Price: $19.99 CAD

Arcana

Raspail

Label: Projekt Records
Released: 2008
Format: CD
Genre(s): Gothic, Medieval

Track Listing:

1. Abrakt   song clip
2. Sigh Of Relief
3. Invisible Motions   song clip
4. Outside Your World   song clip
5. Parisal
6. Autumnal
7. Out Of The Gray Ashes
8. Lost In Time
9. In Remembrance
10. Circumspection   song clip

Description: Arcana's approach to neo-classical and symphonic-ambient could well be defined in the meaning of the word "Arcana" itself: specialized knowledge of something generally considered a mystery or a secret. On their sixth album, "Raspail", the powerfully moving music of this Swedish quintet creates an atmosphere which weaves together lush elements familiar to Arcana fans old and new. Mystery, silence and revealed secrets are interconnected within the 10 new songs.

Comparisons to Dead Can Dance will be made, but it must be said that Arcana's approach picks up the tangent that DCD left behind and brings it to a new and fully realized place. Lush electronics mix with acoustic guitar, serene piano and intricate oriental percussions. Warm vocals return to the focus: a heavenly blend of baritone and soprano courtesy of Peter Bjärgö and Ann-Mari Thim. In fact, never before has an Arcana album contained so many vocals giving "Raspail" an emotional touch, a deeper thoughtfulness, a profound feeling of mysterious vision and a sense of secrets.

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