The Best Of : 1992-2003 - CD

Mike Oldfield: The Best Of : 1992-2003 version on 2CD in Standard edition. This particular edition was published in Europe and UK in publishing company Warner Music on 7. May 2015.

"Mike Oldfield - The Best Of 1992-2003" from eight albums with a disc of rarities From 1992-2003, Mike Oldfield was signed to Warner Bros. Records and created innovative milestones such as the sequel "Tubular Bells" and the albums "The Songs Of Distant Earth", "The Voyager" and "Tr3s Lunas". Oldfield's influence grew over the years with these experimental works to a total of eight albums, most of which reached the Top 15 in Germany. Rhino Records is now releasing a collection of key tracks from these years on two CDs, complete with a good dozen B-sides and remixes. "Mike Oldfield - The Best Of 1992-2003" will be released on May 8. The first CD, "Mike Oldfield - The Best Of 1992-2003", is dedicated to singles from this extraordinary creative phase, drawn from the eight studio albums "Tubular Bells II" (1992), "The Songs of Distant Earth" (1994), "Voyager" (1996), "Tubular Bells III" (1998), "Guitars" (1999), "The Millennium Bell" (1999), "Tr3s Lunas" (2002) and "Tubular Bells 2003" (2003). Highlights include "Man In The Rain", "Sunlight Shining Through The Cloud" and "The Sailor's Hornpipe 2003", which was the final track of Oldfield's last album for Warner Bros. As non-album versions, the compilation includes other songs such as "Far Above The Clouds" (in a Timewriter radio mix), "Women Of Ireland" (arranged by Lurker) and a radio version of "Thou Art In Heaven". "Mike Oldfield - The Best Of 1992-2003" takes CD number 2 into the depths of Mike Oldfield's catalogue and surprises with rarely heard versions of some of Oldfield's classics, including a remix of "To Be Free" by Soultronik and a remix of BT's "Let There Be Light". At the time, Oldfield was inspiring ambient house music, such as The Orb project. The epic mix "Orbular Bells" by Sentinel was an inspiration. The disc is rounded out with a few B-sides such as "Silent Night", "The Spectral Army" and "Mike's Reel". "Mike Oldfield - The Best Of 1992-2003" offers a fascinating look at an exciting stage in Mike Oldfield's rich career. His work for Warner Bros. continues to evolve in the ears of listeners and continues to offer an unstoppable stream of new insights. A work that can be rediscovered again and again. Review "The listener is treated to a little boy in a tool shop, alternately pushing buttons on synthesizers or disorientedly strumming this string and that. It's heartbreaking to see a former monolith mercilessly erode its glory of divinity over the course of a decade." (Good Times, June/July 2015)

Album spans genres Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country, Electronic, Folk, Folk Rock, Ambient, Synth-pop, Progressive House, Trance and New Age.