Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows (Latin: sopor aeternus "eternal slumber";[7][8] also referred to or stylized as Sopor Aeternus or Sopor)[1] is a neoclassical dark wave musical project based in Frankfurt.[2]
Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows | |
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| Also known as | Sopor Aeternus,[1] Sopor |
| Origin | Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany[2] |
| Genres | Neoclassical dark wave, dark folk, neo-medieval, gothic rock |
| Years active | 1989–present[1] |
| Labels | Apocalyptic Vision[3][4] |
| Members | Anna-Varney Cantodea[5] |
| Past members | Holger[3] |
| Website | soporaeternus.de |
Founding
editThe group was founded in 1989 by a non-binary[9] multidiciplinary artist who uses the pseudonym Anna-Varney Cantodea.[1][10]
Discography
editDemo tapes
editThe three demo tapes are often referred to as "Blut der schwarzen Rose" or "The Undead-Trilogy".[11] Only the first has been released.
- Es reiten die Toten so schnell… (1989)
- Rufus (1992)
- Till Time and Times Are Done (1992)
Studio albums
edit- Ich töte mich... (1994)
- Todeswunsch (1995)
- The Inexperienced Spiral Traveller (1997)
- Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face One) (1999)
- Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face Two) (1999)
- Songs from the Inverted Womb (2000)
- Es reiten die Toten so schnell (2003)
- La Chambre d'Echo (2004)
- Les Fleurs du Mal - Die Blumen des Bösen (2007)
- A Triptychon of Ghosts (Part Two) - Have You Seen This Ghost? (2011)
- Poetica - All Beauty Sleeps (2013)
- Mitternacht (2014)
- The Spiral Sacrifice (2018)
- Death & Flamingos (2019)
- Island of the Dead (2020)
- Alone At Sam's - An Evening With... (2023)
EPs and remix albums ("sister albums")
edit- Ehjeh Ascher Ehjeh (1995)
- Voyager - The Jugglers of Jusa (1997)
- Flowers in Formaldehyde (2004)
- Sanatorium Altrosa (Musical Therapy for Spiritual Dysfunction) (2008)
- A Triptychon of Ghosts (Part One) - A Strange Thing to Say (2010)
- A Triptychon of Ghosts (Part Three) - Children of the Corn (2011)
- Angel of the Golden Fountain (2015)
- The Story Of 'Es reiten die Toten so Schnell' (2021)
- The Colours (2023)
- The Rules (2023)
- Fab Dead Cult Veil (2024)
Singles
edit- "The Goat" / "The Bells Have Stopped Ringing" (2005)
- "In der Palästra" (2007)
- "Imhotep" (2011)
- Reprise (2018)
- Vor Dem Tode Träumen Wir (2019)
- The Boy Must Die (2019)
- Architecture ll (Instrumental Version)(Remastered) (2021)
- Birth - Fiendish Figuration (The Inner Hell, Side.A) (Memories Are Haunted Places, Side.B) (2021)
- Averno - Inferno (Averno, Side.A) (Inferno, Side.B) (2021)
- The Dead (2021)
- Todesschlaf (2022)
Other releases
edit- Jekura - Deep the Eternal Forest (1995) – a compilation featuring four songs by Sopor Aeternus[12]
- Nenia C'alladhan (2002) – a self-titled side project with Constance Fröhling
- Like a Corpse Standing in Desperation (2005) – a boxed set of rarities and hard-to-find albums
- The Goat and Other Re-Animated Bodies (2009) - DVD of previously released videos
- Alone At Sam's (2023) - a single to four player board game
References
edit- ^ a b c d "SOPOR AETERNUS (official) | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ a b "Sopor Aeternus Official Italian Fan Club". Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ^ a b "SOPOR AETERNUS & The Ensemble Of Shadows". Soporaeternus.de. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "Apocalyptic Vision - CDs and Vinyl". Discogs.com. 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "SOPOR AETERNUS & The Ensemble Of Shadows". 2010-06-12. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ a b "Sopor Aeternus". Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "tiscalinet.de". Home.tiscalinet.de. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ Elferen, Isabella van; Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew (2015). Goth Music: From Sound to Subculture. New York: Routledge. p. 44. ISBN 9781317962977.
Born male and never operated, Cantodea rejects fixed gender and regards herself as both/neither male and/nor female.
- ^ "SOPOR AETERNUS & The Ensemble Of Shadows". Soporaeternus.de. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows Russian Webpage - Music". Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ "Various - Jekura - Deep The Eternal Forest (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.