Spleen Arcana is the work of French songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Julien Gaullier. Born in 1981 yet influenced by 70’s progressive rock, Julien’s work is driven by melancholia and Nature, inspired by musical heroes like Marillion, Pink Floyd, Yes, Mike Oldfield, Peter Hammill or Anathema.
Spleen Arcana released its first album called The Field Where She Died on March 7th 2009, recorded, mixed and produced by Julien with the help of David on the drums and Marie on heavenly vocals. This self-release available for free download and then available on a cd edition (500 copies) was well received by the progressive circle (read reviews here) and fans.
In early 2010, Julien began to work on a follow-up to The Field Where She Died in the same independant “do it yourself” way, with the will to record with more guests.
Musicians
Julien Gaullier – Vocals & instruments
Special guests
David Perron – Drums
Marie Guillaumet – Vocals
The word spleen comes from the Greek splen. In Latin its name is lien. In French, spleen refers to a state of pensive sadness or melancholy. It has been popularized by the poet Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867) but was already used before, in particular in the Romantic literature (18th century). The connection between spleen (the organ) and melancholy (the temperament) comes from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks. One of the humours (body fluid) was the black bile, secreted by the spleen organ and associated with melancholy – Wikipedia
spleen [spli:n], n
5. (Psychology) Archaic another word for melancholy
ar·ca·num (är-knm), n. pl. ar·ca·na (-n) or ar·ca·nums
1. A deep secret; a mystery.
2. often arcana Specialized knowledge or detail that is mysterious to the average person
3. A secret essence or remedy; an elixir.
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