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new Mike Oldfield album - CRAZY-HORSE - 20-12-2016
I thought this one may be of interest to members, well, Jerome inparticular....
it appears Mike Oldfield has a new one coming out next year (2017)
heres the article from Uncut:
![[Image: MIKE-OLDFIELD_COVER.jpg]](http://keyassets.timeincuk.net/inspirewp/live/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2016/12/MIKE-OLDFIELD_COVER.jpg)
Mike Oldfield has confirmed details about his new album.
the album will be released on January 20th on the Virgin label.
A sequel to the 1975 album Ommadawn, this new record was written, recorded, produced at Oldfield's
home studio in Nassau.
it contains two parts, Ommadawn pt 1 and 2.
Oldfield describes it as "handmade" and includes twenty two instruments including mandolin, guitars,
acoustic bass, bodhran, African drums and tin whistle.
Oldfield says "looking on social media I see that everybodys favourite albums seem to be the first three,
those that are over forty years old, and Ommadawn even moreso than Tubular Bells, I think that is because it
a genuine piece of music as opposed to a production; hands, fingers, fingernails, I didn't have a goal, I was not
trying to please anyone other than myself, it was spontaneous music making, full of life.
so I think a "return to ommadawn" is also a return to my true self"
new Mike Oldfield album - bob_32_116 - 21-12-2016
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:Oldfield says "looking on social media I see that everybodys favourite albums seem to be the first three,Interesting that Oldfield makes this comment, because I have always found Tubular Bells less satisfying than some of his other works, for this very reason.
those that are over forty years old, and Ommadawn even moreso than Tubular Bells, I think that is because it
a genuine piece of music as opposed to a production; hands, fingers, fingernails, I didn't have a goal, I was not
trying to please anyone other than myself, it was spontaneous music making, full of life.
so I think a "return to ommadawn" is also a return to my true self"
new Mike Oldfield album - CRAZY-HORSE - 21-12-2016
i cant comment on his albums mate because I only have Tubular Bells...
I like some pieces of the music but dislike other pieces (snippets)....
new Mike Oldfield album - Jerome - 21-12-2016
Oh I will probably buy this just to make the collection complete but I am starting to get a little wary of classic albums being re-released (even if the music is original). I found both the latest Floyd and Jarre releases to be well below par.
new Mike Oldfield album - bob_32_116 - 21-12-2016
Jerome Wrote:Oh I will probably buy this just to make the collection complete but I am starting to get a little wary of classic albums being re-released (even if the music is original). I found both the latest Floyd and Jarre releases to be well below par.I quite enjoyed the Floyd one for what it was... haven't heard the JMJ one.
I would actually be quite open-minded about the new Oldfield, because it sounds as though it's actually new original music, not just remixes or music from tapes he found sitting around in the cupboard. I do have a problem with the title; it seems to be an attempt to cash in on the popularity of Ommadawn. However I have seen comments to the effect that some people liked Tubular Bells II better than TB1, so as I say I am open-minded.