The Dusted Variations

The Dusted Variations
Studio albumby Rollo Armstrong
Released	December 9, 2005(Germany) December 12, 2005(Europe)
Recorded	Ark Recording Studios
Genre	Ambient
Length	52:15
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	Rollo Armstrong Mark Bates

The Dusted Variationsis a set of songs from the musical projectEnigmacovered byRollo Armstrong.It is the sixth disc from Enigma's15 Years Afterbox set,labeled as a bonus disc and also includes the radio edit of "Hello and Welcome".

With the exception of the opening track, the album is composed of covers done by Rollo in anambientandminimaliststyle. The only instruments used in the songs areviolins,pianos,drums,bell-like instruments,guitars,and somesynths.The songs were mixed by Rollo,Mark Bates,andGrippa.The slow style of Rollo's covers raised the ire of some Enigma fans.

Before the disc's track list was confirmed, there were plenty of alterations, with some songs being switched for another. In the end although "Endless Quest" was listed in the track list, the song was actually "Principles of Lust".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hello and Welcome"	3:55
2.	"The Child in Us"	4:17
3.	"Age of Loneliness"	5:23
4.	"The Eyes of Truth"	9:01
5.	"The Rivers of Belief"	6:56
6.	"Endless Quest"	5:28
7.	"Sadeness (Part I)"	7:34
8.	"Voyageur"	1:41
9.	"Beyond the Invisible"	4:39

References

• Enigma: 15 Years After (boxset).Retrieved May 10, 2006.

External links

• News and streaming audio from EnigmaMusic