Mike Oldfield - The Songs Of Distant Earth





Mike Oldfield - The Songs Of Distant Earth



Information

All tracks Written, Produced and Engineered by Mike Oldfield

Assistant Engineers: Gregg Jackman, Steve MacMillan, Tom Newman

Technical Engineer: Richard Barrie

Additional Programming: Eric Cadieux

Additional Rhytmn Loops: Mark Rutherford, Sugar 'J'

Other Artists:
Pandit Dinesh - Tablas
Molly Oldfield - Keyboards

Vocalists: Cori Josias, Ellla Harper, David Nickless, Roame, Members Of 'Veulam Consort', The Tallis Scholars

Extracts from:
Bill Anders quoting from The Book Of Genesis aboard Apollo 8, whilst orbiting the Moon, christmas 1968, with fellow astronauts James Lovell and Frank Borman.
Saami chant - (Ofelas-theme) composed and performed by Nils-Aslak Valkeapaa, for Ofelas (Pathfinder) Film.
Mike Joseph - Self hypnosis tape
Vahine Taihara - Tubuai Choir

Special thanks to Rosa Suarez, Clive Banks, Moira Bellas and Jeremy Parker


Track list

1. In The Beginning 1:24
2. Let There Be Light 4:52
3. Supernova 3:29
4. Magellan 4:41
5. First Landing 1:16
6. Oceania 3:27
7. Only Time Will Tell 4:19
8. Prayer For The Earth 2:10
9. Lament For Atlantis 2:44
10. The Chamber 1:49
11. Hibernaculum 3:32
12. Tubular World 3:23
13. The Shining Ones 2:59
14. Crystal Clear 5:42
15. The Sunken Forest 2:39
16. Ascension 5:48
17. A New Beginning 1:33









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