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Amarantine
Electronic · 2005 · 3 tracks

Amarantine

Enya

A shimmering waltz of layered vocals and velvet synthesizers. This 2005 release trades Gaelic for fictional languages and Japanese poetry in a lush, wintery sanctuary.

November 14, 2005 · Warner Music Denmark

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Amarantine is a sonic weighted blanket, a masterclass in the choir of one production technique that has defined Enya's career. It sounds like light reflecting off a frozen lake: bright, crystalline, and profoundly still. The album is built upon a foundation of velvet synthesizers and thousands of vocal overdubs, creating a shimmering sanctuary that feels entirely removed from the frantic pace of the mid-2000s. While it retains the Celtic DNA of her earlier work, this album feels more universal and perhaps more alien, thanks to its departure from the Irish language in favor of Japanese and the fictional Loxian tongue.

Tracklist · 3 Tracks
01
Amarantine
3:07
02
The Comb of the Winds (B-Side Amarantine)
3:39
03
The Spaghetti Western Theme from The Celts
1:58
Moments Worth Listening For
the moment the title track's pizzicato synth pattern gives way to a massive, hundred-voice vocal harmony in the first chorus
the delicate piano introduction of Sumiregusa which utilizes a nineteenth-century hymn melody to create a sense of ancient stillness
the phonetically rich Loxian verses in Water Shows the Hidden Heart where the invented language creates a unique, otherworldly resonance
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Amarantine sound next to the rest of Enya's catalogue?

Love Romantic+3.7σ

The writing leans far further into love romantic than the rest of the catalogue.

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