Screen Behind Mirror [Limited Edition] [Import]

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 hits from his previous three albums. The leitmotif of his fourth album, The Screen Behind the Mirror, is the grandly ominous "O Fortuna" from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. "O Fortuna" opens the set and appears repeatedly throughout the tracks, sometimes lurking in the background, sometimes storming into the forefront. This album marks Enigma's continued foray into the ambient New Age realm, as Cretu's efforts focus more and more on melding compatible styles of world music, while the tracks are mixed into a single continuum. There's a lot to chew on; bits and pieces of church bells, Middle Eastern singing, and native instrumentation from you-name-it fold into each other on a steady current of shuffling hip-hop rhythms and velvety synthesized melodies. Cretu lends vocals to several songs, and his voice stands somewhere between Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins (though it's not as good as either), tending to distract from the album's flow and mood, lending it more of a prog-rock feel at times that he probably intended. Albums like this continue to invoke the same question: Is this a beautiful, transcendent union of artificial and indigenous sounds or is it just a bunch of self-indulgent schlock? It can be answered either way with equal conviction. --Beth Massa

Product Description
Limited Edition Six Side Digipak with Booklet.

Screen Behind Mirror,Enigma,EMI Int'l,5"CD Singles,Dance,Dance Music,Pop

Average customer rating: The loonely dove.... The Heart is the Engine of Enigma My favorite Enigma album Chill-Out at its best One of the better cd's I have heard lately.

The Screen Behind the Mirror Enigma Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Enigma 3: Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! The Cross of Changes Voyageur MCMXC A.D. A Posteriori ASIN: B00003XB8K Release Date: 2000-01-18

Tracks:

1. The Gate
2. Push The Limits
3. Gravity Of Love
4. Smell Of Desire
5. Modern Crusaders
6. Traces (Light And Weight)
7. The Screen Behind The Mirror
8. Endless Quest
9. Camera Obscura
10. Between Mind & Heart
11. Silence Must Be Heard

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 hits from his previous three albums. The leitmotif of his fourth album, The Screen Behind the Mirror, is the grandly ominous "O Fortuna" from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. "O Fortuna" opens the set and appears repeatedly throughout the tracks, sometimes lurking in the background, sometimes storming into the forefront. This album marks Enigma's continued foray into the ambient New Age realm, as Cretu's efforts focus more and more on melding compatible styles of world music, while the tracks are mixed into a single continuum. There's a lot to chew on; bits and pieces of church bells, Middle Eastern singing, and native instrumentation from you-name-it fold into each other on a steady current of shuffling hip-hop rhythms and velvety synthesized melodies. Cretu lends vocals to several songs, and his voice stands somewhere between Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins (though it's not as good as either), tending to distract from the album's flow and mood, lending it more of a prog-rock feel at times that he probably intended. Albums like this continue to invoke the same question: Is this a beautiful, transcendent union of artificial and indigenous sounds or is it just a bunch of self-indulgent schlock? It can be answered either way with equal conviction. --Beth Massa

Amazon.com

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

Album Details

Limited Edition Six Side Digipak with Booklet.

Customer Reviews:

The loonely dove...........2007-05-18

What a phrase!!!!!
Every body find a different meaning for each word or sentence, for this CD I found the smooth part of the world of Enigma.

The Heart is the Engine of Enigma.......2007-05-17

This is a review I wrote almost three years to the day on a different amazon account that I am deleting, and I just wanted to put in my two cents.

Being the fourth album from the legendary musical mastermind Michael Cretu, it was also at the time the most different (now his fifth album voyageur stands out as the most individual). I consider this album and Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi to be his (Michael Cretu) best album. The amazon editorial review said it all. Of the two questions posed at the end of her review, i must say that Enigma's music is a beautiful union between artificial and indigenous sound. This album is beautiful. Tracks that stand out the most are "Between Mind and Heart" "Modern Crusaders" "Gravity of Love" and the second track, which i forgot the name of. Buy this album!

My favorite Enigma album.......2006-10-13

Even non-Enigma fans can appreciate this CD. There is not a single weak track on here and the songs range from really upbeat (Push the Limits) to slow and relaxing (Traces), uplifting (Between Mind and Heart) to almost angry sounding (Camera Obscura). If you don't get any other Enigma album, get this one (and maybe "Le Roi..."). I mean "Smell of Desire" is pretty much worth the price of the CD all by itself.

Chill-Out at its best.......2006-07-24

im a heavy listener of faster material, mainly trance and progressive. Like nice solid beats, and always appreciated a good melody and a background. Never did I think that I would ever actually end up addicted to a chillout or new age album, and here it is, im puttin my Dj Tiesto on hold, puttin all my CDs away, to listen to this beautiful and rich album. I cant go an hour without playing Push The Limits or Traces. Whether you like clubbing, or staying at home, or getting drunk, or whatever, its a sin not to give enigma a chance with this, even if your a fan of faster stuff like drumnbass or trance.

One of the better cd's I have heard lately........2006-01-21

Well, many people would say that Enigma is backround music or novelty music or whatever but I have to disagree. Many of the songs on here are too powerful and surley have too much emotion to be simply called backround music. With that said this cd has 3 of my favorite Enigma songs which include: "Push the Limits", "Gravity of Love", and Traces(Light and Weight). The rest of the album is very good also these are just the songs that really stick out to me. All in all I would be very quick to recommend this cd to those with open minds and fans of real music.

Average customer rating: The loonely dove.... The Heart is the Engine of Enigma My favorite Enigma album Chill-Out at its best One of the better cd's I have heard lately.

The Screen Behind the Mirror Enigma Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music New Age | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Enigma 3: Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! The Cross of Changes Voyageur MCMXC A.D. A Posteriori ASIN: B00003W7ZM Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

1. The Gate
2. Push The Limits
3. Gravity Of Love
4. Smell Of Desire
5. Modern Crusaders
6. Traces (Light And Weight)
7. The Screen Behind The Mirror
8. Endless Quest
9. Camera Obscura
10. Between Mind & Heart
11. Silence Must Be Heard

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 hits from his previous three albums. The leitmotif of his fourth album, The Screen Behind the Mirror, is the grandly ominous "O Fortuna" from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. "O Fortuna" opens the set and appears repeatedly throughout the tracks, sometimes lurking in the background, sometimes storming into the forefront. This album marks Enigma's continued foray into the ambient New Age realm, as Cretu's efforts focus more and more on melding compatible styles of world music, while the tracks are mixed into a single continuum. There's a lot to chew on; bits and pieces of church bells, Middle Eastern singing, and native instrumentation from you-name-it fold into each other on a steady current of shuffling hip-hop rhythms and velvety synthesized melodies. Cretu lends vocals to several songs, and his voice stands somewhere between Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins (though it's not as good as either), tending to distract from the album's flow and mood, lending it more of a prog-rock feel at times that he probably intended. Albums like this continue to invoke the same question: Is this a beautiful, transcendent union of artificial and indigenous sounds or is it just a bunch of self-indulgent schlock? It can be answered either way with equal conviction. --Beth Massa

Amazon.com

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

Album Details

Limited Edition Six Side Digipak with Booklet.

Customer Reviews:

The loonely dove...........2007-05-18

What a phrase!!!!!
Every body find a different meaning for each word or sentence, for this CD I found the smooth part of the world of Enigma.

The Heart is the Engine of Enigma.......2007-05-17

This is a review I wrote almost three years to the day on a different amazon account that I am deleting, and I just wanted to put in my two cents.

Being the fourth album from the legendary musical mastermind Michael Cretu, it was also at the time the most different (now his fifth album voyageur stands out as the most individual). I consider this album and Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi to be his (Michael Cretu) best album. The amazon editorial review said it all. Of the two questions posed at the end of her review, i must say that Enigma's music is a beautiful union between artificial and indigenous sound. This album is beautiful. Tracks that stand out the most are "Between Mind and Heart" "Modern Crusaders" "Gravity of Love" and the second track, which i forgot the name of. Buy this album!

My favorite Enigma album.......2006-10-13

Even non-Enigma fans can appreciate this CD. There is not a single weak track on here and the songs range from really upbeat (Push the Limits) to slow and relaxing (Traces), uplifting (Between Mind and Heart) to almost angry sounding (Camera Obscura). If you don't get any other Enigma album, get this one (and maybe "Le Roi..."). I mean "Smell of Desire" is pretty much worth the price of the CD all by itself.

Chill-Out at its best.......2006-07-24

im a heavy listener of faster material, mainly trance and progressive. Like nice solid beats, and always appreciated a good melody and a background. Never did I think that I would ever actually end up addicted to a chillout or new age album, and here it is, im puttin my Dj Tiesto on hold, puttin all my CDs away, to listen to this beautiful and rich album. I cant go an hour without playing Push The Limits or Traces. Whether you like clubbing, or staying at home, or getting drunk, or whatever, its a sin not to give enigma a chance with this, even if your a fan of faster stuff like drumnbass or trance.

One of the better cd's I have heard lately........2006-01-21

Well, many people would say that Enigma is backround music or novelty music or whatever but I have to disagree. Many of the songs on here are too powerful and surley have too much emotion to be simply called backround music. With that said this cd has 3 of my favorite Enigma songs which include: "Push the Limits", "Gravity of Love", and Traces(Light and Weight). The rest of the album is very good also these are just the songs that really stick out to me. All in all I would be very quick to recommend this cd to those with open minds and fans of real music.

Average customer rating: Unimaginative effort Soul-Candy. Another good album from the Greatest Group! If I had any more thumbs, I'd put those up too!

Screen Behind the Mirror Manufacturer: Msi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B00003IR9G Release Date: 2000-02-01

Customer Reviews:

Unimaginative effort.......2001-03-04

As a long-standing fan of the work of Enigma I must confess that I found this recording to be quite underwhelming. The first album was fantastic as a whole, and also as individual tracks. The same could be said about "The Cross of Changes".These first two Enigma efforts won me over almost immediately, and are still favourites today. It took me a little longer to warm to and appreciate "Le king est mort" - but it got there in the end. However, I feel that on this most recent recording (Screen) the music is stale, uninspired and unimaginative. Karl Orff's Carmina Burana (as used in The Omen movies) has been oversampled; the disjointed guitars are brought even more to the front and Cretu's strained vocal delivery is tired and lacking. The mystery and otherworld escapism present on previous CD's is sadly lacking here. I was looking forward to another exotic, mellow, dreamish CD and was sadly disappointed. As an album it is inconsistent, even at times discordant and jarring. I never thought I would find an Enigma CD aurally annoying, but I have! If you don't have all of the first 3 CD's already (or the beautifully presented Trilogy 3CD set) - then buy them instead!!!

Soul-Candy........2000-09-15

This album, along with all their previous ones are simply irresistable. They soothe the soul, bring gentle thoughts and dreams to the listener. This album is just more of the intense and hauntingly beautiful music you long and crave for. It's soul-candy.

I can't wait for more!!!! My favorite way to listen to Enigma music is alone in a dark room with lots of lit candles and incense, lying on the floor,eyes closed, with the volume up and/ or with headphones. AAAAHHHHHHH.

Another good album from the Greatest Group!.......2000-03-18

Although released nearly a year behind schedule, the music in "The Screen Behind the Mirror" makes the wait worthwhile. Curly M.C., the man behind Enigma, purchased new music equipment soon after the "Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi" album was released. This new and enhanced equipment allowed for Curly M.C. to add different sounds to his trademark style. Many of the songs feature a sample from the classic work "Carmina Burana (o Fortuna)" by Carl Orff. When you hear it, you'll recognize it. The new energy the music delivers combines for a passion in all of the songs. "Gravity of Love" has a line that says, "The path of excess leads to the tower of wisdom." This is actually a quote featured in the cover sleeve of the MCMXC a.D. Limited Edition. This brilliantly ties the two albums together. In fact, this album features the styles of the previous three in masterful harmony. This is a must have for any listener of great sounding inspirational world music.

If I had any more thumbs, I'd put those up too!.......2000-02-23

This is a masterpiece, it really is. It has a strong connection to the first album (McMXCa.D). I personally like track 11 "Silent Must Be Heard" which I believe should be the follow up single. Track 4 "Smell of Desire" keeps alive the erotic and sensual feel that Enigma is well known for. A real must have for all enigma fans.

Average customer rating:

The Screen Behind the Mirror Enigma Manufacturer: Emi/Virgin ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music New Age | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004YSC6 Release Date: 2000-11-06

Tracks:

1. Gate
2. Push the Limits
3. Gravity of Love
4. Smell of Desire
5. Modern Crusaders
6. Traces (Light and Weight)
7. Screen Behind the Mirror
8. Endless Quest
9. Camera Obscura
10. Between Mind & Heart
11. Silence Must Be Heard

Album Details

A Millenium Box Collection that Pair the First and the Fourth Studio Albums Together in a Special Package.

Average customer rating: The loonely dove.... The Heart is the Engine of Enigma My favorite Enigma album Chill-Out at its best One of the better cd's I have heard lately.

The Screen Behind the Mirror Enigma Manufacturer: Emd/Virgin ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Enigma 3: Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! The Cross of Changes Voyageur MCMXC A.D. A Posteriori ASIN: B00003W873 Release Date: 2000-01-18

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 hits from his previous three albums. The leitmotif of his fourth album, The Screen Behind the Mirror, is the grandly ominous "O Fortuna" from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. "O Fortuna" opens the set and appears repeatedly throughout the tracks, sometimes lurking in the background, sometimes storming into the forefront. This album marks Enigma's continued foray into the ambient New Age realm, as Cretu's efforts focus more and more on melding compatible styles of world music, while the tracks are mixed into a single continuum. There's a lot to chew on; bits and pieces of church bells, Middle Eastern singing, and native instrumentation from you-name-it fold into each other on a steady current of shuffling hip-hop rhythms and velvety synthesized melodies. Cretu lends vocals to several songs, and his voice stands somewhere between Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins (though it's not as good as either), tending to distract from the album's flow and mood, lending it more of a prog-rock feel at times that he probably intended. Albums like this continue to invoke the same question: Is this a beautiful, transcendent union of artificial and indigenous sounds or is it just a bunch of self-indulgent schlock? It can be answered either way with equal conviction. --Beth Massa

Amazon.com

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

Album Details

Limited Edition Six Side Digipak with Booklet.

Customer Reviews:

The loonely dove...........2007-05-18

What a phrase!!!!!
Every body find a different meaning for each word or sentence, for this CD I found the smooth part of the world of Enigma.

The Heart is the Engine of Enigma.......2007-05-17

This is a review I wrote almost three years to the day on a different amazon account that I am deleting, and I just wanted to put in my two cents.

Being the fourth album from the legendary musical mastermind Michael Cretu, it was also at the time the most different (now his fifth album voyageur stands out as the most individual). I consider this album and Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi to be his (Michael Cretu) best album. The amazon editorial review said it all. Of the two questions posed at the end of her review, i must say that Enigma's music is a beautiful union between artificial and indigenous sound. This album is beautiful. Tracks that stand out the most are "Between Mind and Heart" "Modern Crusaders" "Gravity of Love" and the second track, which i forgot the name of. Buy this album!

My favorite Enigma album.......2006-10-13

Even non-Enigma fans can appreciate this CD. There is not a single weak track on here and the songs range from really upbeat (Push the Limits) to slow and relaxing (Traces), uplifting (Between Mind and Heart) to almost angry sounding (Camera Obscura). If you don't get any other Enigma album, get this one (and maybe "Le Roi..."). I mean "Smell of Desire" is pretty much worth the price of the CD all by itself.

Chill-Out at its best.......2006-07-24

im a heavy listener of faster material, mainly trance and progressive. Like nice solid beats, and always appreciated a good melody and a background. Never did I think that I would ever actually end up addicted to a chillout or new age album, and here it is, im puttin my Dj Tiesto on hold, puttin all my CDs away, to listen to this beautiful and rich album. I cant go an hour without playing Push The Limits or Traces. Whether you like clubbing, or staying at home, or getting drunk, or whatever, its a sin not to give enigma a chance with this, even if your a fan of faster stuff like drumnbass or trance.

One of the better cd's I have heard lately........2006-01-21

Well, many people would say that Enigma is backround music or novelty music or whatever but I have to disagree. Many of the songs on here are too powerful and surley have too much emotion to be simply called backround music. With that said this cd has 3 of my favorite Enigma songs which include: "Push the Limits", "Gravity of Love", and Traces(Light and Weight). The rest of the album is very good also these are just the songs that really stick out to me. All in all I would be very quick to recommend this cd to those with open minds and fans of real music.

Album Review:

1. Seduce Me Now [CD-single]
2. Seek
3. Shine 2000 [CD-single] [Import]
4. Sonic Diary
5. Strange Weather Lately [Import]
6. Studio One Dub [Import]
7. Synthpop Club Anthems 2
8. Take the Love [Import]
9. Technodelic [Original recording remastered] [Import]
10. Temple of Dreams [CD-single]

Album Review

album review

Album Review

Tunnel Goes Ibiza 2002 [Import]

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 31, Nos. 1 - 3

Century Classics, Vol. 10: 1500-1600

Music CD: Yesterdays

Donnie Darko (Score) [Soundtrack]

Embrace the Mystery [Import]

Gabriel's Message

Electricity Ep (1 Excl. Track)

Carosello Napoletano [Import]

Carl Nielsen: Violin Concerto & Songs; Rued Langgaard: String Quartet No. 3

Chill With Me

Boogaloo Is Here

Curriculum Vitae [Explicit Lyrics]

Let It Rise: Songs of Celebration

Satanic Panic in the Attic