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Light + Shade
Electronic · 2005 · 16 tracks

Light + Shade

Mike Oldfield

A double-disc exploration of digital chillout and trance. Oldfield swaps his pastoral symphonies for sleek synthesizers and software-driven pulses.

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It's Mike Oldfield at an Ibiza sunset bar with a laptop and his favorite guitar.

A polished, dualistic journey between sun-drenched optimism and hypnotic, nocturnal pulses.

Light + Shade · vs · Mike Oldfield
Peaceful+4.0σ

Peaceful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Angelique
4:41
02
Blackbird
4:39
03
The Gate
4:14
04
First Steps
10:03
05
Closer
2:52
06
Our Father
6:50
07
Rocky
3:19
08
Sunset
4:49
09
Quicksilver
5:55
10
Resolution
4:33
11
Slipstream
5:15
12
Surfing
5:36
13
Tears of an Angel
5:38
14
Romance
4:00
15
Ringscape
4:22
16
Nightshade
5:11
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the signature high-sustain guitar melody finally pierces through the electronic pulse on First Steps.
The transition from the bright, uplifting textures of the Light disc to the murkier, more hypnotic rhythms of Shade.
The haunting use of the Vocaloid software on Surfing, creating an uncanny, futuristic pop sensibility.
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