Very few bands evoke such awe and inspiration than this Swedish act driven by the now legendary talent of
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have been pillars and always at the forefront of the so called Neo Classical / Heavenly Voices movement with theirpoignant, ethereal and medieval inspired music since their very first album 'Dark Age Of Reason' was released in 1996 onSweden's Cold Meat Industry label on which they subsequently released 3 other albums.
Sorrowful strings, Doomsday horns and trumpets, massive percussion and snares, bells, Dulcimer all interlaced with exquisiteMale 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, it's music is timeless and rediscovering these albums years later certainly proves this.
Now sold out for some years we are pleased to present these classic albums together in a special format.
This limited 4CD 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.
