Nige
Group: Members
Posts: 26
Joined: Sep. 2007 |
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Posted: July 07 2013, 01:35 |
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Excellent event and very well organised by Paul & Chris of Dark Star.
Some very interesting insights from the various guests but, as Bell Boy said, the highlight was the Skype linkup with Mike who was on line for 30 minutes or so. Things he covered included: - New album coming on well but probably won't be released until early 2014 by the time it's finished and the record company have prepared the marketing etc. - He's looking forward to doing the 5.1 mix for Amarok but, as the albums are being reissued chronologically, this won't be for a couple more years. - As things stand, Heaven's Open will be the last reissue as the multitrack tapes from the Warner albums have been lost - He won't be touring again (unless he gets asked to do another Olympic ceremony). Apart from the actual performances, he did not enjoy the Night of the Proms experience in 2006 mostly as a result of his relationship with the management.
Following this, we were treated to performances by Terry Oldfield & his wife and Tubular Bells for Two. Although Terry's music is not exactly my cup of tea, he and Soraya proved to be very engaging people who were able to pull you into their music and world through the insights they gave. And TB42 - just amazing.
In the past, I have been quite critical about Mike Oldfield and his attitude to his fans (I, and a number of others, have on occasion been given short shrift by him and reports on this forum about the treatment of the fan guests at the MOTS premier were not positive) but I have to say that, on this occasion, he went above and beyond what anyone could have expected.
Once again, thank you to everyone involved in the organisation and delivery of this event.
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