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Canadian Import Limited Edition of 2000 | Very few bands evoke such awe and inspiration than this Swedish act driven by the now legendary talent of Peter Bjärgö.
Arcana have been pillars and always at the forefront of the so called Neo Classical / Heavenly Voices movement with their poignant, ethereal and medieval inspired music since their very first album, Dark Age Of Reason was released in 1996 on Sweden's Cold Meat Industry label on which they subsequently released 3 other albums, Cantar De Procella (1997) ...The Last Embrace (2000) and Inner Pale Sun (2002) making ARCANA one of the most regarded and praised act on the label.
Sorrowful strings, doomsday horns and trumpets, massive percussion and snares, bells, dulcimer all interlaced with exquisite male and female voices create a quite singular atmosphere of grandeur and of melancholy for times long gone. Arcana's music leaves hardly no one indifferent, it's able to touch and move in ways very few acts have been able to achieve, its music is timeless and rediscovering these albums years later certainly proves this. The original releases now sold out for some years, Cyclic Law is pleased to present these classic albums together in a special format. This 4-CD box set includes the first 4 albums, each including bonus tracks taken from various compilations and mini albums covering the early days of this unique act. The first 3 albums have also been carefully remastered, Dark Age of Reason by Peter Bjärgö and the Cantar De Procella and ...The Last Embrace albums by Frederic Arbour.