| Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Eluveitie |
| Cover: | Eluveitie Album Cover Evocation.jpg |
| Released: | 17 April 2009 |
| Recorded: | December 2008 |
| Genre: | Acoustic rock, folk rock, Celtic rock |
| Language: | Gaulish |
| Label: | Nuclear Blast |
| Chronology: | Eluveitie studio album |
| Prev Title: | Slania |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Everything Remains (As It Never Was) |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion is the third studio album by Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. It was released on 17 April 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.
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."[1]
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.