Sopor Aeternus and The Ensemble of Shadows explained

Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows
Alias:Sopor Aeternus, Sopor
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Genre:Neoclassical dark wave, dark folk, neo-medieval, gothic rock
Years Active:1989 - present
Label:Apocalyptic Vision[1] [2]
Associated Acts:White Onyx Elephants[3]
Nenia C'alladhan
Website:soporaeternus.de
Current Members:Anna-Varney Cantodea[4]
Past Members:Holger

Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows (Latin: sopor aeternus "eternal slumber";[5] [6] also referred to or stylized as Sopor Aeternus or Sopor)[7] is a neoclassical dark wave musical project based in Frankfurt,[8]

Founding

The group was founded in 1989 by a non-binary[9] multidiciplinary artist who uses the pseudonym Anna-Varney Cantodea.[7] [10]

Discography

Demo tapes

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

EPs and remix albums ("sister albums")

Singles

Other releases

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOPOR AETERNUS & The Ensemble Of Shadows . Soporaeternus.de . 2016-08-01.
  2. Web site: Apocalyptic Vision - CDs and Vinyl . Discogs.com . 2014-09-19 . 2016-08-01.
  3. Web site: Sopor Aeternus . 2007-11-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071114001451/http://www.soporaeternus.de/code/disco.html . 2007-11-14 .
  4. Web site: SOPOR AETERNUS & The Ensemble Of Shadows . 2010-06-12 . 2016-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612130227/http://www.soporaeternus.de/SOPOR_AETERNUS___The_Ensemble_Of_Shadows.html . 2010-06-12 .
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080510183303/http://www.premonition.org/premor.php3?lien=actu%2Factu.php3X1Xactuid%3D213007&ta=3 . 2008-05-10 .
  6. Web site: tiscalinet.de . Home.tiscalinet.de . 2016-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071211175633/http://home.tiscalinet.de/daffodils/Neu/ubersopor.htm . 2007-12-11 .
  7. Web site: SOPOR AETERNUS (official) | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos . Myspace.com . 2016-08-01.
  8. Web site: Sopor Aeternus Official Italian Fan Club . 2007-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911010211/http://www.soporaeternus.it/eng/home.htm . 2007-09-11 .
  9. Book: Elferen. Isabella van. Weinstock. Jeffrey Andrew. Goth Music: From Sound to Subculture. 2015. Routledge. New York. 9781317962977. 44. Born male and never operated, Cantodea rejects fixed gender and regards herself as both/neither male and/nor female..
  10. Web site: SOPOR AETERNUS & The Ensemble Of Shadows . Soporaeternus.de . 2016-08-01.
  11. Web site: Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows Russian Webpage - Music . 2007-09-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070819112440/http://www.soporaeternus.ru/music.htm . 2007-08-19 .
  12. Web site: Various - Jekura - Deep The Eternal Forest (CD) . Discogs.com . 2016-08-01.