Les Fleurs du Mal (Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows album)
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| Studio album by Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows | ||||
| Released | 13 April 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Late 2006 | |||
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| Label | Apocalyptic Vision | |||
| Producer | Sopor Aeternus, John A. Rivers | |||
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Les Fleurs du Mal – Die Blumen des Bösen (French and German: The flowers of evil) is the ninth album by darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, and was released in 2007. Anna-Varney Cantodea has explained that the title is not a reference to Charles Baudelaire's 1857 collection of poetry of the same name, but that "it is related to Jean Genet's novel Notre Dame des Fleurs."[2] A double vinyl edition and a CD boxed set were also released in limited quantities of 900 and 2,000 copies, respectively. The limited-edition pressings included a 40-page booklet of lyrics and illustrations, as well as a 112-page manga about the album.
"In der Palästra" received release as a DVD-single, and the album proper was introduced and promoted via a promotional video.[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by Anna-Varney Cantodea.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Architecture (All that's erected … are … walls)" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Always within the Hour" | 8:29 |
| 3. | "In der Palästra" ("In the Palaestra") | 7:13 |
| 4. | "A little Bar of Soap" | 1:27 |
| 5. | "Bitter Sweet" (Brian Ferry, Andy Mackay) | 5:35 |
| 6. | "Our Lady of the Broken Hearts" | 0:50 |
| 7. | "La Mort d'Arthur" ("The Death of Arthur") | 3:01 |
| 8. | "The Simple Joys of Maidenhood" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Helvetia Sexualis" | 10:08 |
| 10. | "Les Fleurs Du Mal" ("The flowers of evil") | 8:29 |
| 11. | "Shave, if you love me" | 6:50 |
| 12. | "Some Men are like Chocolate" | 5:20 |
| 13. | "The Virgin Queen" | 11:41 |
"La Mort d'Arthur" is based on the German translation of a Swedish children's song, "Små grodorna" ("Die kleinen Frösche")
Personnel
- Naomi Koop: Violin
- Susannah Simmons: Violin
- Liz Hanks: Cello
- Miriam Hughes: Flute
- Andrew Piper: Clarinet
- Mike Davis: Oboe, cor anglais
- Doreena Gor: Bassoon
- Daniel Robson: Trumpet
- Fenton Bragg: Trombone
- Eugene de la Fontaine: Tuba
- Bert Eerie: Drums
- Terence Bat: Drums
- Choir of the Collegiate Church of St. Mary of Warwick: Vocals, backing vocals
- Anna-Varney Cantodea: Vocals, all other instruments and programming, Written lyrics and music
References
- ↑ Les Fleurs du Mal at AllMusic
- ↑ Orkus Magazine, April 2007
- ↑ Youtube, Les Fleurs du Mal promo
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