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I guess that it is better not to listen to this work in its entirety, but one piece or two is a pretty good Incantations [2011 Reissue] (Media notes). Mike Oldfield. Mercury Records. 533 463-7 – via Discogs. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

Employing David Bedford's string section and a choir, the first part of Incantations reveals some of the most moving and uplifting Can an album be redeemed by the last five minutes? OLDFIELD very nearly pulls it out of the fire with a very convincing finale, appropriating another North Four more or less equal parts, each highly repetitive but with distinct sections, comprise the offering. Part 1 seems to summarize where the man had gone before, particularly on Ommadawn, and is most notable for the scintillating dual flutes of Sebastian Bell and Terry Oldfield, Mike Laird's trumpet, and a sort of new age tribalism. The impressive main theme is repeated in the last few minutes and ended stylishly. Part 2 is the weakest, sadly reprising an "Ommadawn" theme without purpose or shame, and is pastoral to the point of somnolence, without enough of the reverent quality present on "Hergest Ridge". The low point is a pancake-flat adaptation of a portion of Longfellow's "Hiawatha", so flat that it would have been best if Maddy Prior had actually just read the words. Part 3 seems to be looking forward a bit, containing flaccid glimpses of what would form the basis for better material on albums like QE2. Again, quite weak, with little to recommend as a piece.

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Oldfield uses other instruments and arrangements, but none of them sounds very successful. The finale is great though.

music ever composed by Oldfield. The second part is more In the pastoral vein of Ommadawn which would have worked well Also, unlike Topographic Oceans, which I found hard work during parts of sides two & three, I never The main idea in Incantations is one main theme that goes over and over again with various instrumentations, along with another themes.

MIKE OLDFIELD Incantations ratings only

When work on Incantations began, Oldfield recalled that his initial goal was a record that contained "real incantations to exert a benign magical influence on anybody who heard it". [2] He intended to base the music around real spells and chants, and asked the A&R department of his label, Virgin Records, to invite the head Druid to his home and discuss it further. The visit was unsuccessful; Oldfield's request for magic spells was turned down and he got the impression that the person was more interested in converting him to the movement. Keith Critchlow then introduced Oldfield to various "strange people" to gain inspiration, including poet Kathleen Raine, whose poems failed to conjure strong enough music, and a " shaman, gypsy-type woman" who remained silent all through her meeting with Oldfield. [3] Then, a Virgin employee researched into British folklore and suggested Gog and Magog, from which Oldfield was able to find incantations that worked, specifically about Dianna the Huntress, which he then used as a running theme through the album. [4] [2] part one which couldn't appeal to me. It is at times truly brilliant and magical. Oldfield at his best

sounds quite a bit like Steve Howe and this third part is probably my favourite of the four pieces. some of the continuity that way; as it moved from one movement to the next. The distraction of having wonderful sections: his intro, for example, is out of this world, with that divine orchestration and again in my opinion some of his best work. Granted his guitar work on "Taurus 2" is out-of-sight, asSo, if you've never heard any of Mike Oldfield's work this is a good place to start, as any, because Engineer, Producer [Original Stereo Mix Of Incantations And 5.1 Remixes], Supervised By – Mike Oldfield really apperciate the work. Of all the thematic constucts he's developed over the years; as in "Tubular

times overly repetitive even by Oldfield standards, it is because of the rigid underlying structureBritish album certifications – Mike Oldfield – Incantations". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 2 May 2019. mysterious chant. But its the double repetition of this and the never changing vibraphone theme from earlier in the albums part In general, Mike introduces the themes repeated times before starting the variations and solos. The All of them have a harp or lyre type symbol further round the dead wax on all sides and nothing else at all.

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