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Track Listings
| 1. The Gate |
| 2. Push The Limits (Album Version) |
| 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 And Heart |
| 11. Silence Must Be Heard |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Enigma, the Romanian musician, Michael Cretu and friends will never win any prizes for invention. The music of his fourth album adheres firmly to the blueprint of his other releases--mini-pop symphonies. This is a small-screen scrawl that takes in classical music samples in the style of Gregorian chants and Wagner-style pomp and circumstance, and MOR vocals, which recall Celine Dion and Phil Collins, provided by Ruth Ann Boyle of Olive, Cretu's wife, Sandra and Andru Donalds. Bedded down to ambient's lack of beats and coloured by pop's sense of fun, there are no obvious hits on the very smooth and moody, The Screen Behind the Mirror. However there is a certain guilty pleasure in kicking back after dinner and floating down stream to the almost funky "Push out the limits" and the bombastic slab of Euro-pop that is "Traces(Light and Weight". --Olivia Ferenczi
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I was suprised at the reviewer who stated that Enigma will never win any prizes for invention. That's funny ... as Enigma is probably the most unique music to have ever been heard on the radio and it is impossible for any band to be 100% original. Everything ultimately comes from somewhere else. Obviously, Enigma must possess something strikingly different about them to have gained such a cult following of fans that have so far, lasted an entire decade. That certainly won't happen for Britney or Backstreet Boys ... and it certainly didn't happen for the now forgotten Spice Girls! ; )
The elements Enigma uses to create it's sound are all derived from various sources, but when blended together they created a unique formula that has yet to be duplicated by anyone else, despite the number of try-hard immitators.
Although "The Screen Behind the Mirror" basis it's theme on the piece "O fortuna" by Carl Orff, the song is heard in an entirely different way than one may think giving the music a unique twist. This cd is still my #1 most played album in my cd player. I listen to it on end and love every track on this cd! It's sensual, diverse, moody yet dance-driven, and the song "Push the Limits" is sure to become a club favorite since it's recent single release in some countries!
Most highley reccommended for those with eclectic taste in music who are looking for something meaningful and unique to listen to!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Screen Behind The Mirror is definitely the best Enigma yet ! I dont understand how people can say that this album is rushed, contrived or unoriginal. When I first listened to it i wanted it to last forever, i enjoyed it that much. It strikes a perfect balance between the first album and the third, with enough strong dance beats and etheral voices to win over even the most anti - enigma person. The songs which most stand out to me are push the Limits, Gravity of Love, The Screen Behind the Mirror, and Camera Obscura.
Its just brilliant !
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Having bought Enigma's first hit single 'Sadeness' back in 1990, I was very disappointed at the first listening of the album it came from - MCMXC a.D. But it wasn't too long before I found that it's power stealthily crept upon me, and I found myself swept away, enraptured by this perfection. And I have experienced the same initial disappointment, followed by later enrapture with each subsequent Enigma release.
They say 'start as you mean to go on', and it has always been clear that Michael Cretu has clung to that little nugget. With 'The Screen Behind The Mirror', it again appears that he has done the same. But in the strongest defense of his possible genius, what others call 'more of the same' and 're-hash', I call an artistic, musical and spiritual quest to express ONENESS.
It is clear that all of Enigma's albums are connected in a way that I think has never been done before, making them collectively ONE great big album that only serves to prolong the ecstasy they induce. For this reason, I cannot pick out any one track for analysis, believing as I do, that this album must be considered as part of it's collective. And from this point of view, this latest release really does deserve 5 stars.
All you who have complained about this release know that ultimately you will come to love it as much as the other albums, just as you already see their unity. We buy the latest remix or re-interpretation of any particular recording, precicely because we want to extend the pleasure it already gives us.
They say 'start as you mean to go on', and it has always been clear that Michael Cretu has clung to that little nugget. With 'The Screen Behind The Mirror', it again appears that he has done the same. But in the strongest defense of his possible genius, what others call 'more of the same' and 're-hash', I call an artistic, musical and spiritual quest to express ONENESS.
It is clear that all of Enigma's albums are connected in a way that I think has never been done before, making them collectively ONE great big album that only serves to prolong the ecstasy they induce. For this reason, I cannot pick out any one track for analysis, believing as I do, that this album must be considered as part of it's collective. And from this point of view, this latest release really does deserve 5 stars.
All you who have complained about this release know that ultimately you will come to love it as much as the other albums, just as you already see their unity. We buy the latest remix or re-interpretation of any particular recording, precicely because we want to extend the pleasure it already gives us.
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Excellent
I discovered Enigma years ago and only had one of their CD's. However I recently re-discovered them and can't believe I've wasted all these years by not listening to their... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Carol V
another masterpiece
another great album from enigma and different in many ways to their previous albums.it kicks of with"the gate"which is superb and gets even better as it progresses. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2010 by Mr. R. Farrow
Wonderful Album
I am a little perplexed by the Amazon Reviewer on a number of issues. Firstly, I presume the reviewer means "Push the Limits" not "Push Out the Limits. Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2007 by Mr. J. Aldous
The best
I have enjoyed the music of Enigma for many years. This CD contains two of my absolute favourites, Push the Limits and The Gravity of Love. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2007 by S. Duncan
Still kickin out great music
This album is a little like the others but if enigma kept changing there style then they wouldnt keep most of there fans. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2004 by dannyphoto
Dreamy very calming
I got LSD greatist hits was my first enigma and only have these too and iam amazed with want ive heard.Enigma is discovers all the flavas and moods of music types. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2004 by Jamie E. I. Wright
Amazing!
Beautiful music. I just got it yesterday and sank into blissful relaxation. Words really don't do it justice. You sink into it, you relax, you forget about everything else. Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2003 by E. Gretton
An enigma in itself...
It's difficult to follow Enigma3 with amazing songs/tunes like 'The Child In Us'. Michael Cretu had the right idea for E4, but he went the wrong way about it. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2001 by bryan.johnston5@btopenworld.com
Amazing - buy it!
This is a brilliant album, that just gets better every time you listen to it. If you like this, then you love Delerium, so go and check them out too!
Published on 11 Mar 2001
Absolutely stunning!!
I have loved every single one of Cretu's albums but I think that Screen Behind the Mirror is perhaps the best. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2001 by Mr. P. W. Naylor
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