Home → Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows → Mitternacht
Mitternacht
Electronic · 2014 · 14 tracks · 1h 8m

Mitternacht

Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows

A midnight ritual of neoclassical darkwave. Mournful woodwinds and androgynous vocals create a lush, theatrical space for the dark night of the soul.

Find on Amazon

It's like a private opera performed just for you in a haunted Victorian parlor.

A deeply solitary and theatrical meditation on the beauty found within profound sadness.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 1h 8m
01
Mitternacht
2:22
02
Beautiful
8:37
03
La prima vez
5:33
04
Bang-Bang
7:17
05
The Boy Has Built a Catacomb
2:16
06
Carnival of Souls
3:09
07
Confessional
5:58
08
Under His Light
7:00
09
You Cannot Make Him Love You
2:04
10
Into the Night
6:01
11
If You Could Only Read My Mind
6:03
12
It's Just That My Sadness
4:00
13
Under His Light (2)
1:19
14
Miniature
6:45
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition into the Sephardic traditional 'La prima vez' where the ancient melody meets modern despair.
The jarring, rhythmic intensity of 'Bang-Bang' that disrupts the otherwise somber chamber atmosphere.
The way the woodwinds swell and recede like labored breathing on the title track.
Sits BesideSee all
Ashes in the Brittle Air
Ashes in the Brittle Air
Black Tape for a Blue Girl
1989

Shares darkwave, neoclassical (subgenres); reverb_heavy, analog_warmth, layered_dense (production style)

DB
Die Blutgräfin
Untoten
2006

Shares darkwave, neoclassical (subgenres); orchestral_arrangement, reverb_heavy, analog_warmth (production style)

Einsamkeit
Einsamkeit
Lacrimosa
1992

Shares darkwave, neoclassical (subgenres); midnight, cathedral, solitude (atmosphere)

Oblivion Hymns
Oblivion Hymns
Hammock
2013

Shares orchestral_arrangement, reverb_heavy, analog_warmth (production style); neoclassical, chamber music (subgenres)

Playground in a Lake
Playground in a Lake
Clark
2021

Shares orchestral_arrangement, reverb_heavy, analog_warmth (production style); haunting, melancholic, somber (moods)

Keiser av en dimensjon ukjent
Keiser av en dimensjon ukjent
Mortiis
1995

Shares darkwave, neoclassical (subgenres); midnight, cathedral, solitude (atmosphere)

You Are All I See
You Are All I See
Active Child
2011

Shares midnight, cathedral, solitude (atmosphere); haunting, melancholic, wistful (moods)

G
Grabsteinland
Untoten
2003

Shares darkwave, neoclassical (subgenres); reverb_heavy, analog_warmth, layered_dense (production style)

Choir vs. Evil
Choir vs. Evil
Choir of Young Believers
2007

Shares orchestral_arrangement, reverb_heavy, analog_warmth (production style); haunting, melancholic, wistful (moods)

Mysterium
Mysterium
Hammock
2017

Shares orchestral_arrangement, reverb_heavy, analog_warmth (production style); cathedral, solitude, candlelit (atmosphere)

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →