Les Fleurs du Mal (Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows album)
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Les Fleurs du Mal – Die Blumen des Bösen (French and German: The flowers of evil) is the ninth album by darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, and was released in 2007. Anna-Varney Cantodea has explained that the title is not a reference to Charles Baudelaire's 1857 collection of poetry of the same name, but that "it is related to Jean Genet's novel Notre Dame des Fleurs."[2] A double vinyl edition and a CD boxed set were also released in limited quantities of 900 and 2,000 copies, respectively. The limited-edition pressings included a 40-page booklet of lyrics and illustrations, as well as a 112-page manga about the album.
"In der Palästra" received release as a DVD-single, and the album proper was introduced and promoted via a promotional video.[3]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Anna-Varney Cantodea.
| 1. |
"Architecture (All that's erected … are … walls)" |
3:35 |
| 2. |
"Always within the Hour" |
8:29 |
| 3. |
"In der Palästra" ("In the Palaestra") |
7:13 |
| 4. |
"A little Bar of Soap" |
1:27 |
| 5. |
"Bitter Sweet" (Brian Ferry, Andy Mackay) |
5:35 |
| 6. |
"Our Lady of the Broken Hearts" |
0:50 |
| 7. |
"La Mort d'Arthur" ("The Death of Arthur") |
3:01 |
| 8. |
"The Simple Joys of Maidenhood" |
3:42 |
| 9. |
"Helvetia Sexualis" |
10:08 |
| 10. |
"Les Fleurs Du Mal" ("The flowers of evil") |
8:29 |
| 11. |
"Shave, if you love me" |
6:50 |
| 12. |
"Some Men are like Chocolate" |
5:20 |
| 13. |
"The Virgin Queen" |
11:41 |
"La Mort d'Arthur" is based on the German translation of a Swedish children's song, "Små grodorna" ("Die kleinen Frösche")
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