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Incantations
Rock · 1978 · 4 tracks · 1h 12m

Incantations

Mike Oldfield

Seventy minutes of hypnotic, orchestral minimalism. Shimmering vibraphones and choral chants of Longfellow poetry meet soaring, high-sustain electric guitar.

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It's like a 70-minute hypnotic trance where flutes and guitars dance around a minimalist clockwork heart.

A hypnotic, scholarly immersion into rhythmic cycles and ancient-feeling melodies.

Incantations · vs · Mike Oldfield
Mythology+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into mythology than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks · 1h 12m
01
Incantations, Part One
19:09
01
Incantations, Part Three
17:00
02
Incantations, Part Two
19:35
02
Incantations, Part Four
17:01
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition into the Hiawatha section in Part Two where the female choir enters over a pulsing vibraphone rhythm.
The soaring, high-sustain electric guitar solo in Part Three that cuts through the orchestral texture like a beacon.
The final, triumphant resolution of Part Four where the brass and percussion reach a peak of rhythmic complexity.
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