Incantations by Stephen Harker & Rob Shaw
Four years in the making, a completely new recording of Mike Oldfield’s epic and classic 1978 work “Incantations”.
Tracklist
| 1. | Incantations Part One | 19:23 |
| 2. | Incantations Part Two | 20:40 |
| 3. | Incantations Part Three | 17:01 |
| 4. | Incantations Part Four | 17:50 |
Credits
released June 28, 2025
Produced, engineered and mixed by Stephen Harker at Thurlow Park Studio, London 2021-2025.
Mastered by Simon Heyworth and Bill Sellar at Super Audio Mastering, Devon.
Stephen Harker: marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel, bodhran, darbuka, tambourine, sleigh bells, vibraslap, bell trees, castanets, claves, finger cymbals, suspended cymbals, tam tam, timpani, clapping, piano, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass guitar, electric guitar, string synths, plugins, sequencers, arpeggiators and synthesizers.
Rob Shaw: electric guitars and bass guitar
Caroline Welsh: flute
Minna Harman: vocals and violin
Ashley Pilkington: electric guitars and bass guitar
Raffaella Salis: clapping
Enormous thanks and gratitude to Rob Shaw, Caroline Welsh, Ashley Pilkington, Minna Harman, Raffaella Salis, Andrew Barnard, Simon Heyworth, Nicky Heyworth, Bill Sellar, Ryan Yard, Nic Hellyer, Paul Harris, Markus Reuter, John Beagley, Rob Reed, Chris Miller, Mark Jenkins, Keith Mainland, Simon Collins and Jonathan Harker
And most of all, thank you to Mike Oldfield for all the music. All of it.
Part 2 lyrics from "The Song Of Hiawatha" by Longfellow
Part 4 lyrics from "Hymn to Cynthia" by Jonson
Music: Michael Gordon Oldfield © Oldfield Music Ltd/BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd - Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Recording: Stephen Harker ℗ 2025. All rights reserved.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Stephen Harker at Thurlow Park Studio, London 2021-2025.
Mastered by Simon Heyworth and Bill Sellar at Super Audio Mastering, Devon.
Stephen Harker: marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel, bodhran, darbuka, tambourine, sleigh bells, vibraslap, bell trees, castanets, claves, finger cymbals, suspended cymbals, tam tam, timpani, clapping, piano, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass guitar, electric guitar, string synths, plugins, sequencers, arpeggiators and synthesizers.
Rob Shaw: electric guitars and bass guitar
Caroline Welsh: flute
Minna Harman: vocals and violin
Ashley Pilkington: electric guitars and bass guitar
Raffaella Salis: clapping
Enormous thanks and gratitude to Rob Shaw, Caroline Welsh, Ashley Pilkington, Minna Harman, Raffaella Salis, Andrew Barnard, Simon Heyworth, Nicky Heyworth, Bill Sellar, Ryan Yard, Nic Hellyer, Paul Harris, Markus Reuter, John Beagley, Rob Reed, Chris Miller, Mark Jenkins, Keith Mainland, Simon Collins and Jonathan Harker
And most of all, thank you to Mike Oldfield for all the music. All of it.
Part 2 lyrics from "The Song Of Hiawatha" by Longfellow
Part 4 lyrics from "Hymn to Cynthia" by Jonson
Music: Michael Gordon Oldfield © Oldfield Music Ltd/BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd - Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Recording: Stephen Harker ℗ 2025. All rights reserved.
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Stephen Harker is a classically trained musician, percussionist, timpanist, drummer, producer and recording engineer from New Zealand living in London, UK. He has played in professional symphony orchestras, folk bands, rock bands, percussion ensembles, ad-hoc jug bands and more...