Nouveau DVD (oct 2009)

Nouveau DVD (oct 2009)
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Un DVD va sortir en octobre 2009 (je ne sais pas quel jour et je ne sais pas si il sera commercialisé dans les grands magasins donc à vous de guetter dans les rayons et sur le net).
C'est apparemment la version 4 de la réédition de "Like a Corpse Standing in Desperation" Il est accompagné d'un livret de 12 pages.

Apparemment, une nouvelle loi a été mise en place pour qu'un logo soit mi sur certains DVDs (déconseillé aux moins de 12 ans si j'ai bien compris). Anna-Varney aurait annoncé à ce sujet:
"Cette chose obscène peux être enlevée, si vous ne pouvez pas le voir. En d'autres termes:
Ne soyez pas offensés, quand vous voyez l'adorable couverture étant ruinée par cette monstruosité verte... c'est toujours aussi beau en dessous."

...malheureusement, rien de nouveau.

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A new DVD will come in october 2009 (I don't know where exactly)
It is the 4th version on "Like a Corpse Standing in desperation" with a 12 pages booklet.

"Because of a new regulation all DVDs must carry the insanely huge FSK logo
in the lower left corner of the front cover now.
Therefore we added another 4 pages (making it a 12-pages booklet),
so this obscene thing can be ripped off, if you cannot bear the sight of it.
In other words: don't be offended, when you see the lovely cover being ruined by this ugly,
green monstrosity ... it's still all beautiful underneath."

...unfortunately, no new material.

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Total time: 44:14 min

Tracklist :

And Bringer of Sadness 6:37 min.
Dead Lovers' Sarabande I (Trailer) 7:46 min.
Deep the Eternal Forest (NTSC Version) 1:41 min.
Deep the Eternal Forest (Original Version) 2:00 min.
Les Fleurs du Mal (Teaser) 1:16 min.
Sanatorium Altrosa (Trailer) 9:18 min.
The Bells Have Stopped Ringing (Colour Version) 5:10 min.
The Bells Have Stopped Ringing (B/W Version) 5:10 min.
The Dog Burial (Slightly Altered Version) 1:13 min.
The Goat 4:03 min.

New: 6 oct 2009: vous pouvez désormais l'acheter ici
Attention, la tracklist n'est pas la même!

New: 6 oct 2009: you can now buy it here
The tracklist is not the same!
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# Posté le samedi 03 octobre 2009 17:48

Modifié le mardi 06 octobre 2009 12:13

Sondage

Je fais ce sondage pour réunir l'avis de plusieurs afin de savoir qui l'emportera:
Quel album de Sopor Aeternus préférez-vous ?
Vous pouvez répondre même si vous ne les connaissez pas tous.

What is your favorite Sopor Aeternus abum ?
Yon can ask even if you don't know all of them.

Merci à vous de votre participation!
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# Posté le dimanche 21 juin 2009 11:26

Modifié le samedi 03 octobre 2009 17:24

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# Posté le mardi 24 mars 2009 13:45

Modifié le lundi 30 mars 2009 16:19

Harlan-Schliessen

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Un article a été posté sur le myspace officiel de Sopor Aeternus. Cela parle d'une campagne contre les expériences sur les animaux. Une certaine Sarah de Radio Padernoir a envoyé une demande à Anna-Varney pour l'aider dans sa lutte contre la maltraitance des animaux, elle a donc accepté malgré qu'elle n'ai jamais fait cela auparavant. Une vidéo à donc été mise en place pour sensibiliser les gens et les inciter à soutenir Harlan-Schliessen dans cette campagne. plusieurs autres artistes ont fait une vidéo.

Le site avec les vidéos: spiritual-cramp.de/padernoir/harlan/index


Le site étant entièrement en Allemand, je ne sais pas vraiment ce que l'on peux faire pour soutenir la campagne.

Que pensez vous de cela ?
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# Posté le lundi 24 novembre 2008 12:04

Modifié le jeudi 29 octobre 2009 12:51

Zizo, Belgian gay magazine --> English

Zizo, Belgian gay magazine --> English
“I'm a daughter of the fifth sex”

Sopor Aeternus and the Ensemble of Shadows

Cultfigures, we all know some of them. Do they also exist in the gothic scene? Yes, by example in the figure of the German Sopor Aeternus ("the Eternal Sleep") and the Ensemble of Shadows. The core of the group is the singer Anna-Varney Cantodea. The Ensemble are the spiritual entities who provide the inspiration for the wonderful and at the same time morbid music they make. An encounter with a tormented soul.
Tom Plovie

On the many photos of Anna-Varney that are to be found on the Internet, we see a tortured eccentric full of piercings, long nails, a whitechalked face and an androgynous appearance. Sometimes we see a male head and body, often with camouflaged genitals. In recent work then again, Sopor looks very feminine.

The decor consists of catacombs with tombstones, coffins, candlesticks and dusty, pompous interiors. This provided visual artwork, designed by Sopor himself, is deliberately chosen and fuels the mystery surrounding the eccentric musician. Even after a career of almost twenty years there has never been a live performance or public appearance of him. A well-thought-through marketingstrategy of the underground label Apocalyptic Vision?

We won't get a clear answer soon, but the music and the handful of interviews that Anna-Varney has given over the years may give an idea of this intriguing figure.

'Daughter of the fifth sex'
There is a transgender element to be found in Sopor. The search for his sexual identity is a constant one in his work. It is often a source of pain which he tries to process in the music. In the 'Drama of Geschlechtlösigkeit (part 2)' he sings, on the cheerful melody of Chim Chim Cher-ee from 'Mary Poppins': “bin weder Mann, noch bin ich Frau, bin irgendwo zwischendrin, ich weiss nicht wohin ich gehöre, weiss nicht was ich bin".

Although the aversion for his physical masculinity is very present, his spiritual beliefs keep him from considering an operational change. He is into the tradition of the Navajo Indians, in which four sexes are acknowledged: the man, the woman, the man-woman and woman-man. Anna-Varney sees himself as "a daughter of the fifth sex”, referring to the above tradition. By adding this mysterious, fifth sex, he wraps his true identity in even more clouds. When he was literally asked about his sex, this was the answer: "I am simply Anna-Varney, also known as (S) he with the S in brackets. Well, the old question: Are you a woman or a man? To which the answer is: Yes, of course!"

Neoclassical darkwave

What music should we expect from the very talented Sopor? Although gothic undeniably describes the whole, it's still a collective name for a variety of styles. A specific label for the music of Sopor Aeternus is neoclassical darkwave. This style is characterized by dark and melancholic lyrics, often put in an orchestral style jacket.
Elements from the opera world - the use of choirs for example - are not banned. With Sopor we get baroque elements and dark poetry, but also electronic influences. It wouldn't hurt the whole as soundtrack of a Tim Burton Film.

The lyrics are alternately in German and English. Anna-Varneys versatile voice can let us hear a crying, moodiness vibrato, but also knows to cut and beat as an angry, digested by heartache aunt. And no matter how dusty the scenes appear in the portraits, the more vivid is the music or the love with which it is composed.

That the songs sound a bit classic, has got to do with the chosen instruments and complex arrangements. Blazers and strings are often present. They are supported by a slew of percussion instruments and often flooded with enchanting bells or bells. Death Bells, if you will.

Heinie and Grim Reaper

Back to the themes of Sopor music. That Anna-Varney is into men is clear. But his relation to men is difficult, however. Titles with playful names such as 'Some Men Are Like Chocolate' and 'A Little Bar of Soap', in which he wishes to be a piece of soap so he can slide over everyone's heinie (slang for 'ass'), are misleading in that sense. The quest for this love is just as the one for his gender, not easy. On the album 'Sanatorium Altrosa' (2008) is 'Consider this: the true meaning of Love', the organ point. It is a call for unconditional love. Sopor aims to a boy and asks: "Do you also have the strength to be there for me till the end? Would you have courage, live for me? Would you defend me against the world, fight the doctors playing God?" The questions are framed with classical bombast and propelled by a pulsating, military drum.

If he can't find love among the living, Sopor doesn't stay away from the gay-erotic necrophilia. In the song 'Collision', we are in the darkest dreams of the tortured soul: "Leaning my face against his flesh, I place my hand gently upon his belly, I can not believe that I do actually consider this again, I must refuse to share my bed now with a carcass of a man!“

Sopor Aeternus also knows his classics in the gothic genre. He adores, among others, the black poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. Poems like 'The Conqueror Worm', 'Eldorado' and 'The Sleeper' are put to music by him. The use of harpsichord in this last poem, together with minimal percussion and a few strings, honors it.

Furthermore Sopor does covers, such as 'Modela Est', the Latin version of the Kraftwerk classic 'Das Modell'. Also, 'Bitter Sweet' by Roxy Music was very original.

Artwork

There is a certain three-fold in the work of Sopor Aeternus. He mixes music, poetry and the visual aspect to a personal cocktail. The visual is especially evident in the release of his albums. Almost every record is a little piece of art and is released in a limited edition. The CD is usually a box full of unique goodies, including signed photos, pins, project-related t-shirts, meticulously detailed lyricbooklets, et cetera. A new photoshoot and even YouTube trailers have to stimulate curiosity. Three years ago the first DVD appeared, with a few video clips to show. Footpace there is more openness to be noticed. Hopefully that trend continues.

All that's too dark, too melancholy or too depressed to discover? "There is beauty into darkness.” Sopor Aeternus is the living proof of that.
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# Posté le dimanche 05 juillet 2009 16:46