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Spleen Arcana

Without Music life would be a mistake

About Me

THE FIELD WHERE SHE DIED
Debut album soon available

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What? Spleen Arcana is an alternative prog rock act

Where? In France, North West, in an isolated home studio called "Le Refuge"

Who? Julien plays the instruments and sings, David plays the drums and Marie adds some nice female vocals

When? Spleen Arcana evolves through different names since 2000

Why? To share with you some different feelings and maybe see things under a different angle

How? Debut album will be soon available



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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/22/2006
Band Website: spleenarcana.com
Band Members: JULIEN

Instruments: Vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion
Musical heroes: Agalloch, Anathema, Anglagard, Antimatter, Arcana, Archive, Arcturus, Ark, Ayreon,Agalloch, Anathema, Anglagard, Antimatter, Arcana, Archive, Arcturus, Ark, Ayreon, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Bill Bruford, Black Mountain, Black Sabbath, Black Symphony, Blind Guardian, Camel, David Gilmour, Dead Can Dance, Deep Purple, Discipline, Dream Theater, Dredg, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Emilie Simon, Enchant, Ennio Morricone, Enslaved, Faith No More, Fiona Apple, Frank Zappa, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Goblin, God Speed You! Black Emperor, Green Carnation, Greenslade, Grobschnitt, Harmonium, In The Woods, Iron Maiden, Jeff Buckley, Jethro Tull, John Coltrane, Judas Priest, Kate Bush, Kevin Moore, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Locanda Delle Fate, Magma, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Marillion, Mark Snow, Massive Attack, Mathew Parmenter, Maxophone, Metallica, Mike Oldfield, Miles Davis, Moonsorrow, Museo Rosenbach, Neal Morse, Neil Young, Nick Drake, Nirvana, Oceansize, Opeth, Pain Of Salvation, Paula Cole, Pearl Jam, Perry Blake, Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Portishead, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Primordial, Pure Reason Revolution, Radiohead, Rainbow, Rick Wakeman, Riverside, Robert Wyatt, Rush, Santana, Sigur Ros, Silverchair, Soundgarden, Spock's Beard, Supertramp, Sylvan, Talk Talk, Tangerine Dream, Tchaikovsky, Tenhi, The Gathering, The Mars Volta, The Moody Blues, The Provenance, Tim Burton, Tom McRae, To-Mera, Tool, Tori Amos, Turisas, UK, Van Der Graaf Generator, Wobbler, Yes

Albums of all the time:
• Brave by Marillion
• Alternative 4 by Anathema
• Ommadawn by Mike Oldfield
• Close to the Edge by Yes
• Ok Computer by Radiohead
• Selling England by the Pound by Genesis
• Remedy Lane by Pain Of Salvation
• Still Life by Van Der Graaf Generator
• Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
• From The Choirgirl Hotel by Tori Amos
• Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
• Rising by Rainbow
• Red by King Crimson
• Blackwater Park by Opeth
• De-loused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta
• Smpte by Transatlantic
• Over by Peter Hammill
• Hounds of Love by Kate Bush

Special guests
MARIE
Instrument: Vocals
Favourite artists: Tori Amos, Led Zeppelin, Mozart, The Dresden Dolls, Björk, Nirvana, Tool, Radiohead, Rosa Crux, The Gathering, Blonde Redhead, Dead Can Dance, Marillion...

DAVID
Instrument: Drums
Favourite artists: Tool, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Neal Morse, King Crimson, Marillion, Transatlantic, The Flower Kings...

Albums of all the time:
• AEnima by Tool
• Beware of Darkness by Spock’s Beard
• So de Peter Gabriel
• Selling England by the Pound by Genesis
• Scenes from a Memory by Dream Theater
• The Perfect Element Part I by Pain Of Salvation
• In Absentia by Porcupine Tree
• Unfold the Future by The Flower Kings
• The Power to Believe by King Crimson
• V - The New Mythology by Symphony X
• Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

Influences: Most played artists this week

Marillion, Pink Floyd, Anathema, Porcupine Tree, Neal Morse, Mike Oldfield, Radiohead, Pain Of Salvation, The Mars Volta, Opeth, King Crimson, Tom McRae, Yes, Genesis, Van Der Graaf Generator, Ennio Morricone, Peter Hammill, Dead Can Dance, The Gathering, Black Sabbath, Tori Amos, Robert Wyatt, Led Zeppelin, Sigur Ros, Deep Purple, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Ayreon, Nick Drake, Wobbler, Judas Priest, Tool, Greenslade, Elp, Pure Reason Revolution, Arcturus, Caravan, Emilie Simon, Faith No More, Perry Blake, Rush, Transatlantic, Gong, Jethro Tull, Grobschnitt, Nirvana, National Health, Santana, The Beatles, The Moody Blues, Anglagard, Antony and the Johnsons, Chroma Key, Danny Elfman, Dream Theater, Black Symphony, Clannad, Curved Air, Fish, Jeff Buckley, Kula Shaker, Neil Young, Paula Cole, Persephone, Peter Gabriel, Queen, Spock's Beard, Supertramp, The Flower Kings, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Eloy, Faith and the Muse, Mogwai, Mark Snow and many more...

Other sources of inspiration: She, Ireland, Caspar David Friedrich, Memento Mori artistic genre, Nature, The Shining, celtic and norse mythology, Reality, dreams & nightmares...

Sounds Like: Atmospheric and melancholic soundscapes... People find similarities with Pink Floyd but I wouldn't dare to say that by myself!
Record Label: Independant
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Field Where She Died artwork

Hi everyone!I'm glad to share with you the cd artwork for The Field Where She Died debut album:Special thanks to Sarachmet who created this artwork which fits so well the album. Please visit her websi...
Posted by Spleen Arcana on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:02:00 PST

October playlist (Marillion, Magma & more...)

Hi!The last days of October are dedicated to the last album of my favourite band: Marillion! Their last album is called Happiness Is The Road and is composed of two albums: Essence and The Hard Should...
Posted by Spleen Arcana on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:33:00 PST

October playlist (a lot of Mike Oldfield!!)

Hi!I'm really into Mike Oldfield (again!) these days... Tubular Bells, Ommadawn (my favourite one!!) but also Five Miles Out and even Crises (I'm not sure to prefer Crises to Platinum... Maybe yes). O...
Posted by Spleen Arcana on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:56:00 PST

Support Spleen Arcana by subscribing to the mailing list

Hi everyone!You probably don't know where I'm going with Spleen Arcana, apart from the first album, but if you feel the will to support this project, please join the mailing list, it's free of course....
Posted by Spleen Arcana on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:28:00 PST

Follow Spleen Arcana on Twitter

Hi!Here is my Twitter: https://twitter.com/spleenarcana Feel free to follow me ;)Thanks!...
Posted by Spleen Arcana on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:33:00 PST

A new song in the player: "The Missing Piece"

Hi everyone!A new song from the upcoming first album is available in the player, it's called "The Missing Piece", quite different than "Trample On Me", I hope you'll like it.You can also download "The...
Posted by Spleen Arcana on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:40:00 PST

Back from Ireland

Hi!I'm unfortunately back from Ireland. It seems that all the good things must end... Anyway, it was fantastic to wander in this beautiful country and it brought me a lot of inspiration for Spleen Arc...
Posted by Spleen Arcana on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:36:00 PST

Some news about the upcoming first album

Some news about the recording. I'm still working on vocals. It takes some times to record all these parts but I want to achieve what I have in mind. Mostly all of the voices are recorded but I have to...
Posted by Spleen Arcana on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:02:00 PST

Playlist 052008

MOONSORROW Viides Luku - HavitettyHELLOWEEN Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part IJIMI HENDRIX Axis: Bold As LoveBLIND GUARDIAN LiveSIGUR ROS ( )JON ANDERSON Olias Of SunhillowCURVED AIR Second AlbumSANTANA ...
Posted by Spleen Arcana on Fri, 02 May 2008 05:23:00 PST

Playlist 042008

- TURISAS Battle Metal: So epic, argh!!- STEVE HILLAGE Fish Rising: Space rock as its best- NICK DRAKE Pink Moon: Emotional, melancholic, sooooo melancholic- BLACK SABBATH Tyr: Epic too! One of my per...
Posted by Spleen Arcana on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:04:00 PST