Voyager - The Jugglers of Jusa
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Voyager: The Jugglers of Jusa is the first remix album
by darkwave
band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, and was released in 1997. It was released as a companion to The inexperienced Spiral Traveller (aus dem Schoß der Hölle ward geboren die Totensonne)
, also released that year, and primarily features alternate versions of songs from that album. Only 3,000 copies of the album were pressed.
Ehjeh Ascher Ehjeh
, "Voyager" consists of remixed versions of songs accompanied by some newer songs. Most of the remixed songs have had either their backing tracks removed, or had extra percussion and drum machine
s added. "Never trust the Obvious" receives two remixes: "The Innocence of Devils: Alone", which contains a recitation of author Edgar Allan Poe
's Alone; and "Alone II", an extended version. The signature piece "Birth - Fiendish Figuration" is also featured as an instrumental; a remix of "Saturn-Impressionen" from "Todeswunsch - Sous le soleil de Saturne" also appears on this album.
The newer songs include "Modela est", a cover version of Kraftwerk
's "Das Model
" ("The Model"), sung in Latin
; and "Feralia Genitalia", another ode to transgenderism
as Anna-Varney Cantodea describes her "genitals rotting off" and her transformation into a woman.
"Voyager" - The Jugglers of Jusa was re-released alongside Ehjeh Ascher Ehjeh
and the demo tape Es reiten die Toten so schnell...
as part of the rarities box set Like a Corpse standing in Desperation
, due to costly prices for cheap copies of the album being sold on eBay
. In the liner notes of the box set, Anna-Varney announces her outright hatred for "Voyager" by opening its section of liner notes with:
Similar comments were made about The inexperienced Spiral Traveller. Cantodea, in the same essay, expresses her wishes to re-record the album at a future point. So far, only "May I kiss your Wound ?" has been re-recorded (for "Songs from the inverted Womb"
),while elements of "Feralia Genetalia" were re-used for "Va(r)nitas, vanitas... (...omnia vanitas)" on "Dead Lovers' Sarabande" (Face Two).
Remix album
A remix album is an album consisting mostly of remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists' earlier released material.One of the earliest remix albums was 1971's Aerial Pandemonium Ballet by Harry Nilsson, which was released by Nilsson after the successes of Everybody's Talkin and The Point!...
by darkwave
Darkwave
Dark Wave or darkwave is a music genre that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of New Wave and post-punk. Building on those basic principles, dark wave added dark, introspective lyrics and an undertone of sorrow for some bands...
band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, and was released in 1997. It was released as a companion to The inexperienced Spiral Traveller (aus dem Schoß der Hölle ward geboren die Totensonne)
The Inexperienced Spiral Traveller
The inexperienced Spiral Traveller is the third album by darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, and was released in 1997...
, also released that year, and primarily features alternate versions of songs from that album. Only 3,000 copies of the album were pressed.
Overview
Like the earlier EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Ehjeh Ascher Ehjeh
Ehjeh Ascher Ehjeh
Ehjeh Ascher Ehjeh is the first EP by Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, and was released in 1995 as a companion to the album "Todeswunsch - Sous le soleil de Saturne". Only 3,000 copies were pressed...
, "Voyager" consists of remixed versions of songs accompanied by some newer songs. Most of the remixed songs have had either their backing tracks removed, or had extra percussion and drum machine
Drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
s added. "Never trust the Obvious" receives two remixes: "The Innocence of Devils: Alone", which contains a recitation of author Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
's Alone; and "Alone II", an extended version. The signature piece "Birth - Fiendish Figuration" is also featured as an instrumental; a remix of "Saturn-Impressionen" from "Todeswunsch - Sous le soleil de Saturne" also appears on this album.
The newer songs include "Modela est", a cover version of Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...
's "Das Model
Das Model
"Das Model" is a song recorded by the electro-pop group Kraftwerk in 1978; written by musicians Ralf Hütter and Karl Bartos, with artist Emil Schult collaborating on the lyrics. It is featured on the album, Die Mensch-Maschine; English version title: The Man-Machine...
" ("The Model"), sung in Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
; and "Feralia Genitalia", another ode to transgenderism
Transgenderism
Transgenderism is a social movement seeking transgender rights and affirming transgender pride.-History:In her 1995 book Apartheid of Sex, biopolitical lawyer and writer Martine Rothblatt describes "transgenderism" as a grassroots social movement seeking transgender rights and affirming transgender...
as Anna-Varney Cantodea describes her "genitals rotting off" and her transformation into a woman.
"Voyager" - The Jugglers of Jusa was re-released alongside Ehjeh Ascher Ehjeh
Ehjeh Ascher Ehjeh
Ehjeh Ascher Ehjeh is the first EP by Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, and was released in 1995 as a companion to the album "Todeswunsch - Sous le soleil de Saturne". Only 3,000 copies were pressed...
and the demo tape Es reiten die Toten so schnell...
Es reiten die Toten so schnell...
Es reiten die Toten so schnell... is the first demo tape by darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows'. Es reiten... was issued in a hand-numbered limited edition of 50 copies in 1989. A further two demo tapes, Rufus and Till Time and Times Are Done, have not yet been released in any...
as part of the rarities box set Like a Corpse standing in Desperation
Like a Corpse standing in Desperation
Like a Corpse standing in Desperation is the title of a career-spanning rarities box set by darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows that was released in 2005...
, due to costly prices for cheap copies of the album being sold on eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
. In the liner notes of the box set, Anna-Varney announces her outright hatred for "Voyager" by opening its section of liner notes with:
"... - oh dear. What good thing could I possibly say about this most horrible piece of crap?!"
Similar comments were made about The inexperienced Spiral Traveller. Cantodea, in the same essay, expresses her wishes to re-record the album at a future point. So far, only "May I kiss your Wound ?" has been re-recorded (for "Songs from the inverted Womb"
Songs from the inverted Womb
"Songs from the inverted Womb" is the darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows' sixth album, released in 2000. The album is dedicated to the "memory and resurrection" of Little Seven, a boy who died "at the age of six"; "inverted Womb" was recorded in an attempt to resurrect the...
),while elements of "Feralia Genetalia" were re-used for "Va(r)nitas, vanitas... (...omnia vanitas)" on "Dead Lovers' Sarabande" (Face Two).
Track listing
All songs by Anna-Varney Cantodea, unless otherwise noted.- "The inexperienced Spiral Traveller *a fragment* II" – 5:07
- "Ein freundliches Wort... (...hat meine Seele berührt.) (defined and fragile)" – 5:10
- "Memalon II" – 7:25
- "The Innocence of Devils: "Alone" (E. A. PoeEdgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
)" – 6:27 - "Modela estDas Model"Das Model" is a song recorded by the electro-pop group Kraftwerk in 1978; written by musicians Ralf Hütter and Karl Bartos, with artist Emil Schult collaborating on the lyrics. It is featured on the album, Die Mensch-Maschine; English version title: The Man-Machine...
" (Ralf HütterRalf HütterRalf Hütter is the lead singer, keyboardist, and reportedly leader of the electronic-music band Kraftwerk. Since the departure of Florian Schneider in 2008, he is also the group's sole remaining founding member....
, Karl BartosKarl BartosKarl Bartos was, between 1975 and 1990, along with Wolfgang Flür, an electronic percussionist in the electronic-music group Kraftwerk. He was originally recruited to play on its US "Autobahn" tour...
, Emil SchultEmil SchultEmil Schult is a German painter, poet and musician.He is most famous for his collaborations with the electronic music band Kraftwerk. He has created most of their sleeve designs since 1973...
) – 4:35 - "Birth (instr.)" – 2:49
- "Feralia Genitalia (Arrival of the Jugglers)" – 6:30
- "Menuetto" – 1:26
- "Saturn-Impressionen (Jusa, Jusa)" – 2:48
- "May I kiss your Wound ? (Saturn:Orion)" – 6:05
- "Alone II" – 6:55
- "The inexperienced Spiral Traveller *a fragment* II (instr.)" – 5:07
Personnel
- Una Fallada: ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Matthias Eder: CelloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Gerrit Fischer: GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Constanze Spengler: LuteLuteLute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
- Anna-Varney Cantodea: Vocals, all other instruments and programming