Arcana (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Arcana


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Origin = Sweden
Genre = Neoclassical
Years_active = 1994 – present
Label = Cold Meat Industry (1996 – 2003)
Erebus Odora (2003 – 2006)
Kalinkaland Records (2006 – present)
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Current_members = Peter Bjärgö
Ann-Mari Thim
Stefan Eriksson
Ia Bjärgö
Mattias Borgh
Past_members = Ida Bengtsson
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Arcana is Swedish neoclassical band formed in 1994 and was originally signed to the Cold Meat Industry label.

History

The original band consisted of founder Peter Bjärgö (then Peter Pettersson) and vocalist Ida Bengtsson. Since 2002, Arcana has changed line-up and now consists of Peter Bjärgö, Stefan Eriksson, Ann-Mari Thim, Ia Bjärgö and Mattias Borgh.

Often largely instrumental, the band describes its music as inspired by medieval music or the middle age's more romantic aspects. The last album Le Serpent Rouge had a more oriental feeling to it, with instruments like hammered dulcimer, finger cymbals, duduk and other oriental/Arabic instruments.

Since 2006, Arcana is signed to Kalinkaland Records in Germany.

2008 will see the release of "Raspail" [ [http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=28463_0_2_1_C Arcana to release 'Raspail' album on February 29th] ] on Kalinkaland Records.

Peter also has a martial industrial side-project called Sophia and has also recorded one collaborative album with Gustaf Hildebrand.

Discography

As Arcana

As Bjärgö/Hildebrand

References

External links

* [http://www.erebusodora.net/arcana/ Official Arcana website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/peterbjargo Arcana on MySpace]
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* [http://www.erebusodora.net Official Arcana website]