The Dusted Variations
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The Dusted Variations is a set of songs from the musical project Enigma
covered by Rollo Armstrong
. It is the sixth disc from Enigma's 15 Years After
box set, labeled as a bonus disc and also includes the radio edit of "Hello and Welcome
".
With the exception of the opening track, the album is composed of covers done by Rollo in an ambient
and minimalist
way. The only instruments used in the songs are violin
s, piano
s, drum
s, bell
-like instruments, guitar
s and some synths. The songs were mixed by Rollo, Mark Bates and Grippa. The slow style of Rollo's covers raised the ire of some Enigma fans.
Before the disc's track list was confirmed, there were plenty of alterations, with some songs being switched for another. In the end although "Endless Quest" was listed in the track list, the song was actually "Principles of Lust
".
Enigma (musical project)
Enigma is an electronic musical project founded in Germany by Michael Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. The Romanian-born Cretu conceived the Enigma project while working in Germany, but has based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain, since the early 1990s until May...
covered by Rollo Armstrong
Rollo Armstrong
Rollo Armstrong is one half of the music producers/remixers team Rollo and Sister Bliss and is a founding member of the electronic music group Faithless.-Early life:...
. It is the sixth disc from Enigma's 15 Years After
15 Years After
15 Years After is a box set by the musical project Enigma. It was released by Virgin Germany on 9 December 2005. The box set contains 8 discs, 5 of them original studio albums created from 1990 to 2003, 2 DVDs and a bonus CD of Enigma's songs covered by Rollo Armstrong.As the title suggests, the...
box set, labeled as a bonus disc and also includes the radio edit of "Hello and Welcome
Hello and Welcome
"Hello and Welcome" is a song created by the musical project Enigma, released on 10 March 2006 .The vocals in the song is sung by Andru Donalds, who also lent his voice in the fourth and fifth Enigma albums...
".
With the exception of the opening track, the album is composed of covers done by Rollo in an ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
and minimalist
Minimalism
Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is set out to expose the essence, essentials or identity of a subject through eliminating all non-essential forms, features or concepts...
way. The only instruments used in the songs are violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
s, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
s, drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s, bell
Bell (instrument)
A bell is a simple sound-making device. The bell is a percussion instrument and an idiophone. Its form is usually a hollow, cup-shaped object, which resonates upon being struck...
-like instruments, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s and some synths. The songs were mixed by Rollo, Mark Bates and Grippa. The slow style of Rollo's covers raised the ire of some Enigma fans.
Before the disc's track list was confirmed, there were plenty of alterations, with some songs being switched for another. In the end although "Endless Quest" was listed in the track list, the song was actually "Principles of Lust
Principles of Lust
"Principles of Lust" is a 1991 song created by the musical project, Enigma. The single was the third one released from their debut album, MCMXC a.D. Confusingly, the single version of "Principles of Lust" is actually "Find Love", part two of the album version of "Principles of Lust", which includes...
".
Track listing
- "Hello and WelcomeHello and Welcome"Hello and Welcome" is a song created by the musical project Enigma, released on 10 March 2006 .The vocals in the song is sung by Andru Donalds, who also lent his voice in the fourth and fifth Enigma albums...
" – 3:55 - "The Child in Us" – 4:17
- "Age of LonelinessAge of Loneliness"Age of Loneliness" is a 1994 single by the musical group, Enigma. The single was the second one to be released from The Cross of Changes....
" – 5:23 - "The Eyes of TruthThe Eyes of Truth"The Eyes of Truth" is a 1994 single created by the musical project, Enigma. This single was one of Enigma's four singles from its second album, The Cross of Changes....
" – 9:01 - "The Rivers of BeliefThe Rivers of Belief"The Rivers of Belief" is a 1991 song created by the musical project, Enigma. The single was the last to be released from MCMXC a.D..It starts with a sample of the intro of Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D minor.-Track listing:...
" – 6:56 - "Endless Quest" – 5:28
- "Sadeness (Part I)Sadeness (Part I)"Sadeness " is a 1990 single created by the musical project Enigma. The song was the first of four singles from the project's first album MCMXC a.D. and upon release became an international smash hit, reaching number one in 24 countries and the top ten in four others including the United States...
" – 7:34 - "VoyageurVoyageur (song)"Voyageur" is a 2003 song created by the musical project, Enigma. The single was the first released from their fifth album, Voyageur.The video for the song was filmed on location in Prague, the Czech Republic.-Single track listing:...
" – 1:41 - "Beyond the InvisibleBeyond the Invisible"Beyond the Invisible" is a 1996 song created by the musical project Enigma. This is the first of only two singles taken from the album Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!.- Production :...
" – 4:39