# Aranis

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{{Short description|Flemish avant-rock group}}
{{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name                = Aranis
| image               = Aranis at NEARfest 2012.jpg
| landscape           = yes
| caption             = Aranis performing at [NEARfest](/source/NEARfest) in June 2012
| background          = group_or_band
| alias               =
| origin              = Belgium
| genre               = [Avant-rock](/source/Avant-rock), [experimental](/source/Experimental_music), [neo-classical chamber](/source/Neoclassicism_(music)), [minimalism](/source/Minimal_music)<ref name=Lynch-Aranis/>
| years_active        = 2002–present<ref name=Aranis-agenda/>
| label               = Home Records
| website             = {{URL|http://www.aranis.be}}
| current_members     = [Joris Vanvinckenroye](/source/Joris_Vanvinckenroye)<br/>Liesbeth Lambrecht<br/>Marjolein Cools<br/>Stijn Denys<br/>Jana Arns<ref name=Aranis-group/>
| past_members        = Linde de Groof<br/>Axelle Kennes<br/>Ward De Vleeschhouwer<ref name=Aranis-group/>}}

'''Aranis''' are a [Flemish](/source/Flemish_people) acoustic [avant-rock](/source/avant-rock), [experimental](/source/Experimental_music) and [neo-classical chamber](/source/Neoclassicism_(music)) music group led by composer and contrabass player [Joris Vanvinckenroye](/source/Joris_Vanvinckenroye).<ref name=Lynch-Aranis/> Their music has been described as a blend of "chamber classical and rock",<ref name=Podgrajsek/> "Chamber Music Rock",<ref name=Psychemusic/> and "Belgian chamber rock" with elements of East and Southern European folk music.<ref name=Menshikov/> Aranis have recorded six albums, and have performed live at a number of European venues, including the [Rock in Opposition](/source/Rock_in_Opposition) festivals in [Carmaux](/source/Carmaux), France.<ref name=Aranis-agenda/><ref name=Aranis-group/> They made their American concert debut at [NEARfest](/source/NEARfest) Apocalypse at Zoellner Arts Center, [Bethlehem, Pennsylvania](/source/Bethlehem%2C_Pennsylvania) in June 2012.

A biography of the group at [All About Jazz](/source/All_About_Jazz) said that "[i]n concert, Aranis creates an unforgettable atmosphere. Variation and expressivity hold the audience riveted. Chaotic structures and virtuoso crescendos alternate with serene intervals."<ref name=AllAboutJazz/>

==Biography==
Aranis are based in [Antwerp](/source/Antwerp), Belgium, and their music, composed by Vanvinckenroye, features contrabass, violin, accordion, flute, piano and guitar.<ref name=Lynch-Aranis/> Their first live performance was in [Heist-op-den-Berg](/source/Heist-op-den-Berg) in 2002,<ref name=Aranis-agenda/> and their debut album, ''Aranis'' was released in 2005. Aranis' third album, ''Songs From Mirage'' was released in 2009 and their sound was augmented by the inclusion of three female vocalists.<ref name=Lynch-Aranis/> Also in 2009, Vanvinckenroye created a solo bass project called BASta! and recorded ''Cycles'', an album featuring him on solo multi-tracked double bass.<ref name=Lynch-Aranis/><ref name=Lynch-Cycles/> Aranis released ''[RoqueForte](/source/RoqueForte)'' in 2010 and included drummer [Dave Kerman](/source/Dave_Kerman) of the [5uu's](/source/5uu's) and [Thinking Plague](/source/Thinking_Plague), departing from their hitherto "signature drummerless acoustic sound".<ref name=Lynch-RoqueForte/>

In 2011 Aranis joined forces with Belgian groups [Univers Zero](/source/Univers_Zero) and [Present](/source/Present_(band)) to form a 17-member ensemble called Once Upon a Time in Belgium. They premiered at the fourth edition of the [Rock in Opposition festival](/source/Rock_in_Opposition) held in [Carmaux](/source/Carmaux), France in September 2011, where they performed "New York Transformations", a work composed by Kurt Budé of Univers Zero. Once Upon a Time in Belgium appears in the documentary film ''[Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition](/source/Romantic_Warriors_II%3A_A_Progressive_Music_Saga_About_Rock_in_Opposition)'' (2012); Aranis also features in this film, and the companion ''[Romantic Warriors II: Special Features DVD](/source/Romantic_Warriors_II%3A_Special_Features_DVD)'' (2013).<ref name=Allmusic-RWII/><ref name=Allmusic-GotRIO/>

In 2012, as a [sextet](/source/sextet) and without a drummer again, Aranis departed from recording compositions by Vanvinckenroye and released ''Made in Belgium'', an album of interpretations of works by other Belgian composers, including [Wim Mertens](/source/Wim_Mertens), Daniel Denis of Univers Zero, and Roger Trigaux of Present.<ref name=Lynch-Aranis/> In 2014 Aranis released ''Made in Belgium II'', another album of interpretations of works by Belgian composers, including [Peter Vermeersch](/source/Peter_Vermeersch) and [Walter Hus](/source/Walter_Hus).<ref name=bandcamp/>

==Discography==
;Studio albums
*''Aranis'' (2005)
*''Aranis II'' (2007)
*''Songs from Mirage'' (2009)
*''[RoqueForte](/source/RoqueForte)'' (2010)
*''Made in Belgium'' (2012)
*''Made in Belgium II'' (2014)
*''Smells like Aranis'' (2017)
;Compilation albums
*''Vinylplaat'' (2008) – contains selections from ''Aranis'' and ''Aranis II''
;Singles
*"Hidden Soundscapes" (2007) – collaboration with flutist Toon Fret
Source: Aranis homepage<ref name=Aranis-group/>

==Film appearances==
*[Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition](/source/Romantic_Warriors_II%3A_A_Progressive_Music_Saga_About_Rock_in_Opposition)<ref name=Allmusic-RWII/>
*[Romantic Warriors II: Special Features DVD](/source/Romantic_Warriors_II%3A_Special_Features_DVD)<ref name=Allmusic-GotRIO/>

==Members==
*[Joris Vanvinckenroye](/source/Joris_Vanvinckenroye) – composer, contrabass
*Linde de Groof – violin
*Liesbeth Lambrecht – violin
*Marjolein Cools – accordion
*Axelle Kennes – piano
*Ward De Vleeschhouwer – piano
*Stijn Denys – guitar
*Jana Arns – flute
Source: Aranis homepage<ref name=Aranis-group/>

===Guest musicians===
;On ''Songs From Mirage''
*Els van Laethem – voice
*Anne Marie Honggokoessoemo – voice
*Herlinde Ghekiere – voice
*Linde de Groof – violin
*Els Vrints – piano
;On ''[RoqueForte](/source/RoqueForte)''
*[Dave Kerman](/source/Dave_Kerman) – percussion
*Stefan Wellens – viola
*Pierre Chevalier – piano
Source: Aranis homepage<ref name=Aranis-group/>

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=Lynch-Aranis>{{Allmusic |class=artist |id=aranis-mn0002058820/biography |title=Aranis |last=Lynch |first=Dave |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=Lynch-Cycles>{{Allmusic |class=album |id=cycles-mw0001810927 |title=Cycles |last=Lynch |first=Dave |access-date = 1 January 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=Lynch-RoqueForte>{{Allmusic |class=album |id=roqueforte-mw0002066861 |title=RoqueForte |last=Lynch |first=Dave |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=Allmusic-RWII>{{AllMusic |last=Lynch |first=Dave |title=Romantic Warriors&nbsp;II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition |class=album |id=romantic-warriors-ii-mw0002409369 |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=Allmusic-GotRIO>{{AllMusic |last=Lynch |first=Dave |title=Got RIO? Romantic Warriors&nbsp;II: Special Features DVD |class=album |id=got-rio-romantic-warriors-ii-special-features-dvd-mw0002487960 |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=Menshikov>{{cite web |url=http://www.progressor.net/review/aranis_2010.html |title=Aranis – 2010 – 'Roqueforte' |last=Menshikov |first=Vitaly |website=Progressor |date=1 March 2011 |access-date = 1 August 2013}}</ref>

<ref name=Podgrajsek>{{cite web |url=http://www.therocktologist.com/aranis---roque.html |title=Aranis – Roqueforte |last=Podgrajšek |first=Rok |website=The Rocktologist |year=2010 |access-date = 1 August 2013}}</ref>

<ref name=Psychemusic>{{cite web |url=http://www.psychemusic.org/belgium1.html |title='Chamber Music Rock' – the Belgian form of R.I.O. |website=psychemusic.org |access-date = 1 August 2013}}</ref>

<ref name=Aranis-group>{{cite web |url=http://www.aranis.be/en/group.html |title=Group |website=Aranis homepage |access-date=31 July 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011164828/http://www.aranis.be/en/group.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=Aranis-agenda>{{cite web |url=http://www.aranis.be/en/agenda.html |title=Agenda |website=Aranis homepage | access-date = 31 July 2013}}</ref>

<ref name=AllAboutJazz>{{cite web |url=https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/aranis |title=Aranis |website=[All About Jazz](/source/All_About_Jazz) |date=4 August 2007 |access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref>

<ref name=bandcamp>{{cite web |url=http://homerecordsbe.bandcamp.com/album/made-in-belgium-ii |title=Made in Belgium II |website=[Bandcamp](/source/Bandcamp) |access-date = 2 October 2014}}</ref>

}}

==External links==
*[http://www.psychemusic.org/belgium1.html "Chamber Music Rock" – the Belgian form of R.I.O.] at psychemusic.org – includes reviews of all Aranis' albums

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