![]() ![]() ![]() That, coupled with the far-reaching impact of tracks like 1993’s “Return to Innocence,” which sported a Taiwanese chant and a sample of John Bonham’s signature drum beat from Led Zeppelin’s “When the Levee Breaks,” all helped propel Enigma to sales of over 70 million albums worldwide to date - not to mention hundreds of millions of overall views on YouTube.Īfter an eight-year absence filled with only “MMX The Social Song,” a single in 2010 created with the help of his fanbase, Enigma has returned with the broad electronic strokes of his eighth album, The Fall of a Rebel Angel(Republic). Over on Digital Trends, Enigma and I discussed how he creates his vast personal sound library, how “Sadeness” got “resolved” 25 years later, and how tension is key to the musical journey.Įxclusive to HRAC, Enigma (born Michael Cretu in Bucharest, Romania) and I continue our conversation, this time about the merits of surround sound, the significance of the number 8, and why he feels the vinyl medium is lacking. in 1990, he literally turned the electronic music genre on its ear with his innovative use of Gregorian chants on “Sadeness (Part I),” an international dance smash that featured vocals in both Latin and French. When composer/producer Enigma dropped MCMXC a.D. ![]()
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