward path
Suggesting that foolishness can lead one astray and off course
And sets the course
Stating that this foolish light determines one's direction or course of action
Upon which we sail into the night of uncertainty
Describing life as a voyage into an uncertain future
Following the stars
Using the metaphor of stars to describe following a path or pursuing a goal
That make their way across the sky
Emphasizing the constancy and permanence of the star's course in contrast with the instability of human endeavors
Valuing the love
Stressing the importance of love and affection as a guiding force
That lends grace to our hearts we sail.
Suggesting that love imbues our lives and endeavors with purpose and beauty
Writer(s): Lisa Germaine Gerrard, Brendan Michael Perry
Contributed by Lincoln P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Alexander k
Hey, Patrice, don't cry
They've no reason to harm you at all
They don't realise
That the angels surround you with light
They don't understand
Their narrow ways defeat them where they stand
They don't realise
You hide your sadness beneath a painted smile
Ignorance
That light of fools steers a wayward path
And sets the course
Upon which we sail into the night of uncertainty
Following the stars
That make their way across the sky
Valuing the love
That lends grace to our hearts we sail
Alexander k
Hey, Patrice, don't cry
They've no reason to harm you at all
They don't realise
That the angels surround you with light
They don't understand
Their narrow ways defeat them where they stand
They don't realise
You hide your sadness beneath a painted smile
Ignorance
That light of fools steers a wayward path
And sets the course
Upon which we sail into the night of uncertainty
Following the stars
That make their way across the sky
Valuing the love
That lends grace to our hearts we sail
Artur Olearczyk
DZIĘKUJE ZA TEKST PO ANGIELSKU .
Artur Olearczyk
To mój szkic w kolorze ,oryginalny motyw jest bez dziury w plecach postaci na obrazie .
Artur Olearczyk
JEZUS CHRYSTUS INRI PRZESLAŁ MÓJ KOLOROWY SZKIC I TEMAT MUZYCZNY NA YOUTUBE .
Mauricio Garrido
Beautiful version ...
Christle3332 s
Beautiful <3
Sergio Gonzalez
Christle s This music inspires some feelings of sadness, but I agree with you, it is beautiful. I like it too.
Artur Olearczyk
TO MÓJ OBRAZ . NAZYWA SIĘ - RANAMI PŁYNIE KREW FANTAZJI Z WYOBRAŻNIĄ .
Artur Olearczyk
MUZYKA NEKRO Z PRZESYŁU CZYŚCOWEGO .
Marcus Cantau
tributo a los padres muy bien :)