Poetica (All Beauty Sleeps)

Poetica (All Beauty Sleeps) is the eleventh album by Sopor Æternus & the Ensemble of Shadows. The album consists of musical adaptations of Poe's poems, some of them already made by Cantodea in previous albums: "Dreamland" is found on Todeswunsch under the title of "Die Bruderschaft des Schmerzes"; "Alone" on Voyager: The Jugglers of Jusa; "The Sleeper" on Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face One); and "The Conqueror Worm" on Flowers in Formaldehyde. However, all the musical arrangements were redone in the new versions.[1]

Poetica (All Beauty Sleeps)
Studio album by
Sopor Æternus & the Ensemble of Shadows
Released2013
Recorded2012
GenreDarkwave
Length79:05
LabelApocalyptic Vision
ProducerSopor Æternus
Sopor Æternus & the Ensemble of Shadows chronology
Have You Seen This Ghost?
(2011)		 Poetica (All Beauty Sleeps)
(2013)		 Mitternacht - The Dark Night of the Soul
(2014)
Alternative cover
Vinyl cover by Natalie Shau

The album was released in September 2013 in two different formats:[2] in compact disc format with an opulent hardcover photo book of 156 pages (28 x 28 cm), and an exclusive T-shirt (limited to 1999 copies); and on 12-inch vinyl with two posters, exclusive artwork by Natalie Shau and Keith Thompson, and a different T-shirt (limited to 890 copies.) Both editions were signed and numbered by Anna-Varney Cantodea herself. Additionally, the album was released via Bandcamp for digital download.

Track listing

All music is composed by Anna-Varney Cantodea.

No.TitleLength
1."The Oblong Box"1:21
2."Dreamland"14:24
3."Eldorado"5:33
4."The Sleeper"11:01
5."Alone"5:05
6."The Conqueror Worm"5:50
7."Alone (2)"7:16
8."The City in the Sea"10:45
9."The Oblong Box (2)"1:16
10."The Haunted Palace"10:16
11."A Dream Within a Dream"6:12

Personnel
  • Nikos Mavridis: Violin
  • Tim Ströble: Cello
  • Patrick Damiani: Bass, Lute, Recording, Mixing
  • Jonas Schira: Cornet
  • Michael Fütterer: Trombone
  • Patrick Chirilus-Bruckner: Tuba
  • Robin Schmidt: Mastering
  • Anna-Varney Cantodea: Vocals, All other instruments, Programming, Mixing

Notes
  1. Soporaeternus.de 1
  2. Soporaeternus.de 2
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