My Cup of Tea

The Voice of Enigma

I have been listening to songs by Enigma since a long time now, and the more I listen, the more I fall in love with them. They are simply irresistible, it's like an addiction.

I was introduced to Enigma first by my big brother quite a few years back - he had just come back home, having completed his post-graduation, and had already become a complete Enigma fan himself. He had brought the computer back with him - we assembled it and turned it on. First thing he did after that: he turned on the speakers to full volume and played "The Child In Us". By the time the song finished, I was enchanted, to say the least.

The music takes over my mind and puts me into a sort of a trance, especially pieces in "Indian Chanting", "Between Mind and Heart", "The Dream of the Dolphin", "The Child in Us" and many more. The Gregorian chants add a completely different flavour to the music unique only to Enigma. Sometimes it haunts me. It cuts me off from the rest of the world. I am on my own when I am listening to Enigma pouring into my ears. Though the music may be a little loud for some, Enigma somehow has a calming effect on me - it makes me settle down, charge up my soul - really don't know why, but there's no music (other than Pandit Bheemsen Joshi's fantastic collection of Abhanga) that has a similar effect on me.

There's loads of other music that I enjoy listening to - but Enigma is just a class apart!

posted by Sandeep Limaye @ 1/25/2006 06:39:00 pm