There’s another Led Zeppelin sample (this time John Bonham) and a haunting male vocal providing oomph under the fuzzy-headed greeting card philosophy of the main lyrics. “Return to Innocence” was the big single from this one, not quite up there with “Sadeness” in the popular culture in the U.S.
Consider the rampaging conclusion to “I Love You…I’ll Kill You,” which while sharing some cheese with the title itself still works surprisingly well, right down to a clever Robert Plant vocal sample at the end. His work with beats and loops noticeably shows a more developed edge - while hardly an innovator, there’s a bit more grime and loud in his rhythms, which in combination with extra electric guitar make a reasonable contrast to the smoother elements. From there, Cretu merrily takes the same plunge - some of his sample choices this time around show he’s got a decent record collection, including parts from Songs From the Victorious City, the striking fusion of Egyptian and Western musics from Anne Dudley and Jaz Coleman. Things kick off with more of the synth-whale song noises and atmospherics from MCMXC, however there aren’t any monks to be found this time around, but what sounds like the same whispering woman talking about “clearing the debts of many hundred years” and the like. Needless to say, the music attempts to match the same throughout, and often succeeds. The usual air of tasteful middle-of-the-road spirituality takes precedence, right down to the cover art and appropriately pantheistic quote from Persian mystic poet Rumi in the CD booklet. Product details Product Dimensions : 12.24 x 12.44 x 0.28 inches 10. But he also knew not to simply go ahead and just rehash his debut for Cross of Changes, resulting in a just different enough effort along the same overall lines. ENIGMAs second studio album, The Cross of Changes, is now available remastered on 180g black vinyl. Enigma - The Cross Of Changes Artist: Enigma Album: The Cross Of Changes Style: NewAge, Ethnic, WorldMusic Year: 1994 Quality: DTS 5.1 (.wav+.cue. Cretu being no fool, he figured if it worked the first time, no need to change things much for the second.
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