I´ve just remembered how powerful this song is; and the video fits perfectly. In my humble opinion, this is something not often achieved. Stunishing!!!
"Push the Limits" Released: 17 April 2000 Inclination of equator to orbit: 24.936 degrees Gravitational escape velocity: 3.121 miles per hour Inclination from Orbit Basic instincts, social life Paradoxes side by side Don't submit to stupid rules Be yourself and not a fool Don't accept average habits Open your heart and push the limits Open your heart [echoes] And push the limits [echoes] Produced By Michael Cretu Written By Jens Gad, Michael Cretu Album THE SCREEN BEHIND THE MIRROR (2000)
@@vahidmirkhanino, there's no mistake. firstly, it literally sounds SOCIAL. and that makes sense - we are all kinda animals with basic instincts, but we know how to tame them to live in incredibly diverse and difficult society. that's the *paradox* they're talking about. and besides, the official EP (which I just bought, so yeah, I'm bragging here a bit) has those lyrics on the cover. I think they would've noticed..
@@katekate4911 I still hear "search for life", for some reason; and I also read the lyrics somewhere else to be the same. But who can go against the EP itself? So, yeah, I will officially withdraw my claim.🙌 😅
Коменты спустя годы летят браво. Мне 43 и всегда Энигма в авто как и Модерн Токин. Вроде ещё не старый , но современного шлака Я не понимаю .Может для каждого возраста своё.Бабушки и дедушки тоже думают это шлак .Тогда баян , балалайка и кирзачи .Первый парень на силе. Если всерьёз Энигме время не почём .Влюблялись под музон , орала на природе и сейчас релаксуешь в авто.Спасибо
@@CannelRu Музтв кроме загробной попсятины ничего не знали. На эмтиви ни разу не видел. Застал поздно ночью на местном канале, которого уже нет. Где они этот клип тогда выдрали - загадка
Enigma has been a gift I got on my 18th birthday off my brother, "he told me sis listen to the music it will be classic !!"I listened as I love all kinds of music old and new music. When I listen to it it was if you closed your eyes you just zoned right into the music and you knew what they were singing in Love enigma absolutely the best I'm still listening to it and I'm 39 yrs old enigma is untouchable! !!!!!!!
Basic instincts, social life Paradoxes side by side Don't submit to stupid rules Be yourself and not a fool Don't accept average habits Open your heart and push the limits...!!!
Pamiętam to jak wczoraj. Miałam 6 może 7 lat, gdy dołączyłam do zespołu tanecznego ABRAKADABRA. Układ nazywał się „Ogień”. Niesamowite, jak głęboko w pamięć potrafią zapaść chwile, które ożywają na dźwięk zasłyszanej muzyki...
People nowadays use terms like Psychedelic, Trip and Nirvana; but I am afraid if they even know what's the real meaning of them. Michael Cretu most of the songs take you to different dimensions of emotions. The Aesthetics in his song and videos are at level par from what people can achieve today. There is little bit of love, happiness, sadness, spirituality, God, Satan, hope, jealousy, mystery and fear of unknown, in his songs, all perfectly balanced. Listening to his songs only makes me to devour and experience more of emotions.
Most than a fight inside a ring this is a fight between a couple. When we are in love with a person. When both have strong temperament.who can be the winner 😢 This clip is very powerfull!!!
'The screen behind the mirror' melted in my cd player like the rest of Enigma albums! THANK YOU Mr Cretu for the music that decorated my life through the years.
вот честно, ребята, мы ждем от вас песни, хиты! вы где? ГДЕ ВЫ ПОТЕРЯЛИСЬ? лично я жду альбом от вас! с новыми песнями, с афигенной музыкой! делайте песни! Enigma forever
Totally outstanding sounds and will never be beaten. So original and So pure sounds with fabulous bass and drum sounds. Keeps getting better and the more you listen to this album
So the girl pushes her limits to fight back the dominant man, and she actually beats him, only to find out she has become what she sought to destroy, losing her very essence in the process…. Is this what everybody else understood? Nice song btw!
No. A woman wins in intellect and sex but loses in physical violence in the end despite the dream of beating man. The moral of a story is that a woman can't prevail over a man if she does not realize her natural constraints.
A woman prepares to get into a game of domination against a man who prepares even harder. A woman puts a mask and is being submitted by the guy who have another mask. After the first hit, the guy gets cocky and the woman becomes angry. Then the man tries even harder to defeat her opponent. The girl focuses and manage to hit the man, she is now cocky. The man focuses harder, you can see the woman is now dominating the man. The woman in the mask goes as far as to hurt the man. The woman cheats and beats the man. The woman has now completely dominated him. At the end, the woman has become the man. The defeated man is now the woman.
🇲🇽👍💗😉!!! This Video and Song is a Master Piece!!! Really a Wise Trance! You don't need to Understand or make a Question about "ENIGMA" Close your Eyes, Feel & See with your Soul & The Right Answer Appears. One of My Favourites Groups! They Open My Mind & Awake My Spirit!
ENIGMA - THE KINGS OF NEW AGE Enigma is a German musical project founded in 1990 by Romanian-German musician and producer Michael Cretu. Cretu had released several solo records, collaborated with various artists, and produced albums for his then-wife, German pop singer Sandra, before he conceived the idea of a new-age, worldbeat project. He recorded the first Enigma studio album, MCMXC a.D. (1990), with contributions from David Fairstein and Frank Peterson. The album remains Enigma's most successful, helped by the international hit single "Sadeness (Part I)", which sold twelve million units alone. According to Cretu, the inspiration for the creation of the project came from his desire to make a kind of music that did not obey "the old rules and habits" and presented a new form of artistic expression with mystic and experimental components. Enigma followed MCMXC a.D. with a series of albums that involved several musicians and producers working with Cretu. The first was The Cross of Changes (1993), which incorporated tribal and ethnic influences and sold over eight million copies worldwide, followed by Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! (1996), which blended the Gregorian chants reminiscent of the first album with the strong intercultural soundscapes present in the second. Enigma's fourth album The Screen Behind the Mirror (2000) started a slight departure from the previous world music themes towards a heavier electronic atmosphere. This evolution culminated with Voyageur (2003), its fifth and more pop-based album, and A Posteriori (2006), a work inspired by the future collision between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies, with distinct operatic tones and an electronic spectrum closer to Voyageur than the earlier releases. Seven Lives Many Faces (2008) followed and contained a mixture of classical and modern elements ranging from ethnic chants to rap and dubstep influences. Its eighth album, The Fall of a Rebel Angel, was released in November 2016. Enigma has sold over 8.5 million RIAA-certified albums in the US and an estimated 70 million worldwide with over 100 gold and platinum certifications. The project has also received three Grammy Award nominations. And I have the great honor of having in my discography the six studio albums, as well as the first compilation, in physical format, CD, of this musical project led by the charismatic and main mentor, Michael Cretu. As I mentioned, the six albums in physical format, CD. So I have three copies of MCMXC a. D. (1990), two limited editions, released in 1991, containing the four remixes of the album's four singles, the standard edition originally released in 1990, containing the seven tracks. So I still have three copies of the second album, released in 1993, THE CROSS OF CHANGES. The following is a copy of the third studio album, LE ROI EST MORT, VIVE LE ROI! (1996), a copy of the excellent fourth studio album, THE SCREEN BEHIND THE MIRROR (2000). I still have a copy of the compilation, LSD: LOVE SENSUALITY DEVOTION - THE GREATEST HITS (2001). I still have a copy of Enigma's latest work, released in 2016, THE FALL OF A REBEL ANGEL (2016). Altogether there are ten studio albums! The Screen Behind the Mirror is the fourth studio album by the German musical project Enigma, released on 14 January 2000 by Virgin Records. It was recorded at the A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain. "The Gate" begins the album with its trademark Enigma horn, fused together with Elisabeth Houghton narrating astronomical facts about the fourth planet from the sun, Mars, similar to the ending title track of Vangelis' album, Albedo 0.39. "O Fortuna, velut Luna, statu variabilis" cuts into it rather abruptly and loudly, and ends quickly for the voice to continue the recital unfazed, as it continues deep into the next song, "Push the Limits" for 24 seconds. "Push the Limits" introduces first a high-paced beat, first some snare drums and then several other layers of music gradually to form a complex and multilayered track. Elisabeth Houghton whispers the lyrics to the song and this brings in a presumably mellow voice (actually an electric guitar solo modified to sound so) throughout the slow centre of the track, and as the music picks up, Elisabeth whispers again and the soft moans of a girl enters. Further strong beats brings an end to this 6'26" track as it fades to silence, leaving a blurry mumble at the end of the song, and the beginning of the next one. Chants of "O Fortuna, velut Luna" appears at the start of the next song, "Gravity of Love" as Ruth-Ann Boyle sings with sounds of "O Fortuna" in between. A woman and a man whispers a line each before Ruth-Ann resumes and "O Fortuna" comes in, following the same pattern. The beats of this track becomes more and more audible as each of the instruments fade away, and eventually it stops. "Smell of Desire" reintroduces the shakuhachi flute from the MCMXC a.D. as Jens Gad plays the guitar occasionally in the middle of the song. Reversed Gregorian chants from "Sadeness (Reprise)" and vocals from "Mea Culpa" lead to Sandra Cretu's whispers at song's end with more reversed chants and fades into the next track. Andru Donalds sings on this high tempo and rock-ish song, "Modern Crusaders", with significantly large portions of "O Fortuna" in the middle as Jens Gad plays the guitar. Andru continues on with the vocals and the track ends with an organ sample from Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor". In "Traces (Light and Weight)", the sounds of a match being struck and water droplets, symbolising the elements of fire and water respectively, form a loop together with a light beat, and the chiming of church bells entering occasionally. A vague crying sound and the chiming continues and after the beat stops, it fades into the following song. "The Screen Behind the Mirror" reintroduces the beat used in "Sadeness (Part I)" as vocals from Andru Donalds and Ruth-Ann Boyle sing part of the lyrics from "Gravity of Love". An earlier version of this song, named "The Experience" only appears on the Australian promo version of the album. The previous song crossfades into "Endless Quest", where further more snare drums and shakuhachi flutes can be heard, with two different guitar riffs from Jens Gad replacing the former two instruments. The paces turns uncontrollably high and somewhat erratic before it stops with sounds of heavy breathing and segues into "Camera Obscura", where it immediately starts with a sample of "Modern Crusaders" with Michael Cretu on vocals, being reversed and sections of "O Fortuna" being followed up quickly. The pace and music then turns erratic and chaotic, and fades gently into the next song. "Between Mind & Heart" brings in a light and breezy pace and Michael Cretu sings in this track. Sandra Cretu only appears in this track for the whispers as sounds of gentle, ethereal Chinese yangqin can be heard. It fades with more whispers and vocals. Ruth-Anne Boyle sings in the last track, "Silence Must Be Heard" as the album picks up its pace, with echoes in the middle. The effect repeats itself again for one more time as it quickly resumes back the original pace. Ruth-Ann's vocals turn into whispers and the earlier crying voice enters, before ending the album with the signature Enigma horn. The song "Modern Crusaders" is used as the second ending theme song for the Golden Wind arc of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime series; the series had previously referenced Enigma as the namesake of an antagonist's anthropomorphic "Stand" ability in the Diamond Is Unbreakable arc. Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote, "Though it doesn't reveal significant growth or change in Enigma's work, The Screen Behind the Mirror will please fans of the group's other atmospheric works."
"Push the Limits" Released: 17 April 2000 Inclination of equator to orbit: 24.936 degrees Gravitational escape velocity: 3.121 miles per hour Inclination from Orbit Basic instincts, social life Paradoxes side by side Don't submit to stupid rules Be yourself and not a fool Don't accept average habits Open your heart and push the limits Open your heart [echoes] And push the limits [echoes] Produced By Michael Cretu Written By Jens Gad, Michael Cretu Album THE SCREEN BEHIND THE MIRROR (2000)
Basic instincts, social life Paradoxes side by side Don't submit to stupid rules Be yourself and not a fool Don't accept average habits Open your heart and push the limits Open your heart (echoes) And push the limits (echoes) Source: LyricFind
I am really surprised in the good way to see that this videos of Enigmm are so appreciated today... maybe it s "old" fans like me but i think theirs songs and melodys are again in the air today so i am really happy because i am a fan till their begin... sorry for my bad english but i am french and in my country we are bad to listen language
My eternal favourite...listening to it since my childhood days....I listen to it when I am sad...when I am happy....nothing can come close to enigmaaaaaaaa
The whole role reversal where the 'weaker opponent' becomes the dominant figure yet loses in the end has captivated me ever since the first time seeing this video back in 2001.
The music video was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa... I see the backdrops everyday lol! The song includes vocals of Sandra (Major European Pop Star during the late 80's/early 90's), she was even as big as Madonna in South Africa back in the day!
ESTA CANCION LA ESCUCHABA CUANDO TENIA 16 AÑOS LA REPETIA Y LA REPETIA HASTA CANSARME QUE HERMOSO RECUERDO QUE HERMO PODER REENCONTRARME CON LA MELODIA
I think the video clip of this piece is very deep. Obviously we can personally interpret it in different ways. I was here looking for someone to analyze its contents. For me, I think it speaks to the compromises you make and are willing to make in a relationship, a non-ordinary relationship where your partner becomes your nemesis, your enemy. An engaging relationship, but which ultimately turns out to be toxic.
The Man inside the Woman meet the Woman inside the Man ! This is about Animus and Anima: the Anima is a feminine image in the male psyche and the Animus is a male image in the female psyche... Yin and Yang...
Feeling this concept is the first step to become complete human being, enjoying life and find our right place in a love relationship. Good Art make us possible to understand this. Great job Enigma!
The hormone driven men are always behind wins, short gains and lose battle with overconfidence. The more balanced woman wasn’t for the win since the beginning, but decides to win to show the man that its not winning that matters by swapping positions at the end. Confused man doesn’t get it till the end that there is always more to life than just gains that are short term and obvious.
Самый чувственный клип из всех существующих на планете!!! 💖💖💖💖Обожаю Энигму!!! Слушаю всегда! Браво, Мишель!!! 👏👏👏👏
лучшая их песня и клип, просто круть
Могу спустить тебе на лицо.
I´ve just remembered how powerful this song is; and the video fits perfectly. In my humble opinion, this is something not often achieved. Stunishing!!!
"Push the Limits"
Released: 17 April 2000
Inclination of equator to orbit:
24.936 degrees
Gravitational escape velocity:
3.121 miles per hour
Inclination from Orbit
Basic instincts, social life
Paradoxes side by side
Don't submit to stupid rules
Be yourself and not a fool
Don't accept average habits
Open your heart and push the limits
Open your heart [echoes]
And push the limits [echoes]
Produced By Michael Cretu
Written By Jens Gad, Michael Cretu
Album THE SCREEN BEHIND THE MIRROR (2000)
Thanks for the lyrics.
May I suggest something?
It says "search for life", not "social life".
It's a mistake on the internet and it's everywhere.🤦♀️
@@vahidmirkhanino, there's no mistake. firstly, it literally sounds SOCIAL. and that makes sense - we are all kinda animals with basic instincts, but we know how to tame them to live in incredibly diverse and difficult society. that's the *paradox* they're talking about.
and besides, the official EP (which I just bought, so yeah, I'm bragging here a bit) has those lyrics on the cover. I think they would've noticed..
@@katekate4911
I still hear "search for life", for some reason; and I also read the lyrics somewhere else to be the same.
But who can go against the EP itself?
So, yeah, I will officially withdraw my claim.🙌 😅
Enigma is a monster of brilliant music
Yes, they are!
Коменты спустя годы летят браво. Мне 43 и всегда Энигма в авто как и Модерн Токин. Вроде ещё не старый , но современного шлака Я не понимаю .Может для каждого возраста своё.Бабушки и дедушки тоже думают это шлак .Тогда баян , балалайка и кирзачи .Первый парень на силе. Если всерьёз Энигме время не почём .Влюблялись под музон , орала на природе и сейчас релаксуешь в авто.Спасибо
музыки сейчас нет! одна бливотина, слушаю 70-80-90
Послушай Мачете, Грот.
enigma lo mejor de lo mejor... ninguno como ellos... fantástica su música...te lleva a otro mundo
Nobody makes a music video like Michael Cretu! This guy is nothing short of a genius!
Chris do you know if he makes his music videos, too? Or does he approve of them?
Nope, he didn’t directed this video but it quite reflects what the sound is about
And Jens Gad too on this album.
одна из самых мощнейших вещей у энигма. меня так же от неё тащит, как 20 лет назад
Не довелось видеть этот клип 20 лет назад ни на эмтиви, ни на муз-тв, но даже при первом просмотре в 2024 году клип поражает крутизной
@@CannelRu Музтв кроме загробной попсятины ничего не знали. На эмтиви ни разу не видел. Застал поздно ночью на местном канале, которого уже нет. Где они этот клип тогда выдрали - загадка
Enigma has been a gift I got on my 18th birthday off my brother, "he told me sis listen to the music it will be classic !!"I listened as I love all kinds of music old and new music. When I listen to it it was if you closed your eyes you just zoned right into the music and you knew what they were singing in Love enigma absolutely the best I'm still listening to it and I'm 39 yrs old enigma is untouchable! !!!!!!!
So true! Close your eyes and you get so into the song!
I agree. I loved them because for a highly imaginative kid like me their music put me into a whole other realm every time.
@@carmaela2689 I do this while drawing and my art becomes beautiful
THIS WILL GIVES YOU AN FOREVER DREAM WHICH IS NOT REAL WORLD AS JANNAT FOLLOW ALLAH SWT ALWAYS DO THE BEST
La música de Enigma es por siempre.
I will always listen to ENIGMA. It makes me feel love, eternity and mystery.
Enigma isn't just an Artist, He's a Vibe ✨
Still one of the best songs with such a cool music video
Oh wow! Brings back memories. I worked in the set decor team on this video. It was shot in Cape Town. I made those masks. It was so long ago!
Pieza musical impresionante! El vídeo es precioso. De lo mejor que he visto desde siempre 🥰🥰🥰
Basic instincts, social life
Paradoxes side by side
Don't submit to stupid rules
Be yourself and not a fool
Don't accept average habits
Open your heart and push the limits...!!!
Великолепное произведение искусства!
Шедеврв, браво! Спасибо вам огромное!!!❤❤❤❤👌👌👌👍👍👍😊😊😊😊
я старался пусечка....
2024 anyone ❤
Nop
August 21th 2024. Somewhere in Brittany.
❤
yeah
Kyllä ollaan 😊😊
Pamiętam to jak wczoraj. Miałam 6 może 7 lat, gdy dołączyłam do zespołu tanecznego ABRAKADABRA. Układ nazywał się „Ogień”. Niesamowite, jak głęboko w pamięć potrafią zapaść chwile, które ożywają na dźwięk zasłyszanej muzyki...
Cieszę się, że ktoś ze mną słucha jeszcze Enigmy. Pozdrawiam
Founder, composer, producer and leader of the group - a Romanian called Mihai Cretu. Proud to be Romanian !
Годы идут, Enigma все так же актуальна!
Как подсел в 95 м ...так и по сей день
@@МашаРудакова-ф5л в мире грязи это просто глоток свежего воздуха! с энигмой с 1991 года.
На все времена энигма
@@АнстасияКравчук что это такое?
Да, согласна... Мама дала послушать, просто классно... Жаль что такого сейчас такого не выпускают...
this is a video with a deep meaning of relationships
People nowadays use terms like Psychedelic, Trip and Nirvana; but I am afraid if they even know what's the real meaning of them. Michael Cretu most of the songs take you to different dimensions of emotions. The Aesthetics in his song and videos are at level par from what people can achieve today. There is little bit of love, happiness, sadness, spirituality, God, Satan, hope, jealousy, mystery and fear of unknown, in his songs, all perfectly balanced. Listening to his songs only makes me to devour and experience more of emotions.
How would you define
Psychedelic, Trip and Nirvana ?
Most than a fight inside a ring this is a fight between a couple. When we are in love with a person. When both have strong temperament.who can be the winner 😢
This clip is very powerfull!!!
'The screen behind the mirror' melted in my cd player like the rest of Enigma albums!
THANK YOU Mr Cretu for the music that decorated my life through the years.
I used to listen to this when I was a kid, so glad at 32 years old I was able to track it down
Absolutely love Enigma got every CD they brought out
Exelente video ...siempre escucharé a Enigma mientras esté vivo ...me llevaré buena música ala otra dimensión...
This video is such a masterpiece!
True
Enigma es mi top 1 en top 100, absolutamente inspiradora y a un nivel superior de conciencia!
One of Enigma's best.. period.
this and "T.N.T. For The Brain" are my fave "Enigma"s songs
Timeless music
Обожаю энигму!!!!❤💓💞💞👌👍👍🤗💕💕💖💖😚😚😙😗😘
вот честно, ребята, мы ждем от вас песни, хиты! вы где? ГДЕ ВЫ ПОТЕРЯЛИСЬ? лично я жду альбом от вас! с новыми песнями, с афигенной музыкой! делайте песни! Enigma forever
Чики-брики..Энигма есть Энигма вечное сияние чистого разума маа. ✌😎🚀💫😘🤘🔥
Музыка завораживает, а клип просто не реально супер....
Pulsa los límites de tu mente y cruza la barrera de la imaginación :)
tremendo video y tremendo temazo........ no me cansare de Enigma
Totally outstanding sounds and will never be beaten. So original and So pure sounds with fabulous bass and drum sounds. Keeps getting better and the more you listen to this album
Энигма вечна!
Grande CRETU está banda es una de las mejores 😎👌 y su voz de SANDRA espectacular ✨🚬😌
Как же я обожаю это! Спасибо!
musica, el mejor regalo que nos dió nuestro creador.
when art is a collaboration, results are always facinating. music with video is harmony here
Like an ambient music, but really Enigma was all about the groove.
Una obra maestra Enigma siempre a dejado claro a un ritmo eterno y q en lo personal yo admiro,, hasta para la intimidad con mi esposa lo escuchamos
So the girl pushes her limits to fight back the dominant man, and she actually beats him, only to find out she has become what she sought to destroy, losing her very essence in the process…. Is this what everybody else understood? Nice song btw!
No. A woman wins in intellect and sex but loses in physical violence in the end despite the dream of beating man. The moral of a story is that a woman can't prevail over a man if she does not realize her natural constraints.
Eu entendi sim ;)
Foi o que eu pensei a mesma coisa
One
Кстати это не песня, а музыка!
И не нужно искать какой-то смысл нужно просто слушать и получать удовольствие!
simply superb...Enigma - we are really thankful & lucky to have you..Thanks
Enigma. Mihai Cretu. Romania ! The best music !
17 oct 2023, si yo viendo y escuchando esta maravilla de cancion, aun no ah muerto
Энигма - на века!!!
100% ИСТИННО ВЕРНО
That's what Enigma defines itself "artistic music" but to keep you relax from stress times. I put their song on when I'm stress.
Enigma music is a gift from god to mankind!
from France and Germany
Rino The Bouncer Actually Michael Cretu is a well known occultist. So probably not the God you're thinking off;-)
elokubano as long as the music is good, I'm happy, LOL.
Plus he's Romanian, not German, as many think.
Rino The Bouncer Enigma the music that God himself listens to???????
Always a must listen forever & ever!
A woman prepares to get into a game of domination against a man who prepares even harder.
A woman puts a mask and is being submitted by the guy who have another mask.
After the first hit, the guy gets cocky and the woman becomes angry.
Then the man tries even harder to defeat her opponent.
The girl focuses and manage to hit the man, she is now cocky.
The man focuses harder, you can see the woman is now dominating the man.
The woman in the mask goes as far as to hurt the man.
The woman cheats and beats the man.
The woman has now completely dominated him.
At the end, the woman has become the man.
The defeated man is now the woman.
🇲🇽👍💗😉!!! This Video and Song is a Master Piece!!! Really a Wise Trance! You don't need to Understand or make a Question about "ENIGMA" Close your Eyes, Feel & See with your Soul & The Right Answer Appears. One of My Favourites Groups! They Open My Mind & Awake My Spirit!
y con una música provocadora , rítmica y de cadencia sensual, nos atrapa y lleva a esos mundos que sólo Cretu logra realizar.
Энигма уникальна. Больше похожего не существует.
И не будет
Даунтемпо, нью-эйдж
Love 💕 Enigma 👍💯 Wonderful Music 🎶🎶🎶🎶❤😊 Greetings from Germany ❤🍀👋
I remember watching this on MTV back in the day when MTV used to play GOOD music videos.
Yeah, back when MTV really stood for Music Television....
Enigma stands apart in the entire music fraternity!!! 🙌
Love sound enigma style
ENIGMA - THE KINGS OF NEW AGE
Enigma is a German musical project founded in 1990 by Romanian-German musician and producer Michael Cretu. Cretu had released several solo records, collaborated with various artists, and produced albums for his then-wife, German pop singer Sandra, before he conceived the idea of a new-age, worldbeat project. He recorded the first Enigma studio album, MCMXC a.D. (1990), with contributions from David Fairstein and Frank Peterson. The album remains Enigma's most successful, helped by the international hit single "Sadeness (Part I)", which sold twelve million units alone. According to Cretu, the inspiration for the creation of the project came from his desire to make a kind of music that did not obey "the old rules and habits" and presented a new form of artistic expression with mystic and experimental components.
Enigma followed MCMXC a.D. with a series of albums that involved several musicians and producers working with Cretu. The first was The Cross of Changes (1993), which incorporated tribal and ethnic influences and sold over eight million copies worldwide, followed by Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! (1996), which blended the Gregorian chants reminiscent of the first album with the strong intercultural soundscapes present in the second. Enigma's fourth album The Screen Behind the Mirror (2000) started a slight departure from the previous world music themes towards a heavier electronic atmosphere. This evolution culminated with Voyageur (2003), its fifth and more pop-based album, and A Posteriori (2006), a work inspired by the future collision between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies, with distinct operatic tones and an electronic spectrum closer to Voyageur than the earlier releases. Seven Lives Many Faces (2008) followed and contained a mixture of classical and modern elements ranging from ethnic chants to rap and dubstep influences. Its eighth album, The Fall of a Rebel Angel, was released in November 2016.
Enigma has sold over 8.5 million RIAA-certified albums in the US and an estimated 70 million worldwide with over 100 gold and platinum certifications. The project has also received three Grammy Award nominations.
And I have the great honor of having in my discography the six studio albums, as well as the first compilation, in physical format, CD, of this musical project led by the charismatic and main mentor, Michael Cretu. As I mentioned, the six albums in physical format, CD. So I have three copies of MCMXC a. D. (1990), two limited editions, released in 1991, containing the four remixes of the album's four singles, the standard edition originally released in 1990, containing the seven tracks. So I still have three copies of the second album, released in 1993, THE CROSS OF CHANGES. The following is a copy of the third studio album, LE ROI EST MORT, VIVE LE ROI! (1996), a copy of the excellent fourth studio album, THE SCREEN BEHIND THE MIRROR (2000). I still have a copy of the compilation, LSD: LOVE SENSUALITY DEVOTION - THE GREATEST HITS (2001). I still have a copy of Enigma's latest work, released in 2016, THE FALL OF A REBEL ANGEL (2016). Altogether there are ten studio albums!
The Screen Behind the Mirror is the fourth studio album by the German musical project Enigma, released on 14 January 2000 by Virgin Records. It was recorded at the A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain.
"The Gate" begins the album with its trademark Enigma horn, fused together with Elisabeth Houghton narrating astronomical facts about the fourth planet from the sun, Mars, similar to the ending title track of Vangelis' album, Albedo 0.39. "O Fortuna, velut Luna, statu variabilis" cuts into it rather abruptly and loudly, and ends quickly for the voice to continue the recital unfazed, as it continues deep into the next song, "Push the Limits" for 24 seconds.
"Push the Limits" introduces first a high-paced beat, first some snare drums and then several other layers of music gradually to form a complex and multilayered track. Elisabeth Houghton whispers the lyrics to the song and this brings in a presumably mellow voice (actually an electric guitar solo modified to sound so) throughout the slow centre of the track, and as the music picks up, Elisabeth whispers again and the soft moans of a girl enters. Further strong beats brings an end to this 6'26" track as it fades to silence, leaving a blurry mumble at the end of the song, and the beginning of the next one.
Chants of "O Fortuna, velut Luna" appears at the start of the next song, "Gravity of Love" as Ruth-Ann Boyle sings with sounds of "O Fortuna" in between. A woman and a man whispers a line each before Ruth-Ann resumes and "O Fortuna" comes in, following the same pattern. The beats of this track becomes more and more audible as each of the instruments fade away, and eventually it stops.
"Smell of Desire" reintroduces the shakuhachi flute from the MCMXC a.D. as Jens Gad plays the guitar occasionally in the middle of the song. Reversed Gregorian chants from "Sadeness (Reprise)" and vocals from "Mea Culpa" lead to Sandra Cretu's whispers at song's end with more reversed chants and fades into the next track.
Andru Donalds sings on this high tempo and rock-ish song, "Modern Crusaders", with significantly large portions of "O Fortuna" in the middle as Jens Gad plays the guitar. Andru continues on with the vocals and the track ends with an organ sample from Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor".
In "Traces (Light and Weight)", the sounds of a match being struck and water droplets, symbolising the elements of fire and water respectively, form a loop together with a light beat, and the chiming of church bells entering occasionally. A vague crying sound and the chiming continues and after the beat stops, it fades into the following song.
"The Screen Behind the Mirror" reintroduces the beat used in "Sadeness (Part I)" as vocals from Andru Donalds and Ruth-Ann Boyle sing part of the lyrics from "Gravity of Love". An earlier version of this song, named "The Experience" only appears on the Australian promo version of the album.
The previous song crossfades into "Endless Quest", where further more snare drums and shakuhachi flutes can be heard, with two different guitar riffs from Jens Gad replacing the former two instruments. The paces turns uncontrollably high and somewhat erratic before it stops with sounds of heavy breathing and segues into "Camera Obscura", where it immediately starts with a sample of "Modern Crusaders" with Michael Cretu on vocals, being reversed and sections of "O Fortuna" being followed up quickly. The pace and music then turns erratic and chaotic, and fades gently into the next song.
"Between Mind & Heart" brings in a light and breezy pace and Michael Cretu sings in this track. Sandra Cretu only appears in this track for the whispers as sounds of gentle, ethereal Chinese yangqin can be heard. It fades with more whispers and vocals.
Ruth-Anne Boyle sings in the last track, "Silence Must Be Heard" as the album picks up its pace, with echoes in the middle. The effect repeats itself again for one more time as it quickly resumes back the original pace. Ruth-Ann's vocals turn into whispers and the earlier crying voice enters, before ending the album with the signature Enigma horn.
The song "Modern Crusaders" is used as the second ending theme song for the Golden Wind arc of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime series; the series had previously referenced Enigma as the namesake of an antagonist's anthropomorphic "Stand" ability in the Diamond Is Unbreakable arc.
Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote, "Though it doesn't reveal significant growth or change in Enigma's work, The Screen Behind the Mirror will please fans of the group's other atmospheric works."
"Push the Limits"
Released: 17 April 2000
Inclination of equator to orbit:
24.936 degrees
Gravitational escape velocity:
3.121 miles per hour
Inclination from Orbit
Basic instincts, social life
Paradoxes side by side
Don't submit to stupid rules
Be yourself and not a fool
Don't accept average habits
Open your heart and push the limits
Open your heart [echoes]
And push the limits [echoes]
Produced By Michael Cretu
Written By Jens Gad, Michael Cretu
Album THE SCREEN BEHIND THE MIRROR (2000)
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Музыка - супер!👍🌟♥️♥️♥️
very beautiful & amazing song. It energise the power.
16 years and still rock! Have goosebumps every time I heras it !
Basic instincts, social life
Paradoxes side by side
Don't submit to stupid rules
Be yourself and not a fool
Don't accept average habits
Open your heart and push the limits
Open your heart (echoes)
And push the limits (echoes)
Source: LyricFind
Wooooow 😍 😍 la primera vez que la escuché y vi el video fue algunos años, Sigue moviendo mi cirazon❤👍👏💪
Es lo mejor que podrá escuchar tu alma, escuchá todos los volúmenes...saludos de Perú
@@JoseSanchez-sm5el tengo la colección de los primeros 4 CD 👍🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻👏🏻💪🏻. CONOCES STEBEN MORGAN!?!? SALUDOS DESDE 🇲🇽
Steven Morgan
Solar Wind
Ice and Fire
If Wil Come Tomorrow
ETC etc👏🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻👍🏻💪🏻 SUPER RECOMENDABLE?!! 🎉🎊✨🎖️🎵🎶🎵🎼🎧🎧
Lembro de enigma quando eu era criança e hoje em dia...ouço sempre que posso❤ pra relaxar, pra acalmar a mente✨🙏
"One finds limits by pushing them." ~ Herbert Simon
Always Push The Limits!!!!
The only limit is our own mind so please don't mind...;)
Para mi esta es una música que eleva el espiritu por un rato... se disfruta escuchandola solo!
I am really surprised in the good way to see that this videos of Enigmm are so appreciated today... maybe it s "old" fans like me but i think theirs songs and melodys are again in the air today so i am really happy because i am a fan till their begin... sorry for my bad english but i am french and in my country we are bad to listen language
Moi aussi j'aime beaucoup enigma xD
french doggo talking english. now i saw everything!
Here We go again I would say “writing English”
My eternal favourite...listening to it since my childhood days....I listen to it when I am sad...when I am happy....nothing can come close to enigmaaaaaaaa
another timeless MC jewel never tired watch & enjoy everytime ...nice sequences of my love kendo enjoy practice
As músicas de Enigma são lindas.Tocam a alma.
Yo nací para escucharte Enigma ..!!
❤ the techno vibes, amazing music.
Esa canción es de una famosa shockmental llamada MDPOPE 1 OST
cool &very powerful musicly track 👂
great beat and sounds🧡
The one who falls in love lose the battle
定期的にこの曲を聴きたくなります。
This is Enigma I miss. Wonder what happened. 🧡
Excellent ...excellent ..enigma was so brillant ... now enigma miss Sandra ... she s thé only voice and Spirit of enigma ...
Both music and clip are awesome, empowering each other. What a masterpiece!
The whole role reversal where the 'weaker opponent' becomes the dominant figure yet loses in the end has captivated me ever since the first time seeing this video back in 2001.
this song is one of Enigma's most epic!!!
Gotei
Like the old days 😍 the same feeling, setting here in front of my speakers 🔊 outloud 😋 Michael Cretu is a genius 👌
The best of Enigma...!!!
The music video was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa... I see the backdrops everyday lol! The song includes vocals of Sandra (Major European Pop Star during the late 80's/early 90's), she was even as big as Madonna in South Africa back in the day!
The best description of a man-woman relationships... Winner is not always winning.
This is epic!!!!!
I'm so stressed for my college thesis...this song is so helpful and so motivating....go beyond your limit and never give up
how was it tho?
@@tulbuvaleria151???
@@Risingsun294 how was the thesis?
@@tulbuvaleria151 successful 😏
This is a message to myself from the future :)
ESTA CANCION LA ESCUCHABA CUANDO TENIA 16 AÑOS LA REPETIA Y LA REPETIA HASTA CANSARME QUE HERMOSO RECUERDO QUE HERMO PODER REENCONTRARME CON LA MELODIA
Enigma helps me for 10 years to find my capacity to understand humans
the best music !!!!!!!
I think the video clip of this piece is very deep. Obviously we can personally interpret it in different ways. I was here looking for someone to analyze its contents. For me, I think it speaks to the compromises you make and are willing to make in a relationship, a non-ordinary relationship where your partner becomes your nemesis, your enemy. An engaging relationship, but which ultimately turns out to be toxic.
The Man inside the Woman meet the Woman inside the Man !
This is about Animus and Anima: the Anima is a feminine image in the male psyche and the Animus is a male image in the female psyche... Yin and Yang...
Feeling this concept is the first step to become complete human being, enjoying life and find our right place in a love relationship.
Good Art make us possible to understand this.
Great job Enigma!
The hormone driven men are always behind wins, short gains and lose battle with overconfidence.
The more balanced woman wasn’t for the win since the beginning, but decides to win to show the man that its not winning that matters by swapping positions at the end.
Confused man doesn’t get it till the end that there is always more to life than just gains that are short term and obvious.
You're right: The Anima and the Animus. But take into account that it's not like Yin and Yang, but as Jung's Psychology
hi laura
and u wise & beautty
Deeeeep... to a whole another level!
+Ayesha Salam you just took words out of my mouth!
im in love with the opening music.
Enigma por siempre ⭐⭐⭐