from Offering (Full Album) 1999 Mitch Michelle,
released December 31, 1999
Barph Blahgo - whatev
Dave Anderson - most drums and percussion
Shannon ... someone - voice
The spirit of 70s Mike Oldfield lives in in this stunning instrumental journey through surreal pastoral landscapes. If I say, 'Think Hergest Ridge / Ommadawn / Taurus' that's only partly true - Taylor is his own musician and goes places Mike never explored. Probably the most original of all the Oldfield apostles - this is an absolute diamond of a find. Buy it! nickgreen90125
The Ringmaster continues in what we might call the 'Oldfield genre', but for three albums Rob has been evolving his own unique style of it, and here is where it fully breaks out. Exhilarating melodies and rhythms, epic scale, and pristine yet intimate production, all with hints of a fairytale story just out of sight. Actual fave track is 'The Gatekeeper/The First Large Water', with its QE2 vibes. nickgreen90125