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Enigma 1990-2008
Artist : ENIGMA
Album : Enigma 1990-2008 (Mega Pack)
Year : 1990-2008
Label : Virgin
Genre : Ambient New Age
Codec : MP3
Bitrate audio : 320 Kbps CBR
Frequency : 44100 Hz
Emphasis : none
Mode : Stereo
Padding : Yes
Total Size : 2.82 GB
Enigma is an electronic musical project founded in Germany by Michael Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. The Romanian-born Cretu conceived the Enigma project while working in Germany, but has based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain, since the early 1990s until May 2009, where he has recorded all of Enigma's studio releases to date. Cretu is both the composer and the producer of the project. His former wife, pop singer Sandra, often provided vocals on Enigma tracks. Jens Gad co-arranged and played guitar on three of the Enigma albums. Peter Cornelius also contributed to Enigma during the 1990s.
Seven studio albums have been produced under the name of the project.
From the late 1970s onward, Michael Cretu already had his own music career on his hands and apart from some collaboration efforts with several other musicians, he also produced his wife's albums. Before Enigma, he released a number of albums under his own name, but none of them sold particularly well. Cretu revealed in an interview that he believed that his ideas were running out at that point.
In December 1990, after eight months of preparation, Cretu released Enigma's debut album, MCMXC A.D., which received over 60 platinum-level sales awards worldwide, and topped the charts in 41 countries, directly becoming the most successful Virgin Records act during that time. The album was Cretu's first commercial success through the single "Sadeness (Part I)," which juxtaposed Gregorian chants and sexual overtones over a dance beat that was very peculiar to the ears of the public at that time. Cretu explained that the album was about unsolved crimes and philosophical themes such as life after death, hence the name Enigma. He had previously used a Gregorian-type chant on the opening seconds of Sandra's 1987 single "Everlasting Love", without integrating them into other parts of the song. "Sadeness" quickly rose to the top of the charts in Germany and France; it went on to become a worldwide hit. Later Cretu would claim that the now signature Enigma sound was inspired after falling asleep on the
Before the album was released, Cretu was cautious of the response towards the upcoming album, decided to forgo mentioning his and most of the personnel's real name and credited himself as Curly M.C., while the album sleeve contained little information about the background of the project, furthering the mystery about the creators of the album and leading to speculation whether Enigma was a band, a person or a group.
In 1993, Cretu was given an offer by producers to compose the full soundtrack of the motion picture Sliver, but he was unable to accept the offer. Instead, he came up with Carly's Song (Age of Loneliness in the album and video releases) and Carly's Loneliness, which were used in the movie and credited in the motion picture soundtrack as well.
In the same year, The Cross of Changes was released. It received about the same response from the public (it sold 6 million copies in a year). However, both of the albums also hitched up lawsuits over the issue of sampling from other music sources.
In 1996, Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi! (French for "The King is dead. Long live the King!" ) was released. Cretu's idea was that this third album was the child of the previous two albums, and therefore included familiar elements of Gregorian chants and Sanskrit/ Vedic chants in it. Though the album was as meticulously crafted by Cretu as the earlier two albums, it failed to achieve the same level of success that they enjoyed. As a result only two of the three singles originally slated were released, with the third one ("The Roundabout" ) being silently canceled in 1998.
The 2000 release of The Screen Behind the Mirror included samples from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana on four tracks on the album. This time the Gregorian chants were toned down tremendously, although Shakuhachi flutes and other traditional Enigma signatures remain. Only "Gravity of Love" and "Push the Limits" were released as singles from the album. Ruth-Ann Boyle (from the band Olive) and Andru Donalds mark their first appearances on the Enigma project.
In 2001, Cretu released a new single called "Turn Around" together with Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits and Love Sensuality Devotion: The Remix Collection to end what he considers to be the first chapter of Enigma. A light show was held at the Munich Planetarium in conjunction of the release of the compilation albums.
2003s Voyageur is considered by manywho?] to be a total makeover of the project. Practically all of the prominent Enigma signature elements (the ethnic and Gregorian chants, the Shakuhachi flutes) were no longer employed. As a result many fans did not appreciate this new direction, and sales were affected. From a statistical point of view, every Enigma studio album to date has sold roughly half of what the previous release did.
To commemorate the fifteen years of Enigma, a special limited-edition album called Fifteen Years was launched, which was the size of an LP vinyl disk, with Leonardo da Vinci's art in the cover, a big booklet with extra art, and featured eight compact discs: all the previous albums, the DVD Remember the Future, and a special and exclusive bonus CD, The Dusted Variations, which included the project's greatest hits remade by another project. All of the songs are different from the originals and use minimal percussion. This disc also contained the single version of "Hello and Welcome", which was later released as a single. On 28 August 2005, Enigma's management Crocodile Music announced the release of "Hello and Welcome" as a single. Originally it was slated to be released in October; the release date was moved to 25 November 2005 and was released in Germany on 10 March 2006. Much like Voyageur, the song shows little similarity to earlier Enigma works. The song was the walk-in music of the German boxer Felix Sturm.
On 26 September 2006, Enigma's sixth album A posteriori was released worldwide, containing a new version of "Hello and Welcome" and the new song "Goodbye, Milky Way", which, despite earlier announcements, was not released as a single. The album is more techno- and pop-oriented electronic music than any previous one. The concept is based on such sciences as astronomy, physics, history, and sociology. A DVD version of A posteriori was released on 16 December 2006, which featured kaleidoscope images in synchronization with the multi-channel remastered music.
In late March 2007, a special private lounge remix album version of A posteriori was released on the iTunes Music Store. This compilation includes 12 new remixed tracks from the album by artists such as Boca Junior, Tocadisco, and more. Some of these tracks were available previously on the original A posteriori iTunes version of the album and on the previously mentioned DVD release.
On 19 September 2008, Enigma's seventh album Seven Lives Many Faces was released worldwide. The lead single, "Seven Lives", is a fusion of modern and classical elements.
The Platinum Collection, a 3-CD compilation, was released on 27 November 2009 in Germany, and on 9 February 2010 worldwide. The first CD contains Enigma hits. The second CD contains remixes. The third CD is a collection of lost tracks, musical experiments which never were finalized and released previously.
Il progetto musicale Enigma nasce nel 1990 da un'idea di Michael Cretu (Mihai Creţu, noto anche come Curly M.C.), artista rumeno residente in Germania dall'età di cinque anni. Cretu decide di sperimentare un tipo di musica rivoluzionario che possa far pensare contemporaneamente all'amore e all'odio, alla gioia e alla tristezza, ballabile e sensuale. Grazie anche alla collaborazione di sua moglie Sandra riesce a pubblicare il suo primo singolo, Sadeness: numero 1 nelle classifiche di circa 20 paesi.
Cretu nasce a Bucarest, in Romania, il 18 maggio 1957. Dall'età di cinque anni studia pianoforte e consegue il diploma al conservatorio di Francoforte, in Germania, dove nel 1975 si era trasferito con la famiglia. Trova lavoro in diversi studi di registrazione e già nel 1979 esce il suo primo album Moon, Light & Flowers, di cui è produttore, arrangiatore, tastierista, cantante, tecnico del suono ed anche autore di musiche e testi. Dopo alcune collaborazioni con vari artisti, nel 1985 esce il secondo album, Die Chinesische Mauer (poi riedito col titolo "The Invisible Man" ), contenente l'hit Samurai che svetta in testa alle più importanti classifiche europee. Il successo diventa ancora più grande con il lancio della compagna Sandra: il singolo d'esordio della giovane artista, Maria Magdalena, si affianca al trionfo internazionale di Samurai. Ma il momento della verità per Cretu arriverà cinque anni più tardi.
01. 1990 - MCMXC.a.D_Album
02. 1990 - Sadeness.Part.I_Singles
03. 1991 - MCMXC.a.D.(The.Limited.Edition)_Album
04. 1991 - Mea.Culpa.Part.II_Singles
05. 1991 - Principles.Of.Lust_Singles
06. 1991 - The.Rivers.Of.Belief_Singles
07. 1993 - Return.To.Innocence_Singles
08. 1994 - Age.Of.Loneliness_Singles
09. 1994 - Out.From.The.Deep_Singles
10. 1994 - The.CROSS.Of.Changes_Album
11. 1994 - The.Eyes.Of.Truth_Singles
12. 1996 - Beyond.The.Invisible_Singles
13. 1996 - Enigma.3_Le.Roi.Est.Mort.Vive.Le.Roi!_Album
14. 1997 - T.N.T.For.The.Brain_Singles
15. 1998 - Enigma.IV_Metamorphosis_Bootleg
16. 1999 - Gravity.Of.Love_Singles
17. 2000 - Enigma.&.D-emotion.Project_Bootleg
18. 2000 - Enigma.V_Dream.On_Bootleg
19. 2000 - Push.The.Limits_Singles
20. 2000 - The.Screen.Behind.The.Mirror_Album
21. 2001 - Love.Sensuality.Devotion_The.Greatest.Hits_Compilation
22. 2001 - Turn.Around_Singles
23. 2002 - Love.Sensuality.Devotion_The.Remix.Collection_Compilation
24. 2003 - Following.The.Sun_Singles
25. 2003 - Sleep_Bootleg
26. 2003 - Voyageur_Album
27. 2003 - Voyageur_Singles
28. 2004 - Boum-Boum_Singles
29. 2005 - Erotic.Dream_Bootleg
30. 2005 - Hello.And.Welcome_Singles
31. 2005 - The.Dusted.Variations.(15.Years.After_Special.Bonus.CD)_Compilation
32. 2006 - A.Posteriori_Album
33. 2008 - Seven.Lives.and.La.Puerta.Del.Cielo_Singles
34. 2008 - Seven.Lives.Many.Faces_Album
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MCMXC a.D.- 1990
1. The Voice of Enigma
2. Medley: Principles of Lust: Sadeness / Find Love / Sadeness (Reprise)
3. Callas Went Away
4. Mea Culpa
5. The Voice & The Snake
6. Knocking on Forbidden Doors
7. Medley: Back to the Rivers of Belief: Way To Eternity / Hallelujah / The Rivers Of Belief
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MCMXC.a.D.(The.Limited.Edition)_Album - 1991
01. The Voice Of Enigma
02. POL - Sadeness
03. POL - Find Love
04. POL - Sadeless
05. Callas Went Away
06. Mea Culpa
07. The Voice & The Snake
08. Knocking On Forbidden Doors
09. BTTRB - Way To Eternity
10. BTTRB - Hallelujan
11. BTTRB - The Rivers Of Belief
12. Sadeness (Meditation)
13. Mea Culpa (Fading Shades)
14. Principles Of Lust (everlast)
15. The Rivers Of Belief
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The Cross Of Changes (1993)
1. Second Chapter
2. The Eyes of Truth
3. Return to Innocence
4. I Love You...I'll Kill You
5. Silent Warrior
6. The Dream of the Dolphin
7. Age of Loneliness (Carly's Song)
8. Out from the Deep
9. The CROSS of Changes
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The Cross of Changes 'Special Edition' (1994)
1. Second Chapter
2. The Eyes of Truth
3. Return to Innocence
4. I Love You...I'll Kill You
5. Silent Warrior
6. The Dream of the Dolphin
7. Age of Loneliness (Carly's Song)
8. Out from the Deep
9. The CROSS of Changes
10. Return to Innocence (Long & Alive Version)
11. Age of Loneliness (Enigmatic Club Mix)
12. the EYES of Truth (Gotterdammerung Mix)
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Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! (1996)
1. Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi
2. Morphing Thru Time
3. Third of its Kind
4. Beyond the Invisible
5. Why!
6. Shadows in Silence
7. The Child In Us
8. TNT For the Brain
9. Almost Full Moon
10. The Roundabout
11. Prism of Life
12. Odyssey of the Mind
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The Screen Behind the Mirror (2000)
1. The Gate 2:01
2. Push the Limits 6:25
3. Gravity of Love 4:01
4. Smell of Desire 4:56
5. Modern Crusaders 3:49
6. Traces (Light and Weight) 4:10
7. The Screen Behind the Mirror 3:57
8. Endless Quest 3:05
9. Camera Obscura 1:27
10. Between Mind and Heart 4:08
11. Silence Must be Heard 5:18
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Love Sensuality Devotion - The Greatest Hits (2001)
1. The Landing
2. Turn Around
3. Gravity Of Love
4. T.N.T. For The Brain
5. Modern Crusaders
6. Shadows In Silence
7. Return To Innocence
8. I Love You ... I'll Kill You
9. Principles Of Lust
10. Sadeness (Part I)
11. Silence Must Be Heard
12. Smell Of Desire
13. Mea Culpa
14. Push The Limits
15. Beyond The Invisible
16. Age Of Loneliness
17. Morphing Thru Time
18. The Cross Of Changes
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Love Sensuality Devotion - The Remix Collection (2001)
1. Turn Around (Northern Lights Club Mix)
2. Age Of Loneliness (Enigmatic Club Mix)
3. Push The Limits (ATB Remix)
4. Gravity Of Love (Judgement Day Club Mix)
5. Return To Innocence (380 Midnight Mix)
6. Sadeness (Violent U.S. Remix)
7. Principles Of Lust (Everlasting Lust Mix)
8. Mea Culpa (Fading Shades Mix)
9. T.N.T. For The Brain (Midnight Man Mix)
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Voyageur (2003)
1. From East To West
2. Voyageur
3. Incognito
4. Page Of Cups
5. Boum-Boum
6. Total Eclipse Of The Moon
7. Look Of Today
8. In The Shadow, In The Light
9. Weightless
10. The Piano
11. Following The Sun
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Seven Lives Many Faces - 2008
01. Encounters
02. Seven Lives
03. Touchness
04. The Same Parents
05. Fata Morgana
06. Hell's Heaven
07. La Puerta Del Cielo
08. Distorted Love
09. Je T'aime Till My Dying Day
10. Deja Vu
11. Between Generations
12. The Language Of Sound
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1. Superficial
2. We Are Nature
3. Downtown Silence
4. Sunrise
5. The Language Of Sound (Slow Edit)
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