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Enigma, A Posteriori

Audio CD

Disk ID: 951553

Disk length: 54m 5s (12 Tracks)

Original Release Date: 2006

Label: Unknown

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Tracks & Durations

1. Eppur si muove 3:43
2. Feel me heaven 4:52
3. Dreaming of Andromeda 4:28
4. Dancing with Mephisto 4:27
5. Northern lights 3:42
6. Invisible love 4:57
7. Message from IO 3:11
8. Hello and welcome 5:10
9. 20.000 miles over the sea 4:25
10. Sitting on the moon 4:23
11. The alchemist 4:43
12. Goodbye Milky Way 5:57

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Review

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. --Terry Wood

Other Versions

Albums are mined from the various public resources and can be actually the same but different in the tracks length only. We are keeping all versions now.

A Posteriori

Tracks: 12, Disk length: 54m 4s (-1m 59s)

A Posteriori

Tracks: 12, Disk length: 53m 43s (-1m 38s)

A Posteriori

Tracks: 12, Disk length: 53m 42s (-1m 37s)

A Posteriori

Tracks: 12, Disk length: 53m 42s (-1m 37s)

A Posteriori

Tracks: 12, Disk length: 53m 42s (-1m 37s)

A Posteriori

Tracks: 12, Disk length: 53m 42s (-1m 37s)

A Posteriori

Tracks: 12, Disk length: 53m 42s (-1m 37s)

A Posteriori

Tracks: 12, Disk length: 53m 42s (-1m 37s)

A Posteriori

Tracks: 11 (-1 tracks), Disk length: 47m 44s (-7m 39s)

A Posteriori

Tracks: 14 (+2 tracks), Disk length: 1h 3m 17s (+9m 12s)

A Posteriori

Tracks: 18 (+6 tracks), Disk length: 1h 16m 59s (+22m 54s)

A Posteriori

Tracks: 1 (-11 tracks), Disk length: 7m 9s (-47m 4s)

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