![]() ![]() When Mike Oldfield stepped out onstage at the Olympic Park in Stratford, London, on Friday 27th July 2012, it marked his first major live concert performance in his home country in over a decade. ![]() With new artwork overseen by Oldfield and extensive notes, Incantations is the marvellous next instalment of Mike Oldfield’s compelling catalogue. Comprising of four parts of the title track, it was a masterpiece of minimalism, with Oldfield again playing many of the instruments, with old friends including David Bedford conducting the choir and orchestra, Pierre Moerlen on drums and Mike’s sister Sally on vocals. Incantations, originally released in November 1978 was Oldfield’s first and only studio double album. The fourth instalment in his catalogue reissues, Incantations, was released on July 25th 2011. Few expected the man who crafted 25 minute sides of symphonic rock to hit the dancefloor with such élan. Both CD formats also include ‘Guilty’, Oldfield’s legendary 1979 single recorded in New York City at the height of the disco movement. ![]() Remastered by Oldfield himself, the 2011 packages contain a variety of rare material and again, as with Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge and Ommadawn, contain a brand new 5.1 mix on DVD, as well as footage from Oldfield’s 1979 concert tour that supported the album. ![]()
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