Arcana Obscura – Sakura (Single – Consequence Records)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, Industrial, Folk, Ritual.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: Arcana Obscura is working on their new album “Agrathalla” and brings us this single as an appetizer. “Sakura” features three songs; the title track referring to the beauty of the Japanese cherry blossom.
Content: You’ll find the familiar Ethereal and Industrial elements running through the new work. The title song is touched by bombast creating contrast with the heavenly female voices and Eastern-like melody line. Both other songs remain bombastic, mixing Electronic sound treatments and authentic instruments.
+ + + : Arcana Obscura remains a genius combo when it comes to create dark and mysterious atmospheres. This work -and especially the title song, sounds more into reverie accentuated by delicious, heavenly, vocals. I don’t know if the upcoming album will sound in the line of “Sakura”, but I like the Eastern touch of this song.
– – – : I’ve already heard much better work from this band and especially as the title song for a single.
Conclusion: “Sakura” is a sonic journey through beautiful places on earth and heaven…
Best songs: “Sakura”, “Premonition”.
Rate: 7½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063864300299
Label: www.consequence-records.com Read the news on ‘Sakura’.
About Arcana Obscura
Arcana Obscura mixes ethereal, industrial, folk and ritual elements, released via ConSequence Records. “Sakura” arrived after the independent single “Living a Lie” as the first taste of the album “Agrathalla”, the project’s first full album since “2000 Miles” in 2017. The single’s B-side holds two exclusive instrumental tracks, “Black Pagoda” and “Premonition”.
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