Mike Oldfield (2007) - Music of the Spheres (Advance Copy)
Mike Oldfield (2oo7) - Music of the Spheres (Advance Copy)
style: Electronic | VBR, ~200kbps | 45:50 | 65.3 Mb | release date: 12.11.2007
History
In an interview on BBC Radio 2's Steve Wright show, broadcast 23 February 2006, Oldfield elaborated on his next project saying he was working on a long instrumental — probably in three parts and without any drum loops. He also mentioned the possibility of a tour. In an interview for the March 2007 issue of Resolution Magazine Oldfield added that it would be a classical album "going to be based around the festival of Hallowe’en, rather than the Hollywood horror film", in which he'd only play "classical guitar and grand piano".[1] In a This is London interview Mike revealed the name of the new album as Music of the Spheres.[2] Karl Jenkins was recording the album with Oldfield at Abbey Road Studios in early June 2007.
One of the album's tracks is entitled "Musica Universalis", which when translated is Universal Music, the name Oldfield's current record label. This trick is a repeat of a track title on his previous album, "Quicksilver" which is another name for the metal Mercury.
From the Artist
Music Of The Spheres By Mike Oldfield
In this world, everything has a pulse or a vibration. This sound is unique to each living or non living thing and in itself creates a music that no-one can hear. I believe that this has a very powerful resonance with, and a deep effect, on our lives. What would happen if we took this further and apply this to bigger things , more powerful things ; like an entire solar system or galaxy say, what would that sound like?
Musica Universalis is the ancient theory that every celestial body, the sun, the moon and the stars has an inner music. This is a harmonic and mathematical concept derived from the movements of the planets in the solar system. The music created is inaudible to the human ear.
Music of the Spheres is my interpretation of this theory. Every planet and every star; even the whole universe has music within it that no-one can hear, this is what it would sound like if it was set free. This is Music of the Spheres.
Mike Oldfield.
1. Harbinger - 04.04
2. Animus - 03.09
3. Silhouette - 3.19
4. Shabda - 3.56
5. The Tempest - 5.48
6. Harbinger (reprise) - 1.30
7. On My Heart - 2.27 Feat: Hayley Westenra Part 2
8. Aurora - 03.42
9. Prophecy - 02.54
10. On My Heart (reprise) - 01.16
11. Harmonia Mudi - 03.46
12. The Other Side - 01.28
13. Empyrean - 01.37
14. Musica Universalis - 06.24
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