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.
Out of the gray ashes
Arcana Lyrics
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and storms have faded
Out of the gray ashes
a seed will grow
When all the
earthquakes have stopped
and the la st bomb
When the last man fall dead
to the ground
Out of the gray ashes
a seed will grow
Out of the gray ashes
a seed will grow
The lyrics of Arcana's song "Out of the Gray Ashes" describe a sense of hope that emerges even in the darkest of situations. The imagery of fires, storms, earthquakes, and bombs dropping all suggest a world in ruin, where humanity may have reached its end. However, despite all this destruction, the lyrics suggest that there is still hope. The line "Out of the gray ashes, a seed will grow" implies that something new and beautiful can emerge even from the devastation that has taken place. This can be interpreted in multiple ways, such as the seed representing new life, a new generation, or even a new way of thinking that could be born from the ashes of the old.
Moreover, the lyrics of the song imply that any form of disaster or catastrophe will eventually come to an end. It suggests that after all the destruction, an opportunity for rebuilding exists. This message can be seen as a powerful metaphor for the human experience. At times, we may reach the depths of despair and feel like there is no hope for us. But even in the darkest moments, there is always a possibility of change and growth.
Overall, "Out of the Gray Ashes" is a song that captures the spirit of resilience and renewal. It acknowledges the harsh realities of existence but also celebrates the limitless potential for hope and healing.
Line by Line Meaning
When all the fires
After all the chaos and destruction caused by the fires
and storms have faded
and the violent storms have also come to an end
Out of the gray ashes
Something positive will arise from the ruins of destruction
a seed will grow
a new beginning will come out of the devastation
When all the
Once everything
earthquakes have stopped
and the tremors of the ground have ceased
and the last bomb
and the last weapon of mass destruction
has been dropped
has been unleashed
When the last man fall dead
When the ultimate price of such chaos occurs and the last human dies
to the ground
as a lifeless body
Out of the gray ashes
A new life will arise in the midst of the ruins
a seed will grow
There is always hope and the potential for growth
Contributed by Ian F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Erwin Janssens
When all the fires
And storms have faded
Out of the gray ashes
A seed will grow
When all the
Earthquakes have stopped
And the la st bomb
Has been dropped
When the last man fall dead
To the ground
Out of the gray ashes
A seed will grow
Out of the gray ashes
A seed will grow
Argyle Smith
This song haunts me in the best of ways.
Black Earth Productions
This song is fucking LEGEND....,
The Truth Archive
And I spent half an hour trying to find it after hearing it in one of your videos!