The Cross of Changes

The Cross of Changes, Enigma's 1993 album produced by Michael Cretu, extends the project's New Age and electronic palette into a more rhythmically driven, worldbeat-influenced sound. It combines ambient synth textures and downtempo grooves with prominent percussion and sampled ethnic vocals, most notably the single "Return to Innocence", yielding a cinematic, meditative atmosphere that favors mood, layered production, and melodic motifs over conventional pop songcraft. The record continues Enigma's use of breathy female voices, chant-like phrases, and dense sonic layering to fuse ambient pop and electronic elements with tribal and global influences.