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Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 15:51 @ admins: if this doesn't belong here, please move it. I'm currently listening to Music of the Spheres, for real this time The overall impression is of a very beautiful and very well-built contemporary classical work. There are obvious similarities with Mike's previous works, not only TB... I'm hearing very strong reminiscences from HR, Inc., Ommadawn part II, Mont St. Michel and many, many more fragments from elsewehere. Some pieces are a little bit soundtrackish, but I guess that nowadays everybody who writes music to be performed by classical orchestras ends up with something sounding somehow like film music. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. The main purpose of this post, however, is not reviewing MotS. I'd like to ask everybody here iof there is anyone who's kind enough to write down the words to "On my heart", the only album track featuring lyrics. It's sung in (Italian) operatic style and the lyrics are very hard to understand, at least for me. EDIT: There also is a choir bit sung in Latin (or pseudo-Latin) at the end of Shabda. Sounds very like Adiemus. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 16:09 "Aurora" has a few lyrics too, certainly Latin - something like "Aurora borealis, ..... occidentalis". "Harmonia Mundi" also does have a bit of Latin lyrics. Both pieces do definitely sound like Adiemus. I honestly have to say that I was expecting something like this... as soon as I read that Karl Jenkins was involved. But is he actually? He's not mentioned anywhere on Universal's 'official' presentation of the album... P.S. "Musica Universalis", which I'm listening to right now, is a build-up in the style of "The Bell", featuring tubular bells (obviously) , followed by an heroic/epic finale. A fitting conclusion! -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Sweetpea Group: Members Posts: 1476 Joined: April 2007 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 16:58 Quote a very beautiful and very well-built contemporary classical work That's good to hear since that's what I was expecting/hoping for. -------------- "I'm no physicist, but technically couldn't Mike both be with the horse and be flying through space at the same time? (On account of the earth's orbit around the Sun and all that). So it seems he never had to make the choice after all. I bet he's kicking himself now." - clotty Back to top

jonnyw Group: Members Posts: 522 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 17:25 My dear god, she sounds like a flute! Heres what ive gotten out of a few first listens! On my heart, The nights are drowning, Here above, The stars are smiling In eternal light for warning In a spree Memories, Of light and laughter Hope and peace, from far here after what a perfect* weeps on features From a tree On my heart, The nights are drawing, Here above, The stars are smiling In eternal light for warning In a spreee *this bit is wrong, but i really have no idea what she says here Anybody else any ideas? Beautiful peice, Though westernra sounds like a flute! -------------- Grand piano. Reed and pipe organ. Glockenspeil. Bass guitar. Vocal chords. Two slightly sampled electric guitars. The venitian effect. Digital sound processor. And Tubular bells. Solo music - http://-terrapin-.bebo.com Band music - http://www.rsimusic.com Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 17:29 @ Jonnyw: I think I said rather clearly, above, that this sounded like Italian opera. I hope I didn't give you the wrong impression about Italian opera! However, thanks a lot. I think: for warning = foreboding (I don't know whether this makes sense) a spree = a spring [ditto as above! ] The 'weeps on features' bit is really what it sounds like - I really can't get nothing else out of it... anyone else can? -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

jonnyw Group: Members Posts: 522 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 17:33 Are you sure? I can hear lots of english! -------------- Grand piano. Reed and pipe organ. Glockenspeil. Bass guitar. Vocal chords. Two slightly sampled electric guitars. The venitian effect. Digital sound processor. And Tubular bells. Solo music - http://-terrapin-.bebo.com Band music - http://www.rsimusic.com Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 17:36 I don't mean that it's sung in Italian. I was referring to the style. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

jonnyw Group: Members Posts: 522 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 17:41 Oh righty, I see! It sounds lovely though, And i think youre right about the spring bit at the beginning, i had that there first when typng it out, but at the end of the piece, it sounds more like spree. God knows what they actually are. It will probably be "Yankee doodle dandy" or something like that. -------------- Grand piano. Reed and pipe organ. Glockenspeil. Bass guitar. Vocal chords. Two slightly sampled electric guitars. The venitian effect. Digital sound processor. And Tubular bells. Solo music - http://-terrapin-.bebo.com Band music - http://www.rsimusic.com Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 17:47 Quote (jonnyw @ Sep. 06 2007, 23:41) And i think youre right about the spring bit at the beginning, i had that there first when typng it out, but at the end of the piece, it sounds more like spree. Yes, it actually does, because she and the choir sing it as "spriiiiiiiiing". But I think you can actually hear a '-ng' at the very end of the vocals. I also think that someone will come up with the right lyrics for the missing bit. "What a perfect" is certainly right, but I've no idea about what comes after it. An opera singer's main concern is showing off her/his vocal abilities, not enunciating the lyrics clearly.   -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

jonnyw Group: Members Posts: 522 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 17:51 mm you may be right now i think about it... -------------- Grand piano. Reed and pipe organ. Glockenspeil. Bass guitar. Vocal chords. Two slightly sampled electric guitars. The venitian effect. Digital sound processor. And Tubular bells. Solo music - http://-terrapin-.bebo.com Band music - http://www.rsimusic.com Back to top

Hifiguru Group: Members Posts: 275 Joined: Aug. 2002 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 17:52 I also couldnt resist and wait for offical release so i went and grabbed it off from net also...i have no opinions yet about it because i havent finished listening it yet... I think that On my heart song sound bit like from movie soundtrack Beautiful Mind with Charlotte Church singing. -------------- -TB Limited ultimate edition 2009 (still sealed) -Hergest Ridge Limited 2010 #017 -Ommadawn Limited 2010 #065 -Incantations Limited 2011 #003 -Platinum Limited 2012 #316 -QE2 Limited 2012 #112 -Opening Ceremony London 2012 #61 -Five Miles Out 2013 Limited LP #116 -Crises 2013 Limited LP #259 Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 17:59 @ Hifiguru: I think it's not exactly what would you expect from Mike Oldfield after you've heard The Millennium Bell. But if you're familiar with his whole output, it's exactly what you would expect from a classical album by Mike Oldfield. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Matt Group: Admins Posts: 1186 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 18:09 sounds fantastic. Much as I'd love to hear it now I'll wait until I have a bought copy in my hand. Would be interested in a review though if you can do one ugo? -------------- "I say I say I say I say, what's got three bottles and five eyes and no legs and two wheels" Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 18:11 Quote (Matt @ Sep. 07 2007, 00:09) Would be interested in a review though if you can do one ugo? I'll do one as soon as I get some time. Maybe this weekend, or Monday - when I'm not busy with school. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Hifiguru Group: Members Posts: 275 Joined: Aug. 2002 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 18:15 after listening whole thing...all i can say that my hopes were higher about this... -------------- -TB Limited ultimate edition 2009 (still sealed) -Hergest Ridge Limited 2010 #017 -Ommadawn Limited 2010 #065 -Incantations Limited 2011 #003 -Platinum Limited 2012 #316 -QE2 Limited 2012 #112 -Opening Ceremony London 2012 #61 -Five Miles Out 2013 Limited LP #116 -Crises 2013 Limited LP #259 Back to top

Chicular Group: Members Posts: 240 Joined: Sep. 2004 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 18:28 Hifiguru!  Does the music flow like Mike's instrumental albums or is it split into individual tracks like Tres Lunas and Light and Shade?   Maybe it's a good thing that after the first listen you expected more, i find most of Mike's albums take more than one listen for me to appreciate it. Cheers Back to top

Hifiguru Group: Members Posts: 275 Joined: Aug. 2002 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 18:52 Quote (Chicular @ Sep. 06 2007, 18:28) Hifiguru!  Does the music flow like Mike's instrumental albums or is it split into individual tracks like Tres Lunas and Light and Shade?   Maybe it's a good thing that after the first listen you expected more, i find most of Mike's albums take more than one listen for me to appreciate it. Cheers its just continuous thing like tsode. but i been listening this kind music many times because im also fan of japanese game soundtracks (final fantasy series) -------------- -TB Limited ultimate edition 2009 (still sealed) -Hergest Ridge Limited 2010 #017 -Ommadawn Limited 2010 #065 -Incantations Limited 2011 #003 -Platinum Limited 2012 #316 -QE2 Limited 2012 #112 -Opening Ceremony London 2012 #61 -Five Miles Out 2013 Limited LP #116 -Crises 2013 Limited LP #259 Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 18:54 The first few seconds of it reminds me of Tears of an Angel... -------------- "But it's always the outsider, the black sheep, that becomes the blockbuster." - Mike Oldfield, 2014 "I remember feeling that I'd been judged unfairly and that I was going to prove them wrong." - Peter Davison, 2011 Back to top

Tubularman Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 2304 Joined: June 2004 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 20:22 this is a great album, i love it. suprising and something different, this is. It is like TSODE, change alot. The guitar style is familiar with Mont St Michel. one word for this album: harmonic some of the style remains me of Danny Elfman. My fav is Animus. It made me cry actually. -------------- Mike Oldfield M i x e s https://soundcloud.com/tubularman Back to top

jonnyw Group: Members Posts: 522 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Sep. 06 2007, 20:40 Quote (Tati The Sentinel @ Sep. 06 2007, 23:54) The first few seconds of it reminds me of Tears of an Angel... Of the album or the track "On my heart"? -------------- Grand piano. Reed and pipe organ. Glockenspeil. Bass guitar. Vocal chords. Two slightly sampled electric guitars. The venitian effect. Digital sound processor. And Tubular bells. Solo music - http://-terrapin-.bebo.com Band music - http://www.rsimusic.com Back to top

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