Michael Hedges "Oracle"

Michael Hedges "Oracle"

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Michael Hedges
Oracle
The Story
An almost purely instrumental recording, "Oracle" finds Michael Hedges returning to what he is best at - and many consider this CD to be one of his finest all-around albums. You'll find awesome fingerstyle work on "Baal T'shuvah", incredible expressiveness on "The Second Law", infectious percussiveness on "Ignition", and simple beauty on "Gospel". Hedges also includes a pair of cover tracks, Frank Zappa's "Sofa No. 1" and Henry Mancini's "Theme from Hatari!". Produced and co-engineered by Hedges, "Oracle" won a Grammy award in 1998 for Best New Age Album.
The Music
03:07 The 2nd Law Instrumental
03:28 Ignition Instrumental
02:10 Baal T'shuvah Instrumental
03:29 Dirge Instrumental
02:37 Jitterboogie Instrumental
04:08 Oracle Instrumental
02:22 Gospel Instrumental
04:01 Tomorrow Never Knows Vocal
03:19 Theme From Hatari! Instrumental
02:58 Aura Muunta Instrumental
02:09 Jitterboogie (Family Version) Instrumental
02:42 Sofa No. 1 Instrumental
03:50 When I Was 4 Instrumental
The Artists
Michael Hedges Guitar, Everything Else, Production, Engineering
Michael Manring Fretless Bass on "Ignition", "Dirge", "Gospel" and "Tomorrow Never Knows"
Rod Griffin Engineering
Bernie Grundman Mastering
Hilleary Burgess Coordination
Candace Upman Art Direction
Sandy Del Rio Graphic Design
Kim Stringfellow Cover Concept, Photography