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.
Invisible motions
Arcana Lyrics
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spreads out before me
Even though the pale moon shine
Impressed by the structure
of invisible motions
Nature's own design
A black emptiness surrounds me
The knowledge of the void ahead
The anger, the pain, the wrath
A black loneliness has filled me
Even though my hear is seized
By the remnants of a lost life
With the blackness I am pleased
The anxiousness, the anguish
Knowing this is an illusion
The fear I feel, the anger
That this is it, this is the end
The lyrics of Arcana's song Invisible Motions appear to describe a nihilistic perspective on life. The singer portrays a sense of emptiness and loneliness, which is juxtaposed against images of nature's beauty like the pale moon and crimson sky. The lines "Impressed by the structure of invisible motions, Nature's own design" suggest that despite the despair, the singer still finds the workings of the natural world awe-inspiring.
The repetition of the word "black" throughout the song reinforces the sense of despair; the void ahead is nothingness, the emptiness is black, and the loneliness is black as well. The use of color imagery creates a vivid image of the abyss that the singer feels he or she is facing, concretizing the metaphorical darkness of their existential crisis.
The lyrics also suggest a sense of finality; phrases like "this is it, this is the end" and "the remnants of a lost life" imply that the singer may be facing death, or perhaps the end of a significant relationship or life circumstance. The last lines of the song "The anxiousness, the anguish Knowing this is an illusion, The fear I feel, the anger" suggest a struggle with the concept of mortality and the fear that the singer's life has not fulfilled its purpose, leading to frustration and anger.
Line by Line Meaning
A black nothingness
Describing the vast emptiness that surrounds the singer
spreads out before me
The emptiness seems to expand and stretch as far as the eye can see
Even though the pale moon shine
Despite the presence of a seemingly bright light, the emptiness remains unchanging and pervasive
Impressed by the structure
Despite the lack of visual elements, the artist is entranced by the pattern and form of the emptiness
of invisible motions
Despite being seemingly static, the emptiness seems to shift and move in an unseen way
Nature's own design
The emptiness is not a man-made creation, but a natural element that exists of its own accord
A black emptiness surrounds me
Restating the initial feeling of being surrounded by an all-encompassing void
Even though the crimson sky shimmer
Despite the presence of light and color, the emptiness remains prevalent
The knowledge of the void ahead
The artist recognizes that the emptiness is not just around, but also extends into the future
The anger, the pain, the wrath
The artist is overwhelmed by negative emotions related to the emptiness and its implications
A black loneliness has filled me
The singer's feeling of isolation and solitude have grown to consume them
Even though my hear is seized
Despite being emotionally overwhelmed, the artist is still aware and present
By the remnants of a lost life
The singer is haunted by memories of a prior existence, which now seem distant and faded
With the blackness I am pleased
Despite the pain and anguish, the singer has found a strange sense of comfort in the emptiness
The anxiousness, the anguish
The singer is consumed by feelings of dread and sadness
Knowing this is an illusion
Despite the all-consuming nature of the emptiness, the artist recognizes that it is not a true representation of reality
The fear I feel, the anger
Reemphasizing the intensity of the artist's negative emotions
That this is it, this is the end
The singer believes that the emptiness represents the finality and ultimate destination of their existence
Contributed by Leah D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Lady Raven
A black nothingness
spreads out before me
Even though the pale moon shine
Impressed by the structure
of invisible motions
Nature's own design
A black emptiness surrounds me
Even though the crimson sky shimmer
The knowledge of the void ahead
The anger, the pain, the wrath
A black loneliness has filled me
Even though my hear is seized
By the remnants of a lost life
With the blackness I am pleased
The anxiousness, the anguish
Knowing this is an illusion
The fear I feel, the anger
That this is it, this is the end
Lady Raven
@TrampGrunger
np for arcana fans :D
TrampGrunger
Thank you very much!
Z0MBAZINATOR
This song is my ritual before I climb the crow's nest.
Marcel Caiaffa
Siniestro y dramatico