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The Screen Behind The Mirror (Album) by Enigma

Artist Biography For Enigma

There Is More Than One Artist With The Name Enigma 1 Enigma Is A German Electronic Musical Project Founded By Michael Cretu Romanian Musician David Fairstein And Frank Peterson In 1990. Cretu Who Based His Recording Studio A.R.T. Studios In Ibiza Spain In The Early 1990s Is Both The Composer And The Producer Of The Project. His Former Wife Sandra Often Provided Vocals On Enigma Tracks. Jens Gad Co-Produced And Played Guitar On Three Of The Enigma Albums. After Some Solo Projects Cretu Started To Produce The First Enigma Record "MCMXC A.D." In 1990 Using The Nickname "Curly MC". Until Today With Seven Albums Out "Seven Lives Many Faces" Being The Latest One Released On September 19 2008 35 Million CDs Sold Worldwide 50 Number One Hits 90 Platinum Discs And Songs Appearing On More Than 1 000 Compilation Albums. With The 1990 Hit "Sadeness Part I " Enigma Brought The New Age Fascination With Gregorian Chants And Old-World Culture To The World And Clubs The Resulting Single Was Both Unique And Irresistible. On His Second Album 1993’s "Cross Of Changes" Some Of The Old-World Elements Remained But The New Age Angle Came To The Forefront In A Set Of Slick Radio-Friendly Pop. The Well-Known "Return To Innocence" Was Born. Enigma 3 "Le Roi Est Mort Vive Le Roi" Followed In 1996 - A Musical Summary Of The Previous Concepts.
The Fourth Enigma Record "The Screen Behind The Mirror" Followed In Early 2000 And In 2003 "Voyageur" Came Out. Three Years Later "A Posteriori" 2006 Was Released. The Result Is An Intergalactic Sound Trip Through The Universe And Back Based On A More Electronic/trance Sound. In 2008 His Seventh Album Was Released "Seven Lives Many Faces". In 2009 "The Platinum Collection" Was Released Spread Between 3 Disks The First Containing The Popular Music Created By Engima The Second CD Contains Remixes Of All The Songs On The First CD With The Third Containing Never Before Heard Tracks. On 5 October 2010 To Commemorate The 20th Anniversary Of The First Album MCMXC A.D. The "Enigma's Social Song" Project Began. Enigma Fans Were Asked To Submit Vocals For A New Enigma Song. The Public Was Then Asked To Vote With The Winning Submission "Fei Mea" Being Provided By Latvian Singer Fox Lima For The Chorus. The Top 3 Runners Up Mark Joshua From Brazil J. Spring From Spain And Rasa Serra From Lithuania Provided Other Important Parts Of The Vocals Like The Bridge Backing And Verse Of The Final Version Of The Single. Fans Also Influenced Further Stages Of The Song's Creation By Voting On Elements Such As A Lead Instrument General Mood And Style Of The Track. The Final Mix Of The Single Named "MMX The Social Song " Was Released On 15 December 2010. It Became The First Song Ever Created For And By The Fans Via The Internet. In August 2016 Enigma's Eighth Studio Album The Fall Of A Rebel Angel Was Announced For A Release On 11 November 2016. It Features Guest Musicians Brazilian Singer-Songwriter Mark Josher Indonesian Singer Anggun Female Voice Nanuk And English Electro-Pop Duo Aquilo. Two Singles From The Album Have Been Released "Sadeness Part II " Featuring Anggun And "Amen" Featuring Aquilo. In May 2018 Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl Editions Of Enigma's Entire Catalogue Were Released In A New Collection The Colours Of Enigma – The Vinyl Series. The Set Features New Artwork And Remastered Stereo Mixes Made From The Original Master Tapes. Throughout 2019 And Into 2020 Three Former Vocalists For Enigma Andru Donalds Angel X And Fox Lima Embarked On A World Tour Under The Name Original Enigma Voices. This Marks The First Time Enigma's Music Has Been Performed Live. 2 Enigma Is A Technical Death Metal Band From San Jose CA Consisting Of Petr Oplatka Vocals Byron Leon Guitars/programming Ryan McNatt Guitars Dan Saltzman Bass And Harley Blandford Drums . 3 Enigma Is A Dubstep Producer From The UK. 4 Enigma Is A Mexican Psychedelic Rock Band Of The Early '70s. 5 Enigma Are An Alternative/Rock Band From The UK.

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The Screen Behind The Mirror Is A 2000 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. "The Gate" Begins The Album With Its Trademark Enigma Horn Fused Together With Elisabeth Houghton Narrating Astronomical Facts About The Fourth Planet From The Sun Mars Similar To The Ending Title Track Of Vangelis' Album Albedo 0.39. "O Fortuna Velut Luna Statu Variabilis" Cuts Into It Rather Abruptly And Loudly And Ends Quickly For The Voice To Continue The Recital Unfazed As It Continues Deep Into The Next Song "Push The Limits" For 24 Seconds. "Push The Limits" Introduces First A High-Paced Beat First Some Snare Drums And Then Several Other Layers Of Music Gradually To Form A Complex And Multilayered Track. Elisabeth Houghton Whispers The Lyrics To The Song And This Brings In A Presumably Mellow Voice Actually An Electric Guitar Solo Modified To Sound So Throughout The Slow Centre Of The Track And As The Music Picks Up Elisabeth Whispers Again And The Soft Moans Of A Girl Enters. Further Strong Beats Brings An End To This 6'23" Track As It Fades To Silence Leaving A Blurry Mumble At The End Of The Song And The Beginning Of The Next One. Chants Of "O Fortuna Velut Luna" Appears At The Start Of The Next Song "Gravity Of Love" As Ruth-Ann Boyle Sings With Sounds Of "O Fortuna" In Between. A Woman And A Man Whispers A Line Each Before Ruth-Ann Resumes And "O Fortuna" Comes In Following The Same Pattern. The Beats Of This Track Becomes More And More Audible As Each Of The Instruments Fade Away And Eventually It Stops. "Smell Of Desire" Reintroduces The Shakuhachi Flute From The MCMXC A.D. As Jens Gad Plays The Guitar Occasionally In The Middle Of The Song. Reversed Gregorian Chants From "Sadeness Reprise " And Vocals From "Mea Culpa" Lead To Sandra Cretu's Whispers At Song's End With More Reversed Chants And Fades Into The Next Track. Andru Donalds Sings On This High Tempo And Rock-Ish Song "Modern Crusaders" With Significantly Large Portions Of "O Fortuna" In The Middle As Jens Gad Plays The Guitar. Andru Continues On With The Vocals And The Track Ends With An Organ Sample From Bach's "Toccata And Fugue In D Minor". In "Traces Light And Weight " The Sounds Of A Match Being Struck And Water Droplets Symbolising The Elements Of Fire And Water Respectively Form A Loop Together With A Light Beat And The Chiming Of Church Bells Entering Occasionally. A Vague Crying Sound And The Chiming Continues And After The Beat Stops It Fades Into The Following Song. "The Screen Behind The Mirror" Reintroduces The Beat Used In "Sadeness Part I " As Vocals From Andru Donalds And Ruth-Ann Boyle Sing Part Of The Lyrics From "Gravity Of Love". An Earlier Version Of This Song Named "The Experience" Only Appears On The Australian Promo Version Of The Album. The Previous Song Crossfades Into "Endless Quest" Where Further More Snare Drums And Shakuhachi Flutes Can Be Heard With Two Different Guitar Riffs From Jens Gad Replacing The Former Two Instruments. The Paces Turns Uncontrollably High And Somewhat Erratic Before It Stops With Sounds Of Heavy Breathing And Segues Into "Camera Obscura" Where It Immediately Starts With A Sample Of Andru Donalds' Vocals In "Modern Crusaders" Being Reversed And Sections Of "O Fortuna" Being Followed Up Quickly. The Pace And Music Then Turns Erratic And Chaotic And Fades Gently Into The Next Song. "Between Mind & Heart" Brings In A Light And Breezy Pace And Michael Cretu Sings In This Track. Sandra Cretu Only Appears In This Track For The Whispers As Sounds Of Gentle Ethereal Chinese Yangqin Can Be Heard. It Fades With More Whispers And Vocals. Ruth-Anne Boyle Sings In The Last Track "Silence Must Be Heard" As The Album Picks Up Its Pace With Echoes In The Middle. The Effect Repeats Itself Again For One More Time As It Quickly Resumes Back The Original Pace. Ruth-Ann's Vocals Turn Into Whispers And The Earlier Crying Voice Enters Before Ending The Album With The Signature Enigma Horn.