Songs from the Inverted Womb

"Songs from the inverted Womb" is the title of Darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows' seventh album. It was released in 2000. "Songs from the inverted Womb" is dedicated to the "memory and resurrection" of Little Seven, a boy who died when he was six years old. This album was recorded in an attempt to resurrect at least the memory of the boy, producing some rather grim tales, especially the climactic opus "There was a Country by the Sea". The music, now featuring a group of around ten guest musicians, contains many more cohesive and flowing arrangements reminiscent of progressive rock. "May I kiss your Wound?", from "The Inexperienced Spiral Traveller", makes a fresh appearance; "Résumé..." is in fact an extensive re-interpretation of "Time stands still... (...but stops for no-one)" from Sopor Aeternus' first album, "...Ich töte mich jedesmal aufs Neue, doch ich bin unsterblich, und ich erstehe wieder auf; in einer Vision des Untergangs...".

"Songs from the inverted Womb" was released in multiple formats. A double-LP edition (with two picture-vinyl records and a poster) of 666 copies was released, along with a CD box edition (with a different cover) of 3000 copies. In 2004, "Songs from the inverted Womb" was re-released on CD with newly packaged artwork, including a radically altered cover.