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The 7th Cretu installment is finally here!! years in the making, millions waiting.. for the next chapter of the musical journey called Enigma!!
Behold! a masterpiece of music! an album that oozes greatness from start to finish! a universal language that starting to accumulate many of them fans.. all agreeing that the 7th is probably one of the best so far! read on to know just why!
01. Encounters -- 03:12
Seven stars seven days
Seven seals seven gates
Seven angels seven skies
Seven sins seven lives
with these female vocals the first track mysteriously start over heavy sound of heartbeats signaling the start of the 7th Enigma Journey.. a mix of different atmospheric elements start to meld the unique sound of Enigma as the female voice continues
Seven towers seven eyes
Seven wonders seven lives
02. Seven Lives - 04:25
strong violin sound mark the title track and the first song on this album.. the unmistakable voice of Andru Donald start powerfully screaming
Traces.. many faces..
Lost in the maze of time
Blinded by the darkness
heavy bass over some orchestrial piece of music forming a blend of the old Enigma style in a very futuristic production while Andru keeps on delivering very powerful singing for one of the best Enigma productions ever.. an exploding start for E7!!
03. Touchness – 03.35
Violin with accoustic guitar starts off the following track.. somehow a mix of peaceful sound with darker effect and background synths, a sort of preparing us to deep further into the mystery of Enigma! female vocals start singing in a very Mea Culpa style style..
Touch and kiss me
Up and Down
Touch and feel me
Up and Down
04.The Same Parents – 05.19
Heavy bass, catchy guitar strings and the beautiful voice of Nikita Cretu delivering the most powerful lyrical track on the album.. a strong message about humanity, life, war and our destiny.. a scream that couldnt be delivered more beautifully than this!
We all had the same parents
Many million years ago
Why can’t we live in freedom
Without hunger with no war
05. Fata Morgana - 03:24
this track start slowly with female vocals enchanting "Take me now.. Take me now.." as the heavy bass kicks in.. bass and vocals in addition to strong piece of electric guitar and some classical violin.. simply beautiful!
06. Hell's Heaven - 03:51
heavy electro computerized elements start this track as the signature bassline kicks in before the sweet orchestral violin sound start again.. a contradiction of sounds reflects the contradiction of the track title and probably the eternal conflict inside all of us!
07. La Puerta del Cielo – 03:28
BEHOLD! this is Enigma in FULL FORCE! a masterpiece of music! the track worthy of being the first single off this album to get released! this is the international music of Enigma that knows no boundaries.. Mongolian lyrics sang by "margarita Roig" over a beautiful piece of music! the mystery behind the unknown lyrics fits perfectly into the track giving it additional sense of Enigma and mystery.. Top notch production in all measures!
08. Distorted Love - 04:11
Gregorian chants start this track before the voice of Andru Donald start singing:
I need you, I love your body
You need love
Touch me, I’ll be your daddy
Smell me, I’ll be your mommy
Touch me, Feel me, Smell me…
very powerful singing that makes us wonder why no DJ has asked him to perform vocals on a production.. the results could be amazing!! the track continues in the Enigma oldschool sound with heavy bassline and powerful background synths topped by some fine electric guitar solos.. very powerful track about love.. with a vengeance!!
09. Je T'aime Till My Dying Day - 04:18
the love message continues but in a calmer way with female vocals singing "Do you love me too, do you..do you..Do you love me too?".. heavy beat and female breathing precede Andru's vocals while screaming in a slower tempo style: "I’ll always love you…Till my dying day…" very emotional and passionate track!
10. Déjà Vu - 02:56
This is no doubt the most unique and complex (yet simple) track on the album and probably ever produced!! this cant be categorized in any style! starting with slow sweet chyme sound over low bassline and somehow oriental flute sound like a Chinese old musical piece before the sound of classical violin start playing preceding some sweet chantings.. an insane production! one can only be speechless in front of such musical invention! too bad it's that short!!
11. Between Generations – 04:31
The Mongolian sings is back! this time accompanied with gregorian chanting!! Enigma's signature all over this track! very emotional and hypnotic track reminding us of the glory of Cretu's production back in the days of E1 E2 and E3!
12. The Language of Sound - 04:20
So soon the journey comes to an end.. the last track on the album is a mix of many bits and pieces of all previous tracks wrapped in one package forming a somehow summary of the past journey.. only a man like Cretu is capable of delivering such a mixture in such an amazing form.. no wonder he has been called the alchemist!!
The limited addition comes with a bonus CD featuring 5 additional tracks that fall too in the Enigma mystery of sound and emotions with 1 standing out track We Are Nature that really fits to be on the original album! We Are Nature feature female vocals chanting "we are nature" with some Mongolian singing and strong bassline covered with electro guitar sounds and atmospheric elements.. a strong piece of music with a stronger message for mankind!
Tracklist
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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 - Déjà Vu
11 - Between Generations
12 - The Language of Sound
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01. Superficial
02. We Are Nature
03. Downtown Silence
04. Sunrise
05. The Language Of Sound (Slow Edit)
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