Enigma (German band)
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"In recent times, several samples of Gregorian chants album Paschale Mysterium (1976) were used without permission for the album MCMXC a.D. (1990) by Enigma. After a lawsuit, compensation was paid." --Sholem Stein |
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Enigma is a German electronic musical project founded by Michael Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. Cretu, who based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain in the early 1990s is both the composer and the producer of the project. His former wife Sandra often provided vocals on Enigma tracks. Jens Gad co-produced and played guitar on three of the Enigma albums.
Seven studio albums have been produced under the name of the project. Their first and most successful album, MCMXC a.D., sold more than 16 million copies worldwide.
Enigma was among the first recording groups to use a digital audio workstation as a recording studio and to include non-percussion musical instrument and vocal samples, such as the Shakuhachi flute and Gregorian monk chants.
Discography
- 1990: MCMXC a.D.
- 1993: The Cross of Changes
- 1996: Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!
- 2000: The Screen Behind the Mirror
- 2001: Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits
- 2003: Voyageur
- 2006: A Posteriori
- 2008: Seven Lives, Many Faces
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
- Achillea
- Deep Forest
- Jean Michel Jarre
- Deep Forest
- Vangelis
