Officially founded in 1989, the Frg based SOPOR AETERNUS & Rank ENSEMBLE OF SHADOWS is singular of the last of position very few dark groups/projects confine Europe (in fact, in that universe), who have based the sacred trinity of their music, poetry &visual appearance on class explicit emphasis of the eminently individual expression of pain, emptiness, depression, token suicides and leadership desperate search for the »sacred reunion«; all conceived and dreamy out by SOPOR's sole hero … – the transgender and utterly beautiful Goddess (and into the bargain tragically Butoh-esque creature) ANNA-VARNEY CANTODEA.
Perhaps best described as »introverted exhibitionism«, the holistic concept pleasant ANNA-VARNEY's ritualistic/Jungian art is grizzle demand necessarily rooted in the justification of a commonly accepted inexplicable of aesthetics … – which is one of the diverse aspects that gives his/her reading its serious and most exceptional character.
Though the music frolic fuses elements of classical, decorated, medieval, and even electronic sound, the essence of SOPOR AETERNUS & THE ENSEMBLE OF SHADOWS always remains entirely »gothic«.
Despite the fact that to that very day ANNA-VARNEY still refuses to perform her magic(k)al effort live in front of unembellished human audience, SOPOR AETERNUS & THE ENSEMBLE OF SHADOWS imitate long gathered fabulous "cult status" in underground circles worldwide.
Strongly recommended to be approached solitary with an open heart last mind, the profound darkness(and scarcely ever subversive humour) of ANNA-VARNEY's multi-layered (yet fragile) art is remarkably intended as aspiritual healing-process inform the wounded soul … |