Mystera
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Mystera is a series of compilation albums produced by the label Polystar in Germany. The Mystera compilations include a variety of genres, including ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...

, celtic
Celtic music
Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...

, classical, electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

, industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...

, new age
New Age music
New Age music is music of various styles intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation, and optimism. It is used by listeners for yoga, massage, meditation, and reading as a method of stress management or to create a peaceful atmosphere in their home or other environments, and is often...

, and world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...

. The Mystera albums have been primarily marketed in Europe.

Mystera (1998)

  1. Morana - Mystera 3:45
  2. Era
    Era (musical project)
    Era is a New Age music project by French composer Eric Lévi. The band has sold more than 12 million albums...

     - Ameno 3:45
  3. Enigma
    Enigma (musical project)
    Enigma is an electronic musical project founded in Germany by Michael Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. The Romanian-born Cretu conceived the Enigma project while working in Germany, but has based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain, since the early 1990s until May...

     - Sadness Pt. I 4:16
  4. Grégorian
    Gregorian (band)
    Gregorian is a German band headed by Frank Peterson that performs Gregorian chant-inspired versions of modern pop and rock songs. The band features both vocal harmony and instrumental accompaniment.- Band history :...

     - So Sad... 3:36
  5. Mike Oldfield
    Mike Oldfield
    Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...

     - Hibernaculum 3:32
  6. Beautiful World
    Phil Sawyer
    Philip 'Phil' Sawyer is an English musician who was a member of the Spencer Davis Group in the 1960s and later recorded under the alias Beautiful World.-Biography:...

     - In Existence 4:17
  7. Oliver Shanti & Friends - Sacral Nirvana 5:32
  8. Flowers - Kiato 3:08
  9. Pilgrimage - Through The Seas Of Life 4:55
  10. Vangelis
    Vangelis
    Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis...

     - Conquest Of Paradise
    1492: Conquest of Paradise (album)
    1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 music score by Greek electronic composer and artist Vangelis. The film, a recount of the voyage to America in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, was directed by Ridley Scott, for whom Vangelis had previously composed the music score for Blade Runner, in 1982...

      5:31
  11. Ocean Voyager - Titanic Expedition 5:57
  12. Cheyenne - Indian Dream 5:04
  13. Oliver Shanti & Friends - Water - Four Circles Of Life 3:36
  14. Slavik & Kemmler - Indian Spirits 3:30
  15. Urga - Urga (B.O.F.) 5:02
  16. Pilgrimage - Campus Stella / Field Of Stars 5:12
  17. Wiener Philharmoniker - Carmina Burana - O Fortuna 2:46

Mystera II (1998)

  1. Enya
    Enya
    Enya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to...

     - Storms in Africa 4:09
  2. Era - Enae Volare Mezzo 4:28
  3. Enigma - Beyond the Invisible 3:41
  4. Capercaillie
    Capercaillie (band)
    Capercaillie is a Scottish folk band, founded in the 1980s by Donald Shaw and fronted by Karen Matheson. They have seen four of their albums placed in the UK Albums Chart, and continue to perform and record to the present day.-History:...

     - Ailein duinn
    Ailein duinn
    Ailein duinn is a traditional Scottish song for solo female voice, a lament that was written in Gàidhlig for Ailean Moireasdan by his fiancée, Annag Chaimbeul . In 1788, Ailean, a sailor, set off with his ship to Scalpay, Harris, where he and Annag would be married...

     3:32
  5. Máire Brennan - Perfect Time 4:45
  6. Mike Oldfield - Let There be Light 4:52
  7. Pilgrimage - Pilgrimage 4:22
  8. Adiemus
    Adiemus
    -Concept:Each Adiemus album is a collection of song-length pieces featuring harmonised vocal melody against an orchestral background. There are no lyrics as such: instead the vocalists sing syllables and 'words' invented by Jenkins...

     - Adiemus 3:56
  9. B-Tribe - Háblame 4:08
  10. Cheyenne - Yakima 5:13
  11. Mary Jane Lamond - E horò 5:22
  12. Oliver Shanti & Friends - Well Balanced 3:58
  13. Ghostland - Guide me God 6:37
  14. Karl Jenkins
    Karl Jenkins
    -Other works:*Adiemus: Live — live versions of Adiemus music*Palladio *Eloise *Imagined Oceans *The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace...

     - Cantus - Song of Tears 3:53
  15. The Corrs
    The Corrs
    The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...

     - Little Wing 5:07
  16. London Symphony Orchestra
    London Symphony Orchestra
    The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...

     - Main Title from Braveheart 2:49
  17. Celtic Spirit - Lyra (Ta Muid) 2:00
  18. Michael Flatley's Lord Of The Dance
    Lord of the Dance (musical)
    Lord of the Dance is an Irish musical and dance production that was created, choreographed, and produced by Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley, who also took a starring role...

     - Cry of the Celts 4:27

Mystera III (1999)

  1. Era - Cathar Rhythm 3:17
  2. Enigma - The Child In Us 5:05
  3. Sarah Brightman - Eden 4:00
  4. Anteus - Kyrie 4:59
  5. Salanee - Pearls 4:02
  6. Shabala - Amitaya 3:43
  7. Varymbaalha - African Dream 4:46
  8. Oliver Shanti & Friends - Amitabha 4:51
  9. Mike Oldfield - Sentinel 3:57
  10. Clannad - A Bridge (That Carries Us Over) 4:28
  11. Cecilia - Daughter Of The Midnight Sun 5:09
  12. Pilgrimage - Rain Or Shine 5:20
  13. Delorean - Gloria 3:50
  14. Mind Over Matter - Shangri-La 5:27
  15. Divine Works - Ancient Person Of MY Heart 5:52
  16. Cheyenne - Eternal Faith 4:32
  17. Karl Jenkins - Palus Nebularum 3:09
  18. Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire 3:31

Mystera 2000 (IV) (1999)

  1. Clannad feat. Bono
    Bono
    Paul David Hewson , most commonly known by his stage name Bono , is an Irish singer, musician, and humanitarian best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his...

     - In A Lifetime 3:09
  2. Méav - Ailein Duinn 4:11
  3. Enigma - Mea Culpa 5:01
  4. In-Mood feat. Juliette - The Last Unicorn 3:29
  5. Capercaillie - Eastern Reel 4:31
  6. Blackmore's Night
    Blackmore's Night
    Blackmore's Night is an English-American traditional folk rock duo led by Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night .-Early:...

     - Shadow Of The Moon 5:03
  7. Kathleen Farley - Ready For The Storm 4:10
  8. Nightwish
    Nightwish
    Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...

     - Sleeping Sun 4:02
  9. Ceredwen
    Ceredwen
    Ceredwen is a celtic band comprising Andrew Fryer and Renee Gray. Their debut album, "Ô'r Mabinogi, " , featured in the Billboard charts for 3 months and won 3 NAV awards...

     - The Gates Of Annwn 4:16
  10. Jaqui McShee's Pentangle
    Pentangle (band)
    Pentangle are a British folk rock band with some folk jazz influences. The original band were active in the late 1960s and early 1970s and a later version has been active since the early 1980s...

     - The House Carpenter 6:06
  11. Luar Na Lubre
    Luar na Lubre
    -Etymology:Luar is Galician for moonlight; lubre is a magical forest in which the Celtic druids cast their spells.-Biography:During its career, this musical group has spread Galician music and culture. The band became famous worldwide after Mike Oldfield took interest in their music...

     - Romeiro Ao Lonxe 4:00
  12. Oliver Shanti & Friends - A Walk Into Tara's Valley 4:26
  13. Mike Oldfield - Celtic Rain 4:43
  14. F.R.E.U.D. - The Journey 3:34
  15. Eleanor McEvoy - Whisper A Prayer To The Moon 4:26
  16. Afro Celt Sound System
    Afro Celt Sound System
    The Afro Celt Sound System is a musical group which fuses modern electronic dance rhythms with traditional Irish and West African music...

     - Release 7:39
  17. Nostradamus - Amarilli 3:49
  18. Runrig
    Runrig
    Runrig are a Scottish Celtic rock group formed in Skye, in 1973 under the name 'The Run Rig Dance Band'. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included songwriters Rory Macdonald and Calum Macdonald. The current line-up also includes longtime members Malcolm Jones, Iain Bayne, and more...

     - Travellers 2:58

Mystera V (2000)

  1. Enigma - Gravity Of Love 3:57
  2. Highland
    Highland (band)
    - History :Their music is recognizable for using Italian and sometimes Latin lyrics together with hip hop beats and rapping performed in English. The members of the act were the singer Nicole Heiland and the rappers Dean Burke and Patrice "Lady Scar" Gansau...

     - Bella Stella 3:32
  3. Clannad - Ri Na Cruinne 3:58
  4. Michael Flatley's Lord Of The Dance - The Lord Of The Dance 4:45
  5. Enya
    Enya
    Enya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to...

     - Anywhere Is 3:44
  6. The Corrs - Erin Shore 4:14
  7. Adiemus - Amate Adea 5:12
  8. Mike Oldfield - The Voyager 4:23
  9. Celtic Spirit - Martha's Harbour 3:52
  10. Amoure - The Last Gospel 4:35
  11. Aura Luna - Ay Luna Que Reluzes 3:39
  12. Dune
    Dune (German band)
    Dune is a German Rave/Happy Hardcore/Techno/progressive trance band, not to be confused with the Danish rock band, Dúné. The band took its name from the Dune series of science fiction novels by Frank Herbert.- History :...

     - Who Wants To Live Forever 3:54
  13. Morana - Aquaria 3:36
  14. Sarah Brightman
    Sarah Brightman
    Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...

     - In Paradisum 3:12
  15. Scripture
    No Word Needed (album)
    Released in 1998, Scripture: No Word Needed is the first album of a solo project called Scripture by French Canadian composer Jean-Pierre Isaac. It received a positive review from Canada's SEE Magazine. Track 10, "Words Needed", features a female singer only named Cusy...

     - Corn Amused 5:02
  16. Máire Brennan - Oró 3:54
  17. Tekanewa - Raindance 4:33
  18. Chicane
    Chicane (recording artist)
    Chicane is a British electronic dance music act, and the guise of British musician, composer, songwriter and record producer, Nicholas Bracegirdle....

     with Máire Brennan - Saltwater
    Saltwater (Chicane song)
    "Saltwater" is a song by Chicane featuring the vocals of Irish singer Máire Brennan. The track uses parts of Clannad's 1982 hit "Theme From Harry's Game" with both re-recorded and newly-written lyrics....

      3:23
  19. Sinéad O'Connor
    Sinéad O'Connor
    Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....

     - Feel So Different 6:47

Mystera VI (2000)

  1. Queen
    Queen (band)
    Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...

     - Who Wants to Live Forever? 5:16
  2. Enigma - Return to Innocence 4:08
  3. Rosenstolz
    Rosenstolz
    Rosenstolz is a German music band from Berlin. Their music combines several styles including rock, pop and ballads. AnNa R. and Peter Plate form the duo. They had their breakthrough in 1998 with the song Herzensschöner...

     - Amo Vitam 3:31
  4. Loreena McKennitt
    Loreena McKennitt
    Loreena Isabel Irene McKennitt, CM, OM, is a Canadian singer, composer, harpist, accordionist and pianist who writes, records and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern themes. McKennitt is known for her refined, clear soprano vocals...

     - The Mummers' Dance 5:04
  5. Gregorian - Brothers in Arms 3:52
  6. Simple Minds
    Simple Minds
    Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...

     - Belfast Child 6:39
  7. Sinéad O'Connor - On Raglan Road 6:03
  8. Oliver Shanti & Friends - White Mother of the Universe 4:40
  9. Capercaillie - Nil si I nGra 4:36
  10. Era 2
    Era (musical project)
    Era is a New Age music project by French composer Eric Lévi. The band has sold more than 12 million albums...

     - Misere Mani 4:04
  11. Elysia - Elysium 4:20
  12. Blackmore's Night - Greensleeves 3:47
  13. Highland - Se tu Vuoi 3:35
  14. Runrig - 2000 years 4:40
  15. Sally Oldfield
    Sally Oldfield
    Sally Oldfield is a singer-songwriter, and the sister of the composers Mike Oldfield and Terry Oldfield.-Early life:...

     - Mirrors 3:28
  16. The City Of Prague Philharmonic - My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from "Titanic") 5:02
  17. The Corrs - Toss the Feathers 2:49
  18. Ilumkarada - Ortiga 3:35

Mystera VII (2001)

  1. Eva Cassidy
    Eva Cassidy
    Eva Marie Cassidy was an American vocalist known for her interpretations of jazz, blues, folk, gospel, country and pop classics. In 1992 she released her first album, The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown, followed by a live solo album, Live at Blues Alley in 1996...

     - Fields of Gold 3:23
  2. Enigma - The Screen Behind the Mirror 3:13
  3. Gregorian - The Sound of Silence 3:35
  4. Blackmore's Night - Fires at Midnight 5:22
  5. Loreena McKennitt
    Loreena McKennitt
    Loreena Isabel Irene McKennitt, CM, OM, is a Canadian singer, composer, harpist, accordionist and pianist who writes, records and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern themes. McKennitt is known for her refined, clear soprano vocals...

     - The Mystic's Dream (aus "Die Nebel von Avalon") 7:40
  6. Hevia
    Hevia
    José Ángel Hevia Velasco, known professionally as Hevia , is a Spaniard bagpiper – specifically, an Asturian gaita player. He commonly performs with his sister, Maria José, on drums...

     - Busindre Reel 4:37
  7. Oliver Shanti - White Mother of the Universe 4:40
  8. David Arkenstone
    David Arkenstone
    David Arkenstone is an American New Age musician. His music is primarily instrumental, with occasional vocalizations. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 1, 1952. He has three children—Quillon, Dashiell and Valinor—with his first wife, Julie...

     - The Dragon's Breath 3:29
  9. Mike Oldfield - Magellan 4:41
  10. Sarah Brightman - Scarborough Fair 4:13
  11. Estampie - Disse Me 5:17
  12. Lara Fabian
    Lara Fabian
    Lara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....

     - The Dream Within 4:41
  13. Secret Garden
    Secret Garden (duo)
    Secret Garden is an award-winning Irish-Norwegian duo playing New Instrumental Music, also sometimes erroneously known as Neo-classical music.Secret Garden features the Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and the Norwegian composer/pianist Rolf Løvland...

     - Nocturne 3:04
  14. Máire Brennan - Where I Stand 5:16
  15. Lesiem
    Lesiëm
    Lesiëm is a German musical project created in 1999 by the producers Sven Meisel and Alex Wende. The project's music combines elements of rock, pop, electronica, New Age, enigmatic and ambient music, as well as Gregorian chant and other choral music. It is frequently compared to French project Era...

     - Britannia 3:58
  16. Ortiga - Ayemé 3:13
  17. Elysia - Magnetic Wisdom 5:35
  18. Capercaillie - An Gille Ban 5:08

Mystera VIII (2002)

  1. Gregorian - Moment Of Peace 3:57
  2. Ortiga - Oracion 2:55
  3. Amoure - Le Baiser Dernier 5:17
  4. Llynya - Wide Over The Land 5:54
  5. Excalibur - Celtic Dream 5:54
  6. Enigma - The Eyes Of Truth 4:40
  7. Ginko Garden - Secret Call 4:20
  8. Magic Voices - Right Till The End 3:35
  9. Erna Hemming - Avventura 4:18
  10. Carma - Fortuna 4:03
  11. Corciolli - Book Of Memories 4:44
  12. Karen Matheson
    Karen Matheson
    Karen Matheson OBE is a Scottish folk singer, who frequently sings in Scottish Gaelic. She is lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Heritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang lead vocals, either alone or jointly with Elaine Morgan...

     - The Dreaming Sea 4:36
  13. Eva Cassidy - Kathy's Song 2:46
  14. Capercaillie - Gods Alibi 3:03
  15. Apocalyptica
    Apocalyptica
    Apocalyptica is a band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso and drummer Mikko Sirén...

     - Romance 3:27
  16. Sarah Brightman - Scene D'amour 3:18
  17. Pan From Paradise - Only Time 3:37

Disc 1

  1. Era - Ameno 3:45
  2. Enigma - Sadness Part 1 4:15
  3. Highland - Veni, Vidi, Vici 3:47
  4. Vangelis - Conquest for Paradise 5:31
  5. Oliver Shanti & Friends - Sacral Nirvana 5:32
  6. Blue Nature - Now We Are Free 3:05
  7. Delerium - Silence 4:20
  8. Clannad feat. Bono - In a Lifetime 3:09
  9. Sarah Brightman - Eden 4:00
  10. Gregorian - Nothing Else Matters 6:16
  11. Aura Luna - Ay Luna que Reluzes 3:39
  12. Unio Mystica feat. Qntal - King (im Namen der Rose) 4:04
  13. Máire Brennan - Oró 3:54
  14. Pilgrimage - Rain or Shine 5:20
  15. Amoure - Amoure 4:32
  16. Celtic Spirit - Lyra (Ta Muid) 3:03
  17. Mike Oldfield - Celtic Rain 4:40
  18. The Corrs - Toss the Feathers 2:50

Disc 2

  1. Morana - Mystera 3:45
  2. Chicane feat. Máire Brennan - Saltwater 3:23
  3. X-Perience - Island of Dreams 3:04
  4. Dune - Who Wants to Live Forever 3:54
  5. Era - Avemano 4:17
  6. Highland - Bella Stella 3:32
  7. Ortiga - Sur Azul Part 1 2:54
  8. Ambra - Walking in the Air 4:06
  9. Brighter Touch - Aerum Dei 3:51
  10. Chorale de oména - Vero Amei 3:54
  11. Scripture - Words Needed 3:56
  12. Magic Voices - Australia 3:22
  13. Rosenstolz - Amo Vitam 3:33
  14. Schiller
    Schiller (band)
    Schiller is the main project of Christopher von Deylen , a German musician, composer and producer. He won the ECHO award in 2002 for the Best Dance Single of the Year.. Schiller has sold over 7 million albums worldwide.Christopher Von Deylen does not provide vocals for any of his compositions...

     - Ein schöner Tag 3:45
  15. Vangelis - Chariots of Fire 3:31
  16. Rhapsody 2 feat. Angelique Kidjo
    Angélique Kidjo
    Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, commonly known as Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Time Magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva". The BBC has...

    & David Whitley - A Child is Born 3:59
  17. Oceaniia - Kotahitanga 3:28
  18. Loona - Salvador Dalí 4:09

Mystera IX (2002)

  1. Era - Divano 3:53
  2. Vangelis - Light And Shadow 3:47
  3. Highland - Quo Vadis 4:20
  4. Oliver Shanti & Friends - Journey Of Shambala 4:36
  5. Mike Oatfield - To Be Free 3:56
  6. Gregorian - Child In Time 4:16
  7. Clanned - Caislean Oir 2:05
  8. Santana - Aqua Marine 3:55
  9. Lesiem - Lesiem 5:06
  10. Unio Mystica - Cuncti Simus : Ave Maria 3:15
  11. Evolution - Sunrise 4:20
  12. Maire Ryham - Mists Of Avalon 4:33
  13. Lingua Mystica - Gloria 3:28
  14. Hazy Garden - Minja 3:33
  15. Gandalf - Fountain Of Secrets 4:38
  16. Ortiga - Danza La Luna 3:44
  17. Brighter Touch - Mother Nature Ballade 3:59
  18. Capercailie - To The Moon 5:49
  19. Sarah Brightman - La Lune 2:53

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