Mitternacht - The Dark Night of the Soul is the 12th album by Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows. The album was released in September 2014 in two different formats:Soporaeternus.de 1 in compact disc format with 36-page hardcover book, and an exclusive T-shirt (limited to 1999 copies);Soporaeternus.de 2 and on 12" vinyl with a 28-page booklet in 12" format and two posters (limited to 890 copies).Soporaeternus.de 3 Both editions are signed and numbered by Anna-Varney Cantodea herself and feature illustrations by Anastasiya Chyringa, a fan whose artwork Anna-Varney encountered on Tumblr.
The song "La prima vez" is a cover of a traditional Sephardic song.
Track listing
Personnel Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows Anna-Varney Cantodea - vocals, all other instruments, programming, mixing
Additional Musicians Nikos Mavridis – violin Tim Ströble - cello Sebastian Jülich: bassoon Isabel Funke - clarinet Viola Schwartzkopff - oboe Jonas Schira - cornet Michael Fütterer - trombone Patrick Chirilus-Bruckner - tuba Patrick Damiani - bass, lute, recording, mixing Marcel Millot - drums Robin Schmidt - mastering
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