Enigma: Out From The Deep

By Joar Grimstvedt, January 18, 1995

Virgin, 8 92691 2; 7243 8 92691 2 3 - DINSD 141 - PM 515

1. Out From The Deep  (Radio Edit)           4:27
2. Out From The Deep  (Rock Version)         6:44  Remixed by Jens Gad
3. Out From The Deep  (Trance Mix)  168 BPM  5:49  Remixed by Jens Gad
4. Out From The Deep  (Short Radio Edit)     3:30

Written by "Curly" M.C.
Produced & engineered by "Curly" Michael Cretu

Published by Enigma Songs/Mambo Music
Taken from the album "The CROSS Of Changes"

Samples taken from:
Extracts from the album "Songs From The Victorious City"
performed by Anne Dudley and Jeremy "Jaz" Coleman on China Records;
publ: EG Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd/EMI Songs Ltd.
"The Calling" by APL taken from their forthcoming album on
Beyond Records; publ: Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd.

(P) 1994 Virgin Schallplatten GmbH
(C) 1994 Virgin Schallplatten GmbH

The cover is similar to the cover of The CROSS Of Changes, with the android figure walking and the black background, but without the circle. The colour of the figure is also yellow-ish, instead of the mint colour on the album cover. The CD itself is black, with no illustrations.

The Radio Edit is the one on the album, no changes.

The Rock Version opens with a low drone (as has at least one of the mixes on each of the previous three singles...). A note sequence comes in, and relaxed drums join. Cretu sings the phrase "we came out from the deep" twice. Then the percussion gets heavier, and a distorted electric guitar is introduced, together with a new bass line. This riff plays on, and we hear Cretu's phrase, together with the backwards playing of it. The bleeps and swirling voices from the original version are put to use.

After a couple of repetitions of this part Jens Gad performs an expanded guitar solo based on what he plays in the original version. The main riff then plays again, and as Cretu sings "that's why we are here" the song fades out.

The sound of wind opens the Trance Mix of Out From The Deep. Some simple notes fade in, and the music builds up as other sounds are introduced, and soon the drums and bass are in place. "Deep, deep" is heard, and later the whole phrase is used. But just as you think you know the direction this mix is going to take, a peculiar electric sound breaks the music, and the bass and drums builds up again. This time though we are treated to arpeggios, notes running through the scale, whilst the chords climb. Very nice and indeed trancy. Later on Cretu sings the first verse, and the "rance part" is repeated. Again the phrase "that's why we are here" ends the song.

The last track is the Short Radio Edit, which is identical to the Radio Edit except that it loses the guitar solo.

The two new mixes on this single are not very complex, as has been the case with the MCMXC a.D. singles and the last two singles. They were both done by Jens Gad alone, with Michael Cretu seemingly not involved at all. On the singles from the first album the remixes were solely done by Cretu. With the ones from the second album Jens Gad has joined in, and we have seen mixes were the guitar has been prominent (like the 380 Midnight Mix of Return To Innocence). The Rock Version of Out From The Deep comes therefore as a natural thing. The resulting mix is probably the track which is most removed from what Enigma has become known for, but it nonetheless works well. The Trance Mix is not bad either, and it at one point hints on a whole new direction for Enigma.

This is probably the last Enigma release we'll see for some time - indeed, this single is just released in a selected few countries. The remixes for the CROSS Of Changes singles have sought to make upbeat dance versions of the original tracks, with the exception of Return To Innocence. There have been no references across the singles, as was the case with the first album. In fact, the singles here (bar Sadeness) could be considered as MCMXC a.D. Remixed. This has not been the case with The CROSS Of Changes and the releases from it.

Updated July 24, 1996 by Joar Grimstvedt joarg@hsr.no