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Light + Shade
Released on September 26th, 2005
Tracklist
CD one
LIGHT
01. Angelique
02. Blackbird
03. The Gate
04. First Steps
05. Closer
LIGHT
01. Angelique
02. Blackbird
03. The Gate
04. First Steps
05. Closer
06. Our Father
07. Rocky
08. Sunset
09. Près de Toi (Bonus track)
CD two
SHADE
01. Quicksilver
02. Resolution
03. Slipstream
04. Surfing
05. Tears
of an Angel
SHADE
01. Quicksilver
02. Resolution
03. Slipstream
04. Surfing
05. Tears
of an Angel
06. Romance
07. Ringscape
08. Nightshade
09. Lakme
(Fruity Lops)
(Bonus track)
10. Cook's Tune (Bonus track)
Light + Shade is a two-disc album by the English musician Mike Oldfield. It was the first album to be released by Oldfield following his signing with Mercury Records. The album was released on 26 September 2005 (see 2005 in music). Some of the music on these CDs was originally released, with alternate mixes, on the soundtracks to his virtual reality games, Tres Lunas and Maestro.
Background
The album offers two genres of music for two different moods, a division which Oldfield created by making two CDs of music. The first nine tracks are dubbed "Light" and feature brighter and quiet pieces; the second half of the album is the "Shade" portion and brings in a much darker feel. Many of the tracks on the album are remixed and/or extended versions of the music from the Tres Lunas video game.
On his official website, Oldfield reported that besides the standard version of the album, a 5.1 surround mix of the album had been produced as well. However, as of 2010 it has not been released. Four tracks from Light + Shade were made available in the U-MYX format for fans to mix themselves.
Oldfield's attraction to vocal modification surfaced again, this time in the form of Vocaloid, a virtual vocal software package. The voice of "Miriam" was used. The virtual voice "Miriam" is based on the voice of Miriam Stockley, with whom Oldfield had previously worked. One of the Vocaloid tracks, "Surfing", was meant to be the album's first single, according to the Spanish website zm.nu. "Tears of an Angel" also featured Miriam singing alongside the Cantor software.
The tracks "First Steps" and "Ringscape" were arranged by Robyn Smith. Christopher von Deylen makes a guest appearance on "Nightshade". Oldfield repaid the favor by playing guitar on "Morgentau", a track from the Tag und Nacht album for Deylen's band Schiller.
"Quicksilver" is an alternative name for the metal mercury, which is also the name his current record label. On Oldfield's following album, Music of the Spheres, he repeats this trick, with a track title "Musica Universalis" which when translated is Universal Music.
The track "Blackbird" is named after one of Oldfield's motorbikes, a Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird.
On his official website, Oldfield reported that besides the standard version of the album, a 5.1 surround mix of the album had been produced as well. However, as of 2010 it has not been released. Four tracks from Light + Shade were made available in the U-MYX format for fans to mix themselves.
Oldfield's attraction to vocal modification surfaced again, this time in the form of Vocaloid, a virtual vocal software package. The voice of "Miriam" was used. The virtual voice "Miriam" is based on the voice of Miriam Stockley, with whom Oldfield had previously worked. One of the Vocaloid tracks, "Surfing", was meant to be the album's first single, according to the Spanish website zm.nu. "Tears of an Angel" also featured Miriam singing alongside the Cantor software.
The tracks "First Steps" and "Ringscape" were arranged by Robyn Smith. Christopher von Deylen makes a guest appearance on "Nightshade". Oldfield repaid the favor by playing guitar on "Morgentau", a track from the Tag und Nacht album for Deylen's band Schiller.
"Quicksilver" is an alternative name for the metal mercury, which is also the name his current record label. On Oldfield's following album, Music of the Spheres, he repeats this trick, with a track title "Musica Universalis" which when translated is Universal Music.
The track "Blackbird" is named after one of Oldfield's motorbikes, a Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird.
U-MYX CD-ROM tracks
• "Quicksilver" (U-MYX version)
• "Our Father" (U-MYX version)
• "Slipstream" (U-MYX version)
• "Angelique" (U-MYX version)
• "Our Father" (U-MYX version)
• "Slipstream" (U-MYX version)
• "Angelique" (U-MYX version)
Equipment list
Guitars
• Fender Strat (pink) 1963
• Paul Reed Smith Signature 1990
• Ramirez Classical 1974
• Fender Precision Bass 1964
• Paul Reed Smith Signature 1990
• Ramirez Classical 1974
• Fender Precision Bass 1964
Piano
• Steinway Grand 1928
Keyboards
• Roland
• Yamaha
• Yamaha
Computers
• Mac G5 (Logic 7)
• PC (Windows XP Pro with FL Studio)
• PC (Windows XP Pro with FL Studio)
Software plugins
• Glaresoft: iDrum
• Linplug: Albino 2
• Native Instruments: Absynth 3 / Altered States / FM7 / Morphology / Reaktor / Sounds of Polynesia / Wired
• reFX: Vanguard
• Spectrasonics: Atmosphere / Stylus RMX
• Steinberg: Groove Agent / Hypersonic / Kantos / Slayer / XPhrase
• Virtual Vocalist Software: Vocaloid / Cantor
• Linplug: Albino 2
• Native Instruments: Absynth 3 / Altered States / FM7 / Morphology / Reaktor / Sounds of Polynesia / Wired
• reFX: Vanguard
• Spectrasonics: Atmosphere / Stylus RMX
• Steinberg: Groove Agent / Hypersonic / Kantos / Slayer / XPhrase
• Virtual Vocalist Software: Vocaloid / Cantor
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