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Sopor Aeternus and The Ensemble of Shadows

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Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows
Also known asSopor Aeternus,[1] Sopor
OriginFrankfurt, Hesse, Germany[2]
GenresNeoclassical dark wave, dark folk, neo-medieval, gothic rock
Years active1989–present[1]
LabelsApocalyptic Vision[3][4]
MembersAnna-Varney Cantodea[5]
Past membersHolger[3]
Websitesoporaeternus.de

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]

Founding

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The group was founded in 1989 by a non-binary[9] multidiciplinary artist who uses the pseudonym Anna-Varney Cantodea.[1][10]

Discography

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Demo tapes

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The three demo tapes are often referred to as "Blut der schwarzen Rose" or "The Undead-Trilogy".[11] Only the first has been released.

Studio albums

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EPs and remix albums ("sister albums")

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Singles

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  • "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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c d "SOPOR AETERNUS (official) | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. ^ a b "Sopor Aeternus Official Italian Fan Club". Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
  3. ^ a b "SOPOR AETERNUS & The Ensemble Of Shadows". Soporaeternus.de. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  4. ^ "Apocalyptic Vision - CDs and Vinyl". Discogs.com. 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  5. ^ "SOPOR AETERNUS & The Ensemble Of Shadows". 2010-06-12. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  6. ^ a b "Sopor Aeternus". Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2007-12-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "tiscalinet.de". Home.tiscalinet.de. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "SOPOR AETERNUS & The Ensemble Of Shadows". Soporaeternus.de. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  11. ^ "Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows Russian Webpage - Music". Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
  12. ^ "Various - Jekura - Deep The Eternal Forest (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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