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.
Outside your world
Arcana Lyrics
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As real as anything else
I've been longing for you
Ever since you faded away
It's that knowledge of you
That makes me continue
Otherwise my soul
Would just fade away
I'm almost outside your world
Beholding what's been gone for so long
The lyrics to Arcana's "Outside Your World" are quite beautiful and insightful. The song opens with a feeling of closeness and intimacy, as the singer describes feeling the presence of someone they have been longing for. This person is no longer physically present, yet their memory and essence lingers on. The singer describes this presence as "as real as anything else," attesting to the power of memory and longing.
As the song progresses, the singer delves deeper into the reasons why this presence is so important to them. They explain that without the knowledge of this person's existence, their soul would just fade away. In other words, the connection to this person is vital to the singer's sense of self and purpose. The final line of the chorus, "I'm almost outside your world," suggests that the singer is on the edge of a kind of otherworldly experience, one that allows them to behold what has been gone for so long. This experience is hinted at throughout the song, as the singer explores the power of memory and the human longing for connection.
Overall, "Outside Your World" is a beautiful and introspective song that speaks to the human need for connection and the power of memory. The lyrics are poetic and evocative, painting a vivid picture of the complex emotions underlying the singer's experience.
Line by Line Meaning
I can feel your presence
I have an overwhelming sense of your existence, even though you're not physically present
As real as anything else
Your presence feels just as tangible as reality itself
I've been longing for you
I have been yearning for you deeply
Ever since you faded away
Since the moment you left, I have felt this yearning for your presence
It's that knowledge of you
The awareness of your existence is what drives me
That makes me continue
It's what motivates me to persevere and carry on
Otherwise my soul
Without that knowledge of you
Would just fade away
I would lose all sense of purpose and succumb to despair
I'm almost outside your world
I'm on the brink of leaving the world that you once inhabited
Beholding what's been gone for so long
Glimpsing and taking in what has been lost for an extended period
Contributed by David V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.