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Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows (Latin: sopor aeternus "eternal slumber"; also referred to or stylized as Sopor Aeternus or Sopor) is a neoclassical dark wave musical project based in Frankfurt.

Founding

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

Discography

Demo tapes

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

• Es reiten die Toten so schnell… (1989)
• Rufus (1992)
• Till Time and Times Are Done (1992)

Studio albums

• 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")

• 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

• "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

• Jekura - Deep the Eternal Forest (1995) – a compilation featuring four songs by Sopor Aeternus
• 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

1. ^ "SOPOR AETERNUS (official) | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
2. ^ "Sopor Aeternus Official Italian Fan Club". Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
3. ^ "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. ^ "Sopor Aeternus". Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
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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.

External links

• Sopor Aeternus' official website
• Blog of Anna-Varney Cantodea
• Sopor Aeternus at VampireFreaks.com
• Sopor Aeternus and The Ensemble of Shadows' channel on YouTube
• Sopor Aeternus on Reverbnation.com
• Official Sopor Aeternus retailer

• Sopor Aeternus and The Ensemble of Shadows
• Neue Deutsche Todeskunst groups
• German dark wave musical groups
• Musical groups established in 1989