Arcana Obscura

In its present form ARCANA OBSCURA exists since 1990. Its musical work started more than a decade ago: Originally working in the experimental field (like, f.e. Tangerine Dream, Brian Eno, Vangelis) there has been more and more influence from the sound of the 80ies ( Kraftwerk, Cabaret Voltaire, DAF). After the last period as "BIZARRGGHHH", using various tape-recorders and old analogue sequencers, finally as ARCANA OBSCURA also computers and samplers took part in the music.

The old equipment, of course, which has been collected and developed for many years, still plays an important role in ARCANA OBSCURA's sounds.

They can be described as a multiplex mixture of doomy melancholy combined by experimental soundtracks, which, depending to their atmosphere, develop from Dark-Wave to Electronic-Body-Music and even to Industrial.

Beside of ARCANA OBSCURA exist the projects "G?BHARD", a very instrumental work of the musician, and of course his industrial noise band DISASTROUS DIN. ARCANA OBSCURA also takes part in other groups: so by SONICGUM and WHITE LIGHT WHITE HEAT or together with Peter Fleschhut and Heike Schinharl as CLANDESTINE and with Angelika Meindl as PROWL (TAPESTRY) PROWL (formerly known as TAPESTRY) originally is a project of Angelika M.Meindl, who is also the founder of ArtGenossen, and Arcana Obscura: Angelika Meindl, who is famous for her choreographies of contemporary dancing, has cooperated with artists like Blixa Bargeld, the Statled Insects and Chriss Karer. For PROWL she is responsible for lyrics and vocals. Thomas G?bhard (Arcana Obscura) was responsible for the music and its realisation. For the PROWL-project sometimes also some old songs of Arcana Obscura are used, which are modified to an appropriate degree: So the song ?Angel?, for example, was created from the basic structure of ?Outside?, and ?Hast du in meine Augen gesehen? from ?Sweet Fears? and ?Stone Talk?.

Live on stage ARCANA OBSCURA were presented for the first time on Munich?s Theatron-Open-Air in summer 1993. It was followed by concerts supporting DIE FORM, CALL and 1995 a tour with DIVE and KIRLIAN CAMERA trough Germany and Belgium and 1998 as one of the headliner on the ?The power of a new aeon? festival.

In April 1994 the 9-track-mini-LP "ARCANA OBSCURA" was published. Additional tracks were presented on the "Essence of ConSequence" -compilations which have been issued since May 1994. In spring 1995 ARCANA OBSCURA?s debut-CD "Delusion" was published, finding very positive remarks in Europe?s independent-music press. The MCD "Pain" followed in the same year. 1998 with the "Fields of the Lost" CD was the up to now peak of interest reached. Some more songs were published, f.e. on the "Touched by the Hand of Goth"-compilations I & II, the Discordia-compilation "Taste This IV", two "Gothic-Magazin"-compilations, the Belgician "Side-Line"-compilation, "Miroque"- I & II, "Dark Ages 1&3", "Abby-Club-Hits" a.m.o.

Four tracks of ARCANA OBSCURA?s album "Delusion" are also soundtracks in Fabian Klatura?s science-fiction thriller "Cleaner" (Pure Illusion Films). Some more soundtrack projects are in preparation.

ARCANA OBSCURA's current album "Themes from Doom" with 16 brandnew songs will be able to enjoy the audience with various ear-wigs and unconventional dancefloor hits.......

Also these newest CD is again a good mixture from various electronic musicstyles. It is not only a remix-album, as more as an perfect together of new-songs, remixes of hits (Evoke, Theme from Doom, Decades, a.m.o.) and for the first time also versions of the side-projects (Disastrous Din, Clandestine, Tapestry) with different guest-musicans.