A Strange Thing to Say

A Strange Thing to Say
EP by Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows
Released	26 November 2010
Genre	Neoclassical darkwave
Length	33:35
Label	Apocalyptic Vision
Producer	Sopor Aeternus, Patrick Damiani
Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows chronology
Sanatorium Altrosa (2008) A Strange Thing to Say (2010) Have You Seen This Ghost? (2011)

Professional ratings
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A Strange Thing to Say (also released as A Strange Thing 2 Say) is the third EP by Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows and is the first part of the trilogy A Triptychon of GHOSTS (or: El Sexorcismo de Anna-Varney Cantodea), which includes album Have You Seen This Ghost? and EP Children of the Corn. This is the first Sopor release since 2003's "Es reiten die Toten so Schnell" to not be produced by John A. Rivers. Instead, Patrick Damiani of the band Rome has co-produced the record.

The EP comes in 4 different versions: a CD packaged in a DigiBook format with a DVD containing the music video for "A Strange Thing to Say"; a special fan package; a 12" vinyl edition (with bonus track); and a standard CD release. The digibook edition comes with a 96-page booklet, a brooch, a magnet and a set of 9 postcards; while the vinyl comes with an A4 12-page booklet. Each pressing of the limited editions are signed and numbered by Anna-Varney Cantodea herself.^[2]

Track listing

CD pressing

All songs written and composed by Anna-Varney Cantodea. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Strange Thing to Say"	9:43
2.	"Polishing Silver"	5:11
3.	"The Urine Song"	4:18
4.	"Stains of You"	4:16
5.	"20,000 Leagues under the SEA (or: The History of Steampunk ... - abridged)"	6:39
6.	"Oh, Chimney Sweep"	3:38

Limited edition DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Strange Thing to Say (music video)"	10:00

Vinyl pressing

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Strange Thing to Say"	9:43
2.	"Polishing Silver"	5:11
3.	"The Urine Song"	4:18

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Oh, Chimney Sweep"	3:38
2.	"Stains of You"	4:16
3.	"20,000 Leagues under the SEA (or: The History of Steampunk ... - abridged)"	6:39
4.	"Too-Tha-Loo"	1:19

Personnel

• Patrick Damiani: Co-producer
• Thomas Haug: violin
• Tim Ströble: cello
• Wayne Coer: trumpet
• Fenton Bragg: trombone
• Eugene de la Fontaine: tuba
• Uta Ferson: clarinet
• Benjamin Dover: oboe
• Eric Chen: bassoon
• Burt Eerie: drums
• Terrence Bat: drums
• Anna-Varney Cantodea: All vocals and other instruments

References

1. A Strange Thing to Say at AllMusic
2. Discogs. "Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble Of Shadows – A Strange Thing 2 Say (Collector's Edition) (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-03-03.