In the pantheon of progressive rock, few instruments are as instantly recognizable as the tubular bells that opened Mike Oldfield’s 1973 debut. However, nearly two decades later, Oldfield revisited the mountain he had climbed as a young man to build a new peak. Tubular Bells II , released in 1992, was not merely a sequel; it was a reimagining.
A bagpipe-driven melody that famously premiered at Edinburgh Castle. Altered State Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells II FLAC