One of the finest new artists in our genre is without a doubt Torben Thoger. But new is perhaps not the right word; so far he has released three albums. And now he presents a compilation of his best songs, which also includes three tracks from his forthcoming album, Luz (which [...]

Just in time for Christmas shopping, world’s most prominent new age artists release their “best of” albums. Enigma is first out. On 20th of November Virgin/EMI Music releases the three disc collection entitled The Greatest Hits. One disc is for the hits, one is filled with remixes and one is [...]

I’m not going to say anything negative about “yet another” Mike Oldfield classics re-release – only note that this time around it is NOT another Tubular Bells version… This year it is all about two just as interesting releases, Hergest Ridge (1974) and Ommadawn (1975). Amazon.co.uk has now begun taking pre-orders [...]

Isn’t it fun that the first and most influential band in our genre still is the most active too? 2009 was a very good year indeed for Tangerine Dream fans; we saw the release of the four albums Springtime and Summer in Nagasaki, Autumn and Winter in Hiroshima, the awesome Views [...]

Mike Oldfield was recently interviewed on Johnnie Walker’s hits from the 70s show on BBC. Mike Oldfield joined the show via telephone from Fort Lauderdale, FL, where he was staying while having his sailing yacht repaired. He talks with Walker about the recording of Tubular Bells. The occasion for the [...]