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Harmono Group: Members Posts: 759 Joined: May 2005 Posted: Mar. 09 2012, 12:34 Great! Most of you propably know that Terry Oldfield has made a lot of music for nature documentaries, relaxation and yoga, but there's also more melodic stuff, such as the album Celt, which is a good one. Back to top

oblique Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: Mar. 09 2012, 16:25 Terry's been one of my favorite artists since many years. This new album is great news, and i'll make sure to buy it this summer. -------------- "While we are alive we should sit among colored lights and taste good wines, and discuss our adventures in far places; when we are dead, the opportunity is past." - Jack Vance Back to top

Mix Group: Members Posts: 123 Joined: Aug. 2005 Posted: Mar. 09 2012, 16:48 Quote (Harmono @ Mar. 09 2012, 19:34) Great! Most of you propably know that Terry Oldfield has made a lot of music for nature documentaries, relaxation and yoga, but there's also more melodic stuff, such as the album Celt, which is a good one. I can also recommend albums "De Profundis" (or "Out of the Depths") and "Icon". Absolutely beautiful stuff. I have ordered a couple of Terry's CDs from his site, and he very generously signs the albums if you request that in your order. At least that's how things were when I ordered "De Profundis II" and "Reflections". Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: Mar. 09 2012, 17:45 Terry seems like a great guy, no doubt about it. It's just that his music isn't something I feel like returning to very often. It doesn't suck by any means (what little I've heard of it). I'm certainly looking forward to this collaboration, but I'll reserve judgement until I've heard it. Back to top

HuanCry Group: Members Posts: 303 Joined: May 2005 Posted: Mar. 09 2012, 17:54 Why is only 24 replies ( including this one  ) showing when 33 replies are indicated ? Back to top

Olivier Group: Super Admins Posts: 1867 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Mar. 09 2012, 18:22 Quote (HuanCry @ Mar. 09 2012, 17:54) Why is only 24 replies ( including this one  ) showing when 33 replies are indicated ? Fixed. Something broke the counter when I merge the topics. Back to top

Airborne Group: Members Posts: 192 Joined: Sep. 2006 Posted: Mar. 10 2012, 12:37 Quote (jjmillenium @ Mar. 09 2012, 10:02) In fact, some days ago, he said that he's working on a track that the both brothers used to play on Barefoot The music of Barefoot was close to the Caveman section of Tubular Bells. I cannot see that type of music turning up on one of Terry's esoteric albums - but you never know. One little gem of a recording by Terry is his "Spiral Waves" demo that he did in the mid 70's. Probably the closest he has got to sounding like his brother. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVX2tdJx5Cs Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1613 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: Mar. 10 2012, 13:57   Ohhh I love it !! Very nice track ! Yes very close to Mike's music ! Hope this is the track they played together ! Back to top

Milamber Group: Musicians Posts: 2275 Joined: Feb. 2010 Posted: Mar. 12 2012, 06:22 Anything new from Mike (Even a collaboration) is great news indeed, Will be getting this definitely. Back to top

Drealm Group: Members Posts: 170 Joined: Mar. 2008 Posted: Mar. 13 2012, 14:18 I think it's sad for Terry because a lot of people will be interested in his new album all of a sudden, just because his brother "Mike Oldfield" is stated on the cover. It's like a new not very interesting movie with "produced by the directors of The Matrix", just to boost the movie when in fact few people would care otherwise. I tried to listen to some albums from Terry and honestly not even one song grabbed my attention and everything sounded the same from old to recent albums. And yes, because Mike is featured in his new album, I will give it a try, but knowing I will be "searching" for the Mike touch, hoping he was involved in the composition. And I think this is a bad way of being interested in an album from his brother. Nevertheless, the simple fact that Mike is doing a collaboration with his brother is great and I hope the two make a great duo, considering they are 50/50 involved, not just Mike playing guitar on 2 or 3 songs. Can't wait to hear that! Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: Mar. 13 2012, 16:23 Quote (Drealm @ Mar. 13 2012, 20:18) I think it's sad for Terry because a lot of people will be interested in his new album all of a sudden, just because his brother "Mike Oldfield" is stated on the cover. I think Terry is well aware of that and probably doesn't have a problem with it. Why should he? He knows he has his own fans, not as many as Mike, sure, but I reckon equally hardcore. I can't be sure because I don't listen to the stuff, but it's been my impression that he's a big name in the new age scene. Quote And yes, because Mike is featured in his new album, I will give it a try, but knowing I will be "searching" for the Mike touch, hoping he was involved in the composition. I wouldn't seperate it like that either. Mike has always very much made any collaboration he was involved in his own work, and all the collaborations are 100% MO tracks to me, even something like The Skids' "Iona", which is awesome even though I normally don't like punk music. He has never worked on anything where his style wouldn't fit. Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: Mar. 13 2012, 16:38 Quote (Airborne @ Mar. 10 2012, 18:37) One little gem of a recording by Terry is his "Spiral Waves" demo that he did in the mid 70's. Probably the closest he has got to sounding like his brother. This is indeed good stuff, thanks for that! It's going on my playlist. Back to top

christopher Group: Members Posts: 270 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Mar. 14 2012, 00:58 Frankly, I'd like to know what happened to his "Telecaster" project! Back to top

Matt Group: Admins Posts: 1186 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: Mar. 14 2012, 05:15 Quote (christopher @ Mar. 14 2012, 04:58) Frankly, I'd like to know what happened to his "Telecaster" project! Mike was asked about that in an interview last year which you can read here. Telecaster comments were: "Interviewer: ...Mike, you had a project at some point involving the Telecaster guitar, is that still ongoing? Mike: How did you hear about that! That was supposed to be secret! ... I did have an idea of making an album just using a Telecaster guitar. ... But then I sort of cheated, I got a Telecaster guitar with special humbucker pickups and then I thought well that's not really a Telecaster, that's more like a Gibson Les Paul or something but I will tell you one thing, I've still got the ideas from that and I've just done a recording session remotely by Skype with one of the best session drummers in Los Angeles he's called John Robinson and that worked out really well which means that now from my sort of master control centre in the Bahamas I can do sessions anywhere in the world you know using internet and I'm very excited about that. There's other things in the works, working with another musician who lives over here this side of the Atlantic doing some club remixes of old material...." So I guess we might hear *something* of that telecaster stuff at some point! -------------- "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

Drealm Group: Members Posts: 170 Joined: Mar. 2008 Posted: Mar. 14 2012, 18:22 Quote (Matt @ Mar. 14 2012, 05:15) [quote=christopher,Mar. 14 2012, 04:58] "Interviewer: ...Mike, you had a project at some point involving the Telecaster guitar, is that still ongoing? Mike: How did you hear about that! That was supposed to be secret! Could it be why Fanny stopped her journal about all Mike's albums? Mike realized that some private things were leaking to us via Fanny and he asked her to stop the project? Does anyone know? It was really great reading her. Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1613 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: Mar. 14 2012, 18:46 ...Drealm , this thing also has gone through my mind !.. hope i'm wrong but perhaps Mike asked her to stop writing all about their life ! Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: Mar. 14 2012, 21:52 It's just a matter of boundaries really.Seems that both felt it was too much exposure for their own taste. -------------- "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

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: Mar. 15 2012, 09:02 Quote (Airborne @ Mar. 10 2012, 18:37) [quote=jjmillenium,Mar. 09 2012, 10:02]One little gem of a recording by Terry is his "Spiral Waves" demo that he did in the mid 70's. Probably the closest he has got to sounding like his brother. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVX2tdJx5Cs After listening to this twice, I have to admit I'm a bit weirded out by it. It sounds like Mike, but missing all the edge. Not even like newer Mike, who also has lost a lot of his edge, but lacking any bite whatsoever. No criticism, it's still good stuff, I just find it a bit unnerving.   Back to top

Milamber Group: Musicians Posts: 2275 Joined: Feb. 2010 Posted: Mar. 15 2012, 19:10 It's the Janet Jackson effect all over again   Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: Mar. 15 2012, 20:06 Quote (Milamber @ Mar. 16 2012, 01:10) It's the Janet Jackson effect all over again   Exactly! Back to top

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