Sopor Aeternus

[Sadguru]

Don't know if you guys know about this band. This thing is probably the most fucked-up thing I've ever seen...

Basically, Sopor Aeternus is Anna Varney's one man (woman?) project. (S)he claims that her songwriting is hugely influenced by some ghosts that (s)he calls "ensemble of shadows". At first, I thought it was just another band with cheesy and generic music. Wrong. The music is quite original to say the least. It sometimes borders ambiant, electronica, gothic, darkwave etc. In fact, I don't know how to classify this shit...at all.

Here's some picture of Anna-Varney:

http://www.soporaeternus.de/images/fotos/07/08.jpg
http://www.soporaeternus.de/images/fotos/06/11.jpg
http://www.soporaeternus.de/images/fotos/01/04.jpg
http://www.soporaeternus.de/images/fotos/08/08.jpg

Anyway, somebody ever heard of that band?

 

[Erik]

sopor is right

 

[lizard]

does the world truly need a Mortiis Jr.?

 

[Sadguru]

does the world truly need a Mortiis Jr.?

Mortiis Jr.? Come on man, you can't be serious...

 

[lizard]

appearance, not the music.

 

[Sadguru]

appearance, not the music.

Download a couple of songs, read some interviews and then we talk.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

I was interested in this until I saw those pictures.

 

[lizard]

I'm just saying, I opened the first pic and I was like, wtf

 

[Reign in Acai]

Where are her tits? She couldn't feed a hamster with that chest.

 

[Ellestin]

I couldn't catch up with the post-"Voyagers - The Jugglers of Jusa" material. "Todeswunsch - Sous le Soleil de Saturne" is all you really need from this "guy".

hahaha... Anna-Varney and mini-me...

 

[Sadguru]

I'm just saying, I opened the first pic and I was like, wtf

yeah exactly!

 

[lizard]

while I know I shouldn't be influenced by appearance, I am all the time. call me shallow.

 

[Sadguru]

I couldn't catch up with the post-"Voyagers - The Jugglers of Jusa" material. "Todeswunsch - Sous le Soleil de Saturne" is all you really need from this "guy".

Have you heard "La chambre d'echo"? It has one of the most astonishing packaging ever made in musical history.

 

[Sadguru]

while I know I shouldn't be influenced by appearance, I am all the time. call me shallow.

I am too. I first thought it was a Marilyn Manson rip-off.

 

[Ellestin]

Have you heard "La chambre d'echo"?

Yes, it's good but, like I said, "Todeswunsch..." and, more seldom, "Voyagers..." are all I need. I think (s)he has been overdoing the theatrical approach ever since, and most of his/her new songs strike me as too "clean" if that makes any sense.

You're right about the awesome packagings. The artwork for "Voyagers..." is certainly one of the most noble-looking I have on my shelves.