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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