Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows | |
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Also known as | Sopor Aeternus, [1] Sopor |
Origin | Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany [2] |
Genres | Neoclassical dark wave, dark folk, neo-medieval, gothic rock |
Years active | 1989–present [1] |
Labels | Apocalyptic Vision [3] [4] |
Members | Anna-Varney Cantodea [5] |
Past members | Holger [3] |
Website | soporaeternus.de |
Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows ( Latin: sopor aeternus "eternal slumber"; [7] [8] also referred to or stylized as Sopor Aeternus or Sopor) [1] is a neoclassical dark wave musical project based in Frankfurt, [2]
The group was founded in 1989 by a non-binary [9] multidiciplinary artist who uses the pseudonym Anna-Varney Cantodea. [1] [10]
The three demo tapes are often referred to as "Blut der schwarzen Rose" or "The Undead-Trilogy". [11] Only the first has been released.
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Born male and never operated, Cantodea rejects fixed gender and regards herself as both/neither male and/nor female.
Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows | |
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Also known as | Sopor Aeternus, [1] Sopor |
Origin | Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany [2] |
Genres | Neoclassical dark wave, dark folk, neo-medieval, gothic rock |
Years active | 1989–present [1] |
Labels | Apocalyptic Vision [3] [4] |
Members | Anna-Varney Cantodea [5] |
Past members | Holger [3] |
Website | soporaeternus.de |
Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows ( Latin: sopor aeternus "eternal slumber"; [7] [8] also referred to or stylized as Sopor Aeternus or Sopor) [1] is a neoclassical dark wave musical project based in Frankfurt, [2]
The group was founded in 1989 by a non-binary [9] multidiciplinary artist who uses the pseudonym Anna-Varney Cantodea. [1] [10]
The three demo tapes are often referred to as "Blut der schwarzen Rose" or "The Undead-Trilogy". [11] Only the first has been released.
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cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link)
Born male and never operated, Cantodea rejects fixed gender and regards herself as both/neither male and/nor female.