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Arcana (American band)

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Origin
  
USA

Labels
  
DIW, Axiom/Island

Years active
  
1995–1997

Active until
  
1997

Arcana (American band) wwwprogarchivescomprogressiverockdiscography

Associated acts
  
The Golden Palominos, Praxis, Massacre, Material, Painkiller, Miles Davis, The Tony Williams Lifetime

Past members
  
Bill Laswell Tony Williams Derek Bailey

Albums
  
Arc of the Testimony, The Last Wave

Genres
  
Avant-garde jazz, Jazz fusion, Free jazz

Members
  
Bill Laswell, Tony Williams, Derek Bailey

Arcana was an American jazz fusion band that formed in 1995 and originally comprised guitarist Derek Bailey, bassist Bill Laswell and drummer Tony Williams. The original lineup released one album, The Last Wave, in July 1996, before Bailey left the band. Guitar duties for the second album were recorded by guest musicians Nicky Skopelitis and Buckethead, and Arc of the Testimony was released in October 1997. The band split up after the release of their second album due to the death of Williams in February 1997.

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Band members

  • Bill Laswell – bass, six-string bass, eight-string bass, fretless bass, synthesizer, sound effects
  • Tony Williams – drums
  • Derek Bailey – guitar (The Last Wave)

    • Guest musicians

    The following musicians contributed to Arcana's second album, Arc of the Testimony:

  • Nicky Skopelitis – guitar, twelve-string guitar
  • Buckethead – guitar
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • Byard Lancaster – alto saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Graham Haynes – cornet

    • Discography

  • The Last Wave (1996)
  • Arc of the Testimony (1997)

    • Songs

    Tears of Astral Rain1996
    Calling Out the Blue LightArc of the Testimony · 1997
    Pearls and Transformation1996

    References

    Arcana (American band) Wikipedia
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