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Over time, Michael Hedges' recording approach and guitar technique had morphed to include all sorts of gadgetry and inspired technical innovations. Each new disc introduced new musical and thematic elements to the guitarist's vast repertoire. This attention to innovative detail isn't as pronounced on Oracle, but it would be untrue to describe the disc as representing a creative stasis. On an album that is mostly instrumental and generally concerned more with melody than thematic cohesion and quirky technical breakthroughs, Hedges relies on his past offerings and simplest musical instincts for inspiration, and the results are splendid. After having the stolen homemade instrument he used to write and record his groundbreaking debut, Breakfast in the Field, returned to him in 1995, Hedges used the guitar as a guiding light, leading the way toward a return to a more musical and less technical musical style. Standouts include the simplified Zappa cover "Sofa No. 1" and the gentle guitar manifestoes "The 2nd Law" and "Oracle" but, as fans would expect, this offering is consistent in its quality, and rare in its musical commitment.
© Vincent Jeffries /TiVo
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Rob Griffin, Recording Engineer - Michael Hedges, Recording Engineer - Michael Hedges, Guitar - Michael Hedges, Producer - Michael Hedges, Composer
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Michael Manring, Fretless Bass - Michael Hedges, Producer - Michael Hedges, Writer - Michael Hedges, Guitar
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Rob Griffin, Recording Engineer - Michael Hedges, Recording Engineer - Michael Hedges, Producer - Michael Hedges, Composer - Michael Hedges, Guitar
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Michael Manring, Fretless Bass - Michael Hedges, Writer - Michael Hedges, Producer - Michael Hedges, Guitar
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Rob Griffin, Recording Engineer - Michael Hedges, Recording Engineer - Michael Hedges, Composer - Michael Hedges, Producer - Michael Hedges, Guitar
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Michael Hedges, Writer - Michael Hedges, Producer - Michael Hedges, Guitar
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Michael Manring, Fretless Bass - Michael Hedges, Writer - Michael Hedges, Producer - Michael Hedges, Guitar
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Paul McCartney, Composer - Paul McCartney, Lyricist - Michael Manring, Fretless Bass - Michael Hedges, Producer - Michael Hedges, Guitar - John Lennon, Composer - John Lennon, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Henry Mancini, Writer - Michael Hedges, Producer - Michael Hedges, Guitar
(P) 1996 Windham Hill Records, a unit of the windham hill group
Michael Hedges, Writer - Michael Hedges, Producer - Michael Hedges, Guitar
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Michael Hedges, Writer - Michael Hedges, Producer - Michael Hedges, Guitar
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Michael Hedges, Producer - Michael Hedges, Guitar - Frank Zappa, Writer
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Michael Hedges, Writer - Michael Hedges, Producer - Michael Hedges, Guitar
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Michael Hedges, Drums - Michael Hedges, Guitar - Michael Hedges, Harp - Michael Hedges, Producer - Michael Hedges, Arranger - Traditional, Composer
(P) 1999 Windham Hill Records
Album review
Over time, Michael Hedges' recording approach and guitar technique had morphed to include all sorts of gadgetry and inspired technical innovations. Each new disc introduced new musical and thematic elements to the guitarist's vast repertoire. This attention to innovative detail isn't as pronounced on Oracle, but it would be untrue to describe the disc as representing a creative stasis. On an album that is mostly instrumental and generally concerned more with melody than thematic cohesion and quirky technical breakthroughs, Hedges relies on his past offerings and simplest musical instincts for inspiration, and the results are splendid. After having the stolen homemade instrument he used to write and record his groundbreaking debut, Breakfast in the Field, returned to him in 1995, Hedges used the guitar as a guiding light, leading the way toward a return to a more musical and less technical musical style. Standouts include the simplified Zappa cover "Sofa No. 1" and the gentle guitar manifestoes "The 2nd Law" and "Oracle" but, as fans would expect, this offering is consistent in its quality, and rare in its musical commitment.
© Vincent Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:52
- Main artists: Michael Hedges
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Windham Hill Records
- Genre: Classical
(P) 1996 BMG Entertainment
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