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Ommadawn
Rock · 1975 · 1 track

Ommadawn

Mike Oldfield

A hand-crafted symphony of acoustic guitars, African drums, and Celtic mysticism. It builds from quiet pastoral folk into a massive, rhythmic wall of sound.

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It's like a 1970s folk-horror movie soundtrack, but without the horror - just the beautiful, ancient woods.

A deeply grounded, pastoral journey that balances delicate acoustic beauty with primal, rhythmic intensity.

Ommadawn · vs · Mike Oldfield
Forest+2.5σ

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

Tracklist · 1 Track
02
Ommadawn, Part Two / On Horseback
17:17
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden, thunderous arrival of Jabula's African drums that transforms the pastoral folk into a rhythmic ritual.
The soaring, distorted electric guitar solo in Part One that cuts through the acoustic layers like a beam of light.
The transition into the whimsical, nursery-rhyme charm of On Horseback to close the epic journey.
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