appeared twenty years ago, it does not loose its actuality. Thus, about twenty five millions of copies of that record were sold so far. took a notable place not only in the project’s discography, but also in the history of electronic music. There is absolutely no doubt that MCMXC a.D. By the way it is worth mentioning that Enigma is a studio project, so it is simply impossible to visit their show.Įnigma's debut album saw the light in December of 1990. Actually, the line-up of Enigma has always been diverse, because Michael enjoyed working with different musicians. Her vocals can be heard on the project’s first five albums. An active part in the project was taken by Michael’ ex-wife Sandra Cretu as well. He even released several albums before Enigma, however he did not manage to get success due to them. Enigma was formed in 1990 by a composer Michael Cretu, who already had an experience in writing compositions. Field recordings are woven into the sound, murmuring voices birds and water spectral elements in this land of enigmatic peculiarity.The German musical project Enigma is well known to all lovers of electronic music.
Inmany places there is a dense sonic soup where undulating tonalities curl and revolve - mysterious effects drifting past the ear - aspects of harmony appearing incidental. Plucked note sand droning tonal loops sometimes rise to the fore rolling in layers, the noiseof whirling tubes ghostly, fluctuating, bells and flutes hang in the air. Much of the sound here is suggestive of 'found sound' as though harvested from sonorous spaces and unmusical activities. Some sounds have a human origin indicative of mysterious presences. The album opens with muted shufflings and reverberating disturbances - a sonic wind rising and falling in the background. It must be said thought at the sounds produced by the items listed are not necessarily those you might expect, these guys are not into dainty melodies and sweet tunes.Īmbient environments thick with obscurity and ambiguity. The atmospheres are frequently disquieting, haunting and full of subtle perplexity.Īcoustic and organic sounds are embedded deep within hazy drone textures, the artists employing drones and loops, zither, flutes bells and field recordings with Opium focusing on programming and wave editings.
Here the duo present mystifying a series of eight "imaginary landscapes" where beats are totally absent and musical structure is loose and meandering. Enigma is the third collaborative CD by Opium and Alio Die.
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