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Deadcalm Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 752 Joined: Nov. 2004 Posted: May 15 2007, 05:54 Im looking forward to the next MO Album and how it will sound..  Well its supposed to have a Halloween Theme or Concept .. Maybe a Release on Oct 29th then ?? .. Its supposed to be a classical based record but thats to be confirmed I guess.. Cannt help but think theres going to be lots of trademark Guitar going off in there as well..I can imagine a bit of Vocals or Choirs in it also...I cannt see ir being racked up in the totally Classic Sections personally so it could still be a very much recognisable MO album ...Theres millions of Classic Albums out there already so I hope itsgoing to still going to "Rock" a bit and not be a 60 minute long "Lake Constance" even though i do like that Tk a lot..Any Ideas on the Album "Cover"  Fav must be A tastefull "Pumpkin Head" theme or something Gothic .. http://www.dailymotion.com/relevan....lloween Back to top

onion Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: July 2005 Posted: May 15 2007, 10:22 After the horror of light & shade, all bets are off! I think we see a record with a jazzy trance-beat mixed with breathing sounds from dolphins and whales and a steeldrum band performed by epileptic midgets with multiple spasms..- only with  interruptions made by MO´s new sounds...a 500 overdub of a flushing toilet....FLUSH......FLUSH.....FLUSH... I can´t wait for this one   Mike -------------- Are soft boiled eggs supposed to make a crunchy noise when you eat them? Back to top

larstangmark Group: Members Posts: 1767 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: May 15 2007, 12:21 I think this album can be really good, but I hope Mike stays away from guest vocalists (or - god forbid - childen!) reciting poems. Another thing I don't want to hear any more of is breathy choirs singing mock-african chants. It used to be carming feature of Mike's music ca 1978, but of lately it's become a tired Oldfieldian Cliché. They way it's used on the Millenium Bell (an album which I'm secretly afraid that this project will owe a lot to) it makes me think of the "Holidays are coming"-chant in that Coca Cola commercial. I seriously hope that Mike dares to compose a piece that is not so easily accesible. A little bit of dissonance won't hurt. If it's going to be a classical album it won't have to top the charts anyway, so perhaps there is more room to experiment. -------------- "There are twelve people in the world, the rest are paste" Mark E Smith Back to top

Tubularman Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 2304 Joined: June 2004 Posted: May 15 2007, 14:48 Quote (onion @ May 15 2007, 16:22) After the horror of light & shade, all bets are off! I think we see a record with a jazzy trance-beat mixed with breathing sounds from dolphins and whales and a steeldrum band performed by epileptic midgets with multiple spasms..- only with  interruptions made by MO´s new sounds...a 500 overdub of a flushing toilet....FLUSH......FLUSH.....FLUSH... I can´t wait for this one   Mike it will be orhestral   that means many miles away from what you describe.. Karl Jenkins is doing the orchestra and Mike will play classic guitar + piano. -------------- Mike Oldfield M i x e s https://soundcloud.com/tubularman Back to top

Ratty Group: Members Posts: 386 Joined: Jan. 2005 Posted: May 15 2007, 16:03 Hi Deadcalm The new album is going to be called "Music of the spheres" see my post on this under general discussion. -------------- Far away across the field The tolling of the iron bell Calls the faithful to their knees To hear the softly spoken magic spells Back to top

Velodynamic Group: Members Posts: 119 Joined: June 2006 Posted: May 18 2007, 14:27 A wild guess...they're making a soundtrack in case the book will become a movie?   Anyhow...I think Mike is returning back to his guitars again.   I wish they could create some longer, transforming track, everything is so damn short in these days. -------------- "...I've never seen a connection between music and politics. It's like trying to connect football with croquet." -M.O. Back to top

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