Rob Reed-Sanctuary-July 21 (fan's of Mike Oldfield take note)

Rob is main person behind band Magenta and came out with fantastic release a couple of years ago called Kompendium(has to be heard in 5.1, fantastic).

Now he is putting out a solo album and as title of this post I think this is his musical love letter to what Mike Oldfield music did for him.
Check out this 2 minute teaser for the new album:

http://prog.teamrock.com/news/2014-06-10/rob-reed-to-release-his-own-tubular-bells

peter

 

This promises to be a great release, in 5.1 as well. The Magenta albums are very proggy and Kompendium is high quality music.

Rob is also an excellent surround mixer, for me on the same level as Steven Wilson is.

 

Preorder page has been put up for this, I am excited about this release, order placed:

http://www.mrsite.co.uk/usersitesv21/magentashopfront.com/wwwroot/page2.htm

there is also a facebook page for this release

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rob-Reed-Official/690347281026633?notif_t=fbpage_fan_invite

 

Love his work -- and the Kompendium 5.1 is stunning. From the little clip, this will be good too!

 

I'm surprised nobody else has mentioned anything here.
I would have thought music lovers would be all over this.
Just had my first listen yesterday and this is a amazing recording, everything everyobody loves here, crystal clear flat recording and was made for surround.
You can definitely here the Mike Oldfield influence in so many parts of this album.
Have to run will hopefully report more but hope some others will chime in as this is very,very good.

peter

 

Too busy enjoying the album to write about it

Just kidding, the album in definitely a Mike Oldfield tribute, the influence is clear. Nothing to worry about though, the melodies are fresh and very good. The mix is on par with the Kompendium mix. When you have that one, you know enough.

When you are unfamiliar with Kompendium or other Rob Reed mixes, for me his mix work is on par with that of Steven Wilson. Rob makes very good use of the rear speakers with excellent placement of instruments. Highly recommended, and for the low price, it is hard to hesitate

 

Another recommendation. The Mike Oldfield influences are obvious. A record for those who enjoy the early Mike Oldfield records.

 

Is there a place to download the 5.1 mix in a lossless or uncompressed format?

 

As far as I can see the 5.1 is only available on the dvd-av.

 

A great homage to Oldfield and sounds wonderful in 5.1.

The promo videos are pretty clever as well.