Mike Oldfield TUBULAR.NET

The Songs of Distant Earth

Release Date: November 14, 1994
Location: Roughwood Croft

0. CD ROM Track
1. In The Beginning 1:24
2. Let There Be Light 4:52
3. Supernova 3:29
4. Magellan 4:41
5. First Landing 1:16
6. Oceania 3:27
7. Only Time Will Tell 4:19
8. Prayer For The Earth 2:10
9. Lament For Atlantis 2:44
10. The Chamber 1:49
11. Hibernaculum 3:32
12. Tubular World 3:23
13. The Shining Ones 2:59
14. Crystal Clear 5:42
15. The Sunken Forest 2:39
16. Ascension 5:48
17. A New Beginning 1:33

All tracks Written, Produced and Engineered by Mike Oldfield

Assistant Engineers: Gregg Jackman, Steve MacMillan, Tom Newman

Technical Engineer: Richard Barrie

Additional Programming: Eric Caudieux

Additional Rhytmn Loops: Mark Rutherford, Sugar 'J'

Other Artists:
Pandit Dinesh - Tablas
Molly Oldfield - Keyboards

Vocalists: Cori Josias, Ellla Harper, David Nickless, Roame, Members Of 'Veulam Consort', The Tallis Scholars

Extracts from:
Bill Anders quoting from The Book Of Genesis aboard Apollo 8, whilst orbiting the Moon, christmas 1968, with fellow astronauts James Lovell and Frank Borman.
Saami chant - (Ofelas-theme) composed and performed by Nils-Aslak Valkeapaa, for Ofelas (Pathfinder) Film.
Mike Joseph - Self hypnosis tape
Vahine Taihara - Tubuai Choir

Special thanks to Rosa Suarez, Clive Banks, Moira Bellas and Jeremy Parker

Personnel

Instruments

Electric guitars
1963 Fender Stratocaster, fiesta red	s/n L08044. Mike once said in an interview (The Raft) that this was his favourite guitar and that he'd never sell it. However, he finally decided to part company with it in December 2007 and sold it through Chandler guitars, fetching £30,000.	Also used in Discovery, Amarok, Tubular Bells II, Voyager, Tubular Bells III, Guitars, Tubular Bells 2003, Light + Shade
1989 PRS Signature, Vintage Yellow	A particularly high grade, limited edition, version of the Custom 24. In Vintage Yellow.	Also used in Earth Moving, Amarok, Tubular Bells II, Voyager, Tubular Bells III, Guitars, Tubular Bells 2003, Light + Shade, Return To Ommadawn
Guitar effects
Roland GP-8	Guitar effects processor used for Mike's trademark 90s distorted guitar sound. Sold via ebay in December 2007.	Also used in Amarok, Tubular Bells II, Tubular Bells 2003, Return To Ommadawn
Synthesisers
E-Mu Proteus	Digital sample playback sound module.	Also used in Heaven's Open, Tubular Bells II
Ensoniq SD-1		[?] Also used in Tubular Bells II
Korg M1	The biggest selling digital keyboard of all time, the Korg M1 was used by many artists after its release in 1988.	Mike used this as the master keyboard for his sequencing setup. Also used in Earth Moving, Heaven's Open, Tubular Bells II
Roland D-550	Linear Algorhythmic Synthesis module.	[?] Also used in Heaven's Open, Tubular Bells II
Roland JD-990	Rackmountable module version of the JD-800, with slightly enhanced synthesis engine, but missing its numerous sliders!	Mike used two of these on the album (as seen in the 1994 VH1 interview). Also used in Voyager, Tubular Bells III, The Millennium Bell, Tres Lunas, Tubular Bells 2003
Roland D-50	Linear Algorhythmic synthesiser keyboard.	[?] Also used in Islands, Earth Moving, Amarok, Heaven's Open, Tubular Bells II
Samplers
Akai S-1100	Mike owned both an 8MB and a 32MB version.	Mike used two of these for playing back the many samples used on the album (as seen in the 1994 VH1 interview). Also used in Heaven's Open, Tubular Bells II
Loudspeakers
Coastal Acoustics Boxer T4		Also used in Tubular Bells II, Voyager, Tubular Bells III, Guitars, The Millennium Bell, Tres Lunas, Tubular Bells 2003
Meyer HD-1	Nearfield monitors.	Also used in Tubular Bells II, Voyager, Tres Lunas
Yamaha NS10	Nearfield monitors.
Studio effects and outboard
Manor Module (mic preamp, EQ, compressor)	Taken from the original Walsall Timing Developments mixer which was used to record Tubular Bells. Used for Mike's distinctive clean guitar sound.	Also used in Tubular Bells 2003
Eventide DSP-4000	High end digital effects unit, part of Eventide's successful Harmonizer series.	Also used in Tubular Bells 2003
Lexicon 480L		[?] Mike mentions a Lexion reverb in the 1995 Sound on Sound interview and is probably referring to this one.
TC Electronic M-5000		Also used in Tubular Bells 2003
Tape recorders
Sony PCM-3348	48 track digital multitrack tape recorder, recording to Ampex 467 1/2" oxide tape.	Also used in Amarok, Heaven's Open, Tubular Bells II, Voyager, Tubular Bells III
Mixing desks
AMS Neve Capricorn 33238	Digital mixing desk.	Also used in Voyager, Tubular Bells III, Guitars, The Millennium Bell, Tubular Bells 2003
Computers
Apple Macintosh Quadra 850	Running EMagic Logic Audio and Digidesign Pro Tools, connected to a 'two page' (usually used to describe a 21" CRT) monitor. It had four sets of Pro Tools hardware, to allow it to handle 16 tracks of audio. As mentioned in Sound on Sound, February 1995.