Poetica (All Beauty Sleeps)

Poetica (All Beauty Sleeps) is the 11th 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 - Sous le soleil de Saturne under the title of "Die Bruderschaft des Schmerzes";^[1] Alone on Voyager - The Jugglers of Jusa;^[2] The Sleeper on Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face One);^[3] and The Conqueror Worm on Flowers in Formaldehyde.^[4] However, all the musical arrangements were redone in the new versions.^[5]

The album was released in September 2013 in two different formats:^[6] in Compact disc CD format with an opulent hardcover photo book of 156 pages (28 x 28 cm), and an exclusive T-shirt (limited to 1999 copies);^[7] and on 12" vinyl with two posters, exclusive artwork by Natalie Shau and Keith Thompson, and a different T-shirt (limited to 890 copies.)^[8] Both editions were signed and numbered by Anna-Varney Cantodea herself. Additionally, the album was released via Bandcamp for digital download.^[9]

Track listing

All music composed by Anna-Varney Cantodea.

No.	Title	Length
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

Sopor Æternus & the Ensemble of Shadows

Studio albums	Ich Töte Mich Jedesmal aufs Neue, doch Ich Bin Unsterblich, und Ich Erstehe Wieder auf; in Einer Vision des Untergangs Todeswunsch The Inexperienced Spiral Traveller Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face One) Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face Two) Songs from the Inverted Womb Es reiten die Toten so schnell La Chambre d'Echo Flowers in Formaldehyde Les Fleurs du Mal A Strange Thing to Say Have You Seen This Ghost? Children of the Corn Poetica (All Beauty Sleeps) Mitternacht

Extended plays	Ehjeh Ascher Ehjeh

Singles	The Goat / The Bells have stopped ringing In der Palästra Imhotep

Remix albums and compilations	Voyager: The Jugglers of Jusa Like a Corpse Standing in Desperation Sanatorium Altrosa

Related articles	Es reiten die Toten so schnell...

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