@davidgerard Interesting, so it was released March 1994,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_(Benedictine_Monks_of_Santo_Domingo_de_Silos_album)

Then April 26, 1995 (just over a year later) was when Babylon 5 S2E14 "There All the Honor Lies" first aired. It's the episode where Kosh shows Sheridan "beauty in the dark" consisting of hooded figures singing Gregorian chants

http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/guide/036.html

If that's not an obvious inspiration I don't know what is

@davidgerard we all need to start doing the Waaaaaazuuup greeting again to just see what happens

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Reminded (in an admittedly tangential way) of the first crappy meme I ever made.

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Oh yes. I bought several ... cassette tapes of them. Asked for them for Christmas and shared some with an elderly Anglican aunt.

@davidgerard The worst bit was when people who should have heard the Gregorian Chanting suddenly caught on to it *months* later, going "Ooh! Have you heard this Gregorian Chanting!"

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The Vast album Visual Audio Sensory Theater is still a certified banger.

@davidgerard There was a delightful parody.

@davidgerard remember the band VAST? That album rocked.

@davidgerard I remember Enigma - sadness part 1 was on Now That’s What I Call Music 19.

@davidgerard I think I remember that. I'm still into them as a result.

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It was longer than a month. It wasn't the only strange music trend of the 1990s. Scatman John had a hit song. The Charleston was remixed into a Eurodance hit. There was a swing revival. "Cotton Eye Joe" remix.

Look up a song called "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe".

@davidgerard Ah. So that's how all the demons of hell were unleashed.

@davidgerard Still must have a CD somewhere - you know, those plastic and aluminum discs that we were using to listen to music before mp3 players (you know, those small devices... oh damned modern times)