♥♥♥ Mike Oldfield ♥♥♥

X---II.....♥♥♥  A nossa  música! Sente-a...

"...muitos optaram pelo silêncio"

"A banalização das artes e da literatura, o triunfo do jornalismo sensacionalista e a frivolidade da política são sintomas de um mal maior que afecta a sociedade contemporânea: a ideia temerária de converter em bem supremo a nossa natural propensão para nos divertirmos. No passado, a cultura foi uma espécie de consciência que impedia o virar as costas à realidade. Agora, actua como mecanismo de distracção e entretenimento. A figura do intelectual, que estruturou todo o século XX, desapareceu do debate público. Ainda que alguns assinem manifestos e participem em polémicas, o certo é que a sua repercussão na sociedade é mínima. Conscientes desta situação, muitos optaram pelo silêncio." Mário Vargas Llosa



1."In the Beginning" -- 00:00
 2."Let There Be Light" -- 01:24
 3."Supernova" -- 06:21
 4."Magellan" -- 09:46
 5."First Landing" -- 14:26
 6."Oceania" -- 15:43
 7."Only Time Will Tell" -- 18:08
 8."Prayer for the Earth" -- 23:29
 9."Lament for Atlantis" -- 25:38
 10."The Chamber" -- 28:22
 11."Hibernaculum" -- 30:12
 12."Tubular World" -- 33:43
 13."The Shining Ones" -- 37:08
 14."Crystal Clear" -- 40:05
 15."The Sunken Forest" -- 45:46
 16."Ascension" -- 48:25
 17."A New Beginning" -- 54:15

Description: On this album Mike Oldfield took one of the novels of Arthur C. Clarke for inspiration. The book's argument is as follows, and scientists have discovered that our sun will explode by the year 3600 and with the intention of avoiding the destruction of the human race began to send ships planters for new habitable planets with In order to reestablish civilization. Magellan is the name of the last ship drill, it aims to Sagan-Two, but before it will stop at Thalassa, planet we built a shield based ice sheets to protect the ship, before continuing their long journey to Sagan-Two.
Beginning: Despite its no relation to the book we are dealing with an original introduction that presents a musical form that air of semi-organic seedships by the sounds of whales, also cited the first words of Genesis that in contrast in the novel indicates that no Bibles were transported to avoid corrupting the minds of future generations.
Let There Be Light: but neither is directly related to the story this issue is 100% sound Oldfield, is a song with a touch of pure crystalline guitar, has a very dynamic pace and expresses so overpowering it could be a trip in one of these ships, is the melody of space travel dream.
Magellan: the beginning of this topic is a "sonic boom" is the departure of the last drill ship, the "Magellan" main melody played on a bagpipe, an instrument unusual in this type of music, but Mike Oldfield is responsible to fit it perfectly giving it a touch harder and more earthly, is the departure of the ship, the time is still not out of the atmosphere, is the show ... seeing the last ship that takes off from the Earth to colonize other places.
Oceania: Another of my great and expected moments after the end of "First Landing" Thalassa landed on a planet consisting of a 90% water, so Oceania and Thalassa is much the same. This is a very quiet, has a peaceful and relaxing sound during the song you can hear the sound of seagulls and waves melting in the beach sand. Here is the melody of "Let There Be Light" but with another development.
Only Time Will Tell: beautiful phrase that is to say that everything can change when least expected (Only time will tell). Mike Oldfield is saying that phrase over a background point theme (think guitar) and which is repeated over and over again ... (the good thing is that is not repetitive) and it creates an atmosphere of hope, to lead a chorus that come to represent the whole human race, records can be heard female, male (the Mike Oldfield) and even neutral (as if they were children) in a pleading tone as if we all wait ... something to happen.
Hibernaculum: Another big issue, we have a Gregorian chant a little peculiar, with a touch-mail and all seasoned with the best sound Oldfield by his guitar, this topic represents the hibernation room where "rest" in around one million people:.
Tubular World: we are facing an issue that has nothing to do with the novel but is in keeping with the album, Mike Oldfield this creates its own world inspired by a video game, takes its popular "tubular chorus" and modify it to the time using its arsenal of recording and editing. One of the most currados in sound and effects.
Crystal Clear: last major theme of this great work, very relaxing on a background we can hear the voice of Mike Oldfield and other voices sampled at rate "relax" a beautiful melody on guitar we will introduce a countdown cited by Oldfield himself This comes to represent the final departure of the "Magellan" from "Thalassa" to "Sagan-Two", leading to another explosion with a sound that much more Oldfiled "Magellan" is the highlight of the "final" disc.

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