Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows (

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

: ''sopor aeternus'' "eternal slumber"; also referred to or stylized as Sopor Aeternus or Sopor) is a

darkwave Dark wave (also typeset as darkwave) is a music genre that emerged from the new wave and post-punk movement of the late 1970s. Dark wave compositions are largely based on minor key tonality and introspective lyrics and have been perceived as be ...

musical project based in

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its ...

, founded in 1989 by a multidiciplinary artist who uses the pseudonym "Anna-Varney Cantodea".

Discography

Demo tapes

The three

demo tape A demo (shortened from "demonstration") is a song or group of songs typically recorded for limited circulation or for reference use, rather than for general public release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas in a fixed for ...

s 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… ''Es reiten die Toten so schnell...'' (German: ''The Dead ride so fast...'') is the first demo tape by darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows'. ''Es reiten...'' was issued in a hand-numbered limited edition of 50 copies in 1989. A ...

'' (1989) * ''Rufus'' (1992) * ''Till Time and Times Are Done'' (1992)

Studio albums

* '' Ich töte mich...'' (1994) * ''

Todeswunsch ''Todeswunsch – Sous le soleil de Saturne'' (German and French: "Death Wish - Under the Sun of Saturn") is the second album by darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows and was released in 1995. ''Todeswunsch'' saw a fundamental ch ...

'' (1995) * ''

The Inexperienced Spiral Traveller ''The inexperienced Spiral Traveller (aus dem Schoß der Hölle ward geboren die Totensonne)'' (German: "from the Womb of Hell was born the Sun of the Dead") is the third album by darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, and was rel ...

'' (1997) * ''

Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face One) ''Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face One)'' is the fourth album by darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, and was released in 1999. It is the first concept album by the band, and the first of a two-album suite detailing the mourning ...

'' (1999) * ''

Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face Two) ''Dead Lovers' Sarabande'' (Face Two) is the fifth album by darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, and was released in 1999. It is the second of a two-album suite detailing the mourning of a lover who has recently passed. Like ...

'' (1999) * '' Songs from the Inverted Womb'' (2000) * ''

Es reiten die Toten so schnell ''Es reiten die Toten so schnell (or: the Vampyre sucking at his own Vein)'' (German: "The Dead Ride So Fast") is the seventh album by darkwave act Sopor Aeternus and the Ensemble of Shadows, and was released in 2003. A double vinyl edition and ...

'' (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)

EPs and remix albums ("sister albums")

* '' Ehjeh Ascher Ehjeh'' (1995) * '' Voyager - The Jugglers of Jusa'' (1997) * ''

Flowers in Formaldehyde ''Flowers in Formaldehyde'' is the second EP by darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, and was released in 2004 as a companion to the album ''La Chambre D'Echo - Where the Dead Birds sing''. Only 2,000 CDs and 700 LPs were press ...

'' (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)

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 ''Like a Corpse Standing in Desperation'' is the title of a career-spanning rarities box set by darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows that was released in 2005. The recordings span fifteen years of "original demos, rarities & do ...

'' (2005) – a boxed set of rarities and hard-to-find albums * ''The Goat and Other Re-Animated Bodies'' (2009) - DVD of previously released videos

References

External links

Sopor Aeternus' official website

Sopor Aeternus at VampireFreaks.com
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Sopor Aeternus on Reverbnation.com

Official Sopor Aeternus retailer
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sopor Aeternus And The Ensemble Of Shadows Neue Deutsche Todeskunst groups German dark wave musical groups Musical groups established in 1989