ARKANE
Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.ArkanumX started his official musical career as a co-founder of ancient folk project DAEMONIA NYMPHE and released two albums with them, Bacchic Dance of the Nymphs and Tyrvasia back in 1996. After his departure from Daemonia Nymphe in 1999, ArkanumX (as IkonX back then) formed xARKANEx in the year 2000 and released the debut album Arcane Elitism in 2002 through the American ethereal label The Fossil Dungeon. In the year 2005 ArkanumX makes a new beginning changing the name from xARKANEx to ARKANE and after three years of recording in the process, the debut ARKANE album gets to see the light of day, entitled Enraptured Serene Mesmerism (released in 21 January 2008 on Seduction Productions- -
Members Is Only ARKANUM X (www.myspace.com/seduxion_)
How would you describe your style? Which bands influenced your music?
ARKANE Musik is... FOCUSING EXCLUSIVELY ON THE DARK SYMPHONIC NEO-CLASSICAL IDIOM CHARACTERISED BY AN INTENSE SOUNDTRACK-ISH ATMOSPHERE THAT EMPHASIZES ON THE ENTRANCING, MESMERIZING AESTHETICS OF SEDUCTION...
INFLUENCES: DARK SYMPHONIK SOUNDTRACKS !!!
BANDS I LIKE: DEAD CAN DANCE, ELIJHAS MANTLE, ARCANA, THE PROTAGONIST, WILL, GOTHICA, CHAOSTAR
Why should a metalhead buy your demos/albums?
Because Its Great Musik - Check www.myspace.com/xarkanex
What have you released so far and how were your releases received by the public/media?
ENRAPTURED SERENE MESMERISM-(SEDUCTION PROD) 2008 JANUARY
Hypnotic, darkly beautiful and ritualistic, 'Enraptured Serene Mesmerism' is professionally written, recorded and presented material from Greece's Arkane. Lush darkwave/neo-classical with ambient and deep symphonic elements, a must for fans of most Cold Meat and Projekt label artists. Comes in a DVD-size case. ORDER THE ALBUM DIRECTLY FROM ARKANE FOR 10 EUROS (POSTAGE INCLUDED ) WRITE FOR DETAILS HERE ON MYSPACE OR seductionprod@hotmail.com
It Has been Very Well Received By both Media And Public
Do you play live as well? How's your live activity so far?ARKANE Has Never Played Live!!
What sould labels/zines/promoters know about your band? Why should they be interested in it?
Everything Can Be found There www.myspace.com/xarkanex
What plans do you have for the near future as a band?
ARKANE IS RECORDING THE SEQUEAL TO -ENRAPTURED SERENE MESMERISM-
THE SECOND SEDUCTION OF ARKANE ENTITLED -MESMERIC MASQUERADE SEDUCTION- HAS BEEN IGNITED AND STILL PROCESSING SINCE SEPTEMBER 2010, IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH PERFECTION!
STIGMATISED BY A PROFESSIONAL AND MORE SOPHISTICATED MUSICAL AND ARTISTIC CONCEPT, ARKANE MANAGES TO STIMULATE THE MESMERIZING AESTHETICS OF SEDUCTION
Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?
From ARKANE website www.myspace.com/xarkanex and Facebook Arkane Seduction
Write Me At seductionprod@hotmail.com
Dark Regards - A R K A N E -
December 2010