Label: WEA Music (Japan), WPCR-11229
Style: Electronic, New Age, Instrumental
Country: Reading, Berkshire, England (15 May 1953)
Time: 64:56
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 419 Mb
Poor
Mike Oldfield. Whenever he makes a record in the Tubular Bells series,
it sells well and serves as a reminder that he has always been an
innovator. If he calls it anything else, it drifts away. Tres Lunas
won't buck the trend. Heralded on the cover as "Mike Oldfield's chill
out", its relaxation quotient is diminished by a second disc which
claims to be an interactive PC game, but is rendered unplayable by
labyrinthine, nonsensical formalities. Once calmness has been restored,
Tres Lunas has its moments of loveliness, particularly the appositely
titled Sirius. It is essentially mid-paced, but always melodic, buffeted
along by Oldfield's flamenco guitar. He is no Robert Miles, but
Oldfield does understand that "chill out" need not equate with "bland".
Return to the Origin has the Euro-sensuality of Enigma; Landfall and
Firefly cheekily echo the Tubular Bells and Killing Fields themes
respectively and To Be Free is a proper song with vocals and chorus.
Hardly a landmark, but hardly the last gasp of a washed-up old fool
either.
(theguardian.com/music/2002/aug/09/popandrock.artsfeatures4)
01. Misty (03:58)
02. No Mans Land (06:08)
03. Return To The Origin (04:38)
04. Landfall (02:19)
05. Viper (04:32)
06. Turtle Island (03:40)
07. To Be Free (04:21)
08. Firefly (03:46)
09. Tr3s Lunas (04:35)
10. Daydream (02:15)
11. Thou Art In Heaven (05:22)
12. Sirius (05:47)
13. No Mans Land (Reprise) (02:56)
14. To Be Free (Radio Edit) (03:58)
15. To Be Free (Pumpin' Dolls Radio Friendly Edit) (03:26)
16. To Be Free (Soultronik Mix-tica Mix) (03:09)
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