| Poetica (All Beauty Sleeps) | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Sopor Æternus & the Ensemble of Shadows |
| Cover: | Sopor-aeternus-poetica.jpg |
| Released: | 2013 |
| Recorded: | 2012 |
| Genre: | Darkwave |
| Length: | 79:05 |
| Label: | Apocalyptic Vision |
| Producer: | Sopor Æternus |
| Prev Title: | Have You Seen This Ghost? |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Mitternacht - The Dark Night of the Soul |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
Poetica (All Beauty Sleeps) is the eleventh album by Sopor Æternus & the Ensemble of Shadows. The album consists of musical adaptations of Poe's poems, some of them already made by Cantodea in previous albums: "Dreamland" is found on Todeswunsch under the title of "Die Bruderschaft des Schmerzes"; "Alone" on ; "The Sleeper" on Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face One); and "The Conqueror Worm" on Flowers in Formaldehyde. However, all the musical arrangements were redone in the new versions.[1]
The album was released in September 2013 in two different formats:[2] in compact disc format with an opulent hardcover photo book of 156 pages (28 x 28 cm), and an exclusive T-shirt (limited to 1999 copies); and on 12-inch vinyl with two posters, exclusive artwork by Natalie Shau and Keith Thompson, and a different T-shirt (limited to 890 copies.) Both editions were signed and numbered by Anna-Varney Cantodea herself. Additionally, the album was released via Bandcamp for digital download.
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