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Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows

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Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows is the long-running musical project of Anna-Varney Cantodea. Noted for baroque/chamber arrangements, a highly distinctive androgynous voice, and lyrical obsessions with death, isolation and gender, the project releases carefully packaged, often limited-edition records and largely exists as a studio project.

Sopor Aeternus is principally the work of Anna-Varney Cantodea and employs the concept of an "Ensemble of Shadows." Reviews note recurring themes of death, suicide, isolation and gender identity, elaborate orchestration (strings, winds, choirs), limited-edition releases and an infrequent-to-nonexistent live performance history.

Sopor Aeternus is Anna-Varney Cantodea's long-running, idiosyncratic musical project. Reviews repeatedly praise orchestration, atmosphere and a singular voice, while many criticize length, repetition and a perceived stylistic stasis. Recurring themes: death, solitude, gender identity and baroque/chamber arrangements.

For:Fans of gothic, darkwave, neoclassical/chamber music and listeners drawn to macabre, introspective themes.

 But essentially: they bore.

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 “Have You Seen this Ghost?” is seventy-four soporific minutes of the usual whimpers and grotesque atmospheres: nothing new, then, but have I grown old or rather has the artist aged?

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 The agony theater that Anna/Varney can conjure is truly something that goes beyond the dark art of the above-mentioned characters

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 P.S. To fuel the mystery around the band (for completeness: Sopor Aeternus and the Ensemble of Shadows), know that they DO NOT PERFORM CONCERTS IN ANY WAY... so the only way to hear them is through their records.

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