Released 2004 Release date 2004 | Length 71:58 Genre Dark wave | |
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Producer Sopor Aeternus, John A. Rivers "La Chambre D'Echo" - Where the dead Birds sing
(2004) "Flowers in Formaldehyde"
(2004) Artist Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows Label Apocalyptic Vision Records Similar Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows albums, Dark wave albums | ||
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"La Chambre D'Echo" - Where the dead Birds sing is the eighth album by darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, and was released in 2004. "La Chambre D'Echo" saw the return of synthesizers and drum machines, while still focusing on chamber music-inspired darkwave music. John A. Rivers returned to produce the album alongside Anna-Varney Cantodea. An accompanying EP, "Flowers in Formaldehyde", was released later that year. The album was introduced and promoted via a promotional video.
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Overview
"La Chambre D'Echo" was heavily inspired by Der Narrenturm, an old Austrian hospital and psychiatric ward that has since become a museum of diseases, mutations and abnormalities of the human body. As a result, the lyrical focus is that of hospitals and medical care in general. The album artwork, in part, features Cantodea transforming into a large worm-like creature, reminiscent of the artwork for Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Superstar.
The album featured prevalent use of synthesizers and drum machines, reflecting Sopor Aeternus' first album, "...Ich töte mich jedesmal aufs Neue, doch ich bin unsterblich, und ich erstehe wieder auf; in einer Vision des Untergangs...".
The packaging for "La Chambre D'Echo" is elaborate and extensive. The standard edition comes inside a 128-page, A4-sized book containing photography by Joachim Luetke, as well as handwritten lyrics provided by Cantodea. The photoshoot for the album was taken inside and around Der Narrenturm. The boxed set edition came in a linen-bound box and also included bookmarks, postcards, a translation guide and a pamphlet advertising Der Narrenturm; the included book was enclosed and sealed in an envelope. Curiously, the cover of the vinyl edition featured an image taken for the previous album, "Es reiten die Toten so schnell" (or: the Vampyre sucking at his own Vein). The vinyl edition features its own abridged version of the book as well as a poster. A postcard was included with the album, offering fans the chance to pre-order "Flowers in Formaldehyde".
Track listing
All tracks written by Anna-Varney Cantodea.
Personnel
Songs
1The Encoded Cloister4:45
2Backbone Practise6:01
3Idleness & Consequence5:08