The Umbersun

The Umbersun is the fourth album by neoclassical band Elend. It is the third and final album in the Officium Tenebrarum trilogy.

The Umbersun
Studio album by Elend
Released	1998
Recorded	Wolf Studios
Genre	Neoclassical Darkwave, Gothic
Length	66:48
Label	Music for Nations
Elend chronology
Weeping Nights (1997) The Umbersun (1998) Winds Devouring Men (2003)

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Track listing

1. "Du Tréfonds des Ténèbres" – 10:44
2. "Melpomene" – 10:26
3. "Moon of Amber" – 6:12
4. "Apocalypse" – 9:14
5. "Umbra" – 8:43
6. "The Umbersun" – 5:46
7. "In the Embrasure of Heaven" – 5:53
8. "The Wake of the Angel" – 4:46
9. "Au Tréfonds des Ténèbres" – 5:04

Musicians

Sopranos

Tricia Bentley, Hilary Brennan, Rachael Clegg, Bridget Corderoy, Carolynne Cox, Sally Donegani, Alison Eden, Karen Filsell, Claire Hills, Rachel King, Felice Kuin, Wendy Norman, Kathy Willis, Olivia Maffett

Altos

Debbie Bright, Kathryn Cook, Denise Fabb, Victoria Kendall, Katy Meiklejohn, Yvette Miller, Fiona Robinson, Hatty Webb, Lorna Youngs

Basses

Tim Bull, Tim Colbourn, Peter da Costa, Mark Fenton, Michael King

Director

Peter Broadbent

Solo soprano

Nathalie Barbary

Whispered female voice

Alison Eden

All other vocals, instruments, sequencing, programming and sound-editing by Iskandar Hasnawi, Sébastien Roland and Renaud Tschirner.