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Posted: June 05 2010, 15:45 |
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| Quote (Pat Gleeson @ June 04 2010, 22:08) | | Gone is almost half of the oboe solo in Part 1 (which answers my question of a few weeks ago as to how the new mix was ca. 2 mins. shorter) |
Interestingly, that section is totally intact - he's just chosen to mute the first 32 bars' worth of oboe. The bits that are missing are part of the trumpet section before the oboe part, and some of the bass section before the sleigh bells...certainly a controversial decision!
I like how he chose to bring the oboe in later, actually. It surprised me, which I liked - it wasn't at all what I was expecting, but it does make the point that there's some very beautiful guitar playing under there too (not that it wasn't audible before, but I think bringing it right to the front like that is an interesting thing to do).
The same with the strummed mandolins under the sleigh bells, actually (which seem to be an idea carried across from the demo recordings) - they were unexpected and there's something angsty about them, very much the sound of the agitated young Mike of Tubular Bells...it's certainly not subtle in the way either the original or the Boxed mixes were (and I may later decide that it's just a bit over the top), but for the moment, I find it very interesting how it reveals a different side of the album.
I had a listen to the 5.1 mixes today and I have to say it's still the Hergest Ridge remix that grabs me more! Ommadawn...I need to give that one more time, I think.
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let's wait and see 
