优美的旋律与欢快的忧愁
Sopor Aeternus在08年的这张专辑似乎并不得到很多SA迷的亲赖，他们还是沉浸在当年Dead Lovers' Sarabande双cd的氛围中。看看豆瓣内关于Sopor Aeternus的各张专辑的人气，Dead Lovers' Sarabande（face one & two）还是最高的。而其实，豆瓣内关于这位神秘的音乐人的评论也确实挺少的。
我不知道强大的豆瓣里有多少人会听SA，也不知道有多少会听SA的还听了这一张。只知道豆瓣里的这一张下是如此冷清还让言语不清的我第一个来评论。
在刚开始听到这张专辑，我知道神秘的Sopor Aeternus总会给人一番惊喜。有好几首是过去曲目的重录版本，当然也是另一种味道了，并且有些延续07年Les Fleurs Du Mal（恶之花--翻译如是说）的风格。
“优美的旋律与欢快的忧愁”，我总会想到这一句短语。Sopor Aeternus正在尝试以另一种方式经营他的音乐、灌输他的理念。在每次按下mp3，从第一首听到最后一首，总是会给我这样的感觉：旋律优美，欢快的跳动之下暗藏着忧愁。
其实我想Sopor Aeternus并没有变化多少。之前他的La Chambre D'echo - Where the Dead Birds Sing甚至还有更加欢快的旋律（以至于我在边复习课业边听时忍不住要手舞足蹈）。
他是如此深居简出避不见客，我想，外界对他的许多认知有多少是各位听客自己由着性子臆想出来的呢？对于我而言，听了两年的Sopor Aeternus之后，对他的了解还只限于他的音乐专辑里面。对这个人，还有那个或者虚幻的“影子合唱团”（The Ensemble of Shadows），真的真的所知很少。
任何一个会听SA的听客，我想都不应该拒绝这一张。它是不会让你失望的。
转一篇关于这张专辑的更靠谱的评论（来自verycd:http://www.verycd.com/topics/299674/）:
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After their brilliant album "Les Fleurs du Mal" Sopor Aeternus are now returning to complete their curious study with this equally emotional sister/release "Sanatorium Altrosa".
Let us carefully open the beautifully designed pages of the strange brochure of this "Sanatorium Altrosa" now, and risk a brief look at the wonderful music we are being offered here:
First up we have an instrumental version of "Consider This: The True Meaning Of Love", a rather powerful neo-classical track with heavy, almost Germanic sounding military drums and energetic strings sections, that finds its resolution in the arrival of a funeral procession.
This most skillful introduction is followed by "Architecture II", a track somewhat reminiscent of early Dead Can Dance (but with a lyrical content way beyond what Brendan and Lisa ever dared to offer). The old crow of Anna-Varney Cantodea's versatile voice is floating in rivers of reverberation, accompanied by the omnipresent ensemble of brass, strings,
woodwinds and drums, and an all male choir, that (to the end of the song) is hilariously chanting away
on the phenomenon of unexpected orgasms brought on by the sexual powers of a certain (yet unnamed) character's dark charisma.
The third track is a remix of "Shave, If You Love Me", followed by an instrumental edit of "La Mort d'Arthur", the former being actually quite different from the album-version, and the latter turns out to be weirdly joyful, even without the innocent choir-boys in it. Track number five is the original version of "Consider this", this time with Anna-Varney's screaming vocals on top of it, supported by forceful drum-parts, fragile Asian instruments and lots of electronica.
With the instrumental piece "The Conqueror Worm II" we reach the centre of "Sanatorium Altrosa",
a track that might best be described as a classical, string-based celebration of death and decay in all its glory.
Definitely one of the many highlights of this most peculiar release. The warmth and enchanting beauty of the instrumental version of "In Der Palästra" bridges the abyss to the sheer terror of "Collision - You May Lie On Your Back, If You Want To ... Even Close Your Eyes To Sleep".
This monster of a title is also a true monster of a track, evoking a rather sudden change of atmosphere.
In fact, it is such a contrast to the previous track(s) that it comes as quite a shock to the unexpecting listener.
The music is now extremely dark and unsettling, with more than a touch of insanity woven into it,
forcing us to witness the wretched spectre of shame and homoerotic necrophila returning from the ancient vaults.
This track is certainly "back to the roots" ? and even far beyond! The following instrumental edit of "Les Fleurs du Mal" is therefore a most welcome relief from all this horror, literally feels like a stroll through the high grass of a lovely meadow on a warm summer's evening.
The likewise instrumental treat of "Bitter Sweet" is both poetic and wild, a pendulum swinging to and fro beween the sweet softness of a gentle harp and the frantic sound of a high-pitched violin combined with powerful rock-drums.
Completing the magick circle is another version of the marvellously orchestrated "Consider This: The True Meaning Of Love".
Here Anna-Varney is basically screaming her lungs out in this most painful lamentation, a heartfelt plea for medically assisted suicide, the universal human right for euthanesia. The dramatic choirs accompany her cries of agony and frustration, as she fiercely gives the illusion of any romantic Love a damn hard slap in the sometimes all too rosy face!
And with the sombre toll of the funeral bell ? all comes to a quiet end.
"The woman, who once founded this institution, was also the very first patient admitted here [...]".
Such are the words scribbled on the dusky pink wallpaper, hidden in one of the many dark corners of the ancient seclusion of "Sanatorium Altrosa" ?
- but this time even all that pink can no longer conceal the immense sadness that lives and breathes in every part of this lonely place.
The Deluxe Edition of "Sanatorium Altrosa" includes a 52 pages CD + hardcover book set, filled with exclusive photos, lyrics and brilliant artwork.
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还有一些内容，可见http://www.myspace.com/soporaeternusofficial。在上面可以找到各个国家或地区的链接。你会发现，原来世界上还有如此多的人听过、或者在听sopor aeternus。
我不知道强大的豆瓣里有多少人会听SA，也不知道有多少会听SA的还听了这一张。只知道豆瓣里的这一张下是如此冷清还让言语不清的我第一个来评论。
在刚开始听到这张专辑，我知道神秘的Sopor Aeternus总会给人一番惊喜。有好几首是过去曲目的重录版本，当然也是另一种味道了，并且有些延续07年Les Fleurs Du Mal（恶之花--翻译如是说）的风格。
“优美的旋律与欢快的忧愁”，我总会想到这一句短语。Sopor Aeternus正在尝试以另一种方式经营他的音乐、灌输他的理念。在每次按下mp3，从第一首听到最后一首，总是会给我这样的感觉：旋律优美，欢快的跳动之下暗藏着忧愁。
其实我想Sopor Aeternus并没有变化多少。之前他的La Chambre D'echo - Where the Dead Birds Sing甚至还有更加欢快的旋律（以至于我在边复习课业边听时忍不住要手舞足蹈）。
他是如此深居简出避不见客，我想，外界对他的许多认知有多少是各位听客自己由着性子臆想出来的呢？对于我而言，听了两年的Sopor Aeternus之后，对他的了解还只限于他的音乐专辑里面。对这个人，还有那个或者虚幻的“影子合唱团”（The Ensemble of Shadows），真的真的所知很少。
任何一个会听SA的听客，我想都不应该拒绝这一张。它是不会让你失望的。
转一篇关于这张专辑的更靠谱的评论（来自verycd:http://www.verycd.com/topics/299674/）:
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After their brilliant album "Les Fleurs du Mal" Sopor Aeternus are now returning to complete their curious study with this equally emotional sister/release "Sanatorium Altrosa".
Let us carefully open the beautifully designed pages of the strange brochure of this "Sanatorium Altrosa" now, and risk a brief look at the wonderful music we are being offered here:
First up we have an instrumental version of "Consider This: The True Meaning Of Love", a rather powerful neo-classical track with heavy, almost Germanic sounding military drums and energetic strings sections, that finds its resolution in the arrival of a funeral procession.
This most skillful introduction is followed by "Architecture II", a track somewhat reminiscent of early Dead Can Dance (but with a lyrical content way beyond what Brendan and Lisa ever dared to offer). The old crow of Anna-Varney Cantodea's versatile voice is floating in rivers of reverberation, accompanied by the omnipresent ensemble of brass, strings,
woodwinds and drums, and an all male choir, that (to the end of the song) is hilariously chanting away
on the phenomenon of unexpected orgasms brought on by the sexual powers of a certain (yet unnamed) character's dark charisma.
The third track is a remix of "Shave, If You Love Me", followed by an instrumental edit of "La Mort d'Arthur", the former being actually quite different from the album-version, and the latter turns out to be weirdly joyful, even without the innocent choir-boys in it. Track number five is the original version of "Consider this", this time with Anna-Varney's screaming vocals on top of it, supported by forceful drum-parts, fragile Asian instruments and lots of electronica.
With the instrumental piece "The Conqueror Worm II" we reach the centre of "Sanatorium Altrosa",
a track that might best be described as a classical, string-based celebration of death and decay in all its glory.
Definitely one of the many highlights of this most peculiar release. The warmth and enchanting beauty of the instrumental version of "In Der Palästra" bridges the abyss to the sheer terror of "Collision - You May Lie On Your Back, If You Want To ... Even Close Your Eyes To Sleep".
This monster of a title is also a true monster of a track, evoking a rather sudden change of atmosphere.
In fact, it is such a contrast to the previous track(s) that it comes as quite a shock to the unexpecting listener.
The music is now extremely dark and unsettling, with more than a touch of insanity woven into it,
forcing us to witness the wretched spectre of shame and homoerotic necrophila returning from the ancient vaults.
This track is certainly "back to the roots" ? and even far beyond! The following instrumental edit of "Les Fleurs du Mal" is therefore a most welcome relief from all this horror, literally feels like a stroll through the high grass of a lovely meadow on a warm summer's evening.
The likewise instrumental treat of "Bitter Sweet" is both poetic and wild, a pendulum swinging to and fro beween the sweet softness of a gentle harp and the frantic sound of a high-pitched violin combined with powerful rock-drums.
Completing the magick circle is another version of the marvellously orchestrated "Consider This: The True Meaning Of Love".
Here Anna-Varney is basically screaming her lungs out in this most painful lamentation, a heartfelt plea for medically assisted suicide, the universal human right for euthanesia. The dramatic choirs accompany her cries of agony and frustration, as she fiercely gives the illusion of any romantic Love a damn hard slap in the sometimes all too rosy face!
And with the sombre toll of the funeral bell ? all comes to a quiet end.
"The woman, who once founded this institution, was also the very first patient admitted here [...]".
Such are the words scribbled on the dusky pink wallpaper, hidden in one of the many dark corners of the ancient seclusion of "Sanatorium Altrosa" ?
- but this time even all that pink can no longer conceal the immense sadness that lives and breathes in every part of this lonely place.
The Deluxe Edition of "Sanatorium Altrosa" includes a 52 pages CD + hardcover book set, filled with exclusive photos, lyrics and brilliant artwork.
------------------------------------------------
还有一些内容，可见http://www.myspace.com/soporaeternusofficial。在上面可以找到各个国家或地区的链接。你会发现，原来世界上还有如此多的人听过、或者在听sopor aeternus。
- 表演者: Sopor Aeternus
- 发行时间: 2008
- 出版者: Apocalyptic Vision
- 专辑类型: Limited Collector's Edition