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:[1] in compact disc format with 36-page hardcover book, and an exclusive T-shirt (limited to 1999 copies);[2] and on 12" vinyl with a 28-page booklet in 12" format and two posters (limited to 890 copies).[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.

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Mitternacht - The Dark Night of the Soul
Studio album by Sopor Æternus & the Ensemble of Shadows
Released	2014
Recorded	2013–2014
Genre	Darkwave
Length	68:24
Label	Apocalyptic Vision
Producer	Sopor Aeternus
Sopor Æternus & the Ensemble of Shadows chronology
Poetica (All Beauty Sleeps) (2013) Mitternacht - The Dark Night of the Soul (2014) The Spiral Sacrifice (2018)

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

References