REED, ROBERT - SANCTUARY II (2CD+DVD-2016 OLDFIELD STYLE ALBUM!)

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2nd in the series of albums that finds MAGENTA multi-instrumentalist “carrying the torch” for Mike Oldfield once more with another (almost) one-man opus!

Robert Reed's ‘Sanctuary II’ is produced, mixed and engineered by Reed, who also plays most of the instruments himself, although for this new album he is joined by legendary drummer Simon Phillips (TOTO/Mike Oldfield/Jeff Beck/Just About Everyone Else) while the original ‘Tubular Bells’ production team of Tom Newman and Simon Heyworth have once again made important contributions to the sound of the album.

Robert comments about the spirit behind the two ‘Sanctuary albums:
“There’s a well known interview with Mike Oldfield in which he said that he was so disappointed that nobody had carried the torch forward that he had lit with ‘Tubular Bells’ – creating long form music; completely hand-played with real instruments; music that relied on emotion and melody; music you could lose yourself in. What I am trying to do with the ‘Sanctuary’ albums is to carry that ideal forward.”

Robert also discusses the participation of legendary drummer Simon Phillips on 'Sanctuary II'.
“I wanted to do something different on this new album. I had played all the instruments on the first, so this time I decided to use real drums. There was one person at the top of my wish list, and it was Simon Phillips. I grew up listening to Simon’s playing on Mike Oldfield’s 'Crises' album, and went to see him play with Mike at Wembley. I could never had thought, then, that one day he would play on my own album. I feel amazingly lucky. His trademark sound is perfect for the album. It really has taken ‘Sanctuary II’ to another level.”

The album will be released as a 3 Disc Set - CD1 will contain the new album, while CD2 includes Unreleased Tracks, Remixes and Tom Newman’s alternative mixes. The 3rd Disc is a DVD containing the 5.1 Surround Mix of the album and Various Promotional Videos.

Also available from stock by ROBERT REED…
SANCTUARY I 2CD - Stock # 1708459
SANCTUARY I LP - Stock # 1708460
WILLOW’S SONG CD EP - Stock # 1744626

‘Sanctuary II’ is released on 10th June 2016.

ROBERT REED: SANCTUARY II 3-Disc Set Track List:

Disc 1 [CD]:
01. Sanctuary II – Part 1
02. Sanctuary II – Part 2

Disc 2 [CD]:
01. Salzburg
02. Pen Y Fan
03. Les Penning Section [Single edit]
04. Marimba [Single edit]
05. Side Two Opening [alternative version]
06. Side Two End [Alternative version]
07. Marimba [Chimpan A remix]
08. Sanctuary II – Part 1 [Tom Newman mix]
09. Sanctuary II – Part 2 [Tom Newman mix]

Disc 3 [DVD – Audio & Visual]:
03. Sanctuary II – Part 1 [5.1 - 24/96 Surround Sound mix]
04. Sanctuary II – Part 2 [5.1 - 24/96 Surround Sound mix]
05. Promo Videos