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kenethlevine
Special Collaborator Prog-Folk Team Joined: December 06 2006 Location: New England Status: Offline Points: 8844 |
Topic: Artist(s) similar to Mike Oldfield Posted: March 25 2016 at 08:57 |
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I was thinking of them but mostly for the song "Closer to your Heart" from Macalla, which could have been the sequel to Moonlight Shadow!
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ALotOfBottle
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 17 2016 Location: Lublin, Poland Status: Offline Points: 1990 |
Posted: March 25 2016 at 05:06 | |
My instant thought was Bo Hansson - a Swedish multiinstrumentalist from
the day, who released some Tubular Bells-esque material.
You might like him. The follow-up of his debut I posted above called "Magician's Hat" is also dead good! |
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aglasshouse
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Posted: March 24 2016 at 21:03 | |
Clannad?
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http://fryingpanmedia.com
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TheLionOfPrague
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Posted: March 24 2016 at 20:56 | |
Thanks for the suggestions
Will check them out.
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I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: March 24 2016 at 20:52 | |
Those are all practically homages, me likey, I'll probably buy all of these. Rob Reed's Tubular Bells tribute Sanctuary clearly qualifies.
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Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
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kenethlevine
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Posted: March 22 2016 at 18:26 | |
Oldfield has many followers, from many of his eras
Colin Masson's "Isle of Eight" could pass for an Oldfield album Ken Baird is clearly influenced by Oldfield and his sister Sally Sally Oldfield's early stuff is a bit like her brother Engel from Spain influenced by Maggie Reilly era keyboardist from the country of Georgia "Laozi" I concur about Alan Stivell; it's not the same but in the spirit Dan Ar Braz's first album "Douar Nevez" could work Seven Reizh EliphasZ "La Royaume des Poussieres" has a 19 minute track that is very Oldfield like some of FLAMING BESS' early stuff is like a more rhythmic Oldfield Oldfield himself went very Alan Parsons for parts of albums like the song oriented side of "Islands", so Alan Parsons sounds like him, although sometimes it's more that Oldfield sounds like Parsons Some of the more medieval Dead Can Dance albums The first couple of Sky albums Quaterna Requiem Sagrado Coracao da Terra Paul Brett's albums Interlife and Eclipse Japanese band Asturias' first couple of albums Passport's song Ataraxia is very Oldfield souinding Hostsonaten "Springsong" Groovector "Ultramarine" Sebastian Hardie's instrumental stuff some of early Jade Warriot |
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Guy Guden
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Posted: March 22 2016 at 18:09 | |
maybe Anthony Phillips, 1984 or Tarka with Harry Williamson. There is a group called Celestial that has a piece on it that I often segue with Mike Oldfield. Mike was on SPACE PIRATE RADIO during his 5 Miles Out U.S. tour.
I will be posting the interview this year on my Melting Watchtowre page, if anyone is interested. There is only one Mike Oldfield, solo or on other cats' and kittens' tunes Have you listened to his sister Sally's later stuff? His brother Terry's output is a mixed bag. cheers!
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Replayer
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Posted: March 22 2016 at 17:49 | |
I would suggest Gordon Giltrap's instrumental prog trilogy: Visionary, Perilous Journey, and Fear of the Dark.
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Modrigue
Prog Reviewer Joined: January 14 2007 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 1125 |
Posted: March 22 2016 at 17:11 | |
For celtic artists: Alan Stivell, Dan Ar Braz
For progressive hard/folk: The band "Legend" (UK) Edited by Modrigue - March 22 2016 at 17:12 |
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terramystic
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Posted: March 22 2016 at 17:05 | |
I did some research after your question:
Hartmut Zinn - Heiles Land (very close to classic MO; sometimes rip-off) Johan P. van der Voet (very MO influenced modern prog) A lot of new age artists: Tino Izzo, Medwyn Goodall ... (more easy-listening and background music) |
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Lewian
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Posted: March 20 2016 at 18:23 | |
Try the North Sea Radio Orchestra.
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TheLionOfPrague
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Posted: March 20 2016 at 17:47 | |
I'm looking for something similar to MO, mainly instrumental, with influences of celtic music and folk, etc.
Any suggestions?
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