SOPOR AETERNUS (official)
Gótica / Chinese traditional

Music for DEAD CHILDREN & otherwise WOUNDED SOULS

Sanatorium Altrosa
Alemanha

»Blessed be our beloved Goddess«

What have I done?!

Officially founded in 1989, the Germany based SOPOR AETERNUS & THE ENSEMBLE OF SHADOWS is one of the very few dark groups/projects in Europe (in fact, on this planet), who have based the trinity of their music, poetry and visual appearance on the explicit emphasis of the highly individual expression of pain, isolation, depression, token suicidesand the desperate search for the »sacred reunion«; all acted out by their sole protagonist … – the transgendered (and utterly beautiful) Goddess ANNA-VARNEY CANTODEA.

Best described as »introverted exhibitionism«, the holistic concept of their ritualistic/Jungian art is not necessarily rooted in the grounds of a commonly accepted sense of aesthetics … – which is one of the many aspects that gives their work its serious and most unique character.

Though their music playfully fuses elements of classical, baroque, medieval, and even electronic music, the essence of SOPOR AETERNUS & THE ENSEMBLE OF SHADOWS always remains entirely »Goth«.

Despite the fact that to this very day they still refuse to perform live in front of a human audience, SOPOR AETERNUS & THE ENSEMBLE OF SHADOWS have long gathered cult status in underground circles worldwide.

Strongly recommended to be approached only with an open heart and mind,the profound darkness (and occasionally subversive humour) of their multi-layered (yet fragile) art is mainly intended as a spiritual healing-process for the wounded soul …

All SOPOR AETERNUS albums (specially the limited editions) are carefully conceived & designed to be both AUDIO and VISUAL art, and it thus takes owning an album physically to fully experience its magick ... - and wonderful magick it is indeed!

Downloads / mp3

However, if you're only in for the cheap thrill (my condolences) ... then you might as well go straight to your favourite online MP3-Store, where some ofSOPOR's wonderful music has been made available for legal download. Well, here's a tiny list: