Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion

Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion
Studio album by Eluveitie
Released April 17, 2009
Recorded December 2008
Genre Acoustic folk, folk rock, celtic folk
Length 50:24
Language Gaulish
Label Nuclear Blast
Eluveitie chronology
Slania
(2008)
Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion
(2009)
Everything Remains (As It Never Was)
(2010)
Singles from Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion
  1. "Omnos"
    Released: April 28, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]
Metal Hammer[2]
metal.de[3]

Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion is the third full-length album by the Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. It was released on April 17, 2009 through Nuclear Blast. Contrary to their previous works, this album is almost entirely acoustic. The vocals are primarily handled by hurdy-gurdy player Anna Murphy. The album cover represents Cernunnos, a Celtic deity of nature. The lyrics are partly based on Gaulish inscriptions, e.g. "A Girl's Oath" uses the text of the Larzac tablet, and "Dessumiis Luge" that of the Chamalières tablet.

Background

Vocalist Chrigel Glanzmann has said about the album:

"As Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion is a concept album setting pure gaulish mythology into music, we also wanted the artwork to be in the same line. Kernunnos is one of the most important and central characters in celtic mythology, so we conceived a topical portrayal of that figure, representing the ancient mythological content of Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion, as well as its musical character."[4]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Sacrapos - At First Glance" (feat. A.A. Nemtheanga on voice)A. Murphy 2:01
2. "Brictom"  J. Shorland, C. Glanzmann 4:22
3. "A Girl's Oath"  A. Murphy 1:18
4. "The Arcane Dominion" (feat. Oli S. Tyr on long-necked lute)Traditional 5:43
5. "Within the Grove" (feat. Fredy Schnyder on hammered dulcimer, Mina the Fiddler on 5-stringed viola)Traditional 1:52
6. "The Cauldron of Renascence"  C. Glanzmann 2:05
7. "Nata" (feat. A.A. Nemtheanga on additional vocals)C. Glanzmann, Traditional 4:02
8. "Omnos"  C. Glanzmann 3:48
9. "Carnutian Forest"  C. Glanzmann, Traditional 3:17
10. "Dessumiis Luge"  M. Tadiç, A. Murphy 3:28
11. "Gobanno" (feat. Sarah Wauquiez on zugerörgeli, Fredy Schnyder on hammered dulcimer, Mina the Fiddler on 5-stringed viola)Traditional 3:15
12. "Voveso in Mori"  A. Murphy, C. Glanzmann 4:09
13. "Memento"  E. López, P. Kistler 3:20
14. "Ne Regv Na"  C. Glanzmann, A. Murphy 5:07
15. "Sacrapos - The Disparaging Last Gaze"  A. Murphy 2:43
Total length:
50:24

Credits

Guest musicians[4]
Production

The drums, guitars, bass, bagpipes, fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, flute, percussion, and vocals were recorded in December 2008 at Devils Studio, Vaduz/Liechtenstein. These recordings were engineered by Merlin Sutter. The tin whistles, low whistles, mandola, mandolin, bodhran, hammered dulcimer, 5-stringed viola, zugerörgeli, and sound effects were recorded in December 2008 in Illnau Switzerland. These recordings were engineered by Chrigel Glanzmann.

References

  1. Freeman, Phil. "Review: Evocation I – The Arcane Dominion". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. Bösch, Simone. "Eluveitie EVOCATION I – THE ARCANE DOMINION Review". Metal Hammer (in German).
  3. "ELUVEITIE - Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion". metal.de (in German). 3 April 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Eluveitie MySpace Blog". Retrieved 2009-01-28.
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