Enigma 3 continues on the path that the other 2 CDs previously released went down. My all time favourite Enigma song is actually on this CD and it's Beyond the Invisible. It's a song where 2 styles of musical beats mix and merge to create a wonderful ambience. The chanting meets the ambient beats.

There are other songs that also are great in their own right, Why? and Traces are beautifully crafted. All in all this CD was released in the golden age of popularity for Enigma and remember listening to Beyond The Invisible on radio early one morning as I got up to go to work.

Viva Enigma!

You know the hypothetical question people always pose... "If you were on a desert island which 'whatever' would you bring?" Well if I were to pick five CDs this one would definitely be one of them. Definitely Enigma's best album, which is saying a lot because they're all great. Even after getting this on its initial release in the States years ago I still listen to it in heavy rotation in my car, especially on nighttime road trips... good stuff.

Of all their albums, this one is their best. Their greatest hits one is extremely good, but this is their best of non-greatest hits material.

This album is just amazing. It takes you to another dimension. If you liked the previous 2 albums you are gonna love this. I believe it's the arguably the best Enigma album so far. They pick up all kind of flavours from the previous 2 albums and the result is a very diverse mix where no song is like the other. Michael Cretu proves his lyrical skills on several songs, we have the classic Gregorian Chants back and there are many songs that are just mysterious and fascinating that comes right into your soul.

What makes "Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!"? It's simply wonderful to listen to it, the variety of chosen songs, the instruments chosen, the lyrics the sound the mysticism. You must hear it yourself to understand the feeling that Enigma songs gives you. The album starts with the usual introduction, which is short but good. "Morphing Thru Time" is where the Gregorian chants returns, Cretu himself start singing aswell somewhere in the middle of the songs and there are slow drum beats in the backround to make the feeling of passion immense. Listening to this song it I really feel like travelling thru time. "Third Of a Kind" is a short interlude. The next single is "Beyond the Invisible" which is a song i remember got some airplay back in late 1996. It's perhaps the most radio friendly song here but still very much ambient. We got voices echoing in the backround and Cretu singing the chorus with passion. A personal favorite. "Why" also got Cretu singing, it got the sound of slow drums in the back and Cretu literally screaming the chorus that's is echoing right after. Very beautiful and convincing. "Shadows in Silence" is the ambient meliodic songs I know many Enimga fans love. It's mysterious and beautiful at the same time. It probably inspired Dream Dance artists like Robert Miles and BT. "Child In Us" is sang in sanscrit, it proves courage from Cretu to continue his trend of expanding his music. "TNT for the Brain" is slow and sensual. "Almost Full Moon" is really a mystery. It's slow and beautiful and it got voices echoing in the back just like it was made sometime during the middle age. "Roundabout" is also sang by Cretu, it got faster drums then other songs and a fast chorus too. "Prism of Life" is a happy song apart from the rest. It got African chants and choirs backing them up while the last song is a obvious ending of the album.

Did you like previous Enimga albums? Check this one out, it's an amazin experience through time and diverse cultures mixed in one CD. It makes you relax your mind and at the same time it creates a wonderful feeling I can't describe. A must have for any music fan that can see the beauty of Ambient/New Wave songs.

A signature trademark of Enigma's music is the way in which the songs flow together from track to track. The Enigma3 album really stands out as being the one which 'flows' the best. I don't mean to imply that the velocity is consistent throughout the entire album. It definitely goes up and down bringing us to it's final climax by track number 10 and then into a very moving last song. This album feels like Enigma's most spiritual in comparison to it's counterparts. A wonderful vibe is attained.. It's my favorite Enigma album. I've had it since it's release and I still play it today.