Sopor Aeternus and The Ensemble of Shadows
Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows is a neoclassical dark wave musical project based in Frankfurt.
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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… Rufus- ''Till Time and Times Are Done''
Studio albums
Ich töte mich... Todeswunsch The Inexperienced Spiral Traveller Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face One) Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face Two) Songs from the Inverted Womb Es reiten die Toten so schnell La Chambre d'Echo Les Fleurs du Mal - Die Blumen des Bösen A Triptychon of Ghosts (Part Two) - Have You Seen This Ghost? Poetica - All Beauty Sleeps Mitternacht The Spiral Sacrifice Death & Flamingos Island of the Dead- ''Alone At Sam's - An Evening With...''
EPs and remix albums ("sister albums")
Ehjeh Ascher Ehjeh Voyager - The Jugglers of Jusa Flowers in Formaldehyde Sanatorium Altrosa (Musical Therapy for Spiritual Dysfunction) A Triptychon of Ghosts (Part One) - A Strange Thing to Say A Triptychon of Ghosts (Part Three) - Children of the Corn Angel of the Golden Fountain The Story Of 'Es reiten die Toten so Schnell' The Colours The Rules- ''Fab Dead Cult Veil''
Singles
- "The Goat" / "The Bells Have Stopped Ringing"
- "In der Palästra"
- "Imhotep" Reprise Vor Dem Tode Träumen Wir The Boy Must Die Architecture ll Birth - Fiendish Figuration Averno - Inferno The Dead
- ''Todesschlaf''
Other releases
- Jekura - Deep the Eternal Forest – a compilation featuring four songs by Sopor AeternusNenia C'alladhan – a self-titled side project with Constance FröhlingLike a Corpse Standing in Desperation – a boxed set of rarities and hard-to-find albumsThe Goat and Other Re-Animated Bodies - DVD of previously released videos
- Alone At Sam's - a single to four player board game