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Posted: January 17 2014 at 00:41 |
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I love Mike Oldfield but I want to discover more artists like him. Can you give me ideas please ?
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 09:44 |
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Hmmm. Oldfield's style of guitar playing is fairly unique so you won't find many who sound like him guitar-wise. Just off the top of my head I can think of Pierre Moerlen's Gong (as opposed to just 'Gong'). Moerlen appears on some of Oldfield's albums and toured with him, Oldfield plays guitar on PMG's Downwind album. Mike has connections to some Canterbury and RIO artists but they don't really sound like him or vice versa.
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 09:48 |
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You can try 'Slow Dance' by Ant Phillips.
You must try 'Water Bearer' by Mike's sister Sally.
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 11:23 |
 Barbu wrote:
You can try 'Slow Dance' by Ant Phillips.
You must try 'Water Bearer' by Mike's sister Sally. |
Yes, both of these are really good, also look up Sallyangie if you haven't, with him and his sister making some folk songs. Couple of gems hidden away in there 
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 11:35 |
Try the Island period of Jade Warrior. You won't find the guitar playing of Tony Duhig to be like Mike Oldfield, but many sections of their instrumental pieces have that serious vibe in atmospheric sound. Try Kites and Floating World and also sections of Waves. Horizons is a later release that seems very fitting and especially Breathing the Storm. Jon Field....one of the founding members of the Jade Warrior band played flute on Tubular Bells..
Steve Jolliffe , ex Tangerine Dream had several instrumental atmospheric type releases. Prior to his all electronic releases though. Journey Out of a Body was very interesting and it featured Tony Duhig on guitar. But there are other releases from Jolliffe where various acoustic instruments are played ...backed by soundscape driven keyboard sounds.
Some of the early Stomu Yamashta like Red Budda Theatre contains instrumentals backed with a soundscape atmosphere. Sea & Sky is very close to the Oldfield approach. Not in every particular aspect...but!...does capture the essence of Oldfield style. Also the soundtrack to Tempest...which is deleted...but truly, if you can download it ...you might agree with some of the sections of it running it's course musically that way.
As stated above..."Slow Dance" by Ant Phillips is very close to the Oldfield approach. Also various volumes of the Private Parts & Pieces series contain short/long pieces that are very close to sounding like Oldfield.
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 11:40 |
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How unthoughtful of me to not mention the works of David Bedford. I own about 10 Bedford cd's and several include Mike Oldfield on guitar. Sections of Instructions For Angels you should check out. Actually....research the titles that feature Mike Oldfield.
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 12:35 |
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Colin Masson is very good.
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 12:47 |
floflo79 wrote:
I love Mike Oldfield but I want to discover more artists like him. Can you give me ideas please ?
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Hi, You can try with Bo Hansson... "Music Inspired By Watership Down" and "El-ahrairah" I think could be right for you!!
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floflo79
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 12:53 |
Thank you for all that suggestions ! I would try Anthony Phillips and others... I already know David Bedford & Bo Hansson
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 12:57 |
You should definitely check out Pepe Maina's work. My fave is the debut:
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 14:24 |
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Polish band Amarok's self titled debut from 2001 is amazing! And yes, Slowdance is a classic. Also Bjorn Johansson solo or with Par Lindh as well as another Bjorn, Bjorn Lynne.
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Posted: January 18 2014 at 08:33 |
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Stephen Caudel is a multi instrumentalist who has been compared to Oldfield although his guitar style is much closer to Steve Hackett. Wine Dark Sea and Earth In Torquoise are his best albums.
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Posted: January 18 2014 at 16:26 |
Hi,
At the time, there were many of them, and specially folks playing around on keyboards.
I'm going to make a list, and you might want to check these out because they are different.
Eberhard Schoenner - early stuff specially
Ralph Lundsten - experimental and classical and weird all mixed into one.
Clearlight Symphony
Space Art - both albums
Gordon Giltrap - Stuff like "Visionary" is super nice. I don't really know a lot of his other work
It's a hard designation to mention, because Mike is so individualistic in his work and there are not many that have the ability, the desire, or the vision to do anything like he does, or has done. But the obvious ones are the other folks that are also a part of his special group of Oscar winners, for their music and work, and that would be Ryuichi Sakamoto and Vangelis. They are the only composers that really have the freedom to do what they want.
You might also consider the "lesser" works by the likes of Yanni, whose famous piece that was done live is actually very good, with a huge thanks to a lady violinist that stole the show.
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Posted: January 19 2014 at 08:11 |
I've just listened Slow Dance, what a classic ! And I'm listening to Pepe Maina, not bad at all
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Posted: January 23 2014 at 07:49 |
moshkito wrote:
Hi,
At the time, there were many of them, and specially folks playing around on keyboards.
I'm going to make a list, and you might want to check these out because they are different.
Eberhard Schoenner - early stuff specially
Ralph Lundsten - experimental and classical and weird all mixed into one.
Clearlight Symphony
Space Art - both albums
Gordon Giltrap - Stuff like "Visionary" is super nice. I don't really know a lot of his other work
It's a hard designation to mention, because Mike is so individualistic in his work and there are not many that have the ability, the desire, or the vision to do anything like he does, or has done. But the obvious ones are the other folks that are also a part of his special group of Oscar winners, for their music and work, and that would be Ryuichi Sakamoto and Vangelis. They are the only composers that really have the freedom to do what they want.
You might also consider the "lesser" works by the likes of Yanni, whose famous piece that was done live is actually very good, with a huge thanks to a lady violinist that stole the show.
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Space Art had more than 1 album? Thanks for the tip! Looks as if I missed out on something interesting.
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Posted: January 25 2014 at 13:00 |
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A Rainbow In Curved Air by Terry Riley.
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He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!
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Posted: January 26 2014 at 17:54 |
KingCrInuYasha wrote:
A Rainbow In Curved Air by Terry Riley. |
It most certainly has that Oldfield flow to it.
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Posted: January 26 2014 at 18:03 |
richardh wrote:
Stephen Caudel is a multi instrumentalist who has been compared to Oldfield although his guitar style is much closer to Steve Hackett. Wine Dark Sea and Earth In Torquoise are his best albums. |
Not familiar with him. I'll check those out.
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Posted: January 27 2014 at 16:43 |
TODDLER wrote:
KingCrInuYasha wrote:
A Rainbow In Curved Air by Terry Riley. |
It most certainly has that Oldfield flow to it. |
Indeed.A recent BBC programme about Oldfield and the making of TB specifically mentioned this album as an influence on MO.
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