Enigma — The Screen Behind the Mirror
The Screen Behind the Mirror is a 1999 music album created by the musical project Enigma. Recorded at the A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain, it was released worldwide by Virgin Records.
Supporters of the album credited it as the most mature album Michael Cretu had created, while critics lamented the use of extensive samples from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, even though it only appears on four out of the eleven tracks on the album.
Artist: Enigma
Album: The Screen Behind the Mirror
Genre: New Age, Ambient, Chillout
Format: mp3
Quality: 192 Kbps
Year: 2000
File Size: 106.59 MB
Track list:
1. «The Gate» (Michael Cretu) – 2:03
2. «Push the Limits» (Cretu, Jens Gad) – 6:27
3. «Gravity of Love» (Cretu) – 4:01
4. «Smell of Desire» (Cretu, David Fairstein) – 4:55
5. «Modern Crusaders» (Cretu) – 3:51
6. «Traces (Light and Weight)» (Cretu, Gad) – 4:13
7. «The Screen Behind the Mirror» (Cretu) – 3:59
8. «Endless Quest» (Cretu) – 3:07
9. «Camera Obscura» (Cretu) – 6:42
10. «Between Mind & Heart» (Cretu) – 4:09
11. «Silence Must Be Heard» (Cretu, Gad) – 5:20
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Enigma — MCMXC a.D.
CMXC a.D. (1990 in Roman numerals followed by a seemingly incorrect abbreviation of «Anno Domini») is a concept album created by the musical project Enigma, spearheaded by Michael Cretu. It was Enigma’s debut album and one of the most influential albums ever produced in the New Age genre. The project’s popularity soon soared beyond Cretu’s expectations after the album’s launch, as it reached number 1 position in charts of 41 countries.[1]
Four singles were excerpted from this album: «Sadeness (Part I)», «Principles of Lust», «Mea Culpa (Part II)» and «The Rivers of Belief». «Sadeness» and MCMXC a.D. itself hit No. 1 on the UK singles and albums charts respectively on its UK debut in January 1991. On the U.S. market «Sadeness (Part I)» reached fifth place on the Billboard Hot 100 and MCMXC a.D. made sixth place on the Billboard 200 and remained in the charts for a total of 282 weeks.
MCMXC a.D. was one of the first albums to be recorded on a hard disk after Cretu’s upgrade to the A.R.T. Studio.
Artist: Enigma
Album: MCMXC a.D.
Genre: New Age, Ambient, Chillout
Format: mp3
Quality: 192 Kbps
Year: 1990
File Size: 54.95 MB
Track list:
1. «The Voice of Enigma» (Curly M.C.) – 2:21
2. «Principles of Lust» – 11:43
A. «Sadeness» (Curly, F. Gregorian, David Fairstein)
B. «Find Love» (Curly)
C. «Sadeness (reprise)» (Curly, Gregorian, Fairstein)
3. «Callas Went Away» (Curly) – 4:27
4. «Mea Culpa» (Curly, Fairstein) – 5:03
5. «The Voice & The Snake» (Curly, Gregorian) – 1:39
6. «Knocking on Forbidden Doors» (Curly) – 4:31
7. «Back to the Rivers of Belief» – 10:32
A. «Way to Eternity» (Curly)
B. «Hallelujah» (Curly)
C. «The Rivers of Belief» (Curly, Fairstein)
Enigma — The Cross of Changes
The Cross of Changes is a 1993 album by the musical project Enigma. It is Enigma’s second album, following MCMXC a.D., released three years earlier.
The most notable song of the album was «Return to Innocence», which was released as a single and featured in several film soundtracks. A more rock-infused sound is present in The Cross of Changes, and the Gregorian chants from the previous album were replaced with ethnic-style world chants. The Ami (Native Taiwanese) chants featured in «Return to Innocence» are often wrongly identified as Native American.
Artist: Enigma
Album: The Cross of Changes
Genre: New Age, Ambient, Chillout
Format: mp3
Quality: 256 Kbps
Year: 1991
File Size: 76.11 MB
Track list:
1. Second Chapter (2:16)
2. The Eyes of Truth (7:13)
3. Return to Innocence (4:17)
4. I Love You…I’ll Kill You (8:51)
5. Silent Warrior (6:10)
6. The Dream of the Dolphin (2:47)
7. Age of Loneliness (Carly’s Song) (5:22)
8. Out from the Deep (4:53)
9. The CROSS of Changes (2:23)