Interview with Mike Oldfield about Incantations' re-release - a phonecall from BBC Radio 6 Music

[@larryfroot]

I find it fascinating that he describes Exegisis as marking the end of one musical life and the beginning of another. The Exegesis experience also created a far happier person. I recall him saying that, at his worst pre Exegisis, that music was like a warm comfortable force he could lean into and snuggle against. It was his only barrier between him and a world that terrified him. But need is the mother of invention and his loss became our 4 albums of sublime music gain. Then our (the fans into the long instrumental compositions) loss became his gain as his new shiny person's music became more extroverted and, lets not be coy, commercially successful. I'm happy that he's happy. I'm happy that he left us 10 sides of absolute brilliance that he created from his dilemma. His life, his choices.

[@pezazul2917]

Lo expresas a la perfección. Como se cuenta, la cara 4 es una rareza, una mezcla de melancolía por un tiempo que se va y alegría por lo que llega. Todo muy épico y con un final fantástico . El minuto final es increíble, quizá sus mejores notas.Cuando era joven me hacía llorar por tanta belleza.

[@HellMut50]

Incantations, a true masterpiece

[@MagicAyrtonforever]

Part 3 anyway!

[@terryhastings7174]

Great interview. I'd quite forgotten that I got a mention even though my question wasn't read out 😊

[@cuchullain27]

The no frills, down to earth, not playing to any particular social trends makes Mike a great artist. One for all times.

[@tonyjedioftheforest1364]

What a great man Mike Oldfield is. Not only the best musician ever but the worlds greatest composer.

[@HellMut50]

one of the underrated guitarists, hear pt 3

[@saboteur1001]

Did you try to pray to him? Fans state he cures cancer.

[@petekirby9493]

Incantations - an under-rated work of genius.

[@brianward7392]

Superb interview Incantations is definitely a favourite 😍

[@MePeterNicholls]

3 years to record incantations! Wow. It is a beautiful album

[@christopherheinig5590]

Great interview from a grand artist love the original Incantations though can live happily without 'Guilty' thank you all the best !

[@MePeterNicholls]

My aunt and uncle lived in the Bahamas in the 60s and 70s. She says it was like a party every day.

[@NoreenHoltzen]

Main new insight from interview - he revealed that Incantations was essentially completely composed *before* he did the exegesis musically destructive change in his life.

[@juanjavierm]

Great comment. In my opinion (and perhaps maaaaaany others), he won personally but lost musically. I think he subtetly admits it in Changeling, his official bio. In his case (as in many other GREAT artists along history, in music, painting, so on...) stunning creativity comes from horrible suffering....it seems to be his case.

[@gilessteve]

@@juanjavierm He delivered four incredible albums, then went on afterwards to become a happy normal person. I guess that's a win-win for everyone.

[@IfUfindthisURlost]

I'm surprised, as I always thought it was after. However, Incantations took a while to stick with me, as I thought it was so different, lots of repartition, (which I now know is the point). Listening back, many years on, I now hear clearly how it is the bridge between Ommadawn and Platinum. Loved all his 70's and 80's output, though I'm still trying to love Earth Moving and Heaven's opened.

[@CJJC]

I don’t want a guy to miserable so I can wring a few albums out of him

[@stephenbirds5169]

I was so pleased to hear that Alex Belfield had not conducted the interview.

[@robertkennedy8332]

My favourite album in the history of the world and you play the worst section on the whole thing. I will be writing more about this I am so livid.

[@communication001]

Totes

[@zafod101]

I wonder what Mike would have thought of the music at the end of the phone call🤣🤣

[@adamhervas7177]

WTF! I know perfectly where is my CD of Incantations and he loses the master tape!

[@MePeterNicholls]

Record companies tho

[@keitharksey8622]

Very interesting interview. I presume the ‘telecaster project’ became the Guitars album...

[@stoffer108]

Guitars came out in the 90's (1999) and this is from 2011. I think that project became Man on the rocks (2014) since he mentioned John Robinson, who is the drummer on that album and it's around the same time frame :) Plus he also mentioned sessions over Skype and he talks alot about that in the interveiws and promotional videoes for Man on the rocks.

[@chantrysingers1885]

@@stoffer108 He also mentions a "possible live performance" which turned out to be the 2012 Olympics.

[@IfUfindthisURlost]

Anyone else Google Lionfish?

[@rogerjurrissen3723]

This guy...

[@CaptainsChannel58]

By far one of his worst albums, bottom of the list