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Enigma - A Posteriori (cd album)
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Troll@CrackWhoreModels
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Posted : Oct 27, 2006 04:32
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Tracklist:
1. Eppur Si Muove
2. Feel Me Heaven
3. Dreaming Of Andromeda
4. Dancing With Mephisto
5. Northern Lights
6. Invisible Love
7. Message From IO
8. Hello And Welcome
9. 20,000 Miles Over The Sea
10. Sitting On The Moon
11. The Alchemist
12. Goodbye Milky Way
Samples:
http://www.amazon.com/Posteriori-Enigma/dp/B000GRUS22
Info:
Sixth in a series of never-quite-the-same recordings from Michael Cretu, the Bucharest-born electronic musician/studio wiz known as Enigma, A Posteriori has the capacity to delight one camp of Enigma devotees while it perplexes another. Less overtly sensual than earlier recordings and devoid of female singers in lead-vocalist roles (no Ruth-Ann, no Sandra), A Posteriori nevertheless stands as a worthwhile recording that at its best moments handsomely displays Cretu's talents for effective songcraft and imaginative sound design. The 54-minute disc--an ode to science and discovery rather than brainy erotica--launches with two impressive instrumentals, "Eppur Si Muove" ("and yet it does move," a phrase attributed to Galileo following his heresy conviction for asserting that the earth rotates around the sun) and "Feel Me Heaven," gorgeous tracks that are part audio space probes, part pulsing Euro electronica. Momentum wanes (or chills) until Cretu strings together a series of tracks that use a heady amalgam of ambient, techno, dance, and rock textures: "Hello and Welcome," "20,000 Miles Over the Sea," "Sitting on the Moon," and the dense, edgy "The Alchemist," which evokes notions of a 21st-century version of Ultravox. "Moon" stands out in particular, guided by a subtle pop melody that exudes the gentle irresistibility of Dido's best work. Cretu wisely limits (or eliminates) the use of Gregorian chants and ethnic voices, once-fresh ideas now demoted to gimmickry. He lets his own voice, a raspy take on Peter Gabriel, carry this disc's three vocal-driven tracks to mixed effect. While not everything glitters here, enough does that A Posteriori warrants investigation by earnestly inquisitive Enigma followers.
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Dr. Boombastic
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Posted : Oct 27, 2006 09:14
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this good news... really like the sound of Enigma... especially the elements it that make it sound so medieval yet still very relevant ... it has a quality that transports...beam me up!!! |
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dtmoney
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Posted : Oct 28, 2006 02:43
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FIN-NA-LLLYYY!!!!
The four year wait is OVER!!!
The last engima album was good stuff, though the tracks were a bit short. Hopefully, Cretu will not disappoint with this album, as IMO, he has never done with any of his releases.
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sunshine superman
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Posted : Oct 28, 2006 08:05
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ah freakin finally ... hope they havent changed thier sound though .. its been quite a while |
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Troll@CrackWhoreModels
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Posted : Oct 29, 2006 16:11
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i think the new album is very good..not so mainstream as the rest and more psy and not so many vocals |
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Forest dreams
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Posted : Oct 29, 2006 17:33
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I saw the video of 'Hello And Welcome', not quite sure I liked it so much.
am just listening to the other samples right now... Nothing is said that has not been said before. |
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sure_smoke_alot
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Posted : Oct 30, 2006 15:00
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jus bought it yesterday
the first 3 tracks sound preety gud
the problem with valuing art is, till u dont understand it, it's worthless but wen u do understand it, it's priceless!! |
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