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Enigma - Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits
: :A greatest-hits package sampling four Enigma discs released between 1990 and 2000, LSD splendidly documents the influential output of Michael Cretu, a techno-bohemian who successfully creates cinematic, otherworldly New Age-like musical suites. Now, more than a decade removed from the arrival of Sadeness (Part 1) and its eyebrow-raising mix of sacred and sensual subplots, people can debate whether Cretu's music represents savvy commercial calculation or satisfying art. LSD suggests a split decision, though tracks with intriguing blends of atmosphere ...
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MCMXC A.D.
:Album Description:Reissue of Enigma's double platinum & top 10 debut from 1990 with a six track bonus CD shrinkwrapped on top of the CD album and featuring three mixes apiece of 'Sadeness - Part I' (Meditation Mix, Extended Trance Mix and Violent US Remix) and 'Mea Culpa - :So much unnecessary fuss was made over Enigma's juxtaposition of the sexual and sacred. After all, Prince had been doing it for years, and his take on it was far more ...
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The Cross of Changes
: : Enigma Photos More from Enigma Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits MCMXC A.D. A Posteriori Voyageur Enigma 3: Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! MCMXC a. D. - The Complete Album DVD Amazon.com:Haunting, evocative, mysterious, and magnificent, Enigma's Cross of Changes offers nine musical explorations of sound and sensation that dazzle and amaze. The songs unfold in rolling waves, each more complex and richly layered than the last, yet each fully capable of standing ...
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Deep Forest
: :The primordial unknown--or the modern urban dweller's impressions thereof--has long been a staple of New Age music. So it was only a matter of time before some studio whiz got the notion to take the translation process one step further and bring that atmosphere to the dance floor. It's definitely authentic--the creators studied and borrowed genuine chants from African tribes--but just as importantly, it's remarkably seductive. The chart-topping signature song, 'Sweet Lullaby,' is indicative of what's going on in ...
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Live: Manchester and Dublin
: :The primordial unknown--or the modern urban dweller's impressions thereof--has long been a staple of New Age music. So it was only a matter of time before some studio whiz got the notion to take the translation process one step further and bring that atmosphere to the dance floor. It's definitely authentic--the creators studied and borrowed genuine chants from African tribes--but just as importantly, it's remarkably seductive. The chart-topping signature song, 'Sweet Lullaby,' is indicative of what's going on in ...
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Enigma 3: Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!
: : Enigma Photos More from Enigma Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits MCMXC A.D. The Screen Behind the Mirror Voyageur A Posteriori MCMXC a. D. - The Complete Album DVD
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Echoes: The Einaudi Collection
:Album Description:2003 compilation for the symphonic composer & world music star features 17 tracks including 3 tracks, 'Behind The Window', 'White Night', & 'Cadenza', recorded for this collection. BMG.
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Ronroco
: :Gustavo Santaolalla is a talented multi-instrumentalist from Argentina who has been extremely involved in bringing new sounds to an age-old culture. Playing a variety of stringed instruments including the guitar, the guitarron, the charango, and the ronroco, Santaolalla bridges the gap between traditional musics and forward-thinking compositions. He reveals an unusually progressive vision filled with cascades of chiming sounds and the understated influences of Japan, Africa, and Eastern Europe, as well as Latin America. Accompanied by his associate Anibal ...
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The Screen Behind the Mirror
: : Enigma Photos More from Enigma Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits MCMXC A.D. The Cross of Changes Voyageur Enigma 3: Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! MCMXC a. D. - The Complete Album DVD Amazon.com:Michael Cretu, the man behind Enigma, formulates an intriguing symbiosis between New Age musicality, classical and world-music influences, and dance-club rhythms. Gregorian chants, Native American meditations, and the breathy musings of a French chanteuse have been incorporated into legendary dance-floor ...
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Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
:Album Description:Seun Kuti is the son of Fela Kuti, Africa's greatest musician and inventor of Afrobeat. From the opening bars of the self-titled debut from Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - ideas, words, and notes whiz about with abandon. The Afrobeat magic is set in motion while the delirious, unrelenting groove machine carries us away without missing a moment. For this debut album and full North American summer tour, Seun is leading the legendary Egypt 80 orchestra, his father's ...
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