We reach the end of Enigma's studio album collection with the eighth instalment, "The Fall of Rebel Angel". Once the obligatory moody introduction is over we get into "The Omega Point" which has a catchy synth refrain and imaginative drum programming. "Diving" is quite an abstract and ambient piece which fits with the aesthetic we've heard so far.
"The Die Is Cast" is a good track that harks back to earlier works with its Art of Noise stabs and PPG Waveterm car samples. "Mother" belongs in the 'new but bland' category and "Agnus Dei" just recycles the theme from "The Omega Point".
Whatever you may be expecting from the follow up to "Sadeness (Part I)" I doubt it would be the "Part II" that comes next. The opening to J.S. Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" is played over a languid beat as woman breathlessly utters the original French lyrics. It's not terribly inspiring and doesn't seem worthy of the title.
"Lost In Nothingness" is another beat-less ambient piece which is followed by "Oxygen Red" which manipulates a vocal over a reverb drenched backing track. The rest of the album consists of a couple more forgettable ambient pieces before the finale "Amen" finally ends our misery. Amen indeed. 2/5
