Released 13 April 2007 Release date 13 April 2007 Genres Dark wave, Gothic rock | Recorded Late 2006 Label Apocalyptic Vision | |
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Producer Sopor Aeternus, John A. Rivers Les Fleurs du Mal
(2007) Sanatorium Altrosa
(2008) Artist Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows Similar Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows albums, Gothic rock albums | ||
Sopor aeternus les fleurs du mal
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." 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.
Contents
- Sopor aeternus les fleurs du mal
- Sopor aeternus the ensemble of shadows les fleurs du mal full album
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
"In der Palästra" received release as a DVD-single, and the album proper was introduced and promoted via a promotional video.
Sopor aeternus the ensemble of shadows les fleurs du mal full album
Track listing
All tracks written by Anna-Varney Cantodea.
"La Mort d'Arthur" is based on the German translation of a Swedish children's song, "Små grodorna" ("Die kleinen Frösche")
Personnel
Songs
1Architecture (All That's Erected Are Walls)3:29
2Always Within the Hour8:23
3In der Palästra7:09