Dead Lovers Saranbande: Face One

Sopor Aeternus | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 7, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Season of Mist
• ASIN: B001R7IH96
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,772 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Across the Bridge

2. On Satur(n)days We Used To Sleep

3. Hades"Pluton"

4. Sieh', Mein Geliebter, Hier Hab' Ich Gift

5. Ich Wolle Hinaus In Den Garten

6. Gebet: An Die Glucklichten Eroberer

7. Lament/Totenklage

8. The Sleeper

9. Die Knochenblume

10. Inschrift/Epitaph

11. All Good Things Are Eleven

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark Opera, December 10, 2001

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"soulscythe" (Orlando, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dead Lovers Sarabande Face I (Audio CD)

How should one describe Germany's Sopor Aeternus while still giving this outfit the credit they deserve? There is no real answer because there exists no (...) genre to place these artists into...

With the first phase of their eventual dual release "Dead Lover's Sarabande", SA have captured the purity of sadness and the melancholy. The essence of of the darker, imposing nature of humanity has been beautifuly constructed using some of the more archaic instruments. There are no distorted guitars found here- much less any synthesized bleeps. It can be said that the music is a somewhat dark classical-medieval-baroque creation...

Anna-Varney and Co. blend a myriad of violins, harps, flutes, pizzicatos, etc (very ecclectic mix indeed) to create atmospheric and captivating soundscapes. Using her vocal dynamics to full effect, Varney emotionally sings and narrates her poems- often taking on different characters through vocal manipulation. The final product is effective and beautifully haunting...

The one track that tops the rest is the entrancing "Hades Pluton"... a sign of true musicianship. Another great song is the melancholy "Inschrift/Epitaph." Wether or not Varney owes her inspiration to the 'Ensemble of Shadows', it is clear that Sopor Aeternus surpasses music itself and becomes a true artist. Anna-Varney embodies the idea of Sopor Aeternus through philosophy and dogma. It is sad to see that few artists (and fewer still with signs of intellect) have molded a forte for themselves and have created a genre of itself such as Anna Varney's Sopor Aeternus has done!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another outstanding release!, April 17, 2001

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Visigoth "stuck in the 80s" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dead Lovers Sarabande Face I (Audio CD)

Anna-Varney Cantodea is one of the very few artists who, through exquisite storytelling, many different and unique voices, darkly beautiful musical scores, and photographed Ankoku Butoh sessions, can transport the listener to a realm of her own design. With each new release, Sopor Aeternus albums are more and more becoming "mini-operettas" which weave a sad tale, but always leave just a ray of hope at the end. This was the first of a new musical direction for Sopor, featuring expert musicians and classical songwriting. One of the things I most respect about Sopor Aeternus is the complete lack of commercialism in their recordings. I simply cannot give this CD enough praise, or recommend it enough to anyone who prefers the music they listen to be created not for money or success but for art, and comes directly from the heart of the performer.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE CHILD DEVIANT, November 30, 2006

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CRAZOTOLOGY (Joplin, MO. (USA)) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dead Lovers Sarabande Face I (Audio CD)

First of all, if you don't own any records by this particulur artist, than this is an excellent place to start. As far as gothic music is conscerned...Sopor Aeternus are quite possibly the gothest of them all! This is some truly occultic, truly dark, and ultra surreal music that will evoke powerful emotion and enchant the listener into a forbidden realm that only Sopor Aeternus is able to capture. About %50 of this record is in german, and those tracks are all verry good. The absolute best tracks on the record are "Hades Pluton" and "The Sleeper". One thing a person should know of this album, ...this isn't really the kinda album that was made with a dancefloor in mind. If your looking for something clubby...this isn't your band. If your looking for something powerful and dark...this is it!