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.
The Oath
Arcana Lyrics
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You came with me, we became like one.
You took my hand and followed me,
to the lands of eternity.
The love we had will never die.
"Never fade and become a lie."
You came with me into my realm.
"Into your shadow land."
You are no longer with me here.
"In your land of no despair"
You broke your oath and left me here.
"Without my love and filled with fear."
The lyrics of the song 'The Oath' by Arcana describe a powerful and intimate connection between two individuals, possibly lovers, whose bond runs deep. The opening lines, "Through your veins the blood of mine. You came with me, we became like one" suggest that these two people share a profound spiritual or emotional connection. The following lines, "You took my hand and followed me, to the lands of eternity", propose that they have left behind the mortal world and have entered a new realm of being, perhaps one that is symbolic of emotional or spiritual connectedness.
However, despite the strong words of love and unity, there is a sense of melancholy and sorrow in the later lines of the song. The lyrics mention that the love between the two individuals will never die, that it will never "fade and become a lie". But despite these affirmations, it is indicated that the two are no longer together. "You are no longer with me here", and "You broke your oath and left me here", suggest that one has left the other, and that the remaining person is left to mourn their loss. The final lines, "Without my love and filled with fear", indicate that the person remaining once held a deep love for their partner, and is struggling to come to terms with this new reality.
Overall, the lyrics of 'The Oath' by Arcana are a poignant portrayal of a powerful connection between two individuals, exploring both the positive and negative aspects of that connection. The love may be intense and enduring, but it can also bring pain and heartbreak when lost.
Line by Line Meaning
Through your veins the blood of mine.
My blood flows through you, showing that we are connected and share a bond that cannot be broken.
You came with me, we became like one.
We joined together and became united as a single entity.
You took my hand and followed me, to the lands of eternity.
You willingly followed me to a place where time has no meaning, and we will remain together forever.
The love we had will never die.
Our love will remain strong and endure even after we're gone from this world.
"Never fade and become a lie."
Our love will never deteriorate or become untrue.
You came with me into my realm.
You entered my personal domain, where I hold power and control.
"Into your shadow land."
You entered a place of darkness, where things may not be as they seem.
You are no longer with me here.
You have left me behind and are no longer present in my current reality.
"In your land of no despair."
You are now in a place where there is no sadness or sorrow.
You broke your oath and left me here.
You betrayed your promise to remain with me forever, and left me to face the consequences alone.
"Without my love and filled with fear."
I am left without the love and support that you once provided, and instead I'm consumed by fear and uncertainty.
Contributed by Katherine D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Tanor Faux
Awesome vocals and all that classical feels.
Barney Stinson
R.I.P. Jón Páll Sigmarsson