Return to Ommadawn

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Return to Ommadawn
Studio album by Mike Oldfield

Publication
(s)

20th January 2017

Label (s) Virgin EMI

Genre (s)

Progressive rock , world music , folk rock

Title (number)

2

running time

42 min 7 s

occupation All instruments played by Mike Oldfield.

production

Mike Oldfield

Studio (s)

Nassau , Bahamas

chronology
Man on the Rocks
(2014) 		Return to Ommadawn -

Return to Ommadawn is the 26th studio album by British musician Mike Oldfield , released on January 20, 2017 on the Virgin EMI record label . It is a continuation of his third album Ommadawn from 1975. It was recorded by Mike Oldfield from December 2015 to May 2016.

The album was released on CD, CD / DVD, LP and digital download on January 20, 2017 on Virgin EMI Records . The CD / DVD-Audio set contains a 5.1 surround sound mix of the album.

background

Oldfield toyed with the idea of ​​creating a sequel to Ommadawn in the past; " Amarok was originally supposed to be Ommadawn II, but it went a little in its own direction."

On October 16, 2015, Oldfield said on Twitter : "I've been working on ideas for A New Ommadawn for about a week to see if […] the idea actually works." On May 8, 2016, Oldfield said on his Facebook - Group side that the new Ommadawn project with the preliminary title Return to Ommadawn is finished and he is waiting for a release date from the record company.

On December 7, 2016, Oldfield revealed in a Facebook post that the publication date would be January 20, 2017. A 30-second preview was posted on this Facebook post and a 3-minute "Radio Exclusive Single Version" was played on BBC Radio 2 .

Return to Ommadawn is the first album since Incantations (1978), which follows the format that a track per side of the vinyl - LP is simply labeled "Part One", "Part Two", etc..

The album received mixed to average reviews, scoring 64 out of 100 on Metacritic . In Spain it came in first place.

Instrument list

Instrument list as stated in the original publication from 2017:
String instruments :

Keyboards :

Percussion :

Further:

  • Penny Whistles in B ♭, C, D, E ♭, F and G
  • Voice effects from the original Ommadawn album

Amplifier:

Track list

All tracks by Mike Oldfield.

  1. "Return to Ommadawn (Part one)" - 21:10
  2. "Return to Ommadawn (Part two)" - 20:57

swell

  1. ↑ a b c Mike Oldfield: Mike Oldfield on Facebook. 2017, accessed December 20, 2019 .
  2. ^ Return to Ommadawn - Mike Oldfield. In: iTunes website. Apple , 2017, accessed December 20, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Virgin EMI (Ed.): Return to Ommadawn . CD booklet, 2017 (English).
  4. ↑ a b Malcolm Dome: Mike Oldfield Returns To Ommadawn. In: Loudersound. December 8, 2016, accessed December 20, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Mike Oldfield: Return to Ommadawn. In: Mike Oldfield's Twitter account. October 16, 2015, accessed December 20, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Jennifer Aniston, Aled Jones and Mike & Beth from GCHQ. BBC Radio 2 , December 7, 2016, accessed December 20, 2019 .
  7. ^ Return to Ommadawn by Mike Oldfield. Metacritic , January 27, 2017, accessed December 20, 2019 .

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