larstangmark
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Posted: April 23 2006, 05:30 |
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I don't know if this is much help, but I can tell you I've been searching high and low for music that is somehow similiar to what Mike did early on, and I have found absolutely nada. The Oldfield amalgam of musical styles is very unique and even though TB sold millions, Mike doesn't even seem to have had any imitators.
But I think that if you enjoy Mike's early albums you might like folk acts like Robbie Basho, Pentangle or Fairport Convention. But most of these artists will disappoint if you expect Mike Oldfield-like music. The folk music that Mike drew inspiration from were generally too knees-up and jolly for my taste at least. Something like Ommadawn was a step down an untrodden path that hasn't been re-visited again by anyone as far as I know. Ommadawn was dark, mystical, instrumental progressive folk. I have *never* heard of anyone doing anything like that ever again.
Consequently, I would also be intersted in recommendations of Mike-like artists (i.e. not Jarre or Vangelis).
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