There are multiple artists named Ataraxia:

1) Ataraxia was a pseudon… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists named Ataraxia:

1) Ataraxia was a pseudonym used by experimental electronic musician Mort Garson only on his 1975 album "The Unexplained: Electronic Musical Impressions of the Occult".

2) Ataraxia, formed in 1985, is a neofolk / neoclassical band from Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, that combines modern technology with archaic instrumentation over various media. They describe their music as a cross "between sacred and profane, ethereal and neoclassic, contemporary and early music." Their work has often involved research into European legends and Classical mythology. Contemplation, dreamy experiences, elegiac atmospheres, ritual movements float in a mysterious garden where contemporary textures of notes meet the embracing echo of classic sounds. Their lyrics are written in many ancient and contemporary languages (such as Latin, French, German, English, and their native Italian) as they try to bring to the surface the hidden treasures and revelations of each. Many of their performances take place in locations the band professes to possess specific spiritual qualities. Since their beginnings in the late 1980s, they have recorded over 20 original LPs every one presenting its own original concept. To name just a few, La Malédiction d'Ondine (1995) deals with female spirits of water and earth; while “Llyr” (2010) tells the story of a divine being traveling through times and forms. Their last work Quasar (2020) is dedicated to 7 archangelic archetypes.

Some of their earlier long sold-out albums have been recently re-released with numerous bonus-tracks.

Band line-up:
Francesca Nicoli - vocals, flute, lyrics
Vittorio Vandelli - classic guitar, chitarra battente
Giovanni Pagliari - keyboards, piano
Riccardo Spaggiari - drums and percussions (darbouka, tar, caxixi, ghaval, daf, etc)

Official website: http://www.ataraxia.net/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/atarassia
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ataraxia/13823036507?ref=ts

3) Ataraxia is a metal band from Woodcliff Lake, NJ, United States. http://www.reverbnation.com/ataraxia1

4) Ataraxia is a metallic crust band from Ruzomberok, Slovakia.
https://ataraxiark.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/ataraxiark

5) Ataraxia is a folk band from Germany.

Band line-up:
Herbert Storjohann - Acoustic Guitar, Blues Harp, Lead Vocals, Mandolin
Frank Ostersehlt - Backing Vocals, Keyboards
Klaus Gärtner - Flute, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Bass

Mnemosine
Ataraxia Lyrics

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Seule fixée clouée pensée
qui couronne d'épines
m'entoure la tête
se débattent
dans tant de silence
dans tant de s'étendre
de surfaces d'expérience
qui séparent

ce qui était uni

Overall Meaning

These French lyrics in Ataraxia's song Mnemosine describe a feeling of being fixated and trapped in a certain thought, represented metaphorically as a crown of thorns around the head. The thoughts struggle and fight in the silence, while also expanding and taking up larger and larger surfaces of the singer's experience. This expansion creates a separation of what was once united, perhaps implying a sense of isolation or detachment from others. The use of the Greek mythological figure Mnemosine in the title of the song adds another layer of interpretation, as Mnemosine was the goddess of memory and mother of the nine muses. This could suggest that the fixation on the certain thought is related to memory and possibly the creative process.

Line by Line Meaning

Seule fixée clouée pensée
Alone, a fixed and nailed thought

qui couronne d'épines
That crowns with thorns

m'entoure la tête
Surrounds my head

se débattent
Struggling

dans tant de silence
In so much silence

dans tant de s'étendre
In so much expansion

de surfaces d'expérience
Of surfaces of experience

qui séparent
That separate

ce qui était uni
What was united

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