Watermark
| Enya
Watermark
Watermark is the second studio album by Irish singer, songwriter and musician Enya, released on 19 September 1988 by Warner Music. After the release of her previous album Enya (1987), she secured a recording contract with Warner Music after a chance meeting with chairman Rob Dickins, who had become a fan of her music. Her contract allowed her considerable artistic and creative freedom, with minimal interference from the label and no deadlines to have albums finished. -Wikipedia
Critic Reviews
Show All-
The Quietus
2013 - a record that I still find deeply affecting to this day
-
NPR
Enya should not be underrated or brushed off simply because she writes about space angels or even regular ones. She is not only a talented multi-instrumentalist and singer, but she carved out her own niche in a crowded field, bringing not-quite-New Age chic to the masses ... and it all started with Watermark
-
All Music
Indeed, the subtlety that characterizes her work at her best dominates Watermark, with the lovely title track, her multi-tracked voice gently swooping among the lead piano, and strings like a softly haunting ghost, as fine an example as any.
-
Hot Press (Ireland)
1988 - Where other 'ambient' albums are prepared to languish in the background or act as soundtracks. Watermark rushes in and fills your head like a shoal of tropical fish.
-
Top (Tower Records, UK)
1988 - Here she has produced a fine, peaceful New Age album, which works best when her voice-from-heaven is matched with subtle electronic pools of sound and layer upon layer of breathy, Clannadesque backing vocals.
-
Orlando Sentinal
1989 - Her every breath becomes an instrument that adds to her vocal orchestra. Watermark is more than an album of songs: It is a work of art.
-
Rolling Stone
1989 - It is a tapestry of sound and image to be discovered over time, its evocations ultimately personal, subjective and definitely worth a journey of exploration.
-
Los Angeles Times
1989 - The second album by this young chanteuse is a portentous pastiche that's drawn comparisons to ecclesiastical choir and Gregorian chant, but in fact sounds like nothing more than unusually windy New Age music.
-
Jazziz Sounscapes
1989 - an enveloping world of sound with sparse arpeggiated synthesizers and her sultry/innocent voice bathed in digital reverbs and reflected back on itself in multi-track refractions.
-
Maestro Blog
2012 - Fittingly enough, "Watermark" is best suited for a bubble bath, or a lazy day in the pool. But this will also work just fine in your stereo and in your car.
-
Pop Rescue
2015 - Her sound is a long way from what she has, at times, been mixed with (like this video mash-up with the Prodigy’s Smack My Bitch Up), even though it kind of works. Her uniqueness has earned her a fortune.
Rate This Album and Leave Your Comments