"There are infinite numbers of possibilities. However, the art is to create a whole out of the countless details, fragments, and ideas. ENIGMA is becoming a kind of United Colors of Music" Michael Cretu

Things are changing But nothing changes
And still there are changes
Le roi est mort, vive le roi!

With the release of LE ROI EST MORT, VIVE LE ROI!, the groundbreaking musical project known as ENIGMA now becomes a trilogy. While possessing a distinctive identity all its own, ENIGMA 3 echoes many of the stylistic touchstones and atmospherics of the two previous albums from 39-year-old Michael Cretu, the creative force behind ENIGMA's global success.

The multi-platinum debut ENIGMA 1 took its form from Gregorian chants, flutes, and deeply sensual grooves. The smashing follow-up, ENIGMA 2, revealed a broad pan-cultural tapestry filled with rock flourishes. ENIGMA 3 combines and reinterprets these elements, providing an evolutionary synthesis of previous ENIGMA works.

On a thematic level, the new ENIGMA 3 explores an even more complex and provocative milieu than its preceding chapters. At its core, ENIGMA 1, MCMXC a.D. examined the dialogue between sexuality and religion; ENIGMA 2, The Cross Of Changes elevated its line of inquiry to metaphysical heights. ENIGMA 3, LE ROI EST MORT, VIVE LE ROI!, ascends to the existential realm: as Cretu notes, "the central question of our being is not to be or not to be, but WHY?".